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Getting Ready for School
Summer is one of the most exciting and favorite times of the years for kids. It’s the few months of freedom they are able to have. Once those seemingly short weeks are over though, they have to go back to school. It can be hard trying to get your kids ready to go back, but here are a few things you can do to help ease them into the school routine again.
By Damien Justus6 years ago in Families
The Monetta's Settle in America
The Monetti’s as we know them date back to the Province of Salerno in the the Campania region. Carman Monetta and my great-great grandmother Michela (Magra) Magro obviously hung a different vowel at the end of the family name and begins on a chestnut farm in the town of Ponte di Cagnano.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Families
Personal view on Culture, Past and Present.
Definition of Culture, in your personal view would be described how? "Culture is learned, integrated ideas and behavior patterns shared with other members of society. Culture is the way I express myself and how I deal with my enviroment. Culture is ideas, more mental than material. The function of culture is to make life both logical and practical."
By Daisy ODay6 years ago in Families
Finding balance in lockdown
finding balance in lockdown Finding your balance in life in lockdown is extremely difficult however isn't impossible. I have several children and finding time to create balance between working/ writing, caring for my four beautiful children and keeping up with the house and also finding a way to take time out so I don't burn out has been very difficult. At least for a lot of people here in Western Australia, school is back in full swing, and for myself it means three out of four of my children are actually back in school, which makes finding the balance so much easier. However there was a time they were all home for five or so weeks. Balance went out the window. In fact in that time, I had no balance and I was extremely drained physically and emotionally. And this is the case, especially for parents but is also the case for everyone whom is still in lock down and has been for months now and who will continue to be for weeks and possibly for months to come.
By Louise Dickson6 years ago in Families
Family Ties
I wake up every morning trying to catch my thoughts; ever wanted to remember a dream but couldn’t? Waking up and keeping a vibrational frequency aligned to my desires can feel like remembering a dream. My last thoughts always seem to be the first ones I wake up to. As usual, for me, it's work-related. My schedule is packed, it’s how I like it. Every day I’m working on a better version of myself. Balancing self-love and being selfless.
By Surj - Writer, Storyteller, and Creative Visionary6 years ago in Families
Kumamoto Sakura
When I was a year-and a half, I was adopted from Japan and I grew up in Hawaii as an only child. In Spring 2008, I went to Kumamoto, Japan to meet my birth mother, Mitsuko for the first time. I was 39 at the time, and had never seen her before, not even a photo of her in all those years.
By Caryl Leroh6 years ago in Families
Destination Sunrise
Everyone remembers their first car. More than the shiny parts and rumbling engine, it represents the end of childhood and beginning of freedom and independence. My first ride moved faster and further in my mind than the four wheels could take me, but I longed for every mile and yearned to get there, with no destination in mind.
By Tracy Himes6 years ago in Families
Green Garden Friend
This fine gentleman is a green anole, a common visitor to gardens here in New Orleans. They are known for eating bugs and I have even seen one eating a cockroach. They have faced some competition from larger, more invasive brown anoles in recent years. My little, green friend is a good indication of how my avid gardener of a mother creates a space for wildlife in her magical “fairy portals.”
By Caitlin Cooper6 years ago in Families
