Tag Archives: family
Men are from Mars …
I don’t know what triggered the thought, but my mind wandered back to the early 90s. There was a wildly popular book by Dr. John Gray, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Karen read it and insisted I … Continue reading
I’m great
I’m great. No, no. That’s “great” as in the adjective, not the noun. As a noun I am not great, but as an adjective, I graduated from father to grandfather and now great-grandfather! Welcome to the world Payton Amaya Schultz! … Continue reading
Live and Work
Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertJuly 26, 2010 Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to…
Seaside Heights
I’ve been following the progress of rebuilding Seaside Heights after Hurricane Sandy. I’ve logged into the tourism site, http://exit82.com/, and I marveled at the renovation of the boardwalk, especially after seeing just a shell of what was during my trip … Continue reading
Dear Girl Mom
As I’ve mentioned before, my daughter Dee literally pushed me into the world of blogging. And it’s her words that often inspire me to share my words. A case in point. Yesterday, she posted the following at http://www.journeywithd.com/2013/07/16/dear-girl-mom/. I would … Continue reading
Heroes
I was reading my daughter’s blog (http://www.journeywithd.com/2013/07/15/till-we-meet-again/) this morning. It was a recap of her two week vacation to New York. I re-lived her experiences with her siblings and nieces and nephews, both here and in Massachusetts. Then I shuttered … Continue reading
Note to Self
Note to self. Don’t go to a baseball game with five grandchildren age eight or under. That’s what I did the other night, compliments of our state senator, Mike Nozzolio. It was supposed to be a fun night with my … Continue reading
A Child’s Mind
My daughter, grandson (5), granddaughter (8) and I headed to Massachusetts over the Fourth weekend to visit with my middle son, his wife and three boys (10, 6 and five months). It was an interesting trip with the heat and … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Beautiful
Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/07/five-minute-friday-beautiful/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
I’m Getting Old
It’s official. I am getting old. My youngest son was pulled over last night. Apparently, around 11 p.m. he decided he needed a soda so he drove over to the convenience store. A county deputy was parked across the street … Continue reading
The Light 