The teen has been boosterized! Yippee! Friends in other parts of the country talk about how difficult it is to get a covid-19 vaccination. Not here. Last month I received a text from the state health department, saying I could get my Pfizer booster, with a link to options for signing up. I made anContinue reading “Boosterization Happy Dance”
Category Archives: Family
Symptomatic: A Memory
I just saw this story that I posted on Facebook on November 21, 2014, or seven years ago today, when my son was 12: “Jon Morgan is sick. He said he started feeling tired and hot in 6th period at school today, and that his 7th period teacher said he looked like he wasn’t feelingContinue reading “Symptomatic: A Memory”
Homecoming
My college student is coming home tonight for Thanksgiving break. His roommate’s parents went down this evening to pick up both of them. Bob or I will drive them both back to campus at the end of the break. He’s a sophomore and is having a much, much better year than last year. Freshman yearContinue reading “Homecoming”
Ancestral Math
I first saw the listing at right about a year ago, but it feels a lot more relevant now that I’ve been doing extensive family history research. I have recently found the names of many ancestors (though most of them I have not yet confirmed). Still, this list that shows how ancestors multiply as weContinue reading “Ancestral Math”
Photo Friday: Grandma Petrini
Yesterday I posted a photo of my grandfather Petrini with his army unit in World War II. Today, for Photo Friday, and in honor of all the family history research I’ve been immersed in, is a photo of my grandmother Petrini, though she wasn’t married yet in this photo, so she was still Maria PiccioliContinue reading “Photo Friday: Grandma Petrini”
Throwback Thursday: Veteran’s Day Tribute
I guess I’ve mentioned that I’ve been doing a lot of genealogy research, and have added so much to my family tree. So for Throwback Thursday, and for Veteran’s Day, I’m posting a photo of my grandfather’s army unit in World War II. I have posted this photo before, but it’s worth another look. MyContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Veteran’s Day Tribute”
Homemade Pizza
I used to make homemade pizza all the time, but somewhere along the line, I got out of the habit. When I was a kid, we made it every Friday. Tonight I’m resurrecting the tradition, even though it’s Saturday. And I’m not using the old recipe; when I was growing up, pizza was rectangular, butContinue reading “Homemade Pizza”
Google Doodle for a Family Friend
Have you done a Google search today? Today’s Google Doodle shows the late Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Charles Kao, to commemorate what would be his 88th birthday today. (He’s on my Writer’s Birthday list for today, too.) What few people know is that Charles Kao, the Father of Fiber Optics, was an honorary Girl Scout. HisContinue reading “Google Doodle for a Family Friend”
How Much Laundry Fits Into a Prius?
He’s here! I posted yesterday to say my son would be coming home today for fall break. So this morning we drove down and loaded up the car with his stuff and his roommate’s, almost all of it for both sophomores consisting of dirty laundry. Then we reshuffled and repacked until we could actually fitContinue reading “How Much Laundry Fits Into a Prius?”
Here Comes the Son
My son is coming home tomorrow! His school has fall break for the next few days, so we’re driving down to campus Thursday to pick him and his roommate up. We’ll drive him home, stopping along the way at his roommate’s house to drop him off. On Sunday we’ll drive our son back to hisContinue reading “Here Comes the Son”
The Petrini Page 