Archive for the 'Family' Category

The view from eye level

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

I think it is okay to not always see eye-to-eye. This holds true for relationships with spouses, parents, friends, children, etc. Such behavior doesn’t make one party right and one party wrong. It just makes both parties different from the other. But why? Why are we different? Is there a point? I can think of [...]

Multi-generational headaches, heartaches and everything in between

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

We have all heard the recent reports. About 6.6 million U.S. households in 2009 had at least three generations of family members, an increase of 30 percent since 2000, according to census figures. When “multigenerational” is more broadly defined to include at least two adult generations, a record 49 million, or one in six people, [...]

Sometimes you just want time to stand still

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Frozen Grand Central from ImprovEverywhere on Vimeo . There have been moments in life when (much like the Adam Sandler movie) I wish life had a remote control. I could fast-forward the pain; pause the tender moments. With this remote control I could make the awesome moments literally last a lifetime…or at least a few [...]

Happy 17th Birthday Brianna Marie

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Today is my sister Brianna’s 17th birthday. I am pretty sure I remember each of them quite well. There is little one can say about someone as special as she is. I have watched her grow up from a little redhead in hand-me-down clothes (I especially liked her little slip on rainbow shoes) to a [...]