Christmas Day, 2025
Although Christmas morning began with an emergency that kept Paul away from the festivities all day, we nonetheless were able to celebrate with gratitude at Grandma's house with most of…
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December 29, 2025
Christmas Eve, 2025
Christmas at our house begins on Christmas Eve morning. The adults, as usual, were up long before the children, working on the last bits of making the house presentable for…
December 29, 2025
All About Thanksgiving
Ok. I admit, it looks like I have I problem... it's not that I'm obsessed with pickles, I swear... I just - have a routine, you know? Setting up the…
November 28, 2025
Carving Party
This morning we got out the door in surprisingly good time to get the college duo to the campus by 9. I say surprisingly because Natalie has been sick for…
November 1, 2025
All Hallows Eve
We had kind of a haphazard Halloween with comings and goings at different times. Ellie had an invitation to go with her friend on their trick or treat, so I…
November 1, 2025
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Fourth of July at the Ranch
Laurent, her two dogs, Alyssa, Ellie, and I (Paul) decided to go up to our little ranch over the fourth of July. This turned out to be one of the…
July 6, 2025