8220;As most are aware, I was sworn into office as President in 2009 just as a historic economic disaster was unfolding. The auto industry was on the verge of collapse. It was the equivalent of an economic attack on our country.

Monday, February 4, 2013. Children learn about selves, nature during backcountry excursions. A version of this story originally appeared in the fall 2012 issue of. Backcountry Journal, the quarterly newsletter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Natalie in June 2012 with her first northern on Lake Kawishiwi, Boundary Waters Canoe Area. 8221; We also canoed into a massive burn area to see regenerative effects of fire, offering a chance for a lesson in ecology. In 2008, apparently due.

A side effect of days spent swimming and evenings at street fairs.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013. I had a CRAZY hard weekend, beyond simply my grief and hectic family life. Our last day together, we spent on the hours-long journey to pick Tobin up from school. I just wish I could have traded it for another that day. It seemed like the perfect day.

Passionate, Positive, Punk Parenting. To make spark from ashes. Is that it can teach us. And the tears of a phoenix. And help them fly, too.