Monthly Archives: June 2011

Once Upon A Time: The Story of Us

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Today was a special day for me, and I want to tell you the story that made it special. Here goes. Once upon a time in the early 1950s, a little girl with black curly hair went to kindergarten and … Continue reading →

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Pomp and Circumstance, Kindergarten Style!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Today was a special day for my precocious five-year old granddaughter, Anna Rosie, and her kindergarten classmates at Holy Family School in LeRoy. It was, in fact, their graduation day. The sun streamed through the windows of beautiful Holy Family … Continue reading →

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It took me 53 years to write this one. . . .

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Last week I wrote a blog about how quickly time passes. May passed so quickly I didn’t make the time to write. Instead, I summed up the entire month of May in the post with a list of some of … Continue reading →

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Friends, Romans, Cousins (forever). . .

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

It’s late. I can’t sleep. I am coughing from this nagging sinus-laryngitis-whatever I seem to have. I slept for 4 hours earlier today so that could have something to do with it. Sitting at my computer will likely not help … Continue reading →

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Are you headed for the beach or the office?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Today was one of those work days. The ones that make me question my relevance to today’s employees. It was the kind of day that reminded that the volumes written about multiple generations in the workplace should be required reading … Continue reading →

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