The day each of my children was born was life-changing for me as it is for many parents. I believe in celebrating their birthday special every year as much for them as for myself. Through the years, after the kids go to bed, I have spent many a night creating a cake for the occasion. Amid… Read More Let Them Eat Cake! – Photo Friday
When I get old, I hope to listen to the steady creak of the rocking chair beside me and know that you are still by my side on our front porch. I hope to look over and not only see the aged man you’ve become whose every wrinkle reflects my own, but also relive the stories… Read More When I Get Old, I Hope To Look Back On My Life And…
From a young age, we are taught to say please and thank you. Over and over, we are told to use our manners, thanking someone for inviting us over for a playdate, thanking someone when we are given a compliment. We are encouraged to say thank you when a treat is bestowed upon us and we… Read More Please and Thank You…Say It With Me
Execution was a public spectacle; free entertainment for the masses. Vendors sold hot potatoes, fruit and gingerbreads, and peddled gin. Life was cheap in an age where diseases raged and life expectancy was short. So frequent were the tortures and punishments, the exact number of victims will never be known.
“The people you surround yourself with can either help build you or help break you. Choose wisely.” – JJ Watt
“[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing… it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.” ― Homer, The Odyssey
PHOTO FRIDAY: FOOTBALL FRIDAY …because my only photography consists of Pop Warner football games lately.
“Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where you started again.” – Stephen King When the wheels come down When the wheels touch ground And you feel like it’s all over There’s another round for you When the wheels come down – Foo Fighters
Slippery When Wet – Photo Friday During our Farewell Tour of Puerto Rico, we spent a family day fishing in San Juan with a company called Magic Tarpon. We had an amazing day and even caught a fish or two!
I’m usually a big believer in “Being Yourself” and am always encouraging the kids to be true to themselves at all times. Every now and then though, it is definitely okay to be someone else! We had a blast at Puerto Rico Comic Con and next year we will join these folks in costume! Enjoy… Read More Puerto Rico Comic Con – Photo Friday
