Mother’s Day 2021

This Mother’s Day was bittersweet for me. I lost my mother-in-law, Helen, last year on the morning of Mother’s Day. I had spoken to her that morning and then she passed with the phone still in her hand. Needless to say, we are working through her loss and miss her...

First Milestone

This is my granddaughter, Sophia. She has just completed her first season of soccer shots – a first milestone in being a team member and learning about how to work with others to accomplish a goal. I am so proud of her because I could tell by tonight – her last...

Who Needs the Grocery Store?

When you can grow your own lettuce… My daughter, Amy, decided to see if she could have a green thumb and grow some vegetables. As you can see, the lettuce is taking off. The carrots have died but the peppers, tomatoes, broccoli and potatoes are growing. Olivia...

Life is Full of Auctions

Tonight, we went to a livestock auction in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The girls had noticed the animals in their trailers as we were eating at the Taco Bell and asked if they could go see them. Amy and I looked at each other and said “Why not? What else do we have to...