The Care and Feeding of Teenagers

Read along for some praise, advice, commiseration, and recipes for feeding both the stomachs and the minds of those not-quite-fully-developed young adults we call teens.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Quick Fixes

Why are we always surprised when it gets so hot in Oklahoma? We greet someone, it's so hot! We express surprise at the temperature as i...

Monday, June 23, 2014

Snips and Snails

Great insight from ...

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Just Listen for a Minute

Graduation is the end of one chapter and the start of another. Keynote speakers at college graduations are the luck of the draw. Some spee...

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Think Outside the Box

Maybe you are living with a college bound child. Graduation is over and high school is now in the past tense. You are shopping for extra lo...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

What Goes Around Comes Around

If you are living with a teen, you may be feeling unappreciated. In fact, you may be feeling down-right hostility and resentment. Slammed ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

How can I Make it Better?

Julie Fingersh, Huffington Post contributor. discusses college rejection letters. The high school senior's angst as hopes are dashed wi...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

It's Too Quiet!

Those of you who still have small children in the house may not believe it, but one day you'll actually miss the piles of laundry and ...

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About Me

Melony Carey and Chrissie Wagner: Melony Carey has bachelors and masters degrees in Latin and Classics from the University of Oklahoma; she's been married for thirty-two years to Kevin and they have two college-aged children, Madison and John; she teaches at Muskogee High School, where over 6,000 exceptional people have passed through her classroom doors during the last 35 years. Chrissie has been married to her transplanted Texan, Warren for 34 years and they have 4 children, 1 son-in law,1 daughter in law and two grandchildren. Chrissie graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in English and a minor in Theater. She worked part-time as a caterer and event coordinator while her children were small and taught at Muskogee High School for ten years. Past member: Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and Muskogee Area Arts Council. Board member- Education Foundation of Muskogee, Muskogee Area Arts Council. Activities-Handbells at St Paul UMC, Muskogee Garden Study Club, and New Century Book Club.

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