Coronavirus and Me

Like much of the world, I have been following the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.  Two months ago, I had never heard of it; now it dominates my news-feed on my phone, probably because I read every story I see.

China is a long way away from where I live.  The countries that have had the highest […]

By |February 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Coronavirus and Me

Son #2: Quiet Character

There are those people who when they walk into a room, bring in an invisible magnetic field around them that draws attention to them.  My oldest son is that way; an extrovert who loves to be around people.  He is a natural storyteller and at family gatherings has often related interactions with people in their […]

By |February 16th, 2020|Current Events|Comments Off on Son #2: Quiet Character

Proud Moment: My Son’s Police Badge Pinning Ceremony

My husband and I flew out of state a few days ago to see my son’s police badge pinning ceremony.  In all likelihood, he will stay at this department for a career; since we had been unable to attend his badge pinning at his first department two years earlier, we were absolutely going to […]

By |February 9th, 2020|Current Events|Comments Off on Proud Moment: My Son’s Police Badge Pinning Ceremony

Let It Go

My 6-year-old granddaughter loves the Frozen movies; both of them.  She knows “Let It Go” and will sometimes spontaneously sing the song while I’m driving her to or from school.  I think she has an unusually nice voice (or am I biased as the Nana?) and I always listen delightedly to her unselfconscious rendition […]

By |February 2nd, 2020|Current Events|Comments Off on Let It Go