Happy Earth Day! Maybe today is the day I won't see kids throwing their garbage out of the car window on the highway (unreal!), or the guy aiming for the garbage with his coffee cup, missing and leaving it on the ground...or hey, even my kids picking up after themselves, not wasting water (20 minute showers?!?!) or electricity and actually thinking of someone besides themselves!

Wouldn't it be great if we thought of every day as Earth Day, and made a real conscious effort to do even one small thing every day to preserve this beautiful planet? Then maybe our kids and their kids will have a special place to live and breathe and enjoy. That's just my two (maybe three!) cents worth!

Computer challenged!

OK, I'm finding out more and more how technically challenged I am!

I can't seem to make the fonts smaller when I add a Post...
I don't know where to Paste the Button from Maternal Lens on my homepage (hey, I said homepage!)...
I tried to leave a Love Note on Maternal Lens and couldn't get my URL correct to add my name so now I am Anonymous!...
I can't for the life of me get a photo of myself uploaded...maybe that one just isn't meant to be!...
I finally purchased a laptop and I can't get the internet to work on it...

Challenged! Perhaps I need to go back to the times of manual typewriters, I'll wear my sweater set with my nice pearls and my swirly skirt down to my knees...and take dictation! Oh, does that come with a machine?...

To Meg

We lost our mom and life will never be the same again. Now our family home is being sold and our dad is leaving for a new life. It's all so difficult to understand, "how did the years go so fast, or did we just lose track?" (Karla Bonoff)...but we remember.

Memories of you so young, so small. My baby sister and better still, my best friend. I took you everywhere with me, my friends all knew that no matter what we had planned, our plans included my Meg. We delighted in your sweetness, your unending happiness, your love. You showed us what is most important in life, the innocence and the kindness.

I watched you grow in our family home, each day bringing something new and wonderful. You came into your own, a special person with so many talents and so excited to share them every day. Your special room with all of the touches that made it uniquely yours. My day was made with your beautiful smile and the lovely compliments you would give your big sister...for a little while, I was the world to you...and you to me.

Nobody can ever take away our memories, they lie safe deep within our hearts. Our beautiful mom, our sweet dad, our happy home where we grew and loved and laughed. I will carry it with me wherever I go, to the ends of the earth, to the moon and the stars. And I see the love and laughter reflected in our daughter's eyes, our true legacy, a testament to the love from which we came.

Happy Spring!

What a storm last night, the thunder and lightening was amazing! The entire back yard lit up for almost an hour and the rain just poured down! I love thunder storms! But part of me is still like that kid who hid under the covers!

Happy Spring! It's finally here and warm weather is around the corner. Can't wait!

My daughter and I tried a weekend "getaway" on Saturday, just a couple of towns over...a "resort" special, we were very excited. But when we arrived, the parking lot was full of decorated vans shouting "Go Team!" Oh, great!

We found out that there were three basketball teams, numerous cheerleaders and...oh yes! Five family reunions at the resort! "Getaway?" Yes, we got away! Quickly! We'll try again another time. Next time I'll be sure to ask that little question..."what do you have going on this weekend?"

Dashing off to work...here's to a good day, thank you for visiting "The Vintage Word." Kerry

Staying healthy!

Is it just me, or has this been one of the longest and tougest winters? Perhaps with our economy hitting such a low and bringing with it so many different kinds of problems, things seemed just a bit tougher this year. So it's easy to get run down, right? Right...run down, it's more like mowed down by a semi!

First Leah was sick...or was it me? Pneumonia...both of us. Then Adam went into the annual bronchitis & asthma attacks...still with him. Then Leah again...then me! Around and around go the germs, it's like playing a game of Ring Around the Rosy without the fun...we just all fall down!

Today everyone is feeling pretty good...the sun was shining this morning and the temp got up to 52 degrees! We spent most of the day outside, and look forward to many more, warmer and warmer days. Hope you're all feeling fine and enjoying your day!

Adam turns 18

Forgive the large type, I'm unable to change it.

So my son Adam turns 18 this Wed., 2/25. I wanted to do something special for his big milestone, so I contacted one of his best friends (grabbing cell phone numbers from his phone as he slept...very sneaky) and asked her to get 6 or 7 people together for a surprise pizza party at a neighborhood restaurant. Then I invited his dad, my brother and his family, and a few old friends I knew Adam would love to see.

Here I was so worried that nobody would show up...and in walked 20 of his friends! Forget 6 or 7, right?! The word was out and they were there! All very sweet and polite, although the restaurant was less than gracious about it. But it worked out so beautifully and Adam walked in with such a look of shock and happiness on his face, it was all worth it! His dad had bought a huge, beautiful cake that the waitress brought out all lit up and we all sang to Adam who was trying to hide his face but you could see the big smile. It was a good night. Happy Birthday, my Adam John. Where did all the years go? Here's to many, many more.

A Beautiful Day!

I just need to take a moment and be thankful for the warm sunny day outside. It seems like it's been a very long, cold winter and it gives me a lot of hope to feel the warmth of the sun. My son Adam's favorite song when he was young was "Here Comes the Sun." Well, here it comes Adam, life is good.