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Tag Archives: Grandparents
Throw Back Tuesday
It’s a Polish thing. There is a Publix supermarket a block away from my apartment complex in Nashville and I typically do my week’s shopping when they open at 7am on Monday or Tuesday. While I am sure there are … Continue reading
Posted in Grandparents, memories, traditions
Tagged family, Grandparents, memories, Paczki, Polish Traditions
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The Old & The New
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with two of our three grandchildren, (and while ancillary to the story, our daughter and son-in-law). Alicia was away with one of her friends, babysitting that friend’s grandson for the … Continue reading
Posted in 25 blogs, Grandfather, Grandparents
Tagged generations, grandchildren, Grandparents
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Memories
As the days, months and years click by, I often find myself thinking more about my past than I do my future. Let’s face it, I have more years behind me than I do in front of me, so maybe … Continue reading
I’ve Been Lately Thinkin’
The first days of 2022 have already presented me with some curve balls, none of which on their own would probably even rate a mention, but when they start to pile up, my soul joins my body being tired. I … Continue reading
Posted in Grandfather, Grandparents, growing old
Tagged Facetime, grandchildren, Grandparents, growing old, John Denver
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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
Posted in 25 blogs, family
Tagged family, grandchildren, Grandparents, growing old, Heirlooms, memories, remembering, sharpening knives
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Blogger’s Block
During the nine and a half years I have been blogging, there were a handful of times that I claimed to suffer from “Blogger’s Block.” Those proclamations were usually followed by my getting energized and becoming a “Prolific Blogger”. I … Continue reading
Posted in Grandfather, Grandparents
Tagged Babies, blogger's block, blogging, Grandparents, priorities
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Yup, Magical
It has been just over 24 hours since our first grandchild came into this world. Magical. Adeline Louise, 8lbs, 20 inches and cute as can be. For all my “Mountie” friends, the late Msgr. Robert Kline would have said, “Now, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Uncategorized
Tagged Babies, Grandparents, Msgr. Robert Kline, parenting, Sweet Adeline
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Assigning Roles
This week provided us with a glimpse of what to expect next in this crazy adventure we call parenting. We learned that the baby our daughter Elissa (aka Jelly) is carrying (via her husband, Cole) is conclusively female, so now we can … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, Monty Python, On Fatherhood, Parenthood, The meaning of life, Uncategorized
Tagged birth, comedy, Grandparents, John Crist, pregnancy, stereotypes, The meaning of life
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No Nuggets
Today we experienced the next step of understanding what it means to be a grandparent. We have conclusive proof as the baby has no “nuggets,” so “SHE” it is! Cole contributed to our family tradition of girls, girls, girls. Halfway … Continue reading
The Next Chapter
One way to think about our lives is to break our years down into chapters. Looking back, most of us will see happy chapters, sad chapters, challenging chapters and if we are honest, chapters we wish could have been left … Continue reading
Posted in Grandparents, Proud Daddy
Tagged being pregnant, first daughter's pregnancy, Grandparents, new baby
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Mitigating Chaos 