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Your Story Isn’t Finished

June 11, 2018

The year was 1982; I went to bed a happy healthy 17 year old and the following morning I could barely get out of bed. I felt hollow inside, I felt cold, I felt too tired and I felt alone. But more than anything I felt scared. Was I dreaming? Was this really happening to […]

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Nana Sue Learns Mario Kart

March 30, 2016

I didn’t grow up with video games and my girls didn’t grow up with video games and that is my defense for why I need my grandson to teach me how to play Mario Kart. It was a lot of fun but the real lesson that I learned was that what seems intuitive to one […]

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Fitness Fun

March 20, 2016

I thought I was challenging my grandkids to a twist on the Cha Cha Slide; turns out they gave me a run for my money! I love being active with my grandchildren and sharing the love of fitness with them.   https://youtu.be/67tV4uNK-II

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World Cancer Day

February 4, 2016

Today is February 4th and it’s World Cancer Day. It is  a day that is used to bring awareness and to offer support to cancer patients and their families and a day to remember lives that were lost. I think it’s safe to say that if you are reading this blog then you know someone […]

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Nana Sue 1 – Mall 0

November 15, 2015

Sadly my  daughter and son-in law are in the middle of a divorce. Divorce is never just about 2 people ending a relationship; it’s about changing the family landscape forever.  I have been divorced before and my husband has been divorced twice so I am by no means saying that I oppose divorce. I think […]

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Hurricane Joaquin

October 1, 2015

It’s about 3 days before hurricane Joaquin is scheduled to come ashore somewhere along the East Coast. I live in Maryland and we are no strangers to hurricanes. As I write this my husband is out running the generator to make sure it’s  ready to go; he will check the gutters, get gas for the […]

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Raw & Real

September 13, 2015

Last week was suicide prevention week. This post is going to be as raw and real as I have ever posted. My father lost his life to suicide in 1995 at the age of 57. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him; the pain is as real today as if was […]

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