Monday, February 19, 2024
Going Backwards
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
So, This Was Christmas
We officially now have what I refer to as "old people's" Christmas. The children are grown, leaving only us older folks to gather around. The younger crowd is off doing their own thing, more or less.
So this was our "old people's" Christmas -
My stepmother and stepsister. |
My father. |
My husband (left) and my father. |
My mother-in-law (left), stepmother, and stepsister. |
I think my stepsister is giving me the eye while I snap photos. |
My mother-in-law. |
My brother's girlfriend and my niece. My niece is not an old person, she is in college but was visiting her dad and came over with him. |
At dark, I noticed my tree reflecting in the patio door. |
My brother gave me a Lord of the Rings puzzle. |
He also gave me a Royal Mint collector's coin that features Tolkien. |
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Happiness Challenge - Day 27
Today I ate a chocolate cupcake. It was big and it had a lot of chocolate on it, and it tasted very good.
It was much sweeter than I anticipated, too.
I may regret this later.
Anyway, I spent time with my father, brother, stepmother, brother's girlfriend, and husband for my stepmother's birthday this afternoon. I was polite and did not ask her age. :-)
I also was able to help someone out with some Word 2007 issues over the phone. That's a bit tough to do, but I managed.
Yay me.
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Each day in August you are to post about something that makes *you* happy. Pretty simple. And, it doesn't even have to be every day if you don't want it to be. It's a great way to remind ourselves that there are positive things going on in our lives, our communities, and the world.
This meme comes from The Gal Herself.
Friday, August 25, 2023
Happiness Challenge - Day 25
A surprise package came in the mailbox.
My brother sent me two plastic jars along with a note telling me not to deny his brother-in-law his beloved pickles simply because he is clumsy.
I had to laugh, as I had been researching plastic jars for pickles but hadn't yet made a purchase. My brother said he uses these for pickles.
So I am happy that my brother thought enough of my husband to send him plastic jars for his pickles, and I had a good chuckle.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
My Mother's Birthday
She would have been 79 years old today.
She died when she was 56 on August 24, 2000.
Mom about 1994 |
1966, with my brother |
My mother and father, about 1996 |
Mom about 1950+ |
Mom in 1981. This is my immediate family at my wedding. Mom, Dad, me, my brother. |
Monday, June 05, 2023
He's All Grown Up
High School Senior |
With his son, 1997 |
In April 2023 |
Monday, May 15, 2023
At Least That Is Over
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Toilet Paper Hair
Sunday, June 05, 2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Slap
In the news these days, we have the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or Putin's war, as some are calling it. Ukraine has been valiant and held back the tides of Russian soldiers but is slowly giving way. President Biden is working with NATO, we've sent support, imposed sanctions, and performed other political feats aimed at stopping the Russian aggression in its tracks.
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
The Nephew's House
Friday, February 25, 2022
Things Going On
Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Happy December!
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Now I'm Vintage
My brother found these vintage aerial photos of some of the places I've lived.
The first is the house my husband and I lived in from 1984 to 1987.
None of them look like this now, and would be hard to find in the rolls of film unless you know what you're looking for. I like the middle photo because it has my husband's old truck and my Pontiac T-1000 in the picture; apparently, we had both our vehicles there the day the picture was taken.
Monday, November 01, 2021
Under Roof
The roof trusses were put in place with a crane. |
It picked up each truss and then swung it over to the house. |
The waiting men would lower it into place and affix it to the house frame. |
This is the house roof after the trusses had all been installed. Gives one a much better idea of what the house will look like. |
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The Nephew's House Has Walls
This has taken a long time to reach this point - but the nephew's house is underway, finally. I know he needs to move in as quickly as possible with a new little baby boy and a precocious two-year-old in the four-room house he lives in now.
I hope he and his family are always happy when they move into their new home.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Family Gravestones
I was first struck by the lack of grass, then realized this is quite the indicator of the drought and fire conditions in the western USA. |
My father's oldest brother. |
My grandfather. |
My father's sister. I never met her in person and only ever talked with her on the phone. |
My grandmother. |