Putting your kids on the school bus can be very traumatic.
 
 
The first day of school can be a rough day as most of the time kids don’t want to leave home therefore how you prepare them before the essential occasion can determine just how dramatic it will be for the family. When they are younger they often want mommy or daddy to drive them to school as buses can be complicated and if there are bullies or older kids on the same route with your child there can be social …

 
Will love lift you up or drag you down?
 
When I looked up the meaning of love there were many words describing several emotions and various significance and importance of those feelings and I began to have opinions and then I heard the mistress of Bernie Madoff on television on the morning show and my whole demeanor altered as I heard her say he took everything from me and I knew the only thing I had to sell so I could survive financially was my story and I felt this cringe …

When you’re blessed with real friends
How do you determine if you really have a true friend or a fair weather person in your existence is there some manual you should read or seminar you could attend which would describe what a friend is and what it will mean for you?  Furthermore can a friend be a sibling or a parent or is it exclusive to non relatives and how long does it take to prove a friendship so you can be sure they’re your friend and as in marriage will …

If your wondering why I talk about Noah so much on my blog it’s because I see him more then my other grandchildren as the others have their own lives now and we talk on the phone often instead of seeing each other although yesterday I picked up William my 14 year old and we had quality time at the big mall shopped for school clothes and had a snack before I took him back to work.    I was always content when they grew up and each began their own …

When you die should you choose how you’ll finish your life on this earth?
 
 Connie was a lovely older lady age 85 who had lived beyond the years one could have guessed when she was diagnosed with brain cancer over four years ago she was my husband’s sister in law’s mother and died this week less then a year after her husband had passed as well.   I watched her family and friends go up to her casket at the viewing and I heard them  remark how good-looking  and peaceful she was …

Alpaca Paradise
This is a story that can really be called “Paradise by the Dash Board Light”
The artist Meatloaf and his song Paradise by the Dash Board Light, is a real life meat and potato story about a used car dealer and an Alpaca Ranch.
 About 10 years a local Car Dealer, Ken Currie of Ken Currie Motors, Inc, from Niagara Falls, NY bought a 100 acre piece of property in the Town Of Porter. With a pull barn on the land he stored cars boats and what ever else to cover …

I’m in the Windy city of Chicago for a family reunion
My husband’s family reunion is here in Chicago and I love the city, however he’s attending the family reunion and I’m visiting with one of my very best friends Beverly,  Her husband saved me and is going to the reunion with my husband therefore Bev and I can shop and visit parts of the City I’ve missed so far in my previous trips here, I think Chicago is my favorite place to visit it helps that we stay at their …

Unconditional Love what is it?
 
I’ve been trying to determine what subject I’d write about next on this blog as there’s been so much going on in my family  I couldn’t decide what was most important and then it came to me what exactly is unconditional love.
 
We talked about moms missing in action and how awful it can feel when you are lacking in feeling accepted or not being loved by a parent and in most cases it seems to be the love of a mother is what we long for …