Category Archives: Childhood

Size Matters

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Since my blog last week I’ve been thinking about clothing and sizes and I have been pondering a few things. I’d like to take a moment to talk about size… I was a little girl. I know that’s true for … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Clothing, Fashion, Getting Old, Humor, Jeans, Juniors, Life, Petites, Sizes, Uncategorized, Women | Leave a comment

Oh, The Humanity…

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

What I’m about to say is not politically correct but then, most times, neither am I. Being ‘politically correct’ is not my moral compass. I also understand that this might cause some controversy. Again, I am not usually one to … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Discipline, Childhood, Children, Christians, Church, Discipline, Embarrassing moments, Faith, Family, Humor, Spanking | 2 Comments

The Few, The Proud, The Brave…

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

They weren’t all Marines. Some of them were a now almost defunct group of young girls called Candy Stripers. Auto correct keeps trying to tell me that “Stripers” should be spelled with two p’s, but that would be “Strippers”. Personally, … Continue reading →

Posted in Candy Stripers, Childhood, Courage, Embarrassing moments, Friends, Hospitals, Humor, New Jersey, Uncategorized, Volunteers, Women | Leave a comment

The Pledge

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

I think The Pledge of Allegiance is important and so on my Student Questionnaire this year I asked, “Do you know The Pledge of Allegiance?” Just about half of my students answered, “I don’t know.” I was more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Childhood, Children, Courage, English Teacher, Humor, Pride, Students, Teaching, The Pledge of Allegiance | 2 Comments

Adventures With Little Chins and Elusive Sightings…

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

Life through the eyes of a child is magical. Life through the eyes of two little boys is engrossing, with the emphasis, at times, on ‘gross’. Days filled with repeated backseat shouts of BOOYAH! Hikes highlighted by finds of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Childhood, Children, Family, Gingers, Humor, Memories, Red heads, Travel | 1 Comment

The Story of Us…

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

“I have an idea for your blog! Why don’t you write about us when we were growing up?” Dangerous, possibly incriminating words spoken by our middle sister…Nean, this one’s for you! We began in Newark, New Jersey where our parents, … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Children, Dogs, Family, Home, Humor, Memories, The Human Spirit, Uncategorized | 3 Comments