It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. We got so busy at work and by the end of the day I just wasn’t up to more writing! Anyway, I retired at the first of October, so suddenly I am in control of how I spend my time! Currently my son, Charles and I are …
Grandma’s House
Thanksgiving is coming. Because of the pandemic, last year my husband and I delivered Thanksgiving dinner to 10 families and then came home to share the holiday together. I was grateful for what we were able to do, but my house is a party-house. And I love and have missed, the hubbub of Thanksgiving day …
Greeley Tribune Article
The Greeley Tribune featured an in-depth article about My Father’s Voice this summer. I thought you might like to read it. Just click or copy the link below into your browser. “”My Father’s Voice” by Janet Flaugher captures a daughter’s memories of her father’s stories” https://www.greeleytribune.com/2021/07/22/my-fathers-voice-by-janet-flaugher-captures-a-daughters-memories-of-her-fathers-stories/amp/
Two Bottles of Water: Challenging China
Preface In 2002, I took a job as Head of School for the New School of Collaborative Learning International School in Beijing, China. It was a three-year contract that could be extended indefinitely. I retired from the Greeley Public Schools. My husband quit his job. We arranged for one daughter to live in our condo. …
You smoke, I smoke, we all smoke . . . .
As Dylan confirmed, “the times, they are a-changin’.” Reflecting on my childhood, I realize how pervasive smoking was. Lucy and Desi smoked. Everyone in the movies smoked. Athletes smoked. John Wayne smoked. People smoked on planes, in restaurants, in the car. My mom started each day with a cup of black coffee and a cigarette. …
A Father’s Day Message
A Father’s Day Message, shared by my friend, Juvenal, with his congregation Dear Friend, This morning I read for the third time Janet Flaugher’s “My Father’s Voice,” a story of Janet’s father, a war veteran, public school administrator, the embodiment of kindness, and one who believed that every life has value. William Schumacher never spanked …
Outwitting THE FISH
One of our favorite family pastimes was going fishing. Dad loved the possibility of outwitting and snagging “the big one”. Mom was a good sport. She loved being with my dad. She learned the ropes – bait your hook, cast, keep your line out of the weeds, remove the fish from the hook, clean and …
How to Park a Mark
As a family in the late 40’s, being able to get places was a high priority. We had one car. It had to get my father to work and back, my mother to the store, doctor appointments, the cleaners, to grandma’s, and to children’s activities. Throughout our youth, we owned cars designed for families. Ford …
Cars and Grape Soda
As for most families, having dependable transportation was a priority. When we were small, our family had one car. We had an old yellow Buick for a while. I remember riding in that car with my mom and dad – dad driving, mom in the passenger seat, and I standing tucked right behind my dad’s …
Do The Right Thing
It seems like we are always in flux. Each generation wrestles with morality; with defining what is right and what is wrong in word and deed. Is it important to act in a morally “right” way? Is it important to do “the right thing”? Societies have norms that guide how their members function. Some call …
