A year ago I listed 44 reasons why I love my daughter Tammy and while she deserves another round of 44 – plus one for another year of life – I’m not about to start a trend! Today is her birthday and soon I will call her at 11:42 a.m. to celebrate that moment when [...]
Archive for June 2011
My Fabulous Firstborn 4 comments
Women of Substance Savor Summer Leave a comment
Tonight was the first Summer 2011 edition of Women of Substance and in keeping with our desire to try local restaurants, we dined at Savor on Commercial Street. We each had a $20 coupon from the 417 Deal of the Day that we purchased for $10 which made the food taste extra delicious! Naturally we [...]
Cutting For Stone Leave a comment
Every once in a while I read a book that is so outstanding, so head-and-shoulders above most novels that I want everyone I know to read it and love it the same way I do. That’s how I feel about “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese. A friend recommended this book to me a few [...]
My Mother-In-Law 1 comment
Comedians love to make jokes about mothers-in-law and I’ve had friends who think having a root canal is more fun than dealing with their MIL – but I was blessed when I married the Starter Husband (SH). I not only got the father of my two girls - I also got the most wonderful MIL I could [...]
The Big Easy Continues – Katrina and Bill 1 comment
After hearing the panel discussion about Rotary’s response to Hurricane Katrina, I knew I wanted to take the Rotary bus tour of Katrina. So early Tuesday morning I joined our tour guide, Barbara, and other Rotarians for a few hours of seeing areas where Katrina left her mark and how Rotary responded to the devastation. [...]
