Monthly Archives: September 2011

Good morning.  It’s me again.  Because my going-on-80 blob didn’t start celebrating birthdays till late October of last year, I’m trying to catch up. Today’s birthday is featuring my daughter Lisa Marie Ford – the third oldest of our seven … Continue reading →

This is another post from grandson Bryce. It’s been nice to have my grandma back the last bit instead of being consumed by the blog. Now grama, Matt and I are able to catch up and watch (grama has the … Continue reading →

Today is my great niece Elizabeth (Fitzpatrick) Bush’s birthday but I got mixed up and blobbed about it yesterday on Blob 367.  Now that I’m 80, they say it’s okay to be confused (in my case,however, confusion was a congenital … Continue reading →

Are you still there?  I hope, I hope. Octo-woman is still basking in the glow of her big Eight-O birthday.  Thanks to folks like you, it was a monumental day (even though I spent much of it at doctor visits … Continue reading →

So here it is at last.  The last blob to mark my big day when I’m not going-on-80 any more.  I’ve graduated at last.  With 80 birthdays behind me, I am finally going to have to sit down and figure … Continue reading →

The blob this week about failing my eye test while trying to renew my driver’s license reminded me once again of my erstwhile driving days of yore. While no one has ever suggested that I was a good driver, I … Continue reading →

Here he is, today’s birthday baby: Donald Craig Fortune. As far as family and friends are concerned, his undercover name is Craig. Craig is married to my niece Denise (Fitzpatrick) Fortune. and together, they have managed to produce and raise … Continue reading →

Amidst the chaos and stress of the past weeks, I had an additional unpleasant experience –  for the fourth time in my life, I flunked a test. Daughter Lisa and granddaughter Josie went with me to the Driver’s License Office … Continue reading →

Only 5 more blobs till I hit the big Eight-O.  After that, there won’t be more daily blobs, but maybe I can crank some out as the spirit moves me now and then. Before I get to the last daily … Continue reading →

No time to blob today, but since you’re here, please checkout this great story about “Sharing”. A dog and a cat which have recently given birth in China are taking it in turns to look after the “kids” for each … Continue reading →