Nana's Digressives

I sometimes wish I had more hours in my day, but I'm afraid of where they'd fall and that they wouldn't be of much use, so I'll take what I get and use them as best I can. I just wish I could get back some of my writing time. One day . . . I'll get it one day. *** I want to share something that happened to Gary yesterday at the cemetery. Don't worry, I asked his permission. As we all know, yesterday was Memorial Day; a day set aside to honor and remember those who serve, have served, and who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy and too often take for granted. The cemetery where Gary works held a Memorial Day ceremony for which my son, a JROTC, volunteered to be a part. Gary told me it was a touching ceremony and that Ben did a great job. I had planned on attending, but Meg's birthday celebration had to be postponed because Gary had been sick during the weekend. Therefore, I had much to do to prepare for said celebration. But, I digress. After th...

If tomorrow all the things were gone . . I'd worked for all my life, And I had to start again . . with just my children and my wife, I'd thank my lucky stars . . to be livin' here today. Cause the flag still stands for freedom . . And they can't take that away. And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I gladly stand up . . next to you and defend her still today Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA From the lakes of Minnesota ... To the hills of Tennessee ... Across the plains of Texas ... From sea to shining sea ... From Detroit down to Houston ... And New York to LA Well there's pride in every American heart And its time we stand and say.. That I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died Who gave that right to m...

Flashback: May 24, 1982 A child is born. A beautiful little, bald-headed girl, to be exact. Her name had already been chosen. She would be called Meggan Marie Mc****** -- Meggan was chosen to honor her Irish heritage; Marie was selected to honor her Grandmother and Great Grandmother; Mc****** -- her given name. She arrived late on a Monday afternoon, to tears of joy from both her Mother and Father. Little did they know that the joy they felt at the time of her birth would carry forward for many years to come. This child was born with a tender heart and gentle spirit. A lover of animals, she would be the caregiver of cats, dogs, a rabbit, hamsters, hermit crabs, fish, injured birds and she had a deep affection for seals. This child was/is the same with people. She loves deeply, cares genuinely, feels keenly and gives freely. Now a grown woman with a family of her own, she provides them with nuturing, caring, and unconditional love. I am very proud and honored to call this young ...

Here are a few pics of Pre-K graduation last night. It was a real tear jerker. At least for Mom and Nana. Cried like a baby.

I LOVE this photo. Of course, I'm crazy about its subject.

I hope everyone had a good Mother's Day. It's always a bittersweet day for me. I still miss my Mom like crazy. My thoughts were with our friend, Becky. I can't imagine how difficult a day it was for her. I had intended on spending part of the day with her on Sunday, to keep her mind occupied or to let her just talk, but I spent the day sick in bed. I woke up feeling yucky and worsened as the day wore on. Meg's husband, Casey, had been sick since Friday (which was his birthday) and my symptoms were the same as his. Later in the day on Sunday, Meg got sick, too. So, it wasn't a really fun day for any of us, but still not as bad as it must have been for Becky. I was glad to hear that her step-son and his wife spent the day with her and that she wasn't alone (her husband had to work). I'm fine today as are Meg and Casey. It's no fun being sick and I'm happy to feel good again. It feels good to feel good. Anyway, there are many mothers that I w...

We lost another one! Actor Dom DeLuise Dead at 75 Another good man gone. RIP, Mr. De Luise.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAVANNAH!! I hope you have a fantabulous day!! We love you, hon!

Well, it's been a week and I confess that I'm happy the weekend is here, though I'm not sure why. We've been without air conditioning during this week of mid-80's plus humidity. It was nice enough outside, but I couldn't get the outside to come inside. I couldn't get enough windows open for several reasons, which I won't bore you with here, so little air flow could occur. Nights were the worst. I don't sleep well when I'm hot and the two fans I had blowing on me didn't have enough wind to cool me enough. And as an added complaint, sleeping with the windows open has encouraged my allergies to flair to where I'm now unmedicated, hot, tired, sneezing, coughing, aching (no fever so I know it's not the pig flu), and sweaty all the time. Today was better -- cloud cover, cooler temps, and rain. Perhaps I'll sleep better tonight. The a/c needs work and we put it off, of course, until the heat crept up on us. Hopefully, we'll g...