From the Heart

Autumn is here. School classes and activities are well underway. The days are shorter and the air is crisp, like the fresh local apples. We will celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving and in this issue we have a great Halloween safety tips poem. It is a perfect time to listen for The Legend on the radio. The Dogman was cre- ated by a local man named Steve Cook. Here is a stanza,” In ‘57 a man of the cloth found claw marks on an old church door. The news- paper said they’d been made by a dog... He’d a’ had to stood seven foot – four.” You can go to www..michigan-dogman.com to check out the rest. Happy Spooky Halloween!

This issue is also our annual maternity and baby issue so stories and advertising address this. There is a humorous story from a dad about diapering his baby. Also check out the column sharing the most popular baby names according to the social security department. Coming to Traverse City in October is a mother baby film festival and we have infor- mation about that in this issue as well. We have some adoption stories too.

A recent new addition to our family is an exchange student from Germany. He is a senior attending Suttons Bay High School where he is a band member and is on the Cross Country team. It is nice to be able to provide him with the opportunity to experi- ence life in the United States. We will get to experience a German Holiday Tradition (Dec. 6) Nikolaus Day. We put our shoes (boots are better) by the door to be filled with treats. I wonder who will fill them.

Thanks for reading!

Laura Lee Kalchik

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		WHOOPS! Last issue the Mom and Two Kids column featured The Catch Island Grill d a mistake was made as it was stated there is no kids menu. YES there is a children’s enu. See their ad in this issue- it lists the entire Lil Pirate’s menu. When you go in to eat, eck out the awesome undersea custom murals in their entry. From the Heart Autumn is here. School classes and activities are well underway. The days are shorter and the air is crisp, like the fresh local apples. We will celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving and in this issue we have a great Halloween safety tips poem. It is a perfect time to listen for The Legend on the radio. The Dogman was cre- ated by a local man named Steve Cook. Here is a stanza,” In ‘57 a man of the cloth found claw marks on an old church door. The news- paper said they’d been made by a dog... He’d a’ had to stood seven foot – four.” You can go to www..michigan-dogman.com to check out the rest. Happy Spooky Halloween! This issue is also our annual maternity and baby issue so stories and advertising address this. There is a humorous story from a dad about diapering his baby. Also check out the column sharing the most popular baby names according to the social security department. Coming to Traverse City in October is a mother baby film festival and we have infor- mation about that in this issue as well. We have some adoption stories too. A recent new addition to our family is an exchange student from Germany. He is a senior attending Suttons Bay High School where he is a band member and is on the Cross Country team. It is nice to be able to provide him with the opportunity to experi- ence life in the United States. We will get to experience a German Holiday Tradition (Dec. 6) Nikolaus Day. We put our shoes (boots are better) by the door to be filled with treats. I wonder who will fill them. Thanks for reading! Laura Lee Kalchik To Families First Monthly Cover Families First Monthly Online Edition Published 6 Times a Year Suttons Bay, Michigan Email Us!

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