The “men” gearing up for a day at the Gold Rush Antique Show…..Dirk relaxing at the pool….Bailey, all grown up…..Nate and Dee sharing some laughter as usual. 

On Cara’s last day in Roch before moving to Cincy we had the Hemmer family over….Cara and Brie enjoyed being their fun selves and didn’t let a rainy day spoil their fun….after playing in the rain, and dinner, Cara and Brie give a long good-bye hug. 

The kids had lots of fun pretending to be news anchors….of course it was SNL style and hilarious. 

The children hard at work at the weaving loom…and Nate with his new dreads… 

What if when a church remodeled or built a new facility they built with the plan to make the building a place to serve others in the community instead of a place where the focus is a place where services are held?

Friendship is the expressiblecomfort of feeling safe with a person,having neither to weigh thoughtsnor measure words.

I am all for the 15 mile rule……your children should never live more than 15 miles from you. Or is it 15 minutes? OK…so I could live with and hour. Cara left today for Cincinnati. I miss her.

Saturday…..and the nest is empty….Cara and Danae drove to the Chicago area yesterday with the two little ones in tow. They had an easy trip, the kids were great for them. Nate worked most of the day today and is now caring for a friends dogs while they are out of town.The weather is incredibly … Read More

This is the yummy pasta we had for dinner last night! 

Kale fell asleep on the living room floor last night! Jersti and Kale this morning. Kale is wearing his handy carpenter’s belt to hold all his matchbox cars.