Happy Cinco-De-Mayo
I must admit, I haven’t really thought much about this day, other than to take advantage of the great food and celebrations around town. So, when I decided to write about this event, I first wanted to get the correct information. (Thank You Google) The date is still widely misunderstood as Mexico’s Independence […]
Happy Birthday to me
I will start this story by thanking everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. It really meant a lot to me. I would especially like to thank the people who reminded me that I am still, and always will be, older than them. That’s right, Shauna Mendenhall, I’m talking to you! But on a […]
Happy Anniversary
35 years ago, I married by best friend and soul mate. We really didn’t plan to get married on my birthday, it just worked out that way. I do have to say though, it has been very easy for me to remember our anniversary. This will be the sixth anniversary I have spent […]
Happy Easter
I want to wish all of you a very Happy Easter and I hope you are making some wonderful memories with your families. It is truly one of my favorite holidays, and not just because it gives me the opportunity to eat a lot of chocolate and marshmallow Peeps. My Sister Patty posted […]
Happy Sweet Sixteen Cassidy
I wanted to write about our sweet little granddaughter turning sixteen on Wednesday. It’s hard to believe she has grown up that fast. We have had so much fun with her as you might have guessed from some of the previous stories. For the last few weeks, I have been going back […]
NCAA Tournament
I know everyone thought you were going to get a story about spring break this week. I was going to write about our trip to Cancun and how we got to meet Brad Pitt. He was staying at the same hotel we were. But I decided I wanted to share my observations of the […]
The Home and Garden Show
Last weekend was the Home and Garden Show at Kingston Plaza. I would like to thank Elite Events for allowing me booth space for my Foundation. I always look forward to these events so I can let people know about the assistance we provide cancer patients and keeping my Angel Shannon’s memory alive. One […]
Silver Linings
It doesn’t seem to matter, every time I start to feel discouraged about a situation, something always comes along to remind me how fortunate I am. I will start this week’s story with an incident that happened at Jamba Juice the other morning. Before we get into the story, I need to give […]
The California Trip
Okay, remember when I said the hardest thing about writing these stories was finding a topic and making it interesting to read? Well, this story might test those limits. Let’s start with the title. I remember back when people would share their vacation stories with a slide projector. Now, they just use Social Media. (Remember […]
My favorite Christmas memory
Before I begin this story, I want to thank my brother Craig and my Mother-In-Law Berna Deane. Because of their VERY GENEROUS donations, the Shannon Wilker Foundation is going to be able to help twelve families enjoy a really nice Christmas meal this year. I also want to thank everyone else who has donated […]