My father is an only child. I was the first-born grandchild. So, it seems natural I would have a unique bond with my paternal grandfather. Ask anyone who knew him and they would concur; the man adored his cherubic, blonde, curly headed granddaughter, and the adoration ran both ways. My grandfather has been gone now Read More
How many of you would call yourself a slave to fashion? Well, maybe “slave” is a bit extreme…let’s try this, how many of you take great pride in your appearance and thoroughly enjoy shopping for cute clothes and shoes? Even if you don’t, keep reading, I think you’ll get a laugh out of this. Shopping Read More
Adoption is a concept we understand. Some of us may know a person who was adopted, but unless you are adopted, have personally adopted a child, or experienced the process via close friends or family though, you may not comprehend the real beauty of adoption. Only in the last few years have I come to Read More
Clothes, everyone wears them, unless of course you live on a deserted island, or in a nudist colony. We also generally all wear some type of top along with a type of bottom. Again, there is always the exception of bare chested men roaming about and women at topless beaches, but as a norm, there Read More
College Bowl Season, an exciting time for fans and players alike. Athletes take it to the gridiron for one final chance to show they are the best. Existing records are broken, new records are set; some dreams are realized while others are squashed. Personally, my loyalties are sometimes divided, especially during bowl season where two Read More
Good-bye, Santa and the reindeer, jingle bells, Frosty the Snowman, holiday overindulgence, ugly sweaters, crowded malls and Christmas music. Hello, New Year’s Resolutions and promises to eat less, exercise more, quit smoking, curtail frivolous spending and give up alcohol. Making New Year’s Resolutions seems to be etched into our DNA; we think that simply because Read More
New Year’s Eve; for most of us, the end of one year and beginning of another brings about a time of reflection. We browse through the annals of our past and if we are honest with ourselves, all of us will find that we’ve fallen short of the mark. Perhaps there are broken relationships still Read More
