Leaves On My Tree

 I am a baby boomer. After World War ll, there was a huge increase in new babies. The servicemen coming home from the war married and starte...

 I always thought a stroke would be extremely painful. Not necessarily. As you know I had a stroke about three years ago. It was minor and o...

My son's dog has made a strict schedule that she tries her best to make us stick to. The humans in the house do not always cooperate wit...

My grandma hated nicknames. She reasoned that you should name a child the way you want them called. She gave each of her children a name tha...

My three boys were on a little league baseball team. It was a small league with only three teams.  The coach had a son on the team too. The ...

I was a strict mother. Not overbearingly so. I just expected my children to mind me. My children fought each other and were loud and at time...

 Most people know how much I love baseball. I have since I was a child. My grandparents did not yet have electricity. Grandpa and my uncles ...