I could hear Gramma’s voice with her, such a nice Polish boy !! declaration as he introduced himself. This stranger with his very thick accent and physical therapy regimens had been Home Health Care assigned to bring Husband’s strength back and if I were a bettin’ man, I’d wager our first impressions were equally off …

Don’t tell them, but I have 2 notebooks, one for each, that came to be when they started talking and in these notebooks I jot down every cute, little boy thing they do, every cute, little boy thing they say and when they graduate high school, I plan on gifting these notebooks to remind them …

I watched his face as those sincere eyeballs zeroed in on Grandpa B and Auntie J. There they were, slowly yet very surely, making their way up the aisle and there he was, a proud kindergartner skillfully carrying out his ring-bearer duties. Grandpa hugs Auntie, sits next to Gramma & YaY !! Auntie and Uncle …

Truth be told, most days were a frantic rush to get this one here and that one there. Baseball and dance and homework and fast dinners, Science Fairs and sleepovers and birthdays parties and can you give us a ride to … ? & quite frankly, the big picture of it all was easily swept …

Repeated with a whole lotta gleeeeee after spending many minutes on the dance floor this weekend. ! ! Enjoy ! ! I have never been much of a dancer. Weddings, parties, events. I sway. I shuffle. I halfheartedly twist or twirl & I may dance, but, I don’t dance-dance. She does. Always and every time. …

With a quick glance, with a slight touch or an ever so subtle  gee, I hadn’t noticed that before oh yes, she’s here. Of course she is, there’s a gathering of her favorite people happening this weekend and there’s nooooo way she’d miss, but we do and I wonder if she realizes how much. ahhhh, …

Yep. That was my response when asked what advice I would offer if Husband and I were the last couple standing during the Anniversary Dance at Daughter’s upcoming wedding because errrr, you guys have been married a LONG time, ya know & I truly meant no harm, but immediately after those words slipped out of my mouth, …

There I was, sitting on my back porch, minding my very own biz, enjoying the briskness of yesterday’s evening when alllll of a sudden ?!? P.U. um, excuse me ? WHO just dropped that bomb ???? & ewwww Hurried up  to the safety of inside is where I ran and I do believe I came thisclose …

It always happily amazes me how one child can walk up to another child, say Hello, ask a name and find that teeny, tiny bit of something in common to keep the conversation going. They can be total and complete strangers until   Hey !! I like that tooooo !!  is discovered & presto. Friends or …

Have I mentioned how I absolutely, positively, no doubt about it, simply and wholeheartedly ADORE  signs ??? I do. I sooooooo do ! & there just might be a reasonable, sensible, practical, no nonsense explanation as to the logistics of it all but Because Mom LOVED LOVED LOVED these uniquely flavored caramel creams ♥ & …