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Tag Archives: children
Mirror Image
As I was pulling out of the driveway this morning on my way to the store, I saw my neighbors outside with their youngest child, a little boy who is three. They are my neighbors with the three children who … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged children, family, home, life, memories, Parent, parenting
28 Comments
“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.” —Steve Wright I’ve been working on the annotated picture album I mentioned a couple of posts … Continue reading
Being a Friend Isn’t Always Easy
I am not a person who needs a lot of friends. A few really good ones will do, and I’ve been blessed with those. Nevertheless, I did find it a little lonely when we first moved to Virginia Beach and … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged children, Friendship, humor, life, personal, relationships
32 Comments
Precious Cargo
Last night I had insomnia, and as I lay awake, I thought about the upcoming visit of my daughter and her family. That led my stream-of-consciousness mind to reminisce about last summer’s spectacular vacation when we rented a big house … Continue reading
Posted in Just Blogging
Tagged children, Driving, family, grandparents, life, personal, responsibility, Teenage drivers, Teenagers
16 Comments
Time Stands Still With Baseball
Monday we went to our first minor league baseball game here in Hampton Roads. Our AAA team is the Norfolk Tides who play in a beautiful stadium called Harbor Park. We parked our car at the Park & Ride and … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite posts, Just Blogging
Tagged baseball, children, family, Hampton Roads, life, memories, minor league baseball, Norfolk Tides, nostalgia, personal, Sports
34 Comments
This Is No Joke
You know those lightbulb jokes that ask how many people of a certain group are needed to change a lightbulb? The punchline always targets a certain group and is usually derogatory. Well I have a slightly different version for you: … Continue reading
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Tagged Babies, children, family, grandparents, humor, life, relationships
34 Comments
Exhaustion
I am exhausted. Totally. Maybe it was staying up to midnight and beyond every night when my usual bedtime is 9:30. But when you get to spend a week with your daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters having an X-Men marathon, binging … Continue reading
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Tagged children, family, grandparents, life, parenting, personal, women
36 Comments
5-Minute Friday: After
I love visiting our children. Living so far away from them, I don’t get to see them often enough, especially since airline tickets are so expensive. Planning the visit, the days or weeks of anticipation of the trip, pulling out … Continue reading
Where Has the Time Gone?
Fifteen years ago today, I became a grandmother. I could have phrased this differently: My beautiful, talented granddaughter is fifteen years old today. But this is my blog, so it’s all about me. As I was saying, I became a … Continue reading
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Tagged children, family, grandchildren, Grandparent, home, life, Love, personal, relationships
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Kiss Me, I’m Irish
As everyone knows, the United States is the largest melting pot on Earth. Those of us whose families have been around for a long time have histories tied to many different nations and ethnicities. My mother’s ancestors are from England, … Continue reading
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Tagged children, culture, Ethnicity, family, humor, life, personal, St. Patrick's Day
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