Elle

On Friday Elle finished her last college final online, and became our first college graduate. WooHoo! She has some pretty proud parents: And also a pretty proud husband: There was no pomp and circumstance to mark that huge milestone. No big crowds, no special inspirational speaker in front of a…

Last week, after a series of “plan b’s,” my daughter got married amidst majestic red rocks and surrounded (but not too close!), by immediate family. …to the man of her dreams. …amidst a world pandemic. And it was one of my favorite days. There are still such beautiful things going…

…that’s what plan it feels like we’re on with getting these two married. I appreciate all the well wishes from readers here as well as from so many family and friends checking on us, sending love and concern for “what now?” The piles of beautiful invitations Elle lugged home from…

I sweet-talked my sister-in-law into coming with me to the city to scour fabric stores for the perfect fabric and lace for Elle’s wedding dress. Ok, I didn’t have to sweet-talk her, because she’s the BEST and was happy to help. Which is even nicer than you think because she…

My little girls and Max & Abby go back to school today. My Hawaii girls start up again on Wednesday (and leave tomorrow…boo!). It is a new year and so much has happened since I sat down to catch up on this little journal of mine. So much that I…

Welp, it looks like Elle’s best-laid efforts to wait until “later” in life to get married have been thwarted. …because these two are getting hitched: And she looks pretty sad about it, right? Ha! Sidenotes: –There is a good story that goes with this engagement including Dave’s sneaky maneuvering to…

There are perks, of course, when the college your children chose happens to be in a pretty gorgeous spot. We flew in, filled up our car to the brim with dorm/apartment needs at Target and Savers (ha!) and headed up to where BYU-Hawaii is on the north side of the…

Grace arrived home from her grand adventure in China on Thursday night riding on the wings of a few miracles: some crazy mishaps getting to the airport, an impossible-no-way-she-could-make-it connection in LAX from an international terminal to the seemingly-miles-away Southwest terminal going through customs, etc. She miraculously made it and…

Gosh, I have been going through pictures of this birthday girl and missing her so much this morning: the morning that marks her TWENTY-FIRST birthday!   Oh boy, if we had known how easy and kind and good this girl would be when we were jolted out of our seats twenty-one…

Last week Dave, Elle and I lucked out and got to spend a couple days in one of the most beautiful spots I’ve ever visited: Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. We drove and hiked and rowed and oooooo’d and ahhhhhhh’d at all that beauty. You may wonder why we…