Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! My Mom managed to say a blessing for our dinner, broke my heart because I know she struggled to get the right words out,( Mom has had a stroke and words don't come easy any longer).

My siblings were all present and that's all Mama cared about. Hope you all didn't get too buzzed on coffee yesterday. My coffee intake is increasing because of the cold weather here in Fla,( high 30's low 40's in the am.) All you folks that are laughing right… Continue

So....Florida Gators chomped Dawg again! Halloween was fun too. My nephew walked the neighborhood untill he was dragging. Got a bag full of treats. Tomarrow starts a new work week, onward to the next holiday.Thanksgiving Day. I'll be starting christmas shopping soon. I want to be finished with it before the holdays start.....that way I can kick back and enjoy them.

YYYYEEEEHHHHAAAAWWWW Yawl! It's Halloween , Fair time , and Florida/Georgia weekend!!!!! this town is wilder than the Swamp could ever be!!!!!!!!!!!! By the way, for those who don't know the answer to the question......CHOMP-CHOMP, Gators favorite snack is DAWG!!! I'm taking my nephew Dan trick or treating, then home to lay low and stay out of trouble....Hope everyone has a spooked time tonight....

O.K. I've decided to ask The Barista's to help me solve a puzzling question" Why does an adult child suddenly stop communicating with their parents and siblings?" I am honestly trying to come up with answers. There was no abuse in childhood. We have a large supportive family. We are not rich, but manage to supply extra's that where asked for, that was within reason. We tought our children to be self sufficent, independent, which I believe parents are supposed to do for their children, but we… Continue

Well another successful reunion has occurred today......I must say though the younger folks need to learn how to stick around and listen to family history.....but I was like that too years ago, eat and go. The problem is in years to come when they are old enough to want to hang around for stories, the older folks present today won'tbe here.....maybe I need to write down the stories for the future meetings. I noticed the food choices are reflecting the economic times, but that's OK...this… Continue