10 steps toward happiness
Summary: Angela blogs about 10 ways to ensure a happier life. Every person has an individualized, unique recipe for happiness. Its easy for it to get off balance, but with attention and effort, anyone can achieve a personal sense of joy and fulfillment. What Ive found is that a lot of people dont really know what would make them happy. Others do know, but feel ill equipped to actually...Annual auction benefits people of Haiti
Summary: The 26th Annual Ohio Haiti Benefit Auction gets underway at Mt. Hope Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 and will include an informational program, delicious food, live music and the auction, of course that raises money for the people of Haiti. An auction held once a year in Holmes County holds a great deal of significance to the people of Haiti, one of the worlds poorest nations. The Ohio Haiti...(COLUMN) Head out in to storm that is school shopping and wrestle it to the floor
COLUMN SUMMARY: School shopping doesn't have to be a drag. Gather up the kids, do a little research, and head out into the fray. There are incredible deals waiting to be had. Our weeks have been so incredibly busy that all of a sudden its time for back to school. You know - socks, shoes, new jeans, and one million notebooks? While were on the subject of those 17 cent Wal-Mart...
West Holmes season opening victory over Triway easy as one, two, three
West Holmes coach Josh Wengerd wanted his Lady Knights to play off the teams late-season success last year and continue to play ball control. He wanted his players to feel as though they were in control of the game despite many of them being young and inexperienced. He wanted them to take control in the second half after holding a precarious 1-0 lead at the half. He got all three wishes in...
Back to school or bust
If you have ever taken your children back to school shopping, you know the utter chaos that enters your life when you enter the store. With school supply lists in hand, we entered the local Staples with high hopes and a limited budget. And so the adventure began. Pencils, check. Pens, red and blue, check. Highlighters, check. Paper, check. Folders, check. If it only were that simple. It seems...
Shorebirds are keeping birders busy throughout August
Although none of us are happy about the lack of rainfall this year, one benefit for shorebirds is the increased amount of suitable habitat as the water level drops in area lakes and marshes. This is true both locally and around the state, but has resulted in some spectacular birding along the Lake Erie shores and marshes. Metzger Marsh, Ottawa National Wildlife Area, Crane Creek Estuary, and...
Be very careful about party lines
Today, were going to talk about party lines. No, not lines to get into a party, though that does remind me of a quick story that you might find amusing. On the evening Id graduated -- or been graduated, I cant ever grasp that grammatical distinction -- from high school, I went through the typical family thing. You know, my parents handing me the keys to a brand new Porsche parked in...
Supporting small business and even smaller sales
While I was on the Lincoln Highway (Old Route 30) Buy-Way Yard Sales a couple weeks ago, I uncovered many treasures to sell in my shop, found some sweet things just for me, and discovered more decorative items to use for our daughters autumn wedding. Overall, it was a successful trip west. The next days trip east, not as much. I stopped at yard sales, garage sales, rummage sales, porch and...
A walk with my son
Perhaps it was the chilly, drizzly morning (a drastic change from the muggy, sunny weather we had all that week). Perhaps it was rising too late to claim the favored corner of the couch. Or perhaps it was the fact that his younger brother had already dictated the first Saturday cartoon to be watched this morning. Whatever it was, my son was having a horrible morning. And things only worsened when...