You see it all the time. A parent pushing their child to be successful in some athletic endeavor so that any successes can stoke the parent’s desire for athletic success themselves. As I recall it happened to me a time or two as we were raising our own children. When I was in high school there was not a three point shot in basketball. Now I was not an outstanding basketball player at a towering 5 foot 6 inches and…..
Cats have been a part of my life on and off for many years. As a kid growing up on a farm the barnyard was full of cats. We all agreed they helped control the mice and having baby kittens growing up around the milking parlor was always entertaining. Kittens were always free spirits, chasing and tackling each other. They would roll around in the fresh oats straw bedding using their back legs to playfully tear their opponent apart as…..
I’m forced to write this blog. And why is that you ask. Well because there’s nothing else to do. The snow is falling and the wind is blowing, I’ve finished my library book and there’s nothing on the television that strikes my fancy. So as the snow piles up I’m going to spend a little time visiting with you. 🙂 I feel sorry for those ‘snowbirds’ that escape to the southern climates because they are missing a good old fashioned…..