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Not a little girl anymore...

Not a little girl anymore...

Yesterday I had accompanied my daughter and her school, Carden Academy to O'Connor Woods, a retirement community, where they sang holiday songs for the residences. I was so excited that I was able to join my daughter during this field trip.

It was so much fun watching the kids get excited and nervous to sing. I remember those days. And it's still hard for me to accept that now it's my daughter's turn. She's getting busy with activities and school functions that she's no longer my little baby. She's grown-up and is a little girl.

 

Stockton ranks above Sacramento and L.A. on happiness report

Stockton ranks above Sacramento and L.A. on happiness report

People in Stockton are happier than those in Los Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento but not as happy as those in San Francisco, San Diego or San Jose, according to a report put together by Men’s Health magazine.

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The Yellow Road

The Yellow Road

"Zaustavi".

"What?"

"Zaustavi...Now."

I heard her turn her head to look back at me.

We had been driving alongside the road for hours now, stopping only to throw the newspapers at the empty solemn houses that stood on abandoned driveways.

My fingers trembled, weary from the numerous newspapers that had been rolled and tied with sharp blue plastic bands that had cut into the surface of my skin. The bands were strewn about the dusty car and I could hear my daughter rubbing two of the grainy-textured things together.

"Stop the car I said."

"Dear, I..."

"Stop it. Now." I said more fiercely.

The dry humid air of the car was suffocating my throat and my ears were now ringing from the whizzing of air that escaped through the cracks of the dingy window.

It had seemed the car would not stop; it just kept going and going.

Tips for Fast Wedding Planning

Tips for Fast Wedding Planning

 

Faѕt weddіng рlаnnіng rеquіrеs оrganіzation, сoоrdіnаtіоn аnd coореrаtiоn, not onlу оn thе pаrt of thе brіdе and groom, but from аѕ mаnу fаmіlу mеmbеrs and frіendѕ аѕ thе сouрlе cаn cоax intо helpіng wіth wеdding tаѕkѕ.

Tryіng tо ѕqueezе аll the deciѕіоnѕ, taskѕ аnd rеѕроnѕibilіtіеs of planning a wedding іnto а соuрlе оf weеkѕ or mоnths is сhаllenging. Yоu wіll nееd tо ѕtау оrgаnіzеd and уоu will nееd plеnty of helр. Aѕ a rulе, the lеѕs tіmе you have tо рlаn yоur wеddіng thе morе asѕіѕtаnce уоu wіll neеd frоm frіеndѕ and fаmilу.

Fаѕt Wеdding Plаnnіng Cheсklіѕt

A сhecklist cаn mаke аll thе dіfferencе betwееn a wеdding thаt lоoks thrown togеthеr and onе that рrоvidеs а memоrablе experіеncе fоr еvеrуоnе іnvоlvеd. Faѕt weddіng рlаnning bесоmеѕ exроnentіallу easіer when a сhесkliѕt is рart of the еquаtіon.

Striving For a Better Future by Jazmin Valdez

Striving For a Better Future by Jazmin Valdez

    Like the great singer/songwriter Whodini says, “Friends how many of us have them?” Well, I don’t know about the rest of these kiddies at Lodi High, but I have many for I do not discriminate. From the well behaved, straight “A” white tape around the bridge of their glasses wearing friends, to the truant,  bad attitude, pregnant, don’t care what anybody thinks, clothes don’t match,  friends--yes, these are the people I deal with, and I interact with them on a daily basis. I love to hang around my “good” friends because I like to know about their successes. That way, I can learn how they do it to be a winner in any academics and incorporate this into my life style. Also, I find it interesting hanging around my delinquent friends, but not too much. Just enough to know what’s going on in their lives. Why they do what they do. And above all, how to avoid their mistakes so it will never happen to little ole me.