The Principal’s office
When our son was just starting kindergarten, I received a call from our son’s school, requesting our son and I come to the principal’s office the following morning. This was…
‘Bushwhacked’
Hurricanes. Coming from the west coast with fires and earthquakes, one really doesn’t have time to prepare. You can have a plan in place, but you have little to no…
Heads Flew
It’s funny, when we moved to a lake on the East Coast, in so many ways, we had no idea WHAT we were getting ourselves into. Escrow closed, and we…
Stranded
During the summer, once our grandsons were old enough, we would grab them and they would stay with us for a week here and a week there. One year we…
‘Bully’
With Father's Day this weekend, I wanted to share a funny story involving my dad.
On Target
Every parent knows that a refrigerator box makes the BEST toy. My husband tells the best story about how he and his best friend in middle school had some fun…
The ‘Green Monster’
Living in North Carolina, we love living by the water. The one thing we quickly learned is that the shoreline doesn’t take care of itself. After a storm, there is…
I’m Out
After moving to the Carolina’s, our grandsons would spend time with us on the lake. Sometimes we would invite others to come hang out on the boat and play on…
Lost At Sea?
When we lived in California, one of our favorite things to do was to rent a houseboat and spend a week on the lake. Several times we went to a…
A “Little Bike Accident”
We spent an Easter in Tennessee with my daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons when the boys were quite young. The spring weather was amazing, and we spent most of our…