I Married My Cultural Opposite – How to manage when you marry a different family background. It’s not breaking news that my husband and I come from
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Oakland County Moms founder Lisa LaGrou shares personal articles about Oakland County and Metro Detroit, MI news, parenting, and entertainment, kids, and life
5 Athletes You Didn’t Know Were Born or Raised in Oakland
It is hard to believe that Oakland would not be home to some of the most famous athletes all over the world given the number of the sports teams that the town hosts.
Antiques Appraisal Advice
Antiques Appraisal Advice – How Much is the Stuff in Your Basement Worth? – I interviewed antique appraisal expert Patrick van der Vorst, founder
Metro Detroit Fireworks Cancelled Due to Covid
Metro Detroit Fireworks Cancelled Due to Covid – Updated status of 2020 fireworks – which shows that have been cancelled, postponed, rescheduled, pending, hopeful, or still scheduled to take place.
Should Stores Open on Thanksgiving?
Should Stores Open on Thanksgiving? Freedom of choice, I guess. Obviously there is a market for people that want to break away from their feasts to
RIP John Kosmal :(
If you’re a longtime follower of OCM, you may recall our Annual Michigan Pinball Expo contests where we gave away passes to the MI Pinball Expo – an event held at Oakland University
Essential Oils Tips for Beginners
Essential oils tips for beginners – About essential oils whether using them with a diffuser or topically. My introduction to essential oils and how to start
It’s Time to Update Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines
The loss of Chadwick Boseman and the loss of beloved Detroit radio personality Jamie Samuelsen need to serve as reminders that more can be done to influence men and women to get screened for colorectal cancer earlier than age 50.
Frustrated Parents and the Schools’ Lack of Communication regarding Covid
With Covid, there seems to be so much uncertainty and new waters that it has become apparent that there is no right way to do anything because nobody seems to know what the right thing to do is.
The Class of 2020
The Class of 2020 – When I learned Governor Whitmer stated a couple of months ago that it’s “very unlikely” schools will re-open for the rest of the 2019/2020 school year, I felt a great loss for my Class of 2020 son and the rest of his classmates.
