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Revisiting My Very First Post
Summer is over, school is in full swing, and now is the perfect time for me to take part in SITS “Back to Blogging” event! I’ve been a little a lot ok, completely undisciplined with my blogging of late…and, thanks to sponsors Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builders Applicances, I could also win Thelma and Louise (a rockin’ Electrolux washer/dryer set) for the US house. But really, its all about the blog. So today’s challenge was to repost my very first post. I was a bit nervous, as its been over two years now, and I couldn’t actually remember my first post….. but here it is: My…
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Happy Birthday, Dad
(Ok, so this post is going up a bit late – I’m behind on my blogging. The message is just as heartfelt as it was the day of his birthday!) My Dad turned 65 today! Given the fact that his birth father passed in his early 20s and his adoptive father also passed at a relatively young age, its a pretty remarkable accomplishment. And I think that living through a valve replacement last year gave him a different perspective on life. This morning we hopped in the car and drove to my parents house to spend the day with him. We took him to lunch, and had a really wonderful…