Category: Family

Brady plays his first high school basketball game on Tuesday. If you’re reading this on Sunday or Monday you still have time to join Ruth and me in  Coopersville, Michigan for the 4:00 p.m. tipoff. We’re flying up to see him play.  We’ll also get to see his second game on Thursday and Eva’s middle …

I believe all parents have favorites. Pictures – not kids. These are two of mine. The first   was taken in the fall of 1978. David was five and in his first year of school, Elizabeth was three, and Michael was fifteen months. David and Elizabeth were sporting their traditional, barber free, bowl cuts provided …

Memories of people and events often fade with time.  People who have truly impacted your life last the longest.  If I close my eyes,  I can still hear the voices of my mom and dad as if they were speaking with me today.  The voices of several of my aunts, uncles, and grandparents still ring …

If you look up the definitions for galivants, gadabouts and gigolos, you’ll find something like this. A galivant is a person who “likes to wander about having a good time with members of the opposite sex”.  By definition a galivant can be either a male or female.  You do need to be interested in the …

My friend, Dave, gave me a three wood last spring before we headed north to Michigan.  He didn’t use it and it matched the seven and five woods that I carry in Florida.  It was a nice gesture on his part, and I appreciated the gift. I found it in my bag when we returned …

My mom was born in a house in Smiths Grove, Kentucky on July 19, 1920.  Her arrival increased the total population to 811.  By the end of the year, four other births were recorded for a grand total of 815.  That number marked the all time high for the town.  Forty years later, the population …

I’ve never been a great fan of Halloween.  I didn’t understand  the “let’s scare the heck out of each other” part of the holiday.   Don’t get me wrong.  I took part when I was a kid, and certainly enjoyed the candy that I gathered as part of  “trick or treating”, but the older I …

Elizabeth was in the third grade, David the fifth and Michael was in second when we took the kids to Mackinac Island for the first time. We had a great time exploring the island.  We walked through the main streets, bought fudge and t-shirts, held photo shoots like this one, and rented bikes. The five …

This is my 200th blog.  One of the main things I’ve discovered during my 200 posts is my stories have resurrected  memories for others.  I think that’s a good thing.  Some of  you lived the stories with me,  others were reminded of similar tales from their own past, and still others garnered a smile or …

If my dad was still alive, he’d be 100 years old tomorrow.  He lived until June 27, 1999 a few months short of turning 80.  That’s way too young, especially when I consider that I’m heading that way myself. He lived a simple life, worked hard, and above all else, he loved his family.  My …