The last 6 years of my life helping the families who came to us has been quite a journey. Texas Twins Events started it all when I decided to help families with little money to enjoy something they wouldn’t be able to afford. My goal was to find families who couldn’t find vendors willing to … [Read more…]
No one expects their kids to move home after they’ve moved out but some parents have a few “birds” that have never left the nest. My twin sister, Cindy Daniel continues to wonder what an empty nest would feel like with three generations of her family under one roof. Prior to marrying Steve, Cindy went … [Read more…]
Today I took my father for vascular surgery, he needed two more stints. My father is High Mileage and has had a quadruple bypass along with another stint prior to today’s two. Heart problems and diabetes run in our family so my twin and I are cautious with low fat diets and sugar in order to … [Read more…]
Every year Fort Worth draws record crowds at the Will Rogers Colliseum for a month long event for the Stock Show and every year my Texas Twins Events Team hit the midway for delicious Fletcher’s corn dogs and fun! Makenna Marie Mahaney, one of our Little Pawners struggles with asthma and allergies and was unable … [Read more…]
Every year my son and his wife “make the rounds” during the holidays. Divorced parents each want their children at their home but the strain on the children from inlaws and outlaws can make the holidays stressful on the children well into adulthood. Yesterday, I met my cousin, Cynthia Dickson at Walmart to buy … [Read more…]
Barely more than a week old, Madyson was born earlier than the shower date that I had previously planned for my niece Leigh Ann Blais. Since Leigh Ann’s “Sailor” is home on family leave until November 12, Cindy and I have tossed around a few ideas that have been “nixed” by my niece because they … [Read more…]
Occasionally, my entire family “jump in with their ideas” on an event. Although this “bossy” twin makes the rules around here, I do occasionally “bow down” to the coin toss which has been used as long as I can remember when the “vote” is at a standstill. Everyone is excited about our latest blessing with … [Read more…]
Yesterday evening as I waited for news of my niece to deliver her baby girl, Madyson Elizabeth Blais with my twin sister, Cindy Daniel, son and his wife Robert and Stephanie Hafele, Stephaney Mahaney with her twins Maryssa and Makenna Mahaney, friend Tammi Jane Leggett along with Leigh Ann’s husband Alex Blais. It became … [Read more…]