Happy 100th Birthday!

My husband’s grandmother turned 100 today. She credits her longevity to good genes. Her mother and her grandfather lived until they were 99. In fact, her grandfather was just four days short of reaching his 100th birthday. Although it is a huge milestone to reach, turning 100 is not as unusual as it was when […]

My Mom

My mom was born on a farm in West Virginia during The Depression. She was fifth of seven children. Although, she was forced to drop out of nursing school when she was young because of her own health problems, but she was always a caregiver. She moved back with her parents on their farm to […]

Not Understanding the Behavior of Men

Seriously, is there something wrong in the genetic make-up of the human male?  Is it something that alters after they are married?  Is it just that they are not as detail oriented about the same things as women?  I could go on with my questions, but I should and will stop. I know that some […]

The Birthday Cakes

My daughter had two birthday cakes  this year. Okay, one of them was not technically a “cake”, but it was just the same to her and better for us. The other one was an actual cake that she asks for every year.   She always wants a strawberry cake with strawberry filling.  She usually asks for […]