by debidrecksler | Mar 4, 2009 | Family
Awakening to several of inches of snow on the second day of March brought back memories of a morning 22 years ago…April 1st, 1987 when a family of newly arrived transplants awoke to 18 inches of snow!Three of the 4 children had never seen snow and you can...
by debidrecksler | Jan 28, 2009 | Family
Tomorrow is my Birthday. I share this momentous day with my sweet cousin Evelyn, my dear friend Stephanie and Oprah.Several years ago, I wrote to Oprah and suggested that she have a show on January 29th filled with an audience that all share her birthday. She never...
by debidrecksler | Jan 24, 2009 | Family
Best friends are one of the treasures you can’t put a price tag on. My best friend and I have known each other since we were toddlers. That’s over a half century ago … I think that’s pretty amazing since we’re still both so...
by debidrecksler | Jan 21, 2009 | Family
Yesterday, I called my 5 year old granddaughter to see how she enjoyed the unexpected snowfall that surprised everyone in the Raleigh area. She told me that school was closed and she was in the house all day. I told her that Poppi and I were driving back from Florida...
by debidrecksler | Jan 15, 2009 | Family
On January 11th, my first born child turned 35. It seems like just yesterday, I was bringing him home from the hospital amazed that I had produced such an adorable little guy. By the time he was a toddler, he had a head full of red curls that caused complete strangers...
by debidrecksler | Jan 1, 2009 | Family
2008 ended with a We’ll fit you in right away surgery to remove a wisdom tooth that had broken off down to the nerve. The surgery went well but I had a bad reaction to the huge dosage of antibiotics and the anesthesia they gave me right before the surgery.How...