I have always found it rewarding to pause to consider the original meaning of this holiday and how it has played a role through the life of our nation to awaken and fan American pride and patriotism.

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Actually the cat’s full name is Moo Goo Gai Pan.Offended?Tough.After a long history in my home town of cats being found ready to be cooked in some ethnic restaurants, I thought he name rather fitting. As in, if you don’t keep mice away, you may just b…

This is the bedroom upstairs that we plan to use for our future family member. We have yet to know who we’re expecting – boy or girl, infant or toddler. So this is the room in it’s neutral state readily awaiting to be occupied. Look…

UPMC Hamot announced last week that a new fitness facility, Erie Health and Fitness Club, will open on August 1, in the current UPMC Hamot Wellness Center location.

Convinced that the Erie region is hemorrhaging young professionals? The results of a recent study might prove otherwise.

I’m officially in Week 37 of my pregnancy which means the baby is considered full term and I could go into labor at any time although I’m thinking it’s going to be a few more weeks.  At our last sonogram we found the baby was on the small side, we…

Big shock: we rearranged our bedroom.You can see the previous state of our bedroom here.

AMERICAN COURAGE, loaded with stone, is expected in Erie at 2115 tonight. VICTORY/JAMES L. KUBER, also with stone are due at 0030.
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I don’t know if it is through parenthood or through nature, but I tend to get all Mama Bear up in some places sometimes.  I try to keep it to a low growl.  Claws in.  I try to put some time between the event and my reaction because I kno…

Sometimes I work in places that have co-ed bathrooms.Very Euro.  Boys and girls!  Men and women!  Not at all separate but totally equal!Most of these places have a “ahem, anyone in here?” sort of manner about them, but not all.  Whi…

Strawberry season is here. We went to two strawberry farms this year, Finnell farm and Mason farm. Last year, we picked our strawberries at Finnel farm and blogged the story here.This year, I do not take any pictures of us picking strawberry but I pho…

Who’s ready for a long weekend? This guy.