Another first day of school has come and gone and it didn’t look the same way it has in the past. Up until yesterday, we made sure everyone was ready, backpacks on, photos taken in the front yard youngest in a stroller and we all walked together. For three blocks we would discuss expectations and […]
It’s September 6th and our kids still have not started school and it’s just getting downright embarrassing. Everywhere we go I hear, “your kids haven’t started school yet? When will they get out, in June?” Just for fun today I told a lady they wouldn’t be getting out until after the fourth of July. I […]
We have two junior high retreats a year; one in the spring and one at the end of summer. So that means we all head to a camp somewhere out in the middle of nowhere with 50 junior high kids, tons of junk food, insane games and lie awake at 3:00am while they play pranks […]
We had the chance to go away for a few days with my in-laws. The trip had started off being planned one way, then another, and then we ended up at a resort in Cle Elum, WA. The setting was beautiful, the accommodations were amazing and it had two water slides so enough said. Though […]
Charlie & Ben 2003 In June our dearest friends’ son, Ben Finley, was diagnosed with Lymphoma. Many times I’ve thought about this post wondering just how I could put something like this into words. How do I begin to describe the emotion, fear, and sadness that entered my heart as I heard my dear friend […]
I just did something that happens maybe once every few years. I woke up at 6:15am without an alarm and actually dragged my body out of bed. I’m not sure of all the details that took place to make it happen, but here I sit, drinking coffee, writing, listening to…what’s that?…oh yes, quiet. Quiet is […]
In the spirit of keeping these posts out of order, I take you back to mid-June. My grandma turned 80 and had a big birthday party which not only celebrated her, but was a reunion of family, some of which I had never met before. Andy and the kids stayed home this trip and I […]
We had another visit from more family, keeping the tradition of yearly summer visits. Jeremy, Natalie, and Evangeline arrived shortly after school was out. Last year when they were in town Evangeline was just a baby. This year she walked around talking like a three year old, even though she hasn’t hit two yet. I […]
As I write, I’m sitting on a bed of luxury, with the sun beaming through the window warming my face. This is the window I look out of to see the beautiful San Francisco Bay. I spent an afternoon napping, relaxing at a spa, and eating meals that I did not have to prepare myself […]
Back in March we had our annual visit from Joey, Brynn, Lucy, Mae, and Opal. Yes, I am just now writing about their visit, sadly. I have mentioned in past posts the amount of fun, food and good times that are had when this family comes to visit. This trip was no different. It’s always […]