One of the hard things in getting older is the fact that our parents are getting older as well. It seems that I’m hearing more from friends these days about the bad health or the death of one or more of their parents. As some one that recently lost both of his parents I can relate to how horrible those times are. Seeing your parents grow old and sickly is heart breaking, something that no one looks forward to and [...]
Every now and then I’ll get an email from my cousin, Larry, who I used to be so close to while growing up, but other than an occassional email I don’t hear much from him or any other member of that part of the family. Their house was just a few blocks up from us, we were close in age and had a lot in common with each other back then so we became pretty darned close there for most of [...]
I’ve decided to find some nice looking discount scrub sets for my sister’s birthday gift, for her up and coming birthday April 21st. Seems she is always looking for new clothes to wear to the hospital where she has been working at now for all most a year now. I’m so proud of her for going back to school and doing what she knew she had to do in order to gain employment in the medical field like so many other people [...]
Did you hear about the guy who was in a bar about as drunk as it’s possible to get? A group of guys notice his condition and decide to be good Samaritans and take him home. First they stand him up to get to his wallet so they can find out where he lives, but he keeps falling down. He fell down eight more times on the way to the car, each time with a real thud. After they get [...]
My sister’s oldest daughter, Kim, is getting excited about graduating from high school this June. She is going to take a year off and then head to college the following year, or at least that is the plan as of now. The way things change around here you are never really sure until it happens. Kim is a smart kid and has the capability to do some pretty cool things in her lifetime, so we have all done our best to [...]