Category: Family

Several days ago, while sitting at the fire pit at David’s house, a man sat down next to me and we chatted a bit. I recognized him as Eva’s boss, Jacob.  We had quite a conversation. He told me how his family got into the baking business and opened their restaurants.  The bakers go back …

Tomorrow isn’t just any Thursday. It’s the day Eva graduates from high school. I’ll be there with a big smile on my face.  I loved her before I met her, and I love her even more now. I couldn’t be prouder. I wrote the story below for her thirteenth birthday. While going through my blogs …

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know my daughter, Elizabeth, published a book called The Elephant on Aaron’s Chest about four years ago. If not, get ready to be impressed. Using her childhood nickname as a pen name, she writes as BZ Tebo. She’s working on another book, this time about …

My daughter-in-law, LindsAy spent the last few days with me.  I emphasize the A because that’s one of the first things she said to me when I met her over twenty-five years ago.  It’s LindsAy with an A. Ruth and I met her at Clark Lake’s Beach Bar.  She was a fellow server with Elizabeth.  …

My grandson, Jackson, turns five on Friday.  That’s what Tebos say about birthdays.  We turn.  His Uncle Tee Tee (aka David) turns 51 on Monday the 30th.    BZ turned 49 on the 10th. When we add in our cousins, our family has even more turning days in March. Young Jackson James came as a …

I went out to dinner with David’s family during their visit over the Christmas holiday.  There was an attractive hostess working that night. She and Lindsay struck up a conversation about a “cute outfit” she was wearing. Lindsay wanted to know where she got it.  The hostess brought her laptop over to the table and …

I looked up the origin of British toy soldiers the other day.  I had some pictures to share from a Christmas past and wanted to know more about them.  This is what I found. Vintage British toy soldiers are highly sought after because of: • their craftsmanship • limited production runs • historical accuracy • …

I’ve been struggling with developing a new idea for a Christmas blog this year.  While I do have a new one to post on Christmas Eve, here’s a series of excerpts from Christmas blogs since I started writing.  It’s a long read so get a new cup of coffee and settle in. 2017 My earliest …

I came across a quotation the other day that caused me to ponder a bit: Always is a habit. Forever is a hope. Never is a boundary. Those words carried me back to when our kids were growing up. Ruth and I leaned on them often. Never was the one we used most. One of …

When I was a kid, I remember having three pets over a series of approximately six years.  About the time I was six – twelve we had two dogs and a parakeet. One of my aunts gave us Spot and a few years later I brought home Beauty from the neighbor down the street.  I …