Our Past
Lessons from our past can be quite impactful…reminding us what is most important. Today we went to a local play house’s rendition of A Merry Christmas Charlie Brown. Friends of ours were in the play and it was just so Read More …
Tag: children
Many Thanks
Today, like everyone (hopefully everyone) in this great country, we celebrated Thanksgiving. A big feast. A gathering of family and friends (siblings and their spouses are our friends, their kids are friends with our kids, too.) Besides the food, the Read More …
Better With Face Time
Nothing replaces in person meetings or get togethers. Family events – as you can imagine, are always better with face time. Today, our family said a formal farewell to my grandfather. While I could not be in Arizona with the entire Read More …
The Children’s Channel
Many of you, my peers and even younger, will think hmmm. The Children’s Channel. That’s PBS right??? Sure. It is (or it was when I was a kid.) Now it is YouTube, after Disney or Nickelodeon. My youngest watched PBS Read More …
Fostering Change
Thematically, this post belongs right where it is, following yesterday’s post about shoes. Shoes can change a person’s life…and I am not talking about ballet slippers either. I mean, real shoes. Simple, new, never been worn before, shoes. Fostering change Read More …
It’s a Hat
Children should be our inventors in all things. They just see things that we cannot, or more likely choose not to see. Anything that is round-ish or scooped – boom! It’s a hat. A few books = a step-stool. A Read More …
Get In Line
Perhaps my new favorite app. Get in line… at a restaurant. No Wait offers an offsite waiting list; sign up before you get there and (this is the key part) see how long of a wait there is for your Read More …
In the Moment
Have you ever bought something, because, in the moment, you thought it was a great idea? Sure, we all have. Whether it is a BOGO deal, a 2 for $$ or the end cap impulse item, it just had to Read More …
Professionals vs. Volunteers
When it comes down to performance there are definitely benefits to having both types of people on your team, however, you just have to understand why you need both or one vs. the other. In other words, having professionals vs. Read More …
Mother’s Day
Somewhere along the line I read that Mother’s Day really should be celebrated on your first child’s birthday. Since then, I have wished friends of mine happy Mother’s Day on their child’s birthday because without them, they wouldn’t be a Read More …