Well, I have always known that I would write this blog post.  It has taken all of my willpower to save it for the holiday season where it ri...

Most nights at my house we have leftovers from the evening meal. These leftovers are occasionally packed  for my lunch at school the next d...

My g-g-grandfather's name was Owen McDonnell, Owen  William McDonnell to be exact.  And that is important because in our fam...

I realize it is Saturday not Friday, but when you find a post that puts words and thoughts together in such a way that your breathing speeds...

Gloria Kennelly It is the end of the first grading period, and so, as a middle school teacher,  I have been consumed with getting everyt...

Y esterday, I picked up my granddaughter to take her to her voice lesson and, as she jumped in the front seat, she opened her folder to ...

Davenport Leader - Oct. 27, 1896   Michael McDonnell - St. Irenaeus Cemetery - Clinton, IA Born October 26, 1869 Died October 22, 1896 ...