As Sammy completed her work at the Madison Veteran's Museum, she stayed with Connor's aunt and uncle in Madison since she has moved to St. Louis. Her 5 hour commute was unique and luckily only lasted a couple of weeks. Uncle Mark, Tristan and Aunt Kathe welcomed Sammy into their home. We dined at Merchant in Madison and enjoyed the Farm-to-Table entrees. The food was really good and I heartily recommend the restaurant! Sammy was working three days in Madison while prepari

Anne and I met over 30 years ago and have a lifelong friendship no mater where we are. We taught together in the West Bend School district at Jackson Elementary School for 6 years and have remained work-besties since then. One summer we actually shared an office while Anne dabbled in administrative work. Working in the same space together was one of those experiences that bonds people together. If you can remember the TV show, The Odd Couple with Felix and Oscar, you got

I was called to duty when Gabby, my 24 year old daughter, made her appointment to have her wisdom teeth pulled on Friday, July 27. As the parent, I drove her to her appointment and stayed to drive her home. It was interesting that when Gabby checked in at the dental office, I was "asked" or confirmed that I would stay and drive her home. I was able to just be a mom and Parkinson's did not impact my ability to support my daughter. Gabby was quite entertaining while she stil

Sammy is moving to St. Louis to start the next chapter in her life. Her fiance, Connor, has moved into their apartment as he begins his second year of residency at WashU. Gabby and Sammy have shared an apartment for the last year, and as Dan returned to Milwaukee where he got a new job at Harley Davidson, he moved in with Gabby (&Sammy). Sammy and I loaded the Uhaul all day Friday with the help of Dolly and Harry. Dolly is the orange dolly that we rented from Uhaul and Har