The New Shed – Part One
This morning, thankfully earlier rather than later, I remembered that I needed to get Jacob up to the orthodontist in north Glendale by 8:45 to get his replacement retainers. This…
Mayhem
When you accidentally leave the puppy unchained while going to mass on Sunday morning, you are liable to find your back yard looking something like this:
Japanese Friendship Garden
On Saturday, my hubby surprised me with a very special treat. All he told me before we left the house was that I must bring my camera. Naturally, my interest…
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…
Mid Week Mania
It's been a busy one already, and it's only Wednesday. Monday morning we had no appointment scheduled other than taking the Jezek kids back to their house on the north…
Waiting for Oma
A couple of hours spent outside in the cool shady breezes of an Arizona Fall day, with the younger two children, both of whom forgot to bring their books and…
Time flies…
... when you're having fun, when you're busy, when you're distracted... there are any number of times when time flies, when you think about it. Another game of catch up,…
Timmmmberrrrrrrr!!
Not one single thing that happened today was as epic and worthy of mention as the felling of our pine tree. The crane arrived shortly after 6:30 am, and Laurent…
When Things Go Wrong…
They usually go wrong all at once. For example: Yesterday I was cooking lunch and the metal pan lid that was resting against the side of the pan slipped off…