I mentioned in an earlier post that Kevin was gone for a week in December. It was a very long week. Not only long because I missed the big lug or because the children missed their dad, but because so many things went wrong. Most of it was inconsequential, but as it all kept adding […]
Month: January 2015
Billy’s First Piano Recital
Billy had his first piano recital in December. He played Away in a Manger and Jingle Bells. His songs were written as duets and his teacher asked if he wanted her to play with him … or his mom. Sigh. The problems that come when the piano teacher knows Mom plays the piano. Even though […]
Homemade Christmas
Kevin spent a week in Massachusetts for work in December. It was a long week. To entertain the boys one day (and give me a bit of a break), I pulled out the construction paper and scissors and set them to work making decorations for our small Christmas tree and making snowflakes. They were delighted. […]
Santa came to our Neighborhood
When I was growing up, I swore I was never going to live in Hooper. It was a backwards, little town full of hicks. Quite honestly, the only things I really knew about the town was that they had a tiny post office adjacent to a tiny grocery store and they did a demolition derby […]
thanksgiving in california
The travel bug hit and we decided to go to California for Thanksgiving. The boys have become good travelers. In the past, I seemed to spend as much time packing things to keep them occupied on the road as I did packing everything else for the trip. Road entertainment was more of an after thought […]