Category: Life
Cabbage Patch Kids 25th Anniversary
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since the Cabbage Patch Kids were introduced. When I realized this I felt a bit old. I remember when they came out in 1983 I was a freshman in college, living in my own room on campus. I had just turned 16 and had never been away from [...]
How do you open boxes?
I have a questions for those of you that frequently open boxes. What do you open the boxes with? I don’t use anything sensible like a box cutter. I use a knife from the butcher block in my kitchen that I don’t know what it’s intended use is. I ask this because two days ago [...]
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk
I’ve written previously about Alzheimer’s and how it relates to my family. My grandma almost certainly had it before she passed, but back in those days we knew so much less about it. Odds are higher that my youngest son may develop Alzheimer’s because of it’s association with Down Syndrome. I pray every day a [...]
A special baseball game at Yankee Stadium
I found a terrific story this week that I want to share. Recently the Bronx NY Little League Challenger baseball team and the New Jersey District 8 Challenger baseball team from Newark got a once in a life time opportunity. They were given the chance to play an exhibition game in Yankee Stadium during MLB [...]
Anniversary update
I almost forgot to update you on the anniversary/birthday situation. I mentioned earlier that I only had one gift for hubby last weekend for our anniversary and his birthday and wasn’t sure what to do because my truck was broken. I thought I was going to have to give an IOU. Well. Hubby surprised me [...]
IOU a 22nd anniversary gift
Today is my 22nd wedding anniversary. Yes, I’m still very peeved with hubby but I still love him. Anyway. My truck is out of commission, which means I’m stuck in the house today. It bothers me that I don’t have a gift for him today. I do have his birthday gift (his birthday is tomorrow) [...]
Best Day offers special needs kids an opportunity to have their best day
Time to Share Some Good Stuff! The good news that I found this week and want to share is taking place in Sea Bright, NJ which is not far from me, about a half an hour away. The nonprofit organization called the Best Day Foundation has announced that it is holding a two day beach [...]
Give me a brake
My son had a doctor’s appointment today about an hour away from here. I stopped at the Wawa gas on busy Route 18 because the price per gallon was only $3.93. After the attendant put gas into the truck I got in to leave. Thankfully I put my foot on the brake pedal, because that’s [...]
Take Advantage of great summer rates
A coworker recently bought a second home in Florida. With the price of gas being what it is now I told her it was cheaper to fly round trip and rent car while there rather than drive down. I found her some cheap flights and then tackled the task of finding her an affordable car [...]
Halloween’s just around the corner
I stopped at the party supply store this past weekend to pick up a couple of things for my son’s 9th birthday party. I was shocked to walk in the door, on the fifth of July, and see an aisle with Halloween costumes. The girl behind the counter told me they were starting to bring [...]
Do you help yourself to promotional items?
I was wondering something. Commerce is one of the biggest banks in our area. They have blue marketing pens with their name on it. They’re available inside the bank and there’s always one in the containers used at the drive up. My Mom always takes a pen. She took one from a employee’s desk once, [...]
Happy Fourth Of July
The Fourth of July is Independence Day here in the US. It’s the anniversary of the day that the United States declared her independence from England. The US declared her independence with the Declaration of Independence. Continental Congress passed the final text of the document on July 4,1776.
Alicia’s law passed
I want to Share Some Good Stuff this week pertaining to graduations. For the last few weeks around the country schools have held their graduations. As covered in the Daily Record, recently Governor Corzine( of NJ, where I live) passed Alicia’s Law (S.442), making it effective immediately. Alicia’s Law, for those unfamiliar, states that special [...]
New phone friend
My twelve year old has a phone friend. He discovered that his friend has a cousin that’s around the same age who he has a lot in common with. He’s supposed to meet her next weekend. Already they’re texting each other and talking on the phone. He flipped open his cell phone last night to [...]
Free browser available for autistic children
I want to share some good stuff this week, especially with my pal Skeet. Usually when I find good news it’s from my area but this one is so good it has the potential to effect people almost anywhere. I found this article earlier this month on the USA Today website. A software engineer named [...]
