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Raising Gritty Kids
What is Grit? I was first introduced to the concept of “grit” while watching the movie True Grit. If you haven’t seen it, 14-year-old Mattie Ross leaves her home in Illinois alone to find the man who killed her father in Arkansas. She finds Rooster Cogburn and declares him the man with the “grit” necessary…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Risks Their Lives!!
Our week after getting back from Dijon was just too quiet. The weather had been beautiful. We spent plenty of time out at the Schützenmattpark riding bikes and playing soccer, but this was our last spring break weekend! We should do something fun!! So why not go down to Langenbruck, Switzerland and hurl ourselves down…
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Twizy?
From time to time, more often than you would think, we’ve seen this weird looking car-like thing driving around the streets of Basel. It is made by Renault and it’s called Twizy, which sound like a good name for a cat. It’s a totally electric car and was the best selling plug-in car in Europe…
Mindy Carlson 