Category Archives: family
A New Perspective
I’ll be taking a few days away from the keyboard as I travel to NJ for our mother’s funeral mass, interment of her cremated remains in the mausoleum with our dad and a family and friends luncheon. I’m looking forward … Continue reading
A White Face & A Golden Heart
Yesterday, our family had to say goodbye to a “Rescue” that our daughter’s family has had since 2017. Selby had been with a family in Houston, TX, but it was reported that one of their kids was allergic to her. … Continue reading
My World. Simple As That.
As I look back on my life, the successes and failures, it is safe to say that I should have paid more attention to my family and less attention to work and the selfish part of me. It is only … Continue reading
The Stone
Last week, during some of my daily, mindless scrolling through FB, I came across a group post where the question was asked that if you could have something today from the 1970’s, what would it be? Without hesitation, I punched … Continue reading
A Good Lesson For A Good Day
Please do not be scared by the title of the video below. The reality is that it has very little to do with cigars, but also everything. There are valuable lessons and admonitions to be found in the nine and … Continue reading
What A Weekend!
What a weekend! Saturday morning, our youngest daughter Megan, gave birth to her and Andrew’s first child and our second grandson. They are in Michigan and everyone is doing well! Then today, our first grandson was baptized during a beautiful … Continue reading
Throwing It Back, Pt. II
While cleaning out a closet last week, I came across this photo which our daughter Kelliann identified as being from Thanksgiving of 2006 when we decided to take a family cruise, thus solving the puzzle of whose family we would … Continue reading
You Decide, They Decide
Welcome to #TBT Many moons ago, when our now-grown daughters were in grade school, we would occasionally go out to a family-friendly (spelled inexpensive) restaurant for dinner. All three of the girls liked Shirley Temples and it was a safe … Continue reading
Softer Hearts
Earlier this week, a co-worker asked what my wife and I were going to be doing for Valentines Day? I explained that we were going be be spending a long weekend at a condo at Edisto Beach, but it wasn’t … Continue reading
What’s The Likelihood?
Putting all the political improbabilities aside for a few minutes…. what is the probability of two sisters and their husbands, both closing on their first homes within 24 hours of each other? One home is in the Michigan tundra and … Continue reading