Category: Family

Ruth and I met Sutton James Papanickolas in Las Vegas almost twenty years ago.  We knew he’d been dating our daughter, Elizabeth. For  a while and we also, she knew she was at an age when the next guy could be the one.  She told me that he played in a band.  I don’t recall …

My mom and dad taught my sisters and me that manners were important.  Please and thank yous were big deals.  Mom, like most moms, did the bulk of the instruction. Dad supported her words with his actions.  He held the door open when we entered a store and helped mom with her coat.  He went …

I’m in Vegas today with my boys: Brady, David, Michael and Sutton. We’re celebrating Brady’s twenty-first birthday. Coming here to celebrate such birthdays is a family tradition.  Ruth and I brought David, Elizabeth and Michael when they turned twenty-one and everyone enjoyed the experience. We eloped to this town in September of 1971.  It’s much …

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 • …