DnZ's Place

Family. The word evokes many images. Some full of joy; some full of sadness. Though not perfect, Family is our connection --to the past, the future, the present. Here are some thoughts on the family. In each family a story is playing itself out, and each family's story embodies its hope and despair. Auguste Napier Home is the place where boys and girls first learn how to limit their wishes, abide by rules, and consider the rights and needs of others. Sidonie Gruenberg The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Theodore Hesburgh Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock, And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin' turkey-cock And the clackin' of the guineys, and the cluckin' of the hens, And the rooster's hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence; O, it's then's the times a feller is a-feelin' at his best, With the risin' sun to greet him from a night of peaceful rest, As he leaves the house, bareheaded, and goes out to feed the stock, When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. They's something kindo' harty-like about the atmusfere When the heat of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here- Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossums on the trees, And the mumble of the hummin'-birds and buzzin' of the bees; But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days Is a pictur' that no painter has the colorin' to mock- When ...