Browsing the blog archives for May, 2008
I love the holiday every June that we have for Fathers. I think it’s great to honor the men who take their family responsibilities very seriously and make the effort to be good fathers. I know I was very lucky to have two such men in my life as a child. Although my parents divorced [...]
Don’t you have something you used to LOVE and it’s not made anymore? I used to love the 5-flavor pound cake made in the grocery store bakery of the small chain of family run stores in the Nashville area, back in the 1980′s and 1990′s. When they sold their stores to a larger regional chain, [...]
So many people drive to work as a mindless exercise every day. They back out of their driveway and take the same route to work, sitting in rush hour traffic and stressing until they get to their office. The drive to work is a dull, boring routine. I can’t do that. I’ll drive to work [...]
Chocolate has always been a treat for me and we weren’t allowed many sweets as children, so perhaps I’ve over compensated as an adult. I used to be happy with just any kind of chocolate bar – something you grab at the drug store or convenience store for 25 cents. If it had extras, like [...]
Our grandson was here over the weekend. His mom dropped him off Saturday morning and we got to spend the whole day together. He usually goes to bed pretty early at home and I like to keep him on the same sleep schedule although not on the same routine. At home he usually falls asleep [...]