Tag Archives: family

To Grandmother’s House We Go

Posted on December 12, 2012 by pegoleg

Sorry about the tiny type – I REALLY have to figure out how to use Gimp or Photoshop or something better than the Paint program that came with this old computer. It’s on my to-do list. If you click on … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Christmas, Christmas card, family, holidays, humor | 41 Comments

All Hands On Deck…The Halls

Posted on November 27, 2012 by pegoleg

For many, the long holiday weekend meant engaging in a beloved Christmas tradition. No, I don’t mean standing in line before dawn and taking blows to the kidneys to get 1/2 off this year’s must-have toy or gadget (insert gratuitous … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Christmas, decorating, family, holidays, humor, life, musings | 53 Comments

My Parental Hearing Aid Has Saved My Bacon On More Than One Occasion

Posted on October 2, 2012 by pegoleg

Like all parents, I got my Parental Hearing Aid* the day my first child was born. This amazing device saved me tons of grief as my kids were growing up. It let me hear… … a change in the quality … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings, Peg-Co Catalog | Tagged family, generation gap, humor, life, motherhood, parenting | 58 Comments

Mary Poppins Is Full Of It

Posted on August 7, 2012 by pegoleg

The Disney classic Mary Poppins is one of my favorite movies. Here’s a great song from that movie: Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way. What a song! It’s light, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer Schmancer, General Ramblings | Tagged cancer, chemo, family, health, humor, if you don't laugh you'll go postal, life, musings | 77 Comments

Where Is The Love?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by pegoleg

If you’ve been checking out this-here blog for any amount of time, you may have noticed one of my most frequent commenters (and biggest supporter) is a mysterious individual who goes by the name of Tar-buns. Tar-buns is, in real … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blog, blogging, family, humor | 41 Comments

The Substitute Babysitter

Posted on August 1, 2012 by pegoleg

I hated babysitting. They say kids and dogs know when you’re afraid of them and they take advantage of your terror. That they can tell when you don’t like them. Even as a teenager I didn’t like kids (not counting … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged babysitting, blog, children, family, Galaxy Quest, humor, life, musings, shameless self-promotion | 58 Comments

Cancer Can Kiss My Ass

Posted on July 23, 2012 by pegoleg

When and if I ever get to see God, face-to-face, mano-a-mano, the first thing I’m going to ask Him is this: Why do bad things happen to good people? It was little over a month ago I went to Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer Schmancer | Tagged cancer, family, health, humor, life | 65 Comments

Homo Sapiens Vacationus At The Watering Hole

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pegoleg

As any zoologist will tell you, the best place to observe animals in the wild is around a watering hole. When the species in question is Homo Sapiens Vacationus that means the hotel pool.

Posted in General Ramblings, Vacation Stories | Tagged family, humor, life, musings, travel, vacation | 252 Comments

My Dad Has No Rhythm, Yet He Is Master Of The Dance

Posted on June 15, 2012 by pegoleg

This post was my Father’s Day gift to my Dad last year. It is one of my (and my readers’) favorites. I love you, Dad!

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged dad, family, Fathers Day, holidays, humor, life | 54 Comments

Chicago Gets Her Knockers Up

Posted on June 6, 2012 by pegoleg

As any woman can tell you, nothing is more crucial for perky boobs than good support. Last weekend it seemed the whole city of Chicago turned out to provide that support – for breast cancer research.