My 88-year-old Dad misplaced his checkbook last week and over the weekend a full-on, pull-out-all-the-plugs search effort was executed by our mom, me, my five siblings and even a few grandchildren.
We asked our Dad a million questions about the last time he used the checkbook and the last time he remembered seeing it. We prayed to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost items, and then finally our Dad decided to call the bank since St. Anthony didn’t deliver the goods. Thankfully, the bank said there was no activity on the account and no checks had been written on … Read More
It’s that time of year in my family.
Time to celebrate the birthdays of my parents who are in their 80’s. My Mom and Dad’s birthdays land on the calendar exactly a week apart so in the last few years my siblings and I have started celebrating their birthdays together in the interest of harmony, world peace and all that is holy.
We know we are blessed to have our parents still with us and we definitely don’t take it for granted. Not for one minute. But sometimes it can be tricky in making sure that each birthday receives the… 
