Archive for the ‘Parenting & Families’ Category

Before she was Mama

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Ever put some of your favorite memories, letters, pictures, etc. in a box and put it away for safekeeping? Maybe included in that box were some things that were very personal to you, something you didn’t want anyone to see, but you didn’t quite want to dispose of them. For instance, what about those high […]

Somewhere Other Than the Night

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I heard a new country song sung by Garth Brooks on the way home yesterday. The name of it, “Somewhere Other Than the Night,” made me listen pretty closely due to the first lines I heard. The whole jist of the song is this…that you need to show you love and care for someone other […]

There’s Nothing Like a Dame

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Even today, this song from the 1958 movie South Pacific has as much to say about men as it does about women. Now I want to make sure you men know you are loved by many if not most of the “fairer” sex. I mean, after all, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be […]

Surprise!

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Have you ever tried to surprise someone and it didn’t quite turn out the way you thought it would? My late husband and I loved to take vacations together. He often did things like blindfold me on the way out the driveway without my knowing where we were going. He said I’d just have to […]

I’ve Been Watchin’ You

Friday, January 12th, 2007

There’s a cute country song called “I’ve Been Watchin’ You.” A father sings the song about driving his small son in the back seat while he’s eating french fries and an orange drink. The father has to slam on the breaks and curses under his breath while he watches his son’s drink and fries fly […]