April 9, 2012 Hope you all had a nice Easter weekend with family and friends. My family and I attended mass at St. Francis in Sartell, ate a hearty breakfast at Perkins and wrapped it up with a Thanksgiving style dinner at home
April 5, 2012 I saw a list the other day as I was browsing around on the internet. It was a list of things that every American child deserves to experience.
And it got me thinking. What would my list consist of? I had a fantastic upbringing, and got to do a lot of very cool stuff, even though my dad, nor any other male figure, was around very much during my youth
If you missed it earlier today when Jen from The Get Up & Go Show talked about Operation Hug-a-Hero, I wanted to give it more attention because I think it is a great cause!
April 2, 2012 Tall, blond and beautiful are some words that can be describe Barbie. She's a firefighter, flight attendant and school teacher, but now she's also a cancer patient.
March 29, 2012 Believe it or not, homework may not be doing our kids that much good, after all. If the following is true - I will not feel guilty anymore, about all the homework that I DID NOT DO back in my school days
Anyone who thinks children aren’t capable of amazing feats had best prepare themselves for the following news. Fairlawn, NJ, native recently set a new world record in the raw squat weightlifting event by lifting a massive 215 pounds. Oh, and did we mention that she’s only 10-years-old?
March 23, 2012 A new survey done by a rental and housing website lists the top ten places to go if you're looking for a little romance and family fun.
March 21, 2012 Who knew skiing would be over in Minnesota in March?! Live vicariously through this 4th grader who takes a ski jump for the first time. She's fantastic!
March 20, 2012 I have learned in the past few months, that this group of ROCORI athletes can never be counted out.
Tomorrow morning (AM 1390, pregame at 9:50am, 10am tip-off) the ROCORI Spartans boys basketball team (18-11) takes on top seeded Minneapolis Washburn (27-2), in the state 3A quarter finals.
March 19, 2012 Well, the girl and I are always looking for fun things to do and we thought - it's not too early to get started on some Easter projects, is it? Okay, the truth is we were just looking for an excuse to eat marshmallows, jelly beans and frosting all in one mouthful. We found it in these marshmallow chicks.
When the ‘Harry Potter‘ franchise was all the rage, some students brought the fictional game of Quidditch to life, even giving the sport a league of its own. With the impending release of the next big teen franchise, ‘The Hunger Games,’ a high school in Connecticut has created a real life version of the game — minus the ‘battle-to-your-death’ part. And would you believe it’s being hosted by the school’s library?
March 16, 2012 "Sugar Shack", the most popular event of the St. John's Arboretum is back! Sap collecting, syrup cooking, horse-drawn rides, demonstrations, and hot maple syrup sundaes await the whole family during this fun-filled event!
