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Barb Shuman commented on the post Slain police officer laid to rest 13 minutes ago
A lot of people loved him and will miss him. My heart goes out to the family. You will be in my prayers and God will provide you the love and support you need to get through this hard time.
Barb Shuman commented on the post Officers who shot Ronnie Palmer had personnel files full of praise 29 minutes ago
To Anne,I understand completely what you are talking about. My husband is studying Criminal Justice in hopes to get into the Academy to become a fellow officer too. Before this happened, I never fully understood what it would be like to have the fear and the pride of an officer’s wife. Now [...]
Jennifer Webb wrote a new post: Ears can wait to be pierced 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
I think it’s interesting that a March 17 item in this blog discussed how girls are getting their ears pierced at younger ages all the time.This subject has been on my mind since last weekend, when I was at Summit Mall with four eighth-grade girls from my Girl Scout troop.
We were there to sell cookies [...]
Dan smith commented on the post Midview makes pitch for May levy 3 hours, 40 minutes ago
A few weeks ago the paper listed average teachers wages for all school districts in the county. Midview was at the bottom of that list. Our district does more with less in every area. For a dollar a day, we can continue to have one of the highest regarded districts in the county. Times are [...]
Ten years ago, I graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in journalism. During my senior year, I was the editor of the collegiate newspaper, The BG News and I also wrote for the local newspaper, The Sentinel Tribune. Between the two jobs, I was also taking 18 credit hours, cramming for exams/writing papers and planning a wedding.
We are half-way through February, which means, spring is just around the corner. Which means, soon an entire new wardrobe will hit my kids’ closets. Long-sleeve shirts will be replaced by short-sleeve shirts; heavy dresses will be replaced by pretty pastel-colored dresses; and boots will be replaced by sandals/slip-on shoes.
Yet, before any new clothes can find their place in the closet, I need to attack the old clothes with a vengeance.
I know, for a fact,...
The other day, I looked in my bathroom basket sitting on top of the counter and noticed something … the place where all the sweet smelling lotions used to sit have now been replaced by lotions for extremely dry, cracked skin or wrinkles.
In college, I loved to shop at Victoria’s Secret, because clearly, she had the secret in her lotion for attracting and keeping men. Now when I am at a mall, I don’t even walk into Victoria’s Secret because, well, I simply cannot afford a $42 undergarment, let alone a bottle of her lotion.
Yesterday, my soon-to-be 7-year-old-son asked me a question that I was never prepared to answer – “Mom, can we sew something?”
“WHAT?” I said to him, with a perplexed look on my face.
“You know, can we sew something, like a...
A new show recently premiered on the Food Network Channel – “Worst Cooks in America.”
Clearly, my husband, nor I, knew this show was in the works and was looking for contestants several months ago, because he would have been the first person in line at the studio to sign me up.
My name is Melissa Linebrink and I cannot cook.
These days, in my personal opinion, the H1N1 vaccine is more valuable than gold or silver.
In fact, I am referring to the H1N1 vaccine as “liquid gold” when having conversations between myself and other parents.
Conversations usually start like this, “Did you see they are having a H1N1 vaccine clinic in (fill in the blank town)?”
Here I sit, alone, in my house.
It’s as quiet as a mouse.
The children are nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of fun and laughter dance in their heads.
My husband is glued to the basement television set,
And once again, on another Saturday night, I am not content.
–The Football Season Widow – (aka Melissa Linebrink)
What our lives were like before children went something like this:
Work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Drive home, eat dinner, chat, watch TV, go to bed. …
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Ah, the annual Lorain County Fair kicks off Aug. 24.
The smell of grease, cotton candy and animals will be penetrating deep into my pores as I head to the fair this week. I think just by smelling the food I manage to gain 5 pounds within one night.
I made my first trip to the Lorain County Fair when I was around 7 years old. I went with my Aunt Chrissy, Uncle Brian and cousins, Sara and Mike. It was a great time … until … I got lost.
Today, I finally found out what being a twin is all about after we made the trek to Twinsburg for the annual Twins Days.
The last time I went to the festival, I was probably 10 years old. I went with my grandma, aunt and cousin just to see what the event is all about. I never thought in a million years I’d actually be walking the grounds as a mother of twins. But, 21 years later, there I was, pushing my double stroller up and down the hilly grounds amongst the other 1,500 sets of twins.
As of Aug. 1, 2009, it had been exactly 379 days since I set aside time for ME.
Sure, there have been days where I went shopping … for groceries for the family or clothes for the children. There have been days where I was gone for a couple hours, covering a story … for my editor. There have been days where I have been gone for a couple hours for medical appointments.
But at the end of July, I...
