A few days before Christmas I dropped by a friends’ place of work to say hi and to see if she wanted to go to lunch. As I walked through the entranceway of the building there was a huge mound of wrapped presents stacked around the tree – heaped so high that you could barely [...]
Archive for December, 2008
16 Dec
Aging Isn’t For Wimps
I recently met an 80-year-old firecracker. She raised six kids on her own, beat cancer twice. Still works 30 hours a week at a school in her area – driving herself to and from work. Her biggest fear is being a burden to her children. She is fully independent and lives on her own. She [...]
4 Dec
Dare To Be Original
For those of you who grew up in the 80’s, I’m sure you remember Molly Ringwald from the movies Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles. To me, she represented the people who dared to be different. She had her own quirky, yet fashionable style and worked hard at not fitting in with the mainstream crowd. [...]
1 Dec
Joy Of Reading
John, Kassy and myself recently made our first trip to the newly opened gigantic Indigo Book Store in our community. Kassy was itching to use the gift card she received for her birthday and within seconds of walking through the doors we took off in different directions – eagerly anticipating what we can find. Kassy [...]
