A Thanksgiving Tradition in “the China”
November 23, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Sharon, Thanksgiving Tradition
When I was a little girl, my Dad was in the Navy and often he was gone “out to sea” for months and months at a time… My Mom “watched the fort” while my Dad was away. As I look back now, I am in awe of my Mom and all the things she did [...]
57 “Things” in 52 Weeks – the LIST!
Two years ago, on my 57th birthday, I faced my great fears of both heights and flying and jumped out of an airplane at 10,000 feet. Those feet became my greatest feat… On that same day, I decided to create a LIST (a bucket list, of sorts) of 57 Things in 52 Weeks… a LIST [...]
Book Review: “Bonding over Beauty”
I feel so very fortunate that my Mom and my Dad are two of my best friends. I know I speak for myself and my 3 siblings, too, when I say that our parents have always made us feel loved and encouraged in everything we’ve done. I know I gave my parents some challenging parenting [...]
This Grandma knows Nasty, and a “crinigerous hallux” is right up there…
May 31, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under JUNE BUGS!, Sharon
This Grandma not only knows NASTY. This Grandma loves NASTY. There. I said it. I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t surrounded with boys… 2 brothers, one a teeny bit older and one a teeny bit younger. My brothers’ friends were my friends. And boys, my friends, love nasty. I played [...]
When someone says you’re “too old”…
May 16, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Grandchildren, Grandparenting, Sharon
Hmmmmmm. I guess I’d be considered kinda “old” by a 5-year old little guy. After all, I’m 58… a whole 53 years older than he is. 58 years is alotta life and alotta years and alotta wear ‘n tear. But those years don’t mean anything in the face of a good challenge! All this talk [...]
A Puristics Lifestyle Reality
It’s always intriguing to me how each moment of our lives has the potential to change everything. Places we go, things we do, people we meet… moments strung together like little knots on a golden thread. I remember with perfect recollection the moment my daughter Jane told me about a woman named Sarah. Jane and [...]
Loving my 4all skorts! Win one for yourself!
As part of Team 4all by jofit, Jane and I were sent a 2 workout skorts to review. I’m wearing the 4all Runway Golf Skort. Check out the awesome deep pockets… that lay flat, by the way, when not in use. I LOVE pockets that seamlessly blend into a garment. You can’t see the attached [...]
I Know Just What To Say. “Purisitics.”
March 27, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Grandchildren, Puristics, Sharon
Something happened to me a couple of weeks ago that I wasn’t quite prepared for… It was a Friday night and my husband and I were taking two of our grandchildren to dinner and then to a movie. We let the kids choose the restaurant and the movie. That was the easy part. Where the [...]
Team4all!
When I was a kid, I would run out of my house in whatever clothes my Mom had washed, ironed and neatly put away… often just the day before. (Yes, I did say iron. This was the 50′s and early 60′s!) Everything was cotton. I remember little tops and shorts and pants and especially the [...]
The PURISTICS Challenge. Take it if you dare.
I’m always up for a good challenge. Growing up squished very closely between 2 brothers made me this way… always keeping up with them. I developed a keen sense of competition and knowledge of myself at a young age. I’m still this way. Challenges, both little and big, spark me. A year and a half [...]
