Category: Family
Thanksgiving. Time to feed the masses.
I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner for many years. I have cooked for my family since before my children were born, before my brothers became adults and before my Grandma died. Thanksgiving in my family means many things, especially family and good food. These days, a holiday meal for my entire family means inviting my parents, [...]
Contemplating Alzheimer’s
In my Grandma’s later years she was diagnosed with what was then sometimes called senility and other times called dimensia. She forgot all sort of things without any warning, and later would remember them. I was a teenager back then, and it seemed that very little was known about her condition. My parents and I [...]
Where is my stuff?
I have been wondering where some of my stuff is from many years ago lately, specifically photos and trophies. You see, recently my son has been asking many questions about what it was like when I was his age. He’ll be twelve next month. By that age I’d already been working as a newspaper carrier [...]
Don’t go into that closet!
I’m referring to my younger son’s bedroom closet. It isn’t his fault, it’s just the way it is right now. I promised myself starting this coming week I am going back to my goal of doing one thing a day, and his closet is on the list. Back in September I mentioned my bad experience [...]
My trick or treater is too tired to trick or treat!
My eleven year old and I took my eight year old out trick or treating after school today. We were only out an hour when he couldn’t go on. His little legs and feet were so tired. He kept sitting down on people’s steps and porches to take a break. He kept handing me his [...]
We knew how to trick or treat back in my day.
I remember when I was younger, we’d trick or treat for two nights. We’d trick or treat in our town on Halloween, before going to the next town over for the annual Halloween parade. We’d also trick or treat in that next town over the night before Halloween, because they always had trick or treating [...]
Happy news that causes me pride
My father is currently a national officer in the Sons of the American Legion. He is a Past Detachment Commander for New Jersey. He pours his heart and guts into this volunteer organization. He has chaired the Annual POW/MIA Watchfire for fourteen years. He’s never cancelled a Watchfire. He even found a way to ensure [...]
Keep a good thought for those on the West Coast
I spoke to my brother today who’s in the Navy and stationed in San Diego. The wildfires burning in California are not letting up, he said it’s crazy. He voluntarily evacuated, to be safe and get out early and to keep the baby as far away from the smoke as possible. There are a few [...]
Hi ho, hi ho, it’s back to work I go.
I go back to work tomorrow, after being out of work for almost three months. Tomorrow will be an adjustment for me, to say the least. Tomorrow will be an even bigger adjustment for my hubby, who will now have to get up one to two hours earlier in order to get the kids off [...]
Do you shop for holiday gifts alone?
I do most of my holiday shopping online. I do so because I can’t stand to spend forever looking through stores crowded with holiday shoppers only to find out something is out of stock. Yet, somehow every year I seem to manage to end up going shopping with my Dad for my Mom’s gifts. My [...]
Big fun in Big City San Francisco
As I mentioned on my Computer Chit Chat blog, I recently tried the hidden object game Big City Adventure San Francisco. I had enjoyed enough of my free hour trial that I downloaded it. Well, at 2:10 am this morning I finished the game. It’s got sixty rounds of hidden object finding as well as [...]
Loving the new schcool attitude
My eleven year old has never loved school. He’s a very bright child who often doesn’t work to his potential. He’s in sixth grade this year. As I mentioned less than two weeks ago, progress reports came home and his wasn’t too bad. He has seemed to take more of an interest this year. Now [...]
One Thanksgiving with my family can leave a lasting impression.
I have always hosted Thanksgiving dinner for my family since I got married. The minimum amount of people we’ve ever had is six. The most we have ever had was fifteen. When we serve Thanksgiving dinner or any other holiday meal, we use my Grandma’s china. For serving we use a mish-mosh of whatever big [...]
Where do you find the best travel deals?
My parents travel frequently now that my mother is retired. It seems like they’re always taking a vacation or attending a convention. I know when they’re going to travel my father spends a lot of time trying to find good airline deals. My father is a national officer for the Sons of the American Legion. [...]
Update on first date
It looks like my son won’t be asking one of the girls he likes out this week. Fandango did finally update yesterday but there aren’t any movies he really wants to see. He had thought he might ask her about the new movie “Sarah London and the Paranormal Hour” but it isn’t on anyone’s schedule. [...]
