Family Blogs (544)

NEWBORN DEATHSDeath of infants seem to be on the rise here in Belize, the USA and other places. The dads are physically beating two months old, eight months old...

Wait a minute ! The name of the new baby from Prince Henry & Megan Markle is....Archie ?!?!?That's not a joke. There may be former English kings, queens, princes & princesses rolling over in their graves right now. They couldn't thi...

One door closes...another opens. Old AA saying. And it's so often true. Was never as close to my 5 sibs as I admired in other families, such as many Irish ones. Even in...

HE Washer? be a frayed of this...A while back, my old washing machine died. I decided to replace it with an HE (High Efficiency) washing machine. These washers require less soap and l...

Nose in the phonesI got an early Mother's Day surprise from my son and his family as they came up this weekend to see me and the folks. I took us all out to breakfast...

Walking a mile in other's moccasins....She's perfect, on so many levels. And still pretty, in our age group. We separated over parenting prerogatives, but have become best of friends. Doing...

HappinessNot many pictures as of now to post. Exhausted. Relieved. One down, three more to go. Three sisters and a friend. The bride and her maids. Hindu...

Will it ever go away?I'm not referring to a goiter, a urinary tract infection or herpes flare-up. No, I'm talking about the craving I have for a smoke. I average a couple...

You never knowThose that read my blogs may remember that I'm dealing with aging parents. Dad with alzheimers is in a physical therapy rehab, Mom goes three times a...

After it seemingly has ended........VERY ended.....how about renewing the relationship? Remarrying/reattaching with the same person? Who hasn't heard of this intriguing life maneuver, and perhaps even...

I was going to write a blog....But the topic is a sensitive one for me and I'm not ready to spill my blood and guts on these pages just yet so here's a little something I whipped u...

Terrible NewsHaving a great family support system makes it fairly easy to deal with what my aging parents are going through. I'm glad I have no need to throw a pi...

So, according to Archie Bunker, I'm a Heeb, or a YidI had my DNA done by 23andMe and the results came as a surprise. I am 46.2% British & Irish, 15.8% French & German, and 18.7% Ashkenazi Jewish. I h...

TherapyIt's almost been a year now since I semi retired and moved a hundred miles to Tampa where my elderly folks live. I've talked for many years about my...

Thank youFor those who sent prayers for my son for his successful scholarship Examination. THANK YOU ALL Though the result is not released yet. Except math...

Kids without a mom and a dad at their sides ...Just talked to my 3rd son, after work today. I felt that pain, as am supposed helped them in every difficulties they are going through. He was worrie...

Best Gift...Am thinking these past days...just that, I could not think what must be the BEST GIFT for a son, who worked hard in school, to compensate the hardship...

So yesterday was interesting, kind of, maybe..My friend's mom flew in from Napal last week with a big luggage bag full only of native spices (most of them easily obtainable at any American Interna...

Marriage licenses........Sure, the blood testing, and ruling out of the underaged, or of close cousins, (except in places like US Appalachia), make some sense. But we licen...

A Tribute to my Mom ~ on my birthdayIt was against the odds. She was 46 and already had 4 adult children and 1 still at home. A new relationship, after a scandalous affair had ripped...

There's no such thing as fun for the whole family......according to Jerry Seinfeld. In my duties as executor of my folk's estate, I'm learning things, and perhaps being confided in, more these days. Lea...

HungaryJust heard a few days ago that Hungary is encouraging young Hungarian families to have more kids (due to population decline) and with that comes some...

The Pressure CookerStove top pressure cookers have done nothing but terrify me so you couldn't give me one. However the digital counter top ones stole my heart after I...

Becoming pregnant..........should be a joy. Sure, the birds and bees advice some, but more and more, not all, of our folks gave us, mostly did the job. And speaking of paren...

Wish I could turn back the clock..But I know I can't. I am realistic about Life. But I think it is okay to wish. Yesterday my oldest daughter got married. The legal part of it. The...

Challenges and ChoresSeems everything in life has trade offs so one just has to take the bad with the good. Luckily I've been told many times throughout life that I can f...

The Beauty of Adoption...

Family drama that can't be avoidedI'm living my dream. I retired from my job of 20 years in Orlando in April to move to Tampa just 2 miles from my folks. I wanted to be a helping hand...

The meaningful message.................... The meaningful message

real lovereal love ……………….....

Happy New Year................. Happy New Year...

Tension in the aislesDoing the weekly shopping isn’t one of my favourite things but, luckily, I can make it more bearable by combining it with my hobby of people watching....

Surprise military homecomingEitan and Romit Urman are annual season ticket holders of the Phoenix Coyotes NHL team. Needless to say, they are familiar with the team. They’re fami...