by debidrecksler | Feb 1, 2010 | Family, Human Interest
My Grandfather, Herman Barnett, was one of the best friends I ever had. He was almost deaf and I was a chatterbox, which made us quite compatible. We used to like to hang out together. We’d go to lunch, where he would tell me every time that I was his favorite...
by debidrecksler | Jan 25, 2010 | Family, Human Interest
After a year of trying to sell the spacious mountain home my husband and I raised our family in, (four realtors and five price reductions later) we have decided to also put our new townhome on the market. This was the home we “downsized” to in a...
by debidrecksler | Jan 6, 2010 | Family
I come from a very large family with so many relatives there are still some I haven’t met. I grew up spending a lot of time with my extended family. Being the social creature that I am, I enjoyed it… except for one childhood experience! As a child, Sunday...
by debidrecksler | Jan 4, 2010 | Family
January is an exciting month for me. I was married on the 16th and celebrate my birthday on the 29th. If I had to do it all over again, I would choose a different month to get married. That way my darling husband wouldn’t think he could get away with just one...
by debidrecksler | Dec 14, 2009 | Family, Human Interest
It’s a challenge when you have 1 grandchild and you have to share holiday time with 3 sets of grandparents (and a set of great grandparents) who all live in different parts of the country. Welcome to the modern world! Looking at this I have so many relatives...
by debidrecksler | Dec 11, 2009 | Family, Human Interest
It was 1977 and I was a young wife and mother on a mission. My husband’s birthday was coming up and I wanted to give him a very special gift. Having little money (we lived off love in those days) but being creative, I melted down my best piece of gold jewelry (a...
