on the minds of moms

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On The Minds Of Moms is dedicated to providing a community of local support and real-life advice for the modern day mom who is on the go and needs to know. We are inspired to help the woman behind “the mom” balance it all by offering support, validation and reassurance she is a good mom wanting only the best for herself and family.

On The Minds Of Moms is a to bi-monthly magazine written by, for and about local moms in the greater Fargo-Moorhead area. On The Minds Of Moms strives to achieve a balance between useful information and entertaining content. Written to serve as the local reading alternative to family magazines that are produced for a larger regional/ national audience.

On The Minds Of Moms contains views from across the parenting spectrum. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. All activities listed in these pages are at your own risk and require appropriate supervision.

Local Valley News Live anchor and the youngest of three sisters from Dickinson, ND, Robin was a high school national gymnastics champion even though she admits she joined gymnastics as a fourth grader to learn to pole vault. She traveled the world with the US Gymnastic Team and in 1977 became an Olympian. Robin graduated from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis where she earned Big Ten Champion and All-American honors as a gymnast and would later take her spot in the Gopher Women’s Athletics Hall of Fame as well as the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Today Robin and her husband Terry of 15 years enjoy biking and stay busy watching their son Andy [11] and daughter Alex [9] follow mom’s path in athletics. Next to being a mom, Robin hopes her greatest accomplishment is yet to come.

Phone messages from my kids. I save as many as I can. My favorite one is from Alex, where all you hear is “…popsicles. Okay? Thanks. Love you.” one thing in my laundry room I could never live without… Dreft detergent. Andy has really sensitive skin.

I do like raw broccoli…with dip, of course. three things on my bathroom counter… the beauty product I can’t go without… the most famous person I have met… something I long to do again someday… in the morning I wake by [buzzer, radio, dog, kids]… the news story I will never forget… my husband would describe me as… my favorite sweatshirt is… the best mom advice I have been given… the one question I get asked most…

Jewelry for work, sample shampoos and makeup… and cats! They constantly jump up while I’m trying to wash my face at night.

After all these years, I still like Oil of Olay moisturizer.

Professionally, Walter Cronkite. Otherwise, Nadia Comaneci. We competed together in the 1977 Olympic Games in London.

To be able to do an aerial cartwheel!

Kids looking for clean socks.

Hornbacher’s. Late night, after the news, is the best time to shop.

Going to Peru to do stories on a Fargo priest who’s been serving the poor there for many years. Father Jack Davis has made a commitment few of us could probably make.

A good mom, but a little uptight.

My husbands. It’s a very roomy NC Tarheels hoodie.

Truly enjoy every stage, because kids really do grow up right before your eyes!

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