on the minds of moms

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OTMOM MISSION STATEMENT

On The Minds Of Moms Magazine is dedicated to providing parents of all ages a bi-monthly resource they can trust. A fresh approach to traditional parenting publications, we are modern and inspiring while offering a community of local support and real-life advice for today’s family.

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.

OTMOM is a publication available at all Fargo-Moorhead Hornbachers, Sunmart and Grand Forks–East Grand Forks Hugos grocery store locations. Distribution also includes all partnering advertisers.

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Jackie Zwingel

fargo | nd

Jackie lives in Fargo with her husband Eric and their 2 fabulous children, Tyson and Macie. She is a first grade teacher at Kennedy Elementary School and owner of Children’s Music Academy in Fargo. Jackie loves spending time with her family and strives to make every day special for her kids. She makes her way through each and every day loving the Lord and trying to count her blessings as she also counts the number of Cheerios spilled on her floor!

Carrie Carney

fargo | nd

A communications professional by day, and a variety of roles by night (think Lego builder, sidewalk chalk artist, and super hero sidekick), a mom always, and a freelance writer, Carrie is, well, busy - and she wouldn't want it any other way. Originally from the nearby lakes area in Minnesota, Carrie moved to Fargo-Moorhead to attend college 15 years ago and has loved it ever since. A graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, Carrie has a deep affection for books, cooking, her family and friends, and laughing and dreaming with her favorite person in the world - her three-year-old son, Jack.

Cindy Kloeckner

sabin | mn

A 60 + year-young mom of two grown sons, Cindy is a healthy living iconoclast who shares information that illuminates and dispels the myths and misunderstandings of food consumption. There’s a reason for our obesity, overweight, and other chronic health issues. From her position as co-owner of Total Balance Fitness and Nutrition in Fargo she works to help open-minded people make sustainable health improvements in their lives.

Patricia Carlson

dilworth | mn

What do you get when you mix a full-time freelance writer with a 1-year-old girl, two cats, a dog, a husband who works evenings, a house that needs picking up and nearly a dozen publications and clients who need their deadlines met? Welcome to Patricia Carlson’s life. She is an award-winning journalist whose work spans magazines, television, radio, newspapers and the internet. She has produced, written, edited and directed programs for ESPN Radio, History Channel and Hallmark Channel. And she hosts customized media training workshops for groups like the North Dakota National Guard. You can view her work at www.patriciacarlsonfreelance.com

Katie Lukens Pinke

wishek | nd

Katie is the mom to Hunter [15], Elizabeth [5], and Anika [3 ½], and wife to Nathan. Together they live 97 miles from a Starbuck's on the remote prairie of south central North Dakota, where they moved to in 2007 from Fargo. Katie is a lifelong North Dakotan, raised in Grand Forks and near a small town, Aneta, where she is the first of the fifth generation to have lived and worked on her family's farm. After over a decade of management roles in state government and with a communications agency, Katie gave up long work hours and her 98 mile one-way commute earlier this year to have more time for family life. She started her own communications consulting and speaking business which focuses on food, agriculture, and non-profit work. Katie shares her passions for family, farming, food, and the chaos of being a mom on the rural prairie on her blog www.thepinkepost.com.

12 vacation days is the number of days the average full-time American worker has each year Did you know 53% of those workers will forfeit those days to spend more time working instead? Savor the summer, people—work can wait sources: parenting.com | forbes.com | skincancer.org

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APharmaceutical Sales Rep for Johnson & Johnson for the past ten years, and single mom to son Nixon [6], Carmen loves her profession, lives for her son, and has a strong passion for politics She grew up in Grand Forks, ND, with her parents, Dave, radio station owner, and Patty, stay-at-home mom/artist, and younger sister, Trisha During high school Carmen worked for her Dad in radio sales and quickly developed a passion for business Being around the station she met many politicians, which sparked her interest for politics and allowed her to live in Washington, DC, for a summer internship with North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy Carmen went on to graduate from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelors degree in Marketing and Masters in Business Administration She loves lake time with family and friends, traveling, attending concerts, photography, cooking, following politics on talk radio daily, and spending time with her boyfriend of three years, Drew Parsley i can always count on… my Dad. He has always been there for me—forever optimistic. He lives life to the fullest and reminds me we only get one shot at this life, “This isn’t a dress rehearsal,” so we must give it our all and have a lot of fun along the way. nothing clears my mind like… a glass of wine and endless conversation with my favorite people. my dad was right about… how much parents love their children. If my sister or I were to tell him, “I love you,” he would say “I love you more.” the best reason to be late…