Category: Family

  • Home Safety Concerns

    One of my neighbors is an older widowed lady. She just called me, upset that someone backed into her driveway and then came knocking on her door. She was afraid to answer the door, as she did not know this man and was not expecting anyone today. She watched from a window and stayed quiet…

  • Menu by the Day

    Is there a certain food that is associated with a particular day of the week for your menu planning? In a lot of homes where I grew up, Fridays always meant fish, because the Catholics observe the tradition of no meat on Fridays – just fish. Even the schools respected that tradition, the Friday public…

  • Home from the Holidays, Safe and Sound

    Finally got home this morning. I drove all night. As much as I love my family, three days of holidays and dinners and exchanging gifts at my mother’s house was plenty of family togetherness for me. But I’m glad I made the trip. My mom went all out to entertain everyone, but this year my…

  • Happy Birthday Nanna

    Today would have been my Nanna’s birthday. She would have been 80 years old, which is pretty old for anyone actually. I know some people call their grandmother other nicnames or pet names. My grandmother was always Nanna to me. I don’t know who decided to call her that. She was a sweet lady with…

  • Over board

    A father beats up a basketball coach for making his daughter and another team mate run laps for arguing during practice. This  is a testament to the society we live in today. When I was a kid and got into trouble at school, my parents punished me after I was punished at the school. Now the parents…

  • fun fun fun

    I love the weather lately. It has finally warmed up enough for BBQ’s and outdoor entertainment. Unfortunately, the best weather is during the week and it tends to rain on the weekend. So I decided to have my BBQ during the week. I called my friends and some family and told them since the weather…