April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • Another One on the Way!

    This is a repost of a blog post I wrote just before my first granddaughter was born.  Now we are anxiously awaiting the birth of my second granddaughter!  I can’t wait!  Of course, the photos have changed, but the wishes are the same.  Dedicated to my sweet granddaughter who I cannot wait to meet… My…

  • Blacelets, Coineys, and Oscar the Grouch

    My two-year-old granddaughter has a language all her own, and it’s a delight to be around her.  As her “Coco,” I get to be around her at least two days a week, sometimes more.  With her baby sister arriving in a few weeks, I’m sure we’ll be spending even more time together.  She is a…

  • Little April Goes to School

    My school career began when my family and I lived in the James house in Van.  Back when I was a youngster they didn’t have kindergarten in public school, so I attended a two-week preschool at J.E. Rhodes Elementary School.   I don’t remember a lot about it, but I do remember riding a big school…

  • Coco: World Traveler and Grandma Extraordinaire

    One of the many beautiful beaches in Costa Rica   Can it be three months since my last post?  If you’re following my attempts at blogging, I apologize.  Life just gets in the way sometimes, and sometimes in a glorious fashion! November found me most days at the little shop where I work part-time.  We…

  • Another Move

    In 1965 (or maybe late 1964) we moved to the James house on the west side of the small town of Van.  The old rental was basically a four-room house with the later addition of a bathroom and a closet converted into a tiny bedroom.   There were no hallways in the house, and the large…