Category Archives: Family

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

Posted on April 15, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

On April 8, 2014, President Barack Obama signed the official documents proclaiming April 9, 2014 as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. Today, Cindy, her mom and dad, and I attended the National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day … Continue reading →

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Visiting My Brother In Clearwater

Posted on April 13, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Last Saturday Cindy and I drove from Orlando to Clearwater to spend the day visiting with my younger brother, Mark, and my niece, Diana. I hadn’t seen Mark since our last get together in Manhattan on March 10, 2013 and … Continue reading →

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This Sounds Like Cindy And Firemen

Posted on April 12, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Anyone who has known my wife for any length of time knows that she has a “thing” for firemen, so I could easily see her doing this if firemen had to do mouth-to-mouth on her.

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Bella’s Third Anniversary

Posted on April 12, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It was 3 years ago today that we adopted Bella into our home and lives. As I told my friend Desiree the other day over lunch; the pain of losing Wolf was still so sharp that I was not ready … Continue reading →

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The Sullivans

Posted on April 11, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Last Thursday night our friends, Kirk and Laura, stopped by to visit before their flight out the next day. They brought a chocolate fudge cake from The Dessert Lady shop in Dr. Phillips and good gawd was it fantastic! As … Continue reading →

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SunRail Tour

Posted on April 10, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Last Thursday Cindy, her parents, and I were in the area of Florida Hospital for some appointments. We had some free time between those appointments, so we took the opportunity the tour the new SunRail Florida Hospital Station and SunRail … Continue reading →

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Weeki Wachee With Heather & Abby

Posted on April 9, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Last Wednesday Cindy and I took Abby and Heather over to one of the oldest tourist attractions in Florida, Weeki Wachee Springs (which is a bit of a repetitive name since “Weeki Wachee” means “Little Spring”) located in Hernando County … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Dad

Posted on April 9, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Today would have been my late father’s 89th birthday. My dad was not perfect, by any stretch of the imagination, especially the first 13 years of my life when he was a functional alcoholic. Even after he sobered up, and … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – 1997 Return From Honeymoon

Posted on April 3, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

After our wedding on March 30, 1997, we returned the following week from our honeymoon in Key West. As you can see, we were all smiles. OK…I was all smiles.

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World Autism Awareness Day

Posted on April 2, 2014 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Today is the 7th Annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day, declared by the United Nations in 2007. Autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. As I posted yesterday, “Last week the Centers … Continue reading →

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