Saturday, December 1, 2012

Dakota Jackpot !

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For days and days I've searched for information on the history of North Dakota.  I've picked up some pieces and parts here and there...
Friday, November 30, 2012

No!! Absolutely Not!!

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Obama's proposed solution to the fiscal cliff isn't about taxes and stimulus. That was to be expected. But his plan includes gi...

Snug as a Bug

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Okay.  So, we are firmly ensconced in our incredible (Lovely word, incredible.  Aptly describes our home here in North Dakota - beyond credi...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

NASCAR !!

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Ah!  I forgot to tell you about the free NASCAR tickets! Just as I was finishing up one of our school bus routes the Transportation Direct...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

That's Granma: School Bus Driver!

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New Chapel Hill Independent School District GO DAWGS!! (That's Texan for "dogs") It all started for me a few years ...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Transportation to the Territories

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The federal government and the railroads worked together to connect the East coast to the West coast.  Wagon trains were good - but very sus...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Ah, But Is North Dakota REALLY A State??

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According to 82-year-old Grand Forks history teacher, John Rolczynski, no.  A single word was left out of North Dakota's 1889 constituti...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

A Little History of North Dakota

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Of course there were the Native Americans first:  Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sioux, and Chippewa, to name a few.  The Mandan tribe, also know...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Our Grand Forks Home

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Yea!  We have another winner! I called everyone on Craig's List and everyone on UNDerground and in the newspaper and phone book.  ...
Friday, November 23, 2012

Texas to the Dakota's

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What trip ever starts on time?  The plan was to be on the road by 9 a.m.; we made it at 10:45.  Expecting 26 hours overall to get from Tyler...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

On Our Way Out Of Town...

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Since we had to jog over to Dallas on our way to North Dakota(h), we coordinated with our daughter-in-law to stop long enough for grandchild...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

And the Winner is .... Grand Forks, North Dakota !!

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Maui, Gettysburg, Chicago, 'Frisco, Waco, Texas...  The list goes on and on for locations interested in a traveling cardiac echo tech, a...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

UN Ban On PRIVATE Gun Ownership World Wide - Including Texas?

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I'M not saying this ... I'm just reporting what Reuters News Service has published... ...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Texas To Secede From the United States?

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WE THE PEOPLE website We petition the Obama administration to: Peacefully grant the State of Texas to withdraw from the United State...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Lunch Time!!

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Mmmm.  Time for lunch I think! If you're having trouble with the Comment feature, please feel free to use our blog email The...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Harvest?

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The Harvest.  Well, what there is of it. Miss Eliana and one of her friends, Mixy the cat. In years past we've been able to pick su...
Friday, November 9, 2012

Harvest Festival

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Each year the churches here host a Harvest Festival.  It's to allow the children to enjoy the fun part of Halloween in a safe and secure...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

New Baby !

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A couple of Christmas' ago I knitted and crocheted afghans, ponchos and snow hats for the youngest grandchildren and a nephew.  Well, w...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

An American President

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I want all Americans to go get their most recent paycheck stub.  Now, get some tape and tape it to your bedroom mirror (the kitchen refriger...