http://walk.kidney.org/site/TR/Walk/DelawareValleyInc?px=1136961&pg=personal&fr_id=1081&et=DnVG2xgAITASOfMMvWE7HQ..&s_tafId=1167 My father was, far and away, one of my favorite people.  He was the type of person I would have wanted to be friends with even if we weren’t related.  His death at the age of 66 due to kidney failure was devastating to me.  Not a day goes by in the three years…

It is just after 1:15 in the morning, and I am sitting here trying to keep myself awake.  I have to go get Jim at the airport.  His flight was delayed, and instead of getting in at midnight – which is late enough, thank you very much – he is getting in at 2:15 AM. …

I do not like coffee.  Tell anyone in my family that, and they will laugh at you, because they think I have a coffee addiction.  I don’t.  If you presented me with a cup of coffee or a cup of turpentine, I’d be more inclined to take a swig of the turpentine.  I know what…

My in-laws are avid cruisers, and have cruised all over the world – from the Bahamas to the Mediterranean.  They have been on a wide variety of cruise lines, from Carnival to Costa and many in between.  When they were approached about the Carnival Vacation Club during a cruise they took, it seemed like a…

This is actually a bit of a pre-trip report, just so in years to come, when my girls are looking at pictures of what a great trip we had, they will also know everything that has gone into the planning of this event of a lifetime. Back around Christmas time, my in-laws invited us to…

Today is an atypical Florida day.  Instead of an afternoon shower, we’re in for heavy rain all day long.  Fortunately, it started just as we walked in the door after a morning of horseback riding, so at least the kids got to get out and do something, and I didn’t have to race to the…

Oh the places you’ll go!  I love it when my husband comes home on the weekends and we run around and we find a new restaurant and decide on the spur of the moment to just pop in and see how the food is.  Of course, you stand as good a chance that the food…

The winner of the 15th season of France’s version of American Idol (A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star) was Julien Dore.  He’s quirky, adorable, and has a good, contemporary singing voice.  You can find quite a few songs he has done in English, but he is, afterall, the winner of the FRENCH verion of…

Just a mommy blog here – We’re driving to school this morning.  We dropped Brighid off, and for some reason, despite a lack of water and swimming facilities, Eilis decides to start a game of Marco Polo with Granuaile.  Eilis, ever the big sister, decides she’ll start, so she says, “MARCO!” real loud in the…

A long time ago, Sid Grauman – the Chinese theater guy – walked in late one night to that Hollywood legend The Brown Derby.  He wanted a snack before heading home after a long day and a late evening, something different, something satisfying, something filling, but something that would be easy to eat, because Grauman…