Category Archives: Family

Everyday Hero……

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Lily

While reflecting and pondering life transitions and how women make them this past week, I remembered the juggling. For years a constant theme in my journals has been about finding a balance with who I wanted to be for myself … Continue reading →

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Imaginary Friends……………..

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Lily

When my oldest daughter was around 7, we lived in a 1920’s airplane bungalow. The girls’ bedroom was upstairs off of the kitchen. Standing at the kitchen sink, I could hear Jill talking to someone in her bedroom and knew she … Continue reading →

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White Storm……

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Lily

Grandson Jacob* has competed in his Cub Scout Pack Pinewood Derby competition since his Tiger Cub days. Every year, with help from his Dad, he experiences race anticipation while crafting a car. Even so, his car has finished in last place the … Continue reading →

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Grandpa S……….

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Lily

My cousin, Mike, has his Dad’s 6 leg, 1-1/2″ slate, early 1900, straight line Brunswick billiard table in his “man cave”. During the latter part of the 1960’s, Mike’s father dug a basement and built on an addition to their … Continue reading →

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Grandpa K…….

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Lily

My dad’s father always seemed to be working the swing shift, when my cousin, Cheryl, and I spent the night with them. Grandma K would pack us in the old Chevy and we would go pick him up at 11 … Continue reading →

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The Name Game……..

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lily

Being the oldest in my family I was around for most of the naming games my parents played. As previously reported, I was Susan Kay not Susan Lee or Sylvia Kay. The first born son was named after my dad. … Continue reading →

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Sesquicentennial Kansas……

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lily

The State of Kansas turned 100 years old when I was in the fourth grade.  My classmates and I had a double dose of all things Kansas because fourth grade was the designated year to study Kansas history. My mother … Continue reading →

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A Sam Down Day

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lily

Sam has a fever and an earache. His Mama took him to the walk-in hours at his pediatrician office in the morning. Walk-in hours at a children’s doctor’s office are a really great innovation. The sick children are separated from … Continue reading →

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Achieving milestones…..

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lily

Birthdays were pretty big at our house. Birth days were too, since I am the oldest of eight children. In the 1950’s there was a stereotypical belief surrounding large families. I cannot begin to tell you how many adults would … Continue reading →

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Play it again, Sam……

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lily

Today was a Sam* day. When I arrived he smiled at me around his pacifier and ran down the hall and back before greeting me. He is all about motion these days.  Sam is my youngest grandchild. He is 18 … Continue reading →

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