Category: Family
🦃ThanksGiving ThankFULL
My Thanksgiving ThankFULL list – GEEZ! I hope I didn’t forget anybody—Heartfelt, Humorous, & always Personal – HAPPY THANKSGIVING Y’ALL! 🦃 #Thanksgiving #RaisingJess #Family #Tofurkey #TurkeyDay #BuffaloTurkeyTrot #Humor #Gratitude
Diapers, Dishes & Delusions of Control – Happy Mother’s Day!
Diapers, Dishes, and Delusions of Control at Home—
Written in ’90 -A Happy Mother’s Day Poem
Updated By Nana Vickie – in 2025
The story continues with an updated vibe
Are Emojis Generational? 🤔 & Go Bills! 🦬❤️”
My texts with friends are emoji chaos, but with my millennial kids. It’s like 🚫🥰 not ❤️. Where’s the fun in that? & GO BILLS! 🏈🦬
#Emoji #Buffalo #BuffaloBills #JoshAllen #RaisingJess #Boomers #Millennials #Generations
THE F-WORDs
The F-word? Why does your mind immediately go there? That’s not what I meant at all-Read to see the real meaning of F-words & some H-words!
Noa and Nana’s Birthday Extravaganza
Noa was due on my birthday but, of course, she had her own plans! Now we’re celebrating together—Noa style, adoring, adornment and all! #Birthday #Nana #Generation #Celebration #Diva #foodanddrink #RaisingJess #Daughter #Granddaughter #Birthday
Family Reunion 2024
It’s noon, but “5 o’clock somewhere!” Playing UNO, and enjoying a too-early beer at our annual 13th (or maybe 10th or 11th) family reunion! #RaisingJess #CattaraugusCounty, #WesternNewYork, #FamilyReunion, #Traditions, #AnnualGathering #Humor
NYT Quiz
“Ah, Friday – the day when I question my entire week’s worth of news intake, hoping it’s enough to secure victory in the family NYT quiz showdown.
Club Cuisine Crisis: Eating Interruptus
Crisis, also known as Eating Interruptus. Plus, a Cool Bill’s Story!
#RaisingJess #Eating #Humor #Blog #BuffaloBills #Football
We Did It MY WAY
A really short verse about marriage and compromise – The best scenario is when you both can say -We Did It MY WAY!
#humor #marriage #compromise #MyWay #Poetry #Poem #RaisingJess
Three Glorious Moments-at the Baseball Field
Starting In the 1990s – Husband Mitch was our son Alex’s Little League Coach. It is now 2021; read to see 3 Glorious Moments at the diamond.
3 Inspirational Messages from Above: Thanks, Ben!
3 Inspirational Messages is a Powerful Story of being open to messages and signs from above. As told by my friend Chris.
A Positive Covid-19 Test Result on Our 41st Wedding Anniversary
A Positive Covid-19 Test Result on Our 41st Wedding Anniversary. As my Dad jokingly said, “even a hypochondriac can be right sometimes!”
How a Unique Toast to Mom Helped Us Continue a Family Tradition
How a Unique Toast to Mom Helped Us Begin to Heal