While the holidays can be a time of excess (food, gifts or money spent), that excess can also be a time to remind us of how fortunate we are to have that opportunity. Helping out a charity, through time spent volunteering, giving a cash donation or a donation of food/items can be a great way […]
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Quick & Easy Weeknight Family Dinners
Stock your pantry with fall staples for quick cooking
Between work, school and extracurricular activities, it can be tough to put healthy, family dinners on the table. Here are a few ideas to help with the weeknight food blues! Fall Pantry Staples Store in a cool, dry place: Onions Garlic Sweet potatoes Polenta Dry beans/lentils Rice Pasta Salt, good quality Coarsely ground black pepper […]
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Little Feet on the Street
We asked these day campers at The Athletic Club of Bend, “What would you do if you were principal for a day?”
We asked these day campers at The Athletic Club of Bend, “What would you do if you were principal for a day?” Poppy, 9: Teach about animals and why they are important to the planet. Then, I’d give a test and if they passed, I’d throw a party. Lou, 8: Let everyone play Minecraft. Ashely, […]
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Bookshelf
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton Be the King of Kindergarten and surround your day with shapes, the alphabet and new stories. Barnes’s latest picture book depicts a young boy’s first day of kindergarten. He is the King of Kindergarten from the moment he wakes up to his full day […]
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Call Time
Local children’s theatre group, BEAT, prepares for “Frozen JR.” this fall
“Places everyone, places, AND action!” Listening to the detailed planning and logistics which funnels into each production at BEAT Children’s Theatre, the operation could easily be mistaken for Broadway. Since its inception 13 years ago, BEAT has hosted over 57 productions. Having recent playbills like “Lion King JR.,” “Oliver!” and “Peter Pan” under their belt, […]
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Death By Children
I Quit.
I quit. I am hip deep in laundry. There are 17 more shoes than feet in our front hall—not pairs, just single shoes. There’s a kid I don’t know sleeping on the couch. There’s a dog I don’t know drinking out of my toilet. My fridge is loaded to the gills with old Chinese food and […]
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Little Feet on the Street
We asked these 3rd graders from Miller Elementary, “What do you think your dad would consider to be a perfect Father’s Day?”
We asked these 3rd graders from Miller Elementary, “What do you think your dad would consider to be a perfect Father’s Day?” Ethan: Taking him out to Spork and getting him new bike stuff because he loves to bike. Faye: Not having to go to work and having a few presents by his bed when […]
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Sleep in the Deep
Snuggle up with sharks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Why on Earth would I give up a night in a comfy king-size bed in a gorgeous beach house to sleep on a cold hard floor? The only logical reason is for the love of my child, of course. I said goodbye to our spring break rental (complete with wine) and toted my son, Cole, […]
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Death By Children
Flying & Crying
I said it. I invoked Karma as a threat, as an epithet, as a balm for my dignity, wounded by glares and stares and unsolicited advice, whispered indignantly over crossed arms as an entire airport observed my children in full fury. As newbie parents we’d made a critical error. Thinking our family vacation flight would be […]
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The Pencident
When I married my wife, I married her friends, too. In an instant, I became their mover, their lifter, and their Starbucks butler. Shortly after my son was born, my wife’s friend asked if WE would watch her children and her house while she and her husband jetted to the Caribbean to create another baby […]
