You have spent all kinds of time changing your diet, exercising to get more fit, changing your lifestyle to be healthier. Now, what about your friends and family? Do you encourage or discourage them with your changes? I get daily emails from Sparkpeople.com and a recent one stuck in my mind – and in… Continue reading Your Friends and Family and Their Health
Several years ago, I wrote a post about March Madness and was referring to the start of my daughter’s Region I soccer season. This year I am again not referring to the NCAA basketball tournament. I am sure “The Big Dance” will make its way into my blog in the upcoming weeks but for now… Continue reading March Madness
I am reading the paper this morning – the way I always read it, online. That would make my father cringe. He liked the ink and newsprint but, then, he had been a newspaperman since I was five. Actually, he was a newspaperman before I was a “glimmer in his eye” but I remember him… Continue reading Crying in Front of the Computer
I grew up in a small town. Are those someone’s lyrics to a song? You bet but I really did grow up in a small town – Owego, New York. While I haven’t dug up and scanned tons of pictures from my childhood, you can enjoy a quick cruise through Owego with this Yahoo! image… Continue reading Small Town USA
I cannot remember the last time I celebrated the twins’ birthday with them. They were born 22 years ago last Saturday. Since college started, they have always been away at college for their birthday. This year, my daughter asked if I would bake a birthday cake before they left to go back to their… Continue reading Birthday Cake for the Twins
I love to go to swim meets that are not at Maine-Endwell. You see, my son is a diver, not a swimmer. He does occasionally swim exhibition heats but he does not swim much. He dives. So why do I dislike going to home meets? Maine-Endwell does not currently have a diving board for diving during swim meets. When my… Continue reading Diving at Oneonta
Today is a federal holiday, a day when schools are closed to honor the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. My 18 year old son and I were up at 4:30 this morning. We were out the door and on the road by 5 am. We were headed to the school. Most of his fellow… Continue reading DC Bound
… it’s another milestone. I just made reservations in Niagara Falls for Graduation Weekend at Niagara University. Granted this is not my first child to graduate from college. This is the first of my six who has indicated any preference about walking in commencement. Elise will graduate May 17th, 2009 with a degree in English… Continue reading It’s A New Year…
My almost 22 year old son left home yesterday to head back to college. No classes do not start this early in January. He is heading to the University at Buffalo to meet up with approximately 23 busloads full of students who are now almost at the Canadian border. They are following their football team… Continue reading Bowl Bound
Christmas can be quite an affair at my house. Now that the kids are not all under 10, it is much easier to deal with as an adult. The youngest even played elf this year, handing out gifts to others. Here are the pics from Christmas morning.
Nicki's Nook 