Celebrations of December: Christmas Day in Sun Lakes
In a move that surprised no one, both Geneva and Megan failed to rise in time to sing the 9am mass on Christmas Day. Laurent the Valiant was the only Heidmann…
Celebrations of December: Christmas Eve
Our longstanding family tradition has been to give gifts on Christmas Eve. However, in recent years our Christmas Eve obligations at church have pushed our family time back further and…
Celebrations of December: Christmas Eve Eve
My previous post covered most of the events in early December. The rest of the month flew by in a blur, until, with joyfilled astonishment, I realized it was Christmas…
Celebrations of December: Jeff Turns 50
The notion that my big brother greeted his 50th year this month is pretty much incomprehensible to me. It was hard to imagine a proper way to celebrate a birthday so…
Thanksgiving at the Ranch – 2014 (Mega-Photo Post!)
Even though we were down one member, the family trip to the ranch this Thanksgiving still required two vehicles. Hard to believe we used to take our little family of…
Another Ball!
One of the slightly frustrating aspects of having young adults in the household, is the fact that sometimes their social calendars conflict with family plans. That was true for Megan…
Thanksgiving 2014!
Life flies by so quickly during the holiday season, it's hard to keep up. Last week's celebrations included Mom's 75th birthday, a family thanksgiving, a Victorian Christmas Ball, and a…
Surprise Party!
Some parties are long expected, some parties are unexpected, and others are just kind of thrown together at the last minute. Sunday we had one of the thrown-together-at-the-last-minute type --…
Roses in November
This morning, the oldest girls were up early and out the door to get to the Diocesan Center by 8:30. They each needed another fingerprinting for work - Megan for…
October at the Ranch 2014 — Part 4
Saturday morning we woke almost as bright and almost as early, if not quite early enough for the sunrise. Nonetheless, stepping out the door into crisp cold country air in the morning…