Signed and Sealed
August brought the most eagerly awaited event of the past 3 years. On the 18th of the month, the Church welcomed Natalie Gianna Cecilia, Xavier Ninian Gregory, and Jordan Benedict…
June, come and gone!
And that's the first month of summer done, without so much as a please or thank you! We didn't do anything too remarkable - no big ranch trips or sight…
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A May to Remember, Part III: Nine Hundred Eighty-Four Days
The last of the gigantic, life-altering events in our May to Remember occurred on May 24th. It was the culmination of Nine Hundred Eighty-Four days: the time spanned between "placement"…
Fall Photo Blast – October Edition
Friends, this fall has owned me. I'm keeping my nose above water but that's about it. Here's a blast of photos from the month of October, mostly round the house,…
Christmas 2016
Our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations were enlivened by our eleven elves, awakened early Saturday morning to open their stockings (and eat their favorite treat - Ramen noodles…
Giving Thanks
Our family time this year was altered slightly by a mis-hap and a misunderstanding. Earlier this week, Grandma Pat took a tumble off her bike and cracked a rib, and…
Low Key
Our Independence Day was low key this year. We so often have been up at the ranch over the holiday weekend, but this year we were home - I don't…
Celebrations of June
For many months, a sweet little girl with breathless anticipation of her 4th birthday, has been asking me, several times a day, to recite the month and day (and every…