Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is September 7, my dad's 84th birthday.  I am so lucky that he is still with us to celebrate this day.  My dad is a really special man.  A WWII veteran, he grew up in an era when men had dignity and class.  They took care of their families no matter what and were…

Independence Day

We live in a country that gives us wonderful things.  Freedom, a voice and choices.  Although we all come from different parts of the world, as a nation true Americans are proud of our history and traditions.  Today July 4th is our nations birthday and while we all go to the beach, attend bar b cues…

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father's Day!  A day set aside to celebrate the men in our lives who care about their families and live their lives protecting them.  Anyone can have a child, it takes someone special to love that child.  I have been blessed with an amazing father who has taught me that his love for me…

Such a ‘Weiner’

I have heard too much.  Anthony Weiner with his infamous 'Weiner' photo and the subsequent Twittergate has taken over the media and I personally am sick of it.  It now seems on a weekly basis we are dealing with politicians who have done wrong.  Barely off the Arnold scandal of having a love child and the…

Heroism

The tragedy in Arizona is all over the news. We have been inundated with media reporting any and all aspects of it and the heroism many exhibited during this time.  I am happy for these stories of courage, but I also feel we should remember those who are heroic each and everyday of their lives. …

Lauren turned 21!!!!!!

My eldest daughter Lauren just turned 21 years old on November 9th.  It is hard to imagine where the time has gone, but I believe most parents feel the same way.  It seems like only yesterday our children were born then, what seems like a second later, they are adults.  I am proud of my daughter.  She…