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Creating a Dance That Fits Her Life

By Marie BradbyAfter a day of teaching ballroom dance — waltz and foxtrot, rumba and cha cha — professional dancer and teacher Lindsey Rutherford doesn’t just go home and relax at her farm in New Albany, Indiana. She rides her horses or her four-wheeler, or she boats or camps in her favorite spots in southern Indiana.She also tends to the miniature animals on her farm — Half Pint Hooves farm — where she raises donkeys, cows, and horses for use in live nativity scenes and unicorn birthday parties. “I’m pretty much outdoors all the time, [...]

By |2018-05-23T13:19:57-04:00October 16, 2017|Passions|

“My Husband Picks Fights With Me — I Want Peace!”

Q: “My husband’s pettiness is driving me crazy. We argue over everything and nothing at all. We argue over everything and nothing at all. For instance, I like going out with my friends every week, but he makes sure to ruin each time by blowing up my phone with texts and picking fights with me about minor details. After six years of marriage, we seem to be drifting apart, and I’m finding myself dreading going home. How can I get him to understand that if he would stop being picky about how I clean the [...]

By |2017-10-15T08:30:00-04:00October 15, 2017|Just Ask Joyce|

Her Heart is with the Animals

By Bella Portaro-Kueber  Generous, giving, and humble...These apply, but there are various words to describe Johnna Kelly and her impact on various animal nonprofits in Louisville. From Metro Animal Services to The Animal Care Society, Johnna does what she can, when she can, and does it with passion.“I believe my love for animals started when I was a little girl,” says Johnna, an area sales manager for Waterford crystal. “I would bring home any animal I could. In my parents’ house we had cats, dogs, and fish. At my grandparents’ house it was all of [...]

By |2017-10-14T08:30:00-04:00October 14, 2017|Passions|

An Unbelievable Trip: Four Months Abroad with Four Kids

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.2.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version="3.2.2" comments="off" featured_image="off" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px" author="off" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.7"] The family took a 7-hour hike through the Vietnam Sapa Valley. Four months, eight countries, six small suitcases, one trip of a lifetime. These are the numbers involved when turning a dream into reality. Top: The family orders food from this eatery in Luang Prabang, Laos; Bottom: The kids take a Thai cooking class Chiang mai, Thailand; Red curry noodle soup from the Thai cooking class.  Megan Ward, a practicing family nurse practitioner, and her husband Scott Barber recently completed an epic family [...]

By |2018-06-19T13:59:40-04:00October 13, 2017|Today's Family Now|

What To Do This Weekend

This weekend brings plenty of opportunities to enjoy the autumn air with trick or treating and several festivals. Also this weekend are options for live music, dancing, and a celebration of aviation and military aviation.Check out our selections below for a great weekend:See the Louisville Zoo transform into a living storybook with costumed characters and trick-or-treating for kids 11 and under at The World's Largest Halloween Party! (New this year is an allergy-friendly night on Oct. 26, featuring peanut-free treat booths and non-food treats like stickers, sunglasses, pencils, and more.)Bowman Field is combining the Aviation Heritage Festival [...]

By |2018-07-02T15:29:47-04:00October 12, 2017|Old Weekend Posts|

Win on Wednesday with Today’s Woman

Click on the giveaway below and enter to win! Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Sassy Fox!You can win a $100 gift certificate to Sassy Fox Upscale Consignment at 150 Chenoweth Lane in Louisville. Sassy Fox offers upscale, designer clothing and accessories for the frugal fashionista. Splurge on some new fall styles.Our winner is Patti Worley!See Official Rules for details..

By |2018-06-18T20:36:44-04:00October 11, 2017|Past Giveaways|
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