Independence Day
As usual, we spent the 4th up at the Lake. Not with the crowd of old, but with a smaller group of new. Nicole’s boyfriend Connor was there along with Heather’s friend Lexi. Not...
Category: Family
The “Should”s
When we are kids and in our twenties, we hear the “should”s from our parents. When we are in our thirties and forties, we say the “should”s to our kids. When we are in our...
Compromises
What is undone in the fall is redone in the spring. Like the bushes. And the dock. And the shower floor. The bushes were the only thing that didn’t require human involvement. They did just fine on...
More College Visits
We visited a couple more colleges last week. It was really just an excuse to visit Meagan and take a family mini-vacation. We saw some sites – which are actually stunning in person. We...
The Younger Generation
You have probably gotten the sense that I am proud of my three daughters. But I am also proud of my nieces and nephews. The two third graders have personalities that make them predestined...
Easter Weekend
The weekend started Friday morning when Nicole made breakfast for her boyfriend, Connor. When the two of them went out to eat that night, Dave and I had the leftovers from the last time they had...
An Evening Out
My uncle recently had surgery, and because I hadn’t seen him over the holidays, I planned to stop by for a visit a couple days after he got home from the hospital. Except he...
The Day After
It’s all over for another year. Thank goodness. Don’t get me wrong. It was fun. But enough is enough. First there is the shopping. I believe I’ve hinted I’m not much of a shopper....
Fun for the Whole Family
It’s getting to be that time of year… Time for the annual family calendar. My sister Joanne started the tradition for Christmas 2001. It was so well received that it somehow grew into her producing an annual family...