Tag: family

  • All in the Family Changing Christmas Traditions

    All in the Family Changing Christmas Traditions

    The holidays conjure up memories of celebrations past – good ones, some not so positive, others we prefer to forget. This particular memory should most likely be left behind. The phone rang one December evening.  “Hi, can I talk to Stevie?” I recognized my brother-in-law Will’s voice and began to search the house for my…

  • Long Day’s Journey through the Night

    Long Day’s Journey through the Night

    The holiday season stirs memories of seasons past. This is a story of one holiday trip my family experienced years ago. Disclaimer: No apologies if family and friends who accompanied me on this journey challenge my version of events. Hour 1 Christmas vacation offered a perfect time to visit aging relatives and younger cousins in…

  • Every Year Older But Not Wiser

    Every Year Older But Not Wiser

    By the time my birthday arrived each year, school was out. No cupcakes for my elementary school class, no ribbon corsages in junior high, no friends to celebrate with as they scattered…somewhere. June birthdays are often relegated to second-tier status, shoved to the background, subordinate to end-of-school events, graduations, weddings, and the onset of summer…

  • Bye Bye Amusement Parks

    Bye Bye Amusement Parks

    Summer is chock full of activities and experiences synonymous with heat, ice cream, water, lazy days, playdays, vacay days, outdoorsy days, and amusement parks. I discovered this week that I reached a new milestone in aging: I am too old for amusement parks. Early one evening my son, his wife, 7-year-old daughter Lila, and I…