Archive for the 'Family Stuff' Category



Another Blast from the Past

Published on December 7, 2009

Around the holidays, we are usually thinking of family and friends.  Well, sometimes the line between family and friends blurs. When I was 15, my parents moved to Florida, dragging me against my will – I was a sophomore in high school.  I hated it, didn’t want to go, didn’t want to leave my friends, didn’t want […]


Holiday spirit

Published on December 6, 2009

This time of year, I’m usually on a spending frenzy, buying for all, cooking up a storm and I’m very glad I was able to do it for as long as I did. I should be chasing in and out of stores and malls, freezing my ass off, carrying large bags, rubbing my aching back from […]


Things I am thankful for

Published on November 26, 2009

My three children, and their children. Enough said.  I’m not cooking a huge turkey dinner on Thursday. Daughter is cooking at her house, 3 hours south, and invited us all; Pop has to work Friday and the rest of the weekend, absolutely; one of  the joys of working in “retail.” We decided early on that we were […]