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Category: My Family

  • 41 Years and The Gecko Gets Us

    41 Years and The Gecko Gets Us

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22404 – 841: Here’s the haps: My Dear Readers, Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Family, Foundlings, Frogs, Hairy Frogs, and Freaks of Nature, Greetings. I apologize for not writing sooner. Last week my wife and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary. A beautiful milestone and I took off some…

  • Phew!  Made It!  And Are My Grandchildren Aliens Now‽

    Phew! Made It! And Are My Grandchildren Aliens Now‽

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22374 – 834: Here’s the haps: You love ’em but, oh boy! Well, this particular episode in the adventure of life comes to a close. I am a little concerned about the two older grandchildren, now, though. On their way back my daughter wanted to go see Roswell,…

  • It Tastes Just Like Chicken!

    It Tastes Just Like Chicken!

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22371 – 833: Here’s the haps: The toddler wanted to have dinosaur meat for lunch. Since getting fresh dinosaur meat is such a process and I had to get ready for work, I decided to cop out and go to the grocery store and get some. The employee…

  • Bumpaw Life Lessons From Music, Dinosaurs And Parking Lots

    Bumpaw Life Lessons From Music, Dinosaurs And Parking Lots

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22370 – 832: Here’s the haps: There is much to be learned by observing toddlers and young children. There is still more to be learned from the moments you aren’t observant. I haven’t really told you their names unless it’s slipped or come out somewhere else but this…

  • A Glimpse At Bumpaw Life Episode 1

    A Glimpse At Bumpaw Life Episode 1

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22369 – 831: Here’s the haps: This is by no means going to be a comprehensive chronicle, even of the current adventure. It is an exhausting thing, to say the least, but there’s a lot of fun, as well. Normally when they come to visit and you get…

  • I’ll Be Around When I Can For The Next Week-ish And Here’s Why

    I’ll Be Around When I Can For The Next Week-ish And Here’s Why

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22367 – 830: Here’s the haps: Our son-in-law’s sister needed him and my daughter to come to help her as soon as possible. She is a young woman and her young (in his twenties) husband passed away. With three small children, she has a lot of needs. He…

  • Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: W Is For Writing A Story Together

    Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: W Is For Writing A Story Together

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22362 – 826: Here’s the haps: On our tribal group text, we have a person who posts that day’s national holidays (most of which are real although some are made up by the calendar company so they can sell more calendars), this day in history, birthdays, and a…

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