I’m going to do this in shifts, because that’s how they left yesterday. In “shift one” we have an 8th Grader who will help “rule” the Jr. High this year:And let me introduce our new high school-er:(9th Grade.)Wait, did I just say that? A high school-er?? I honestly cannot believe it. Here they are for…
Although we all linger at Bear Lake as long as we can each year, the actual reunion itself is only three-and-a-half days. Each year one couple is in charge of putting it on.We move down the family by age. This year it was this dynamic duo who pulled it all off:(That’s also the brother who…
I am just starting to figure out my SLR camera and I am wondering about editing software…Photoshop vs. Lightroom…would Photoshop Elements be enough? What do you recommend?I have both Lightroom and Photoshop on my computer but I use Lightroom pretty much exclusively. The only time I use Photoshop is 1) when I want to make…
I’m not going to lie, Easter was a little bit chaotic this year. We got going on so much other stuff leading up to the big day that we ended up scrambling to squeeze all the finishing touches in at the last minute. Which is crazy because THIS was the year I started early. I…
I like to keep records. I’ve always been a journal keeper. I have about 25 of them chock-full of all the details of my life up ’til a few years ago. And from there I have a blog. I love to go back and remember the richness that has faded far into the corners of…
A couple weeks ago my neighbor came over to borrow a recipe. Amidst our short visit she asked how Lucy was doing. I joked with her that I probably owe her some ear plugs and some treats for putting up with all Lucy’s antics she can probably hear with precision from her house ten feet…
Dearest David, Here’s a little re-cap about life at home as you traipse around on the other side of the planet: We had our Primary Program at church. I wish I would have snuck in a video camera so you could see Lucy right in front marching to the songs and acting like she knew…
Some random things I haven’t gabbed on and on about yet: We introduced our kids to Dave’s favorite frozen yogurt place. I say “Dave’s” favorite because I could take it or leave it…I’m not a connoisseur of ice cream. I’ll just take some chocolate chip cookie dough, thank you very much.They quickly joined on Dave’s…