Holiday Walkabout
The holidays are always a fun time to go out with Dad on a mystery walkabout. He never likes to reveal the destination ahead of time so as to surprise…
Engaged!
Of course we suspected it was coming, but it was still such a brilliant surprise when we received the call from Megan saying that Andy had proposed!! We are all…
Thanksgiving 2021
It feels like forever since the last time we had Thanksgiving at home. 2020 was the pandemic year, and while we had a larger than usual gathering, we held it…
Another Halloween in the Memory Bank
Yesterday was a giddy mess, but that's what Halloween is supposed to be, and so much better than last year! Our day began with hustling everyone into church clothes and…
Pauline Evelyn Holston
The last month has been so full. Full of God-moments, full of family togetherness, full of memories, old and new. On September 23rd, mother was taken to the hospital with…
Summer Birthday Memories
Slipping back a few months to our summer birthday celebrations, we had Alyssa turning 9, Jordan turning 13, and Ruben turning 5. A few pics to remember those happy moments!
Back in the Trenches
It was, I guess, around three years ago that I hung up the "teacher" hat I'd worn for around 23 years, and devoted myself to being "just mom" to my…
At Grandma’s House
It is a long standing tradition, starting way back when Grandma and Grandpa first moved down to the Valley, that every other weekend they would have the grandchildren come for…
Anniversary Off-road
My love and I celebrated our 28th anniversary in April very similarly to the way we did last year - by going on a little off-road excursion. This time we…
Easter, 2021
Easter joy was compounded this year by the opportunity to actually attend mass in person at our beloved Cathedral parish. It's been a long, hard year being away from communion…