Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. --Henry Ward Beecher

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. --Dean Acheson

B I N G O

There was a big dog
That sat on the back porch
BINGO was his Name-o
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And BINGO was his name-o.

Ok so that may not be the exact way the song goes. But this is how my Dad and I sung this song over and over and over when I was a kid.

Now BINGO has taken a new take in my life. There is a weekly game in The Heights that attracts more than 750 players each week. Some weeks there is an older crowd, younger when college classes are out. They have been know to turn away more than 300 people that cant get into the hall due to fire code. WHO KNEW? If you are ever in need of a cheap fun night, check out the Lodge in The Heights, http://www.lodge88.org/5.html.  But get there early!

Check out some photos from last night. My friend Laura had never been and won on the second game... YEA Laura.

Laura's first time and she WINS!

Troy and I just can't stop laughing, nor can we take a good picture of ourselves

Monica Parker, Cristina Baker and Me. Bingo Babes

Laura Robbins and I at Bingo. She's the winner!

Family

I must jump on the soapbox a moment and share with you a HUGE pet-peeve of mine. Now that Troy and I are married, we are often asked "When are you going to start a family?" Well let me say, stop asking!

I have looked up the word family on http://dictionary.reference.com/ and would like to disagree with it.

fam·i·ly
–noun

1. a. a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family.

b. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.

2. the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.

3. the spouse and children of one person: We're taking the family on vacation next week.

 

Troy and I aren't with child and don't plan to be any time soon. But on April 3, 2010 we became a family. We are a social unit that doesn't have children. Why must society believe that all families have children? Why cant children come with four legs, fur and a limited vocabulary?

 

Ella (our child) waiting by the door for "Dad" to come home

I will step down from this short rant, but not before I ask you to rethink your question to a young couple. They became a "family" the day they married and whether they add to that family or not is not your business. Be happy for them in THAT moment!

From my FAMILY to yours :-)

 

“Reclaiming the belly-laugh can cure a world of woes.”― Jamie Sams