by debidrecksler | Oct 1, 2012 | Family
I always enjoy when friends post pictures (online)of large extended family gatherings. I love to see the generations of family members from the elders right down to the babies. It brings back wonderful memories. I grew up in a very large extended family. There were...
by debidrecksler | Aug 6, 2011 | Family
Last night I looked over at my husband and said, “Is it my imagination or is time just flying by?” I was being VERY serious. I remember giving a presentation at a bank (in 2001) and beginning by saying, “Today is my 50th birthday!” The...
by debidrecksler | Jul 23, 2011 | Family
I have twenty first cousins on my Father’s side. Counting myself and my siblings, there are twenty five of us. I always thought it was a lot of fun being part of a big family. Earlier today, I was talking to one of my first cousins and it brought back some great...
by debidrecksler | Jun 15, 2011 | Family
It is Father’s Day 2011 and I am thinking about the man who assisted (very happily) in the creation of three of my children and helped raise my first born son. I feel like marrying this man was one of the best gifts I have ever given my children. I think now...
by debidrecksler | Jun 5, 2011 | Family
This was a VERY exciting week. My daughter, hip hop artist Heidi D, released her new video. Below is the press release: Rapper/songwriter/producer HEIDI D has released her OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO for the new hit single “Follow You Down.†Reviving the art of...
by debidrecksler | May 5, 2011 | Family
As Mother’s Day approaches, I start to reminisce or as my Mother always said, “Take a trip down memory lane.” It is hard to believe that my children are 26, 27, 33 and 37. I can still see them as young children, laughing as they played in the big old...
