Christmas Week
Alright. Raise your hands if you've been sick this week... Yep, just as I suspected. The Christmas Flu has conquered nearly every family I know!! And it's not even localized,…
Hobbitses, Preciousss!!
Thursday was the day of our LONG expected party - the premier of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!!! For the midnight show, there were just four of us, by my…
He’s Lost It!!
.... the Tin Grin, that is! I was sick this morning, so Laurent took Jacob to his monthly orthodontic appointment, and I did not discover the good news until I…
50 Years
It is a rare treasure to be able to celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. This year, Paul's parents, Fred and Pat Heidmann, celebrated their 50th anniversary. Since the actual anniversary…
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…
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. …
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…