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Naming children would be something we should really take time to research and contemplate. We have a son, Esjae, pronounced SJ, who tells us we should have just called him “Buddy,” …

Gar decided he needed a colonoscopy. It had been 10 years since his last one and apparently, he enjoyed it and wanted a redo. In the past, if you wanted one and who wouldn’t, you called your …

With Valentine’s Day coming soon, women are giddy, thinking no cooking, and instead, candlelit dinners and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. Men might be exhilarated on this day too, but their …

I was in the laundry room pulling new underwear out of the package when Gar walked in. I swung a pair in the air and said, “Yay, new undies.” His eyebrows shot up, and with a hopeful look …

This is the time to look back and see if we’ve learned anything in the past year. Our oldest son has a saying, “When you look back, glance, don’t stare.” These are true words …

I find most humans to be a dismal disappointment so friends in my inner circle have heard me somewhat jokingly, say, “I’m a great judge of character. I hate everybody.” I always …

Every year, just before Christmas, I bake five loaves of Potica Bread. Depending on who you ask, Potica pronounced po-teet-suh, is a Serbian, Slovenian, Croatian or Yugoslavian pastry, but it’s …

I texted my kids yesterday, “I don’t try to be annoying, it’s just a gift from God. I’m thinking I’ll bestow my talent on you this Christmas.” One son shot back, …

I wrote of my lone trip to Deep Lake, but I think it’s time I visit there again. Not physically — I’m diametrically opposed to walking anywhere out of cable TV range — but in …

Recently one of our offspring texted to ask if we were hosting Thanksgiving this year. I texted back, “I’m not sure because I’m cooking for a public event that day. I think …