Kids and Eating
When you have kids, what to feed them is an issue from the moment they are born. Parents spend hours worrying about and researching the right thing to feed their child. Breast milk or formula? When do I start solid foods? Why
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"Where Fillmore County News Comes First"
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Volume ∞ Issue ∞
- 5:56:33, May 18th 2013 - modgudur - I guess the child is anti-gun control since Obama went to all that trouble ... [Read More]
- 9:27:41, May 16th 2013 - caal girl - Nice outfit on you. I loved some of the dresses but am holding my breath ... [Read More]
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- 4:12:01, May 9th 2013 - Amanda Ziebell - Wow! Thanks to the Fillmore County Journal for this kind story. For a ... [Read More]
- 11:47:30, May 7th 2013 - EW - ramble.....ramble.....ramble..... ... [Read More]
- 10:25:25, May 7th 2013 - Thunder6 - Great article! I love to see the Youth of Fillmore County receiveing acco ... [Read More]
- 6:52:10, May 6th 2013 - Jason Sethre, Publisher of Fillmore County Journal & Olmsted County Journal - Maryh, ... [Read More]
- 7:29:56, May 5th 2013 - maryh - Where are OCJ's available for pickup...other than at the new office? ... [Read More]
- 2:41:47, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, I just looked up Senate File 796 and in it there are said p ... [Read More]
- 2:22:20, May 3rd 2013 - Remark1976 - Mrs. Buckbee, how do you come up with $1.1 billion that trout fishing bri ... [Read More]
Sue's Muse - 1/19/12
Fri, Jan 6th, 2012
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New Year's Resolution
The calendar has flipped over to 2012 and with it my thoughts have turned to New Year's Resolutions. A whole host of possible resolutions come to mind. Right up there on the list is losing weight, a goal of half the population, or so it would seem. I have to admit the cookies on the counter have called my name often over the holidays, boasting all that momentary "feel good" serotonin. A friend went on a "half diet" last year, eating half as much of everything. It seems worth a try for health reasons, if nothing else. A whole host of problems attack us with that extra weight, including diabetes, and higher risks for cancer.
This brings me to another resolution, to live a healthier lifestyle by eating better and exercising more. I look longingly at my recumbent bike, my beautiful red Peninger, the means of many healthy excursions last year. Now it's time to haul out the stationary exercise bike, though there's not much in the way of fresh air on this trip and the scenery is pretty boring. There's no lush landscape or birdsong on this ride. The breathing and yoga tape near the TV is so relaxing I feel like rolling over on the floor and falling asleep on the spot after using it. The problem is the tape seems to spend more time in the drawer than in the DVD slot. I vow to take a yoga class this year, as working out with others is an incentive to stick with it. I fondly remember the yoga class I took from an East Indian religion when we lived in Denver. The members wore white, taught us yoga and the proper way to chant. Afterwards we were served a tasty organic snack and allowed to ask questions. I remember that they believed in massaging their babies, an idea that still sounds calming. I feel peaceful even thinking back to this whole experience.
Throw, throw, throw is another theme for the year. Throwing feels good and I definitely do not want my children to have to clean out truckloads of stuff as we have had to do with depression-era, save everything parents. The trouble is I always throw something I didn't know I couldn't live without until later. From a former column, you already know I didn't inherit the organization genes in my family.
According to reports on preventing Alzheimer's, we should try something new and outside our comfort zone, like using your left hand instead of your right. I don't know about this idea, but I have vowed to try new recipes, instead of cooking the same tried and true, go-t .....
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The calendar has flipped over to 2012 and with it my thoughts have turned to New Year's Resolutions. A whole host of possible resolutions come to mind. Right up there on the list is losing weight, a goal of half the population, or so it would seem. I have to admit the cookies on the counter have called my name often over the holidays, boasting all that momentary "feel good" serotonin. A friend went on a "half diet" last year, eating half as much of everything. It seems worth a try for health reasons, if nothing else. A whole host of problems attack us with that extra weight, including diabetes, and higher risks for cancer.
This brings me to another resolution, to live a healthier lifestyle by eating better and exercising more. I look longingly at my recumbent bike, my beautiful red Peninger, the means of many healthy excursions last year. Now it's time to haul out the stationary exercise bike, though there's not much in the way of fresh air on this trip and the scenery is pretty boring. There's no lush landscape or birdsong on this ride. The breathing and yoga tape near the TV is so relaxing I feel like rolling over on the floor and falling asleep on the spot after using it. The problem is the tape seems to spend more time in the drawer than in the DVD slot. I vow to take a yoga class this year, as working out with others is an incentive to stick with it. I fondly remember the yoga class I took from an East Indian religion when we lived in Denver. The members wore white, taught us yoga and the proper way to chant. Afterwards we were served a tasty organic snack and allowed to ask questions. I remember that they believed in massaging their babies, an idea that still sounds calming. I feel peaceful even thinking back to this whole experience.
Throw, throw, throw is another theme for the year. Throwing feels good and I definitely do not want my children to have to clean out truckloads of stuff as we have had to do with depression-era, save everything parents. The trouble is I always throw something I didn't know I couldn't live without until later. From a former column, you already know I didn't inherit the organization genes in my family.
According to reports on preventing Alzheimer's, we should try something new and outside our comfort zone, like using your left hand instead of your right. I don't know about this idea, but I have vowed to try new recipes, instead of cooking the same tried and true, go-t .....
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The Working Mom - 12/26/11
Thu, Dec 22nd, 2011
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Finding the Spirit
With the Christmas season (yes, I said Christmas and not "holiday") filling the air with kind spirits and rekindled sentiment, it is easy to get consumed by the warm feelings that Christmas brings. Childhood memories become .....
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With the Christmas season (yes, I said Christmas and not "holiday") filling the air with kind spirits and rekindled sentiment, it is easy to get consumed by the warm feelings that Christmas brings. Childhood memories become .....
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The Working Mom - 12/26/11
Thu, Dec 22nd, 2011
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Finding the Spirit
With the Christmas season (yes, I said Christmas and not "holiday") filling the air with kind spirits and rekindled sentiment, it is easy to get consumed by the warm feelings that Christmas brings. Childhood memories become .....
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With the Christmas season (yes, I said Christmas and not "holiday") filling the air with kind spirits and rekindled sentiment, it is easy to get consumed by the warm feelings that Christmas brings. Childhood memories become .....
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A View From the Woods - 12/19/11
Fri, Dec 16th, 2011
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Frack Sand Mining comes to Lake Wobegone
Sometimes I love how our home in the hills of southeast Minnesota seems like the land that time forgot, a quiet haven at the end of the road. Last week every step outdoors brought gasps of wonderment a .....
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Sometimes I love how our home in the hills of southeast Minnesota seems like the land that time forgot, a quiet haven at the end of the road. Last week every step outdoors brought gasps of wonderment a .....
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More notes from a country kitchen - 12/12/11
Fri, Dec 9th, 2011
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The time for Sunday School programs is just around the corner! Since the Sunday School at my church (Big Springs of Harmony) has gotten smaller and smaller, we have our program during regular church time. The kids and teachers take over the entire s
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Sue's Muse
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011
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The Christmas ads started the day after Halloween. Glitzy, colorful ads have played across the screen ever since, meant to entice consumers to splurge on more than they can afford. Hallmark tugs at our emotions as a soldier holds a book his child re
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Student Writing Project
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011
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When some people think of the day after Thanksgiving, they think of relaxing on the couch to digest their turkey dinner. For others, the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday." This is the day avid shoppers wake up in the early hours of the
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Food For Life - 11/28/11
Fri, Nov 25th, 2011
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Green Bean Casserole
By the time you will be reading this, Thanksgiving will be over. You will be full of more food than you ever thought you could stuff into your face in one sitting. You may think you will never eat again, but you will. Ch .....
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By the time you will be reading this, Thanksgiving will be over. You will be full of more food than you ever thought you could stuff into your face in one sitting. You may think you will never eat again, but you will. Ch .....
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