It was all gravy, every minute of it.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
God is in the Details
“…I
am a big believer in ‘Intelligent Design,’ and by that I mean I love IKEA!”
-Tina Fey, Bossypants
Child Care Costs
"In the [2010 National Association
of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies] study, Massachusetts, with an
average cost of $16,500 per year for full-time care, was the most expensive [state
for child care costs] overall and least affordable for single-mother families
and two-parent families with infants, the NACCRRA study shows. Using the median
income for a single mother in Massachusetts ($28,510), that's 58.7 percent of
her income for child care.
In Louisiana, the average
single mother income is $18,435, the study shows. The average $5,900 a year
cost for child care eats up 32 percent of a single mom's annual income."
Hasten, Mike. “Child care in La. is bargain, study finds.” Shreveport Times (online). September 17, 2011.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Lack of Voice
In 2010, 22% of US children lived in poverty! For a family of three, poverty that year was defined as a household income less than $18,310.
-Information from the Associated Press via the Casa Grande Dispatch and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being, and
comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the inability to acquire
the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity. Poverty also
encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and
sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient
capacity and opportunity to better one’s life."
—World Bank [via Wikipedia]
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The New Shape of Parenting
"…[W]ith
the dramatic rise in unmarried mothers giving birth (from 18 percent in 1980 to
41 percent in 2008), as well as a rise in the likelihood of single mother
households falling below the poverty line (a scenario 9 times as likely to
happen in 2009 as it was in 1990) single moms are facing persuasive — if stark
— reasons to cohabitate. Add to that the reality that the average single mom
makes just over $25,000 and the average cost of raising a child per year weighs
in at $13,860…"
Epstein, Amy Levin. "Moving In with Single Moms: Is shared housing the new shape of parenting?" Babble. September 12,
2011.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
O Canada
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| M.V. Coho Ferry Inner Harbour, Victoria, BC |
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| Royal BC Museum Old Town Train Station |
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| Ocean Station |
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| Emily Carr Exhibit Entrance |
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| Beacon Hill Park |
Monday, September 5, 2011
Fair Play
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| What should I do first? Clallam County Fair |
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| Riding "Skinner," |
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| "Hidalgo," |
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| a carousel pony |
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| and in a car! |
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| Imogen's photo of the Merchant's Building |
Friday, September 2, 2011
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