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Parents Share Childcare to Beat the Recession

batch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:05:14 -0500

In the past several months, there have been a number of news reports showing how the recession has fostered a new culture of sharing between friends and neighbors.

Now, it seems the desire to reduce childcare costs has resulted in more families participating in babysitting swaps and co-ops.

A report by the Associated Press describes how both informal and organized childcare-sharing networks are flourishing, as parents look for ways to avoid paying for casual babysitters.

Grandma Geronimo

admin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:19:58 -0600

I was waiting at a stoplight when it happened. Through the windshield I saw a small plane against the blue sky and then something fall from it. It was a man! He was a sky diver.

My grandson, Clyde Lee, a parachutist in the military, had told me about such things. I held my breath until the sky diver's parachute puffed out and he floated down beyond the tree line.

A car honking behind me broke the spell. The light was green and I had to move on, but at that moment I knew what I wanted to do: parachute from a plane!

My Christmas Eve Wish

jbloustein — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:30:04 -0600

There’s one thing just about anyone in rural America will tell you—life’s tough for family farmers.

If we’re not getting whiplash from commodity prices, we’re busting our fuel budgets, worrying about the weather or nursing old equipment in hopes it lasts one more year.