She Still Has It! – A Christmas Memory From Way Back.

I was in elementary school. This happened somewhere between 3rd and 6th grade. I cannot be too sure when, although I bet if I reached out to my friend, she would know. Here is the story: One of the wonderful things about elementary school (at least when I was there) was the class Christmas party. … Continue reading She Still Has It! – A Christmas Memory From Way Back. →

Thanks, Kevin!

I have made it no secret that I love to read the "educational" portion of the newspaper. I am referring, of course, to the comics! A few years ago, when I started my blog, I even devoted a blog to them and talked about many of my favorites. You can read about that here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2019/06/01/the-comics/ … Continue reading Thanks, Kevin! →

Happy First Birthday, Andrew!

It is truly hard to believe that Andrew turned 1 today! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. Yet here we are one year later. A lot has transpired in 365 days. For new followers to the blog, you can relive all the excitement of his delivery and birthday … Continue reading Happy First Birthday, Andrew! →

Life Turns On A Dime

Just what does that even mean - "Life turns on a dime?" A quick Google search will offer up some explanations for folks unfamiliar with the phrase: "Since a dime is the smallest U.S. coin, the ability to "turn on it" is a figure of speech meaning you can change direction very quickly in a … Continue reading Life Turns On A Dime →

“Can We Pray?”

It was unexpected, and it caught me off guard. It was also exactly what I needed. A high school friend reached out to me on Facebook earlier today. She was just checking in as it had been a bit since we chatted. Rather than message her back, I called her on my way to work. … Continue reading “Can We Pray?” →

Thank You, Nancy!

Nancy was a music teacher at the school district I attended. She was always wearing a smile and her student's loved "Mrs. T." She was a very special friend. I worked part time for the district as a custodian, in between radio jobs when I was in my 20's. I would get a call each … Continue reading Thank You, Nancy! →

My Kids – Posers?

One of the things I love about Facebook is the ability to meet others who share the same interests as me. I belong to many different "fan" groups and have connected with some very cool people through those groups. Some time ago, I saw a painting of Moe Howard that I thought was very well … Continue reading My Kids – Posers? →

I’ll Skip This One …

June will mark 34 years since I graduated from high school. My class has never had an "official" reunion. I'm not really sure why that is. It doesn't really matter. The only time our class had some sort of get together was a combined event with the class after us. They held it at a … Continue reading I’ll Skip This One … →

Another Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday, my son told me that he wasn't coming over for the weekend. Sam and I decided that we'd take Ella somewhere to burn off some energy (Andrew came along for the ride). When I got home from work Saturday morning, I stayed up and we all went to the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum in … Continue reading Another Weekend Wrap Up →

Grief

I saw this twice on Facebook today and it really hit me. It is SO very true. I'm sure that collectively, you and I could easily add more true statements to this. I wish I knew who wrote it to give them proper credit. I am reposting it here, so I will always have it … Continue reading Grief →