New Traditions
It's difficult to find time during the actual Easter celebration for two families heavily involved in their respective church's music ministries to gather for a celebration. On our end of…
Homecoming
Five weeks ago my li'l boy flew away for an extended vacay with my brother, Doug, and his family in Minnesota. Geneva spent the first week there with him during…
Easter 2017
Easter Sunday morning we put on our shiny clothes and went to mass early so we could stake a claim on the 3/4 pew we need for our family. It…
Nettie on Achieving Level 50
My birthday week has come and gone, so now I have a moment to sit down and review. I had the great delight of a week long visit with my…
Sun Lakes
A lot of years we have done a photo walk with the family on or the day after New Year's Day. This year the holiday fell on Sunday, which doesn't…
Christmas 2016
Our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations were enlivened by our eleven elves, awakened early Saturday morning to open their stockings (and eat their favorite treat - Ramen noodles…
Cousin Time
Why does it seem like it always takes so long to align our schedules to visit with family? If you're too busy for family, you're too busy. That's my theory.…
Giving Thanks
Our family time this year was altered slightly by a mis-hap and a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, Grandma Pat took a tumble off her bike and cracked a rib, and…
Ain’t it Grand!
Tis the season for family gatherings - the Grands have arrived back in Arizona! The weekend prior to this past, we had our first whoop-de-do since they got here, to…
Jordan turns Eight!
It's true, we had a super summer birthday blowout earlier in the month, but you still have to celebrate each individual and very special person on their own day, right?…