A boy and his uncle . . . My nephew Kale loves his Uncle Kirk. And loves every minute he gets to spend time with him. He’s Kirk’s little shadow whenever the family gathers. For Kale, to wrestle is bliss and everywhere Uncle Kirk goes Kale goes too If the big guy puts one hand … Read More
For real? Suppose you get a call from the pastor of your church asking if you’d be interested in having a young man rent a room from you — for, say 3 months or so. Oh, and your pastor has never met this guy…but he has talked to him on the phone. And let’s say … Read More
This is how we roll when we gather the family each Spring – in lieu of Easter dinner We play lots of cards Game of choice this year: Nertz On Saturday we head to the gym where we literally climb the wall and play ping-pong & carpet ball, volleyball, basketball and kickball. We also take … Read More
Hello? Is this thing on? Tap-tap-tap……. Anyone there? Ok, good. I’ve been gone so long I wasn’t sure. So much to say, so little time. Here’s what’s been keeping me away: weekend in rural Illinois at Dickson Valley Camp with my family 21 of us in attendance 13 offspring 8 parents Missing: two families … Read More
I saw this picture on someone’s blog over a month ago. I didn’t know what to “do” with it or what to think….so I copied it into my files. It has haunted me ever since. Jean-Yves-Lemoigne-Photography I keep going back to it and looking. What do you think when you look at this photo? … Read More
It’s what we do…almost every evening . . . We practice our West Coast Swing steps because if we don’t, I will forget every last step and because, I like to dance with DIY Guy DIY guy is a good dancer — I think it’s the percussionist in him! The last few nights DIY Guy … Read More
Last October I posted the 1st Edition of my version of “Kid’s say the darndest things” — Today, Miz Booshay at Quiet Life shared her “darndest” story…and asked readers to share theirs too. I figured this was as good a time as any to do my 2nd Edition: On Sunday morning, March 8, 1992 our baby girl … Read More
My grass seed project: Day 5 Day 7 see the dew on the tips of the grass blades? This green grass growing inside makes me smile in one short week – grass! I definitely recommend growing it!
It was time for a new hairstyle. Going short crossed my mind…I did that a few years ago. But I’ve got kinda used to longer (medium) length hair. Nate is home for the weekend. He took these photos so I could send them to Cara –then we ended up talking to her on Skype, so … Read More