Archive for April, 2009

Extended Family

April 21 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , ,

When we put an addition on the house, my wife had the brilliance and forethought to create a Family Room that could easily be repurposed into an apartment. As we got older, she reasoned, so would our parents. That would require us to have a place i our home for them to live, either temporarily or permanently. That would prove to... Read more

An Ocean Away

April 13 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , ,

You want your children to learn as much as they can. You want to give them as many opportunities as possible. So you send them away on school overnight trips. With this in mind, my son prepared for two wonderful travel opportunities in the span of two weeks. Of course, the day before he leaves, something tragic happens in his family,... Read more