Today is the 29th birthday of my second oldest child and oldest son - Noah. Regular readers know that I have often written about Noah in my blog before - with some of the most recent entries being in regard to our big adventure to Canada together (in which his Oprah attitude sorely tried me some days). When [...]
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Evolution is good…
My daughter Sarah turned 30 on June 16th. There was a party to celebrate her birthday and I made a memory album that her guests could look at and sign. It took all I had to get that album done. First I got lost in reminiscing and then it was a matter of finding the [...]
Who is responsible for the heart of a child?
When Hillary Clinton said it takes a village to raise a child she was right. Albeit, maybe not a village per se, but a society that is invested in children's well-being. After all, are we not a caring society that prescribes to the notion that children are important? I believe we are. I believe that [...]
Voucher
Today I went to the post office with my son Noah. He needed me to vouch for his identity so that he could get his passport. He lost his old passport in the Galleria fire in October. On the form I had to indicate what my relationship was to Noah. I asked the nice woman [...]
Soft, refreshed, tan skin with no frown lines…that’s enough thank you.
When receiving gifts one should always be polite and remember the maxim, "It's the thought that counts." Typically, Mother's Day gifts are filled with love and thoughtfulness because they come from kids, grandkids or properly appreciative spouses or partners. All moms know that it is hard to go wrong with a macaroni necklace and a handmade [...]
The best April Fool’s joke ever!
Today is my youngest child's birthday. Today Cheyenne is officially 12 (although she has by her account been "almost 12" for a good six months). Yes, I know it is April Fool's Day. What better day to deliver a baby a few months before you turn 40? The universe seemed to delight in its sense [...]
He has the bladder of a squirrel.
When I commented to Cheyenne early in the winter that our dog Chompers sure had to go out a lot lately she remarked, "He has a tiny bladder...he has the bladder of a squirrel." This caused me to spontaneously laugh out loud. Where does she come up with these things and who even thinks of [...]
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