This is the 89th anniversary of my dad’s birth. He passed away nearly 24 years ago, just when he was getting wiser and smarter every day, at least in my eyes. He had just turned 65, and was making retirement plans, and looking forward to his emeritus years.
I cried when he died, out [...]
Happy Birthday to Miss Emily Slusher, who turns 6 today.
Happy Birthday to my lovely wife, who turns something a tad north of 6 today.
My love to you both.-k-
Well, the no-fly streak is officially over, thanks to Virgin America airlines. MLB and I arrived at our daughter’s yesterday afternoon. She and the grandkids still love me; makes the whole thing worthwhile.
Even the TSA, while it still sucks, couldn’t dampen my spirits. They made me put my Crocs into the bin [...]
Our oldest granddaughter, Ericka, turned 16 last February 29. The big celebration was held mid last-month, with a paintball party. Her mother has shown some new media savvy by posting an iMovie of the event on YouTube. For your viewing pleasure, here it is:
I must admit to being generationally challenged by the [...]
Our youngest granddaughter turns 7 today. We just called to impress her with our melodious pipes as we sing “Happy Birthday”, but she and her dad are on an emergency run to Toys ‘r Us. We’ll try back later.
She’s a special little gal: the baby, the last grandchild, born on Good Friday. [...]
October 14, 2007 – 4:39 pm
We had a message on our answering machine last week. The message was from our youngest granddaughter; she advised us that she had lost her first tooth.
A right of passage for her, another reminder for MLB and I that we’re growing older. Our oldest granddaughter turns 16 in February, an event that will make [...]
July 30 is a day of some historical happenings here at Casa tbbs; some happy, some sad, and some just cute.
Firstly, SWMBO celebrates a birthday of some numerical significance, in that the least significant digit in her age is zero. I’ll leave as an exercise what the most significant digit is; I will, by [...]
November 22, 2005 – 8:36 pm
Happy 11th, Dude!
And, being a grandparent, I gotta say “Help your Mom and Dad”, they’re doing a great job.
Love you!
-k-
November 8, 2005 – 8:33 pm
November 8, 1997; a Saturday, perfect for sleeping in. A ringing phone at 5:30 AM put an end to that notion. I could tell from the expression on my wife’s face that this was not good news; I convinced myself that her father, who had been in declining health, had passed away. Listening [...]
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