The sun is finally shining! With the first thoughts of summer come the images of vacation.  When I was growing up we didn’t really take vacations.  We did go several times to Bear Lake, Mich., and stayed in a cottage right across from the lake.  I remember those times so clearly even though I was […]

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I came across an article in one of my online news feeds recently which set forth a list of life regrets that you don’t want to have when you are facing the end of life. Some of them spoke to me.  Others, like not traveling enough or not pursuing your dream job, did not.  Traveling […]

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It’s that time in life when roles between parent and child start reversing. After saving, planning and carrying out many years of family vacations for my two children and myself, it’s finally paying off!  My daughter and her family have invited me to join them this year at Disney World and my son and his […]

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I’ll admit it: I’ve always had a competitive streak.  For as long as I can remember, I’ve played to win.  I’ve always been driven to do my best.  For better or worse, it’s something that’s worked its way into almost every area of my life. I’ve written before how much I liked playing softball when […]

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After the long winter we’ve had it is so good to finally feel the warmth of the sunshine and to see blue skies. I love this time of year when everything is “new” again—the grass is a brilliant shade of green, my magnolia and dogwood are in bloom, and my lilies, tulips, and hostas are […]

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Discussing with my husband why I wanted to delay opening our pool this year with my curious teenager listening, I pled my case with the little information that I knew about the 17-year locust and the fact that this spring marks a year that they will emerge from the ground. I know they will come […]

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I hear and see young adult children still living at home a lot these days. (I have one who still lives at home.) People will ask, why do they still live with you? Well, it’s just easier and cheaper for them to live in our homes/basements than to move out on their own.  Some are […]

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I was driving to the office the other morning listening to the local radio station and the hosts were having a very inspirational discussion about life and how we all have experienced difficulties at one time or another, whether that be death of loved ones, losing a job, illnesses etc. Although those difficult times are […]

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OK, so right up front, let me say that the following discussion has absolutely nothing to do with law. But it was very much born from my work as a lawyer.  You see, as a trial lawyer, I am on the road a lot, travelling throughout West Virginia and the country at large, constantly gathering […]

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I had a wonderful time in Las Vegas last week! When you see Las Vegas in the movies, it looks so confusing, but it’s really not. I did get lost in the Forum (a mall with hundreds of shops in it), but that was because the ceiling was like a sky light and everything looked […]

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