• Self

    Has maintaining good health been a struggle for you?

    Maintaining good health.Has it been a struggle for you?Lets see what Pam and Ellen have to say.  I have reached my 60’s without taking any prescription pills.  I take a baby aspirin and vitamins every morning but nothing else.  So, you could look at that sentence and say that I live a pretty healthy life.  However, you could look at my body and say something entirely different.  While I have had the good fortune to not have any major medical afflictions, I am close to 100 pounds overweight and THIS I have struggled with my entire life.  I never learned how to eat a balance diet and unfortunately have passed…

  • Hobbies,  Play,  Self,  The Adult Years

    Is there something you would like to learn to do?

    Recently read an article that states that learning new things is what keeps your brain young.  Do you constantly try to learn?  Is there something that you would like to learn – something on your bucket list? Pam and Ellen have some things to share. I have been a lifelong learner.  In my career, you constantly had to keep current on the technology and each time software was updated, I had to learn the new tricks.  I have translated that skill of keeping current to my personal life as well.  While I have never fully learned a foreign language, it has always been there as a bucket list item –…

  • Family,  Friendship,  Helping Others,  Uncategorized

    Have you ever called a friend in the wee hours of the morning to help with a problem?

    Having a problem in the middle of the night, this has happened to all of us. But have you ever called a friend for help ?  Let’s see what Pam and Ellen say about this one. The only time I can remember calling someone in the middle of the night for help was when I was in labor.  I honestly can’t remember any other problem that could not wait for morning. However, I have been on the other end of the phone when people were in trouble and either needed my shoulder to lean on or needed for me to go to them for help.  Each time, luckily, I heard…

  • Childhood,  Family,  The Teen Years

    What is the most outrageous thing you did as a teen?

    A good majority of teenagers push the limits a bit as they settle into their roles in a family.  Adjusting to the rules set for them as they grow into young adults can be trying for both the teen and his parents.  Sometimes this push and pull leads to the teen doing something outrageous. Did this happen to you?  Would you like to share? Scroll down to see if Pam and Ellen ever did anything that they think was a bit out there. I don’t think I was a rebellious teen.  My parents weren’t strict and therefore I had nothing to rebel against.  Did I do some “not entirely by…