Walker, Bill and I trekked up to Bloomington today. Bloomington is one of our favorite places to eat and there are some really good outdoor sporting good stores in town. It’s also an easy drive from here. Since Walker now has his permit, we let him drive up to get some practice time. Bill rode […]
Tonight was the second speech meet. This year we have forty-two students participating and quite a number of sixth boys competing (pictured here). Mason is competing in the category of humorous interpretation. According to the rule books, selections in this category must come from published works, be memorized and humorous. They must also have at […]
Sunday was a family day for Bill and Mason. They left the hotel bright and early and met Rachel and Jerry at the Original Pancake House in Anaheim for breakfast. Bill had driven out to see Rachel and Jerry Friday night for dinner but they didn’t get to see Mason. It was really nice of […]
Bill discovered a women’s and pediatric dermatology seminar in Newport Beach and it happened to all over Mason’s break. Bill made plans to go and we worked out the details so Mason could have a sleepover with Gramma and Papa. They left Evansville early afternoon on Thursday and flew out to Irvine. The layover in […]
This little munchkin arrived with her mommy on our doorstep on Sunday night. Just like last time, we got to host her while Laynie went to her meeting in St. Louis. Monday morning Laynie headed off bright and early. It was a good thing, too, because we had a full agenda. First, she had lunch […]
All wrapped up and ready for delivery…two packages of four dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies to thank my Starbucks baristas and auto detailers* for treating me so well. Kay, one of my knitting friends, shared this recipe with me. She told me the recipe yielded a lot of cookies but I was really not prepared […]
For quite some time, Bill has wanted to take Walker and Mason to see his mom in Los Angeles but our free weekends have been so limited lately. Looking at the calendar, it appeared that the weekend I was at Auntie Faye’s memorial was a weekend the boys did not not have a lot of […]
Before my auntie Faye passed away in May, she voiced her wishes that our family come together in the presence of my grandmother in Las Vegas rather than at a funeral or memorial in Florida where she lived. She always said that when she and my uncle got married, my grandmother welcomed her into our […]
Walker couldn’t wait to get out to Camp Ondessonk on Friday night for the Fall Lodge Reunion. It was a full weekend to spend time with folks he enjoys at the place that makes his heart happy. The main goal is to do service for camp as the Lodge mission states. I’m not sure what […]
Exciting news! Walker is now 15 and the holder of an Indiana driver’s permit. Today is the first day he was eligible to sit for the test which he passed with flying colors. He is enrolled in a certified driving class and now can start getting behind the wheel practice. Per his request, we went […]