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How Your Expectations For Men Could be Letting You Down

Do you have “The List”? I’m sure you’re familiar with “The List” — that column of checkmark-less boxes lined up next to a set of qualitites that must characterize any man you date, let alone marry. Thousands of women have a List, but the question is: does it help or hinder your journey to finding true love? In her book “Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr.

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3 Life Lessons Your Kid Gets from Picture Books

The world is full of information, of digital chatter swarming and spinning around us. Our children need anchors, ways to navigate through the often confusing terrain of the adult world, moving fast and furious. Picture books are that anchor. In this era, there has never been a better way to teach our children what to hold onto and what to cherish than the beautiful books out there now to guide their way, and ours, as parents. We can raise loving, empathetic, imaginative, curious, community centered children. Let stories be our guide.

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Help Care For Animals Injured By Fire

Last week the Butte Fire in Amador and Calaveras counties ravaged my hometown communities. Calaveras took the biggest beating, with many of the 75,000 acres burned and 545 residences/356 outbuildings lost, in that county. County lines have all but diminished however, with families and local businesses from both pulling together to help those impacted by…

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Wading Pools for Kids

When the weather heats up, you want your kids to cool down. Wading pools present a safe and fun way for young children to beat the heat. However, you need to take care to treat the wading pool with the same seriousness of a regular pool. Dangers lurk in the wading pool as well.