I was in awe of Faith’s huge and beautifully organized sewing/craft room. 

Our friends Faith & Rob Willhoft at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY where Rob is a professor 

Day One: We left Rochester at around 1pm. Kirk had to call in to some meeetings for work, so I drove. Cara and I talked via cell phone and our headsets while we both were driving …nearly passing each other in our travels. She was headed to IL for her fall break to spend some … Read More

Kirk and I, and Kirk with his manager, Cliff at Kirk’s 25 years with IBM celebration last Friday morning 

I knew I should have updated this sooner….when I wait too long, I can’t remember anything!I had several days off work last week, which was really nice. I ran lots of errands, and cleaned….not too much exciting. I did paint Cara’s bedroom….and will have before and after pics sometime in the future….cuz I’m not totally … Read More

Friday night at Chipotle….Danae’s first one eva… 

Well, as you will see, today was a big day around here….our baby turned 18 years old! I greeted her early this morning with a “happy birthday” and she said, “I’m not your baby girl any more….I’m all growed up”! How dare she say that! I told her there was no way around it, she … Read More

Danae Joy entered our lives and hearts 18 years ago….at a whopping 9lbs. 10 oz. !!

Here’s the birthday girl 18 years ago, a few hours old, yes, this is a newborn picture….yes….I know she looks like a 3 month old!

The birthday girl today – 18 years old