The festivities were in full force. We lined the drive with the jack-o-lanterns as usual. https://youtu.be/TlvxU9tGMZ4 Here is a quick clip of them all lit up. Originally, Mason was going to go as Paul Zerdin from America’s Got Talent. We bought a dummy and everything but then, he heard about the dinosaur and it was […]
Goodness gracious, me! This quilt top is a long time in the making. By long time, I mean more than five years. I have no idea precisely why it took me so long for me to execute but I have some guesses. Back on July 4, 2011, one of my favorite quilters posted a quilt-a-long […]
The mission today was to paint as many chairs as we could. Walker solicited help from fellow Scouts, Ondessonk campers and lodge members, neighbors and our family. Despite the fact that there were many competing events going on, we had a lot of hands on deck. The current count is eleven chairs built and one […]
I’m so grateful to have a car that I love to drive. That’s all.
Round One :: 10 pumpkins :: 10/25/16 Round Two :: 10 more pumpkins :: 10/27/16 As busy as we have been this month with travel and activities, we considered foregoing our tradition of carving pumpkins for Halloween. However, traditions are important. At least one voice strongly rang out that we should carry on so I […]
The turnout for the Fall Cub Scout hike at Audubon State Park was as impressive as the weather. The sun was shining and there was just slight crispness in the air. Our fearless leader was none other than the botanical director of the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens. He was eager to teach and […]
Last Wednesday was the long awaited release date of the Play Station VR. This video game console has been on Mason’s radar for months. Ever since we went to Louisville to give it a test run, he has been scraping every penny he could earn or find into his piggy bank to buy it. Right […]
No matter how many times I travel from Los Angeles (or the West Coast, for that matter), I always forget that flying home is an all day experience. I purposely scheduled our flight home for noon thinking we would have time in the morning to meet my parents at their house or giggle with the […]
Last night as we were settling down for the evening, Walker was watching one of his favorite YouTube podcasts, CaptainSparklez. Jordan, the Southern California based host, is very popular and has nearly 10 million subscribers. (Jordan is on the right; Kid is on the left.) When Walker learned that Jordan had gotten permission to graffiti […]
When we made our plans to come out to California for Spring Break, I never guessed we would attend a funeral. Just a few days before we arrived, we learned about the death of a distant cousin, Joel. He and I were very close in age and I remember playing with him at his grandparents’ […]