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Baby's first tantrum: The bedtime battle

1/14/2013 7:05 AM


On the day this blog appears online, my baby daughter will be 10 months old.

There are many challenges of parenting that only baby parents face, or only older kid ... 

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Althea Peterson
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NFL football weather forecasts: San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta and Foxborough, Mass.

1/11/2013 4:52 PM


The fun part about week two of the NFL playoffs is that every host site of wildcard weekend is gone. Completely new host sites during the second week.

As such, we ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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What causes vehicle windshields to frost?

1/9/2013 12:53 PM


Frosty the windshield... will never be a Christmas carol. However, for many of the days in the past week before our recent uptick in temperatures, I found myself getting ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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New Year, older baby: 9 months of learning experiences

1/7/2013 7:05 AM


It started as a silly, but simple idea: Draw the baby, rather than share personal photos of the baby, using breast pumping breaks to get it done.

Since starting ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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OU vs. Texas A&M Cotton Bowl and NFL weekend football weather forecasts

1/4/2013 4:51 PM


Welcome to another edition of our football forecasts! Since the final in-state college football game is tonight, I will supplement it with NFL wildcard weekend football ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Windy and 40s forecast for Oklahoma State, Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl

1/1/2013 8:25 AM

At 11 a.m. today, the Heart of Dallas Bowl will host Oklahoma State and Purdue.

According to the National Weather Service, the Pokes and Boilermakers can expect ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Rain likely for Liberty Bowl between Tulsa and Iowa State

12/31/2012 10:35 AM

Just across the Arkansas border lies Memphis, Tennessee, the host of the Autozone Liberty Bowl between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Iowa State Cyclones.

And ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Snow photos and videos from around the U.S.

12/27/2012 4:41 PM

We have some bowl games coming up, so expect some football forecasts on those before the games. Until then, here's a look at the snow that completely missed Tulsa:

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Battle of wills: Kid vs. parent at bedtime

12/24/2012 7:05 AM


A few months ago, I wrote about how my baby wouldn't sleep, probably due to her first cold. You can check out that entry here .

So, here I am, four months later, ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Snow photos: From North Korea to the Midwest

12/21/2012 1:56 PM

Check out Jerry's entry here for more background on the recent Midwest blizzard . He talked about everything from thudersnow in Iowa to our own snowfall contest here.

First, ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Weekends, holidays and sick days: No longer a vacation from work

12/17/2012 7:05 AM


Sleeping in on Saturdays didn't used to have guilt attached to it.

Doing housework on weekends was less of a chore when it wasn't as necessary to finish it immediately.

Why ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Snow football: Photos from Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers Sunday night NFL game

12/10/2012 4:35 PM


With all of the talk of snow in Oklahoma lately ( read my earlier forecast report here ), I thought I would share a few snow photos from last night's NFL game: The ... 

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Althea Peterson
Staff Writer

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Bill Sherman, grandfather of 12

He and his wife have six children and 12 grandchildren and he enjoys running around town on his dorky scooters and watching the Green Bay Packers. He moved to Tulsa in the 1980s to attend Bible school. Sherman is the Tulsa World’s religion writer.

Rod Walton, father of four

He and his wife Laura have been married since 1989. They have four children -- Rachel, 20; Rebecca, 18; Hayley, 15, and Will, 13. Walton is a business writer for the Tulsa World Business section and covers the energy industry.

Colleen Almeida Smith, mother of two

She and her husband have two daughters, ages 7 and 12. She loves reading and anything about food -- cooking it, eating it, and reading and writing about it. Almeida Smith is an assistant editor.

Michael Overall, father of a toddler

His 4-year-old son will introduce himself to people as “Gavin Jared Overall, My Daddy’s Buddy.” Gavin likes model trains, iPads and sleeping late, except on the weekends, when he likes to get up early. Overall is a general assignment reporter for the Tulsa World city desk.

Althea Peterson, mother of an infant

She recently returned to work at the Tulsa World after two months of maternity leave with her daughter. She followed her older brother from rural Wisconsin to the University of Oklahoma. Peterson is a staff writer who also contributes to the Weather World blog.

June Straight, mother of two

With seven years between their daughters, she and her husband split their time between dealing with dirty diapers from one kid and dirty looks from the other. Straight is a designer for the Tulsa World.


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