How can it be that four years have passed and Kim, who just moved here, is now graduating with her nursing degree? She has chosen to stay in town after graduation (hip, hip hooray), has rented an apartment and needs some furnishings. Isn’t an IKEA shopping trip a perfect graduation gift? Kim thought so too! […]
After the official crossover to Boy Scouts, Walker was eager to sign up for the Burrell Woods Camporee in Carmi, Illinois. It is his first time going on a scout campout without Bill. The camporee is a weekend gathering of about 300 scouts from southeastern Illinois and southwest Indiana. We will all be eager to […]
Before my mom left, she tucked a Starbucks card in the hand of each of my boys. They immediately started burning a hole in their pockets. Thankfully, her gift coincided with Happy Hour and all the Frappuccino are half off. I can’t begrudge my mom, though, for spoiling the boys. She learned it from her […]