A Trip Back in Time
Last year, my two brothers, my sister, and I traveled to Gettysburg, Harpers Ferry, Appomattox, and Manasses battlefields. We called it the First Annual Siblings Trip, not knowing at the time whether it would an annual event or not, but it sounded hopeful. As it turned out, we all enjoyed it so much that we […]
Books and Salt Water
Earlier this month, I was blessed to spend a week with my extremely busy daughter aboard Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas. She had never been on a cruise, and I had only been on one to Alaska. I didn’t know what to expect in the Gulf of Mexico, especially considering there were still reports […]
Daughter: Biking on Campus
My daughter left her job of 10 years as Director of Extended Studies at West Texas A&M University to pursue her PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). Sometimes I wonder why I went from commuting in my beautiful, air-conditioned sedan and a parking spot next to my office door to riding a […]
Daughter: How Participate in Meetings like a College Student
My daughter left her job of 10 years as Director of Extended Studies at West Texas A&M University to pursue her PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU) TAMU has many student chapters of professional organizations, so despite my age difference and experience, I decided to join one nearest my field of interest. […]
Daughter: Starting College
Forget the new sports car and a younger blonde at a mid-life crisis! Go back to college! For 10 years, I was the director of a busy department at West Texas University overseeing self-paced credit students, kids’ camps, and community ed classes which always tied me to my phone and email. Working on the university […]
A Trip to Oregon
Time with family is always precious, and our trip to Oregon included lots of it. For three days, both of our children and grandchildren were together, something that is increasingly rare. Knowing that tends to make our time together even more special and appreciated. Hubby and I flew this time, using our frequent flyer miles […]
The Challenges of Curious Grandsons
I have two extremely smart grandsons that we are traveling to see. Being with them is challenging due to their precocious curiosity about EVERYTHING. They ask questions about stuff far above my knowledge base, then tell me the answers. Why are they asking me? Is this a grandma test? I usually fail it. Their latest achievement […]
We’re Home Again
After spending five months in Texas, Hubby and I are home again in South Dakota. Our last week in Texas was a full one. We traveled along wildflower-lined roads to College Station again. This time we went to a lecture by the CIA director, Bill Burns and a lecture by a woman who works at […]