The Penultimate Goodbye
The senior year of high school is filled with a series of "lasts." Throughout this school year, Natalie has noted "This will be the last time that I..." It began…
The One Great Thing
In addition to all the discombobulation of the household this past week we were also anticipating something very, very special. During the past two years of religious education classes at…
The Last Year of My Fifth Decade
I haven't done the math, but according to my memory, it has been rare for my birthday to coincide with Easter Sunday, so this was an extra special birthday indeed!…
Celebrating Twelve
It happened on the 9th, which happened to be the Monday of Spring Break. So, Saturday before that, Laurent came over and did Ellie's nails. They were so fancy and…
One Wild Weekend
Ok, maybe a church picnic and an engagement party don't qualify in your mind as a "wild weekend" - but from our perspective, it was a doozy! Since we wanted…
Getting the Van Back, and a Fun Photo Shoot
It was a long, long two weeks without the main family transportation. Two plus weeks of Paul having to work daily from home, so he could do all the driving…