THANKSGIVING 2012
After all the preparations and anticipation of the week, Thanksgiving Thursday (as it inevitably does) finally arrived right on schedule. Laurent and I were the only ones who went to…
Giving Thanks
We're all gearing up for Thanksgiving, from what I see on the blogs and facebook pages of my many friends. Some are lamenting the crowds in the grocery stores; some…
Flurry of Fun
Sometimes there is simply so much going on, that I don't have time to tell my blog what's going on. And when that happens for too long, sometimes what was…
Blessings, Blessings, Everywhere!
What an amazing day. When Johnny decided he was going to bring his brothers over on Saturday to help us clean yards and cars, I said, well if the boys…
Put your best foot forward
Friday morning we were up and out the door and standing in front of Hamilton Prosthetics 7 minutes before our 8:30 appointment time. It was the long awaited day when…
A Recital
Sunday was a very fuller-than-usual day, beginning with choir rehearsal at 8, mass at 9, a quick lunch at Costco with the usual suspects, followed by about 1 hour at…
A Birthday
The long dry season of summer is at long last finished, and the new season of celebrations is upon us, beginning, as always, with a birthday party in Sun Lakes. …
Fitting
At mother's appointment with Hamilton Prosthetics and Orthotics, she got to try out her temporary leg!! I don't mind telling you that I think my mother is a…
Permission Granted
Thursday morning, for the last time, Megan and I left the house at 7am, grabbed a Circle-K coffee and split a protein drink, and headed over to the MVD. It…
The Saga of the Permit
When you have a 16-year-old in the house who's been practicing her back-road driving skills for three years, it is only a matter of time before her mother decides that…