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Summer Afternoon – Summer afternoon….the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James My summer afternoons are officially over.  The kids go back to school tomorrow, so today, we are soaking up this summer afternoon.

After leaving Gettysburg we headed to our condo that we rented for our final part of our trip.  We rented a condo near the Seven Springs Ski Resort near Somerset, PA.  It is south of Pittsburgh about 1 1/2 hrs.  Our condo was very reasonably priced and we were right across from the pool and…

While in Philadelphia, we knew that even though we were close to Washington DC and New York City, we just couldn’t fit those stops into our intinerary.  But, we could go to the Atlantic Ocean.  We chose Belmar, NJ as it was “family friendly” and a straight shot over from Philadelphia.  It took only an…

Our family chose to head east this year for our family vacation.  We spent 2 weeks away from home, which was the longest we have ever spent away.  It was a wonderful time and made many memories. Our first night was in Canton, OH, staying at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott.  It was clean and…

Sometimes, having a good day can be as easy as choosing to have one!

Did you know…………… A female kangaroo that has recently become a mother holds a reserve embryo inside of her after her first baby has crawled into her pouch.  This embryo is an “emergency backup” baby, that will develop should the first one die prematurely. Isn’t that fascinating?  All of God’s creatures have such amazing attributes,…

Every now and then, go away and have a little relaxation, for when you come back to work, your judgment will be surer. Leonardo Da Vinci We certainly did that!  Our family went away for two splendid weeks of fun and relaxation.  Even though I am now digging myself out of piles of mail, bills,…

Lawyer Atticus Finch defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic, Puliter Prize-winning novel, a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Through the eyes of Atticus’s children, Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unanswering honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the…

My family and I have been vacationing for the last two weeks.  We have been driving over 2 thousand miles and seen many sites and made many, many memories.  As I sit in our final hotel room, I am grateful for the chance to give our children these memories.  But, I am sooooo ready to…

Wake up this morning and rejoice that you can make a fresh start to the day, to the week, and to the month.  It is the first Monday of August, a new week and nothing has happened yet to goof it up.  You have been given another chance.  Rejoice, put a smile on your face,…