Today Mr. Diamond and I will celebrate 41 years of wedded bliss. For those that know us well, you know that we have really been blessed with a truly wonderful life. We are well suited for one another and balance each other. As we have Continue reading →
Dearest sweet Theo, Today you turn two and while circumstances kept your Grampa and I from being with you to celebrate, it doesn’t mean that we aren’t wishing we were there. We were so very disappointed and sad when we realized we could not come Continue reading →
It’s November 10th and this date will always be a difficult one for me. My mom would have been 93 years old today. She has definitely been on my mind a lot the past couple of weeks and I am sure that it is because Continue reading →
Sometimes I like to scroll through old blog posts to see what I was blogging about years ago. When you have been at it as long as I have sometimes the ideas are elusive when it comes to writing. At times I might repurpose the Continue reading →
Yesterday I shared a few things from some scrapbooks that my Mother kept. It is fun to look at some of these old things and see what was important enough for her to keep. One such thing is this thank you note for a program Continue reading →
I have the privilege of having so many scrapbooks and albums from my parents and every once in awhile I take the time to look through the fragile pages. It gives me the chance to see who they were when they were younger and how Continue reading →
40 Years 14,610 Days 350,640 hours 21,024,000 minutes Each one building on the other. Each one blending into the next one. 40 years of marriage to the love of my life. Have each of those days been easy? No. Have there been challenges? Absolutely. But Continue reading →
Sometimes I realize how short life can be and how I so want to be able to see my parents and talk to them. Father’s Day is one of those days, like Mother’s Day, that carries with it many emotions. As I reflect on my Continue reading →
I have been working on a few things this month and am trying to get some things organized and cleaned up. It seems to be a constant thing with me. Sometimes I feel like all I am doing is moving piles of stuff around and Continue reading →
We did it! Our first Gramma and Gramp Camp is over and done and all participants appeared to enjoy the experience thoroughly. Camp counselors have recovered from the weeklong experience and have improved flexibility and stamina as a result. The week with our little grandson Continue reading →
