Category Archives: Children

Let’s Play Games!

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

Last week while reading the post of one of my two fairy blog mothers to my husband, I noticed that she mentioned that she and her husband play games. Specifically, they were playing Pinochle. I know how to spell pinochle … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Boss Tournament, Board Games, Card games, Childhood, Children, Christians, Church, Fairy Blog Mothers, Faith, Fellowship, Friends, Humor, Husbands, Life, Memories, Scrabble, Uncategorized, Words, Words With Friends | 5 Comments

The Little Traverse That Couldn’t

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

We love family vacations and we own a week at Marriott Vacation Club to prove it. Each year we gather our children, their spouses, and their children and go to one of their resorts. Every other year, we invite the … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Cars, Children, Courage, Family, Florida, Hilton Head, Home, Humor, Life, Marriott Vacation Club, South Carolina, Uncategorized, Vacation | Leave a comment

Ernie’s Escapades ~ A Washed Up Life

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

It’s been 4 weeks since I told you about my adventures in a business hotel with children. And though walking through a business hotel straddling a child on each hip with one of them being half-naked was quite an adventure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitude, Bert and Ernie, Blessings, Challenges, Child care, Childhood, Children, Christian Parenting, Gratefulness, Hotel Laundry, Humor, Life, Love, Memories, Moms, Parenting Small Children, Sesame Street, Tea, Tragedy and Triumph, Uncategorized, Vacation, Waitress | Leave a comment

Ya Gotta Have Friends…

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

…And I am very grateful to have quite a few! But, there is one friend that I’ve had for a very long time, 55 years kind of a long time. Her name is Cheryl and though I currently have three … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, America, Attitude, Best Friend, Challenges, Childhood, Childhood Home, Children, Christians, Cleaning, Dusting, Faith, Family, Friends, God, Growing Up, Health, High School, Home, Humor, Husbands, Life, Lord, Love, Talking, Uncategorized, Wisdom Teeth, Women | 1 Comment

A Business Hotel With Children or Things You Never Do…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

In my 60 years on this planet (not that I’ve lived on any others), I have learned a few important rules. A few things that you never do… Never swallow your gum or you’ll have to have your appendix out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Hotels, Challenges, Child care, Childhood, Children, Christian Parenting, Christians, Differences, Embarrassing moments, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Food, Hotels, Humor, Husbands, Life, Mini Vacations, Moms, New Jersey, Parenting Small Children, Uncategorized, Waitress, Women | Leave a comment

Stories of a Little Man

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

It was a very early morning, 5:00 a.m.,  and I went across the street to our daughter’s house to watch the supposedly sleeping children while she drove her husband to the airport for a business trip. I was about halfway … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Children, Coffee, Disney, Family, Generations, Grandmother, Grandson, Growing Up, Home, Hugs, Humor, Life, Love, Moms, Prayer, Talking, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Legacy of Lizards

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

At this moment we have a house guest. His name is Louie and he is currently residing underneath our refrigerator. In case you’re wondering, Louie is a lizard. We would not normally invite house guests to stay under the refrigerator, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Kingdom, Childhood, Children, Christians, Dogs, Family, Florida, Geckos, God, Home, House Guests, Humor, Life, Lizards, Memories, New Jersey, Uncategorized, Yellow Lab and Treeing Walker Coonhound | 1 Comment