Category Archives: Family

The day after Thanksgiving Karen started doing the Christmas decorating. Over the years we have found that after the living room has been moved around to make space for the tree and has been so for over a month, we … Continue reading →

The rest was not for us, however. This Saturday we had Rachel stay with us and we dropped Ben off at Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Howard’s. Both Lance and Cherise needed a little rest and we hope this helped out. … Continue reading →

Our grandson Ben’s birthday was Friday and we had a party for him Saturday afternoon. Guests started arriving around 4:00. As they did, we cautioned them to be quiet because we had 4 deer hanging around in the woods outside … Continue reading →

It’s Christmas season and we have started to get catalogues by the truckload. One we got the other day was for American Girl dolls. Well, we have our own doll who is our special American girl. Just take a look….

Cherise and Rachel went to Kansas City last weekend so Lance, Karen, Ben and I grabbed the opportunity to get a weekend of car camping in. Recently we have been going to the South Lake McBride campground which they consider … Continue reading →

Rachel came to stay with us this last weekend. Easter scheduling problems prevented the rest of the family from coming too, but we still had a good time. Saturday afternoon we went to see “Meet the Robinsons”, the latest animated … Continue reading →

I’ve been scanning in old photos and I came across a couple of really great shots of some beauties in their prime. Take a look at these cuties. Hubba hubba.

Last Saturday Lance and I drove to Oak Park. My neice Sasha was home on leave from her service in Iraq. She gave me copies of photos she had taken over there and I would like to share a couple … Continue reading →

We celebrated Mom’s 82nd birthday this Sunday. Lance, Cherise and the kids came up and so did Seth and Erica. We had a split the layer cake for dessert. Among the presents she received was a piece of artwork I … Continue reading →

The same weekend that Cherise did her show-stealing acrobatic act, Ben came to visit us overnight. What a love! Of course he has to be watched constantly, even after the house has been cleared of ALL child maiming accessories. We … Continue reading →