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- A BREAKDOWN NEXT DOOR
A week ago Sunday, my husband and I spent the day knocking on doors and apologizing to our neighbors.
The night before, I had called 911 for an ambulance to transport our schizophrenic son to the hospital. Again. He didn’t want to go. Again.
He pushed me away from the phone and began raging at the 911 […]
- 90% of US Nursing Homes Found Deficient
If you have a loved one in a nursing home or think the day might soon arrive that you need to make such a decision, you’ll want to know that a recent review of citations for violations of federal health and safety standards found that more than 90% of for-profit and government-run homes and 88% […]
- The Secret to Letting Go
It is every parent’s fantasy—especially in today’s achievement-oriented culture—that their child will move joyfully and effortlessly through life, leaping from success to success, from one mountaintop experience to the next.
As parents, it’s tempting to believe that if we simply improve on the parenting we received, our children will be protected from life’s hurts […]
- William Tweedie memorial 5-9-1997
TWEEDIE MEMORIAL SERVICE
He was born William Tweedie, February 1, 1907 in Stranraer, Scotland, the son of William and Annie McKie Tweedie. Bill had two brothers and four sisters. In 1911, when Bill was four, the family moved to the Naches Valley, west of Yakima, Washington. Here Bill spent a happy boyhood, hunting, fishing, swimming in […]
- Tough Love vs. Spanking a psychological conundrum
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America?s populace thinks it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of “those moments.”
One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our […]
- South of Scotland Car Club
The Club`s HistoryIf you have any information which should appear here, please contact the webmaster. The latest addition to this page was made on 19/08/08. See the story about John Bogie, in the Alphabetical section at the bottom of this page. The Beginnings.According to archive evidence, the founder members of the South of Scotland Car […]
- CLAN FRASER SOCIETY of CANADA
FOUNDED IN CANADA IN 1868
FRASER SEPT NAMES
In Clan Fraser: A history celebrating over 800 years of the Family in Scotland [1997], Lady Saltoun explains that, in addition to Fraser, many other surnames are associated with our clan, known as Septs. A surname can be associated with more than one clan, depending upon the area in which […]
- Septs of CLAN FRASER
Understanding clan septs.
When Dr. George Fraser Black [1866-1948] retired after 35 years with The New York Public Library, he prepared for publication the material on Scottish surnames collected over 40 years. Publishers in the 1930s were hesitant to take on a work which they did not consider a “best seller”, without a financial […]
- Taylor Taft
Gladstone QB Taylor Taft (7) completed 11 of 14 passes for 142 yards and 4 TDs against Cascade, while Tyler Smith (27) and Spencer Cole (17) provide pass protection.
Gladstone - Taylor Taft completed 11 of 14 passes for 4 TDs and 142 yards, including every pass he threw in the pivotal second quarter, as second […]
- I Wish You Enough………………
I never really thought that I’d spend as much time in airports as I do. I don’t know why. I always wanted to be famous and that would mean lots of travel. But I’m not famous, yet I do see more than my share of airports.
I love them and I hate them. I love them […]
