Category: Family
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Caring for Others, as we all Should
The kids in my world are very inspirational. I was reminded of this as we packed up three vans and drove a group of teens to the west side of Buffalo where they joined other kids for a week of helping others. It was a church project, and it’s something that has happened annually for…
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An Email That Changed my Life
One year ago today, I was working night security/gate at the Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous when I received an email that changed my life. It said: I work on the Happiness team at Automattic and would like to chat about your recent Happiness Engineer application. Are you free on Friday, July 25th, 8:30am Eastern time…
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My Mor Mor
My aunt wrote this post about an incredible woman I was lucky enough to call Mor Mor (Mother’s Mother). I love that my aunt loved her mother-in-law enough to write this tribute. When I was in my late teens I struggled with sleep cycles due to Lyme disease. Mor Mor struggled with sleep because she…
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Camp Sandy Cove – Not a Boring Camp
Our Zeb is away from us this summer. He’s a camp counselor for kids ages 7-17 way down in West Virginia. But this is not your ordinary camp. The other day when I was texting with him, he had to sign off because he was about to do a skateboard lesson. They also get to…
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Could you, too, Become a WordCamp Groupie? (Join Me)
A year ago I had never even heard of WordCamp. Now, as soon as one is finished I’m looking for the next in my area. And I’m not the only one. I’m starting to recognize WordPress friends every camp I go to, and have even started adjusted our traveling plans so we can hang out with…
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Catching up to Me – and our Trip to DC (and Surrounding Areas)
I somehow missed June, and I blame it on my kids. Hudi pretty much finished his school year months ago (he homeschools through a virtual high school), CJ is out of college, and Zeb is in college. No school days were pushing (punishing?) us through the long days of June so we forgot to stress and…