Poor little Striker passed away yesterday afternoon. He came to live with us on Christmas day in 2012. His arrival remains one of my favorite Christmas memories. I’ll be revisiting that link to see the video often. We got up early and had a solemn burial for our beloved guinea pig and then, after serving […]
Back when we lived in Loma Linda, we started an Advent tradition. I collected 25 Christmas and Winter themed books and wrapped them up. Starting December 1st, we unwrapped one book each night and had a read aloud. We did it religiously every season and I really looked forward to it. The last few years […]
Our little guinea pig Striker is having a rough time lately. Over the past few weeks, his nose has crusted up. The first time it happened, I took him to the vet. He was on oral antibiotics and getting drops in both eyes and his nose. Mason took on the responsibility of dosing and dispensing […]
I polled the people for suggestions for this week’s Try It Tuesday and got a resounding reply that it should be Chinese food. Mason more specifically requested Chicken Teriyaki. I served it with good old fashioned steamed white rice and a vegetable stir fry mix with noodles. This Try It Tuesday met with great delight. […]
On the Friday when Laynie and Sophia and I were returning from Mount Vernon, I got a text from Walker’s teacher asking me if I had seen his presentation about To Kill a Mockingbird. He had to do a culminating project for the Book Celebration and the scope of acceptable options was wide. I saw […]
Well, it’s time to wrap up the Thanksgiving break. After the delivery of the chairs on Saturday, we all became elves and made fast work of sprinkling holiday decorations in and around our home. Bill is a maniac, I tell you. He cleaned the gutters first and then put up all the lights outside. The […]
The drive out to Camp Ondessonk always puts a smile on our faces but today, the joy ran even deeper. After many hours of work, it was time to deliver Walker’s Eagle Project. Our normal commute is about two hours but since Bill was hauling the trailer filled with precious cargo, we allowed more time. […]
This year for Thanksgiving we stuck close to home. We missed spending the holiday with the Sandersons but it was also very nice to have a long weekend in our neck of the woods. Mason really wanted to return to our tradition of seeing the circus so we made a family outing of it. The […]
A few years ago when we went to Michigan for Thanksgiving with the Sandersons, Jordan made us a very special turkey. Bill’s office is having a Thanksgiving themed potluck tomorrow and he always likes to take something vegetarian and healthy. I offered to make him a turkey. I have a very sizable tray from Crate […]
Tonight’s dinner was based on a suggestion from Mason to try kohlrabi. I’m not sure where he heard of this vegetable but he named it without missing a beat. Kohlrabi’s one of those vegetables that I needed to Google before shopping. I recognized it as soon as I saw it but it does not regularly […]