DEC 20 2008

Tribute to my big cuz

Related Categories: Family

We're mourning the lost of my big cuz today -- Elige "EG" Hannah. He was taken from us in a car accident in Portugal yesterday. He was the oldest of three boys. They are my 3rd cousins who I spent most of my summers with in South Bend, IN. I haven't seen EG since I was in high school -- almost 20 years ago. I haven't met his family. You always hear a tragic story around the holidays of a wife and child who's spirit is ruined by the sudden absence of a husband and father -- you just never expect it to be in your family. Thank God, my family's all here with me including my mom and mother-in-law, and my oldest daughter's flying home on Monday.

So if you're reading this -- blaze one, light one, and pour out some for all of your dearly departed, and hold close to your breast the ones you have left. Time is too short, make it a point to reach out....

I miss you EG

Update: EG's services were held on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 in Taunton, MA. You can view his obituary here at the O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home web site. You will find a Condolences link on this page. The South Bend Tribune has linked the O'Keefe-Wade obituary and they have their own guess book. If you come across this blog post and knew EG, please leave some words for his family.

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SEP 18 2006

Parents Beware: Mean Girls

Related Categories: General Family,

About a year ago I made a posting about my daughter's page on MySpace.com. Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and photo sites like Photobucket offer kids freedoms for which they are seldom prepared and can lead to predatory and harrassing behavior.

Last Thursday, ABC Primetime ran a news special about Mean Girls.

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AUG 21 2006

Sun Devil

Related Categories: Family

Checked my daughter into Arizona State University today. It was a bittersweet moment I'd been awaiting. I remember my Freshmen check in and I remember the new arrivals on my floor as an RA at Georgetown. Now that she's a Sun Devil, I can't wait to see if they face the Hoyas.

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MAY 25 2006

One Down, Three to Go

Related Categories: Family

My oldest graduated Higley High School today! Now she's off to ASU after the summer. The past year and a half has been a hard. I took her out of her beloved arts high school and made her attend the school in our district. The arts school curriculum was sub-par and was not going to prepare her for college -- other than for the arts. At the district school, not only was she able to take College (dual enrollment) and AP courses, but she was involved in Student Government and Homecoming Queen. We've got the first one outta the house; three more to go!

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