Hand penned letters and snail mail still exist! These arrived today. . . and as I pulled them from our mailbox, a rush of memories flooded my mind. Suddenly I was back in 1970something finding letters from DIY Guy in my mailbox. Remember my collection of letters? Click here to read that post. We used … Read More
Was your weekend crazy, busy, amazing and fun like mine? The 2 college punks came home Thursday night … and that’s when the non-stop activity began. I realize you all are sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to hear how I spent my Easter weekend….well…I’d like to know how you spent yours! … Read More
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
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
Let the records show — I asked. This is NOT a confidential document or image. But it is a very poor attempt at getting it to the appropriate size to show you here. Quite some time ago DIY Guy asked me to make him a header for his work webpage. And typically, I procrastinated. … Read More
Balance is important when you write a blog. Especially if members of your family, and extended family read your blog. Regularly I wonder….”has everyone been given equal “blog time” lately? Typically, the people who are featured in my blog (usually without permission) are people I’ve recently spent time with. Like the ski trip a couple … Read More
This little guy is so stink’n cute I have to savor every moment with him…and I find it very hard not to photograph him. I suppose it is natural to gravitate to the youngest ones — especially when they are the youngest of 13 cousins. According to his momma…he loves to wear his goggles! He … Read More