Category: Family

  • What does the word poor mean to your family!

    What does the word poor mean to your family!

    Here we are almost to June and reflecting on how your family would define poor! Rewriting this blog as I felt it needed updating from January.   Sometimes poor is a state of mind and other times we just don’t know how to manage our lives. How to say no!  We slide from one mess to…

  • Mother’s Day and Father’s Day!

    Mother’s Day and Father’s Day!

    Mother’s Day and Father’s Day will be here before we know it  Everyone is trying to make it a special day, but my question to you is how are parents treated the rest of the time?  Not everyone is a bad parent! Good! Bad! Indifferent?  With respect or not.  Parents have a job to learn…

  • Case managers!  What is/are their roles?

      Their role is to follow up, either before, during or after a medical event. That is their job! Problem is to learn how to work effectively, efficiently and pleasantly with them. Just sat down to watch your favorite TV program or supper is ready and you want to eat before it is cold. The…

  • Dancing! Kindness! Having a blast!

    At the event we attended this last weekend, there was a young lady, and I do mean young, somewhat overweight dressed in a lovely party dress.   When I first noticed her she was on the dance floor, having a blast following all the dance steps with one of our older granddaughter’s. These were the…

  • Broken Ankle Wedding! Did we manage?

    Going to a wedding this weekend.  Our grandson Colin is getting married to very nice young lady.  Getting married in March is risky, but getting married in January is even riskier. Our daughter Mary came home many years ago and said, Jeff and I would like to get married in January.  I believe I shrieked,…

  • Creative Magic? Maybe! Great grand baby quilt.

    Creative Magic? Maybe!  Great grand baby quilt.

    We are going to begin looking at baby quilt fabric and decide on what fabric the mother to be would like.  It may end up not being baby fabric at at all. It could be something #supercreative and #inspiremagic!  Sarah is very creative with a good eye for design and color. All our grandchildren have…

  • Great Grandparents! We are feeling excited and blessed.

    Just found out this last week that our granddaughter and her husband are going to become parents.  Needless to say we are all very excited, but it is too soon to begin buying baby presents.  That doesn’t mean I can’t blog about babies though.  They are part of my niche, home, family and health /…

  • February – Right around the corner,Ground Hogs day, Valentine’s Day and Spring Cleaning!

    February – Where did January go? Before we know it Spring will be here. When I was young our mothers always did what was called spring cleaning. Believe me we all worked. So I am thinking about my spring cleaning list or the big to do list. If you can not afford to get someone…

  • 14 Suggestions to come up with a workable budget – 2019

    14 Suggestions to come up with a workable Budget. 2019 Are you ready to begin working on a budget? This plan is setup more toward a family, but a single person could also definitely benefit from it. You decide how to begin and incorporate expenses and saving in your plan. It may take some time…

  • Changes, elimate or lower stress.

    Changes, elimate or lower stress.

    Original blog 12/7/2018 Updated 7/12/21 Stress, are you overcome by the stress in your life?  Do you think you can not handle another day like the one you just had?  Dirty dishes, laundry, kids not behaving, car not working right, rain and more rain, bills to pay. You get the picture. How can you help…