The Rest of Thanksgiving Weekend — With the Kids Home
We thought at first that only Grace was coming home for Thanksgiving. It was going to be a small little intimate gathering. But then Carson was able to get work…
Some Time in the Desert with Elle & Carson
Sometimes, when your kids are stretched out far and wide, you luck out and get a little magical snippet of time to be back together with just them. And it…
Dave’s sisters make for a party here in the desert
Is anyone else out there with me that junior year is the toughest yet? It seems like that’s been the case for most of my kids, and Lucy is no…
Grace Jam Here in the Desert
Before Easter we had a pretty joyful reunion with Grace. Oh we sure love that girl. We were wishing everyone else could have joined us too, but man alive, there’s…
Family festivities leading up to Christmas
Yow it feels like we crammed a boatload of stuff into December! As I’m sure you, dear reader, did too. How is it possible that all that is now in…
the gang (was) all here…the “little things” of the gathering
We thought only Grace was going to be able to come home for Thanksgiving. But in the end, EVERYONE was able to make it. Claire because volleyball ended early (and…
a sunset hike — back to being the boss
Remember those days when your kids would say, “You’re not the boss of me!” and you would smile because really, you kind of were the boss of them? I mean,…
some pieces of my heart joining up in Texas
When Max and Abby realized that they were going to be in the VERY SAME CITY as Grace at Christmastime, they got permission to go see that sister of theirs….
pre-Christmas weekend adventures with Max and Abby
We didn’t get all our kids home for Christmas at the same time. Abby’s family had big plans this year that took those two away (and I’m so glad they…