Marion County is on a big campaign to send a semi-truck load full of peanut butter to Haiti. They have a minister there whose parents are currently missionaries there. So I put the word out to the Clan, and over the past few days we have collected over 33 pounds of peanut butter!! This is […]

*****The Academic Team I am coaching won two and tied one out of 3 matches at our scrimmage last night. We played West Marion, Glasscock, and Lebanon Elementary. We did not have time to play Campbellsville. *****I think that the Santa Fe salad at Sonic wins over the Blue Zalad at Zaxby’s,although both are very […]

On Monday night, Jerusha brought us rigatoni and garlic cheese bread. Last night it was pizza with mushrooms and olives. Tonight, it’s chili. . . but guess what–it has spaghetti in it! My niece is the “room service” specialist at Grammo’s. And she’s the chef, too! It’s easy to get spoiled!

The next two days were a whirlwind. Thanks to Ian’s taxi service, we got Tim and Sara and John and Gail to the airport. It was so wonderful to have them all here. We had a lovely breakfast of broccoli quiche at Rocking Horse Manor before saying our good-byes. As people stopped by to see […]

I was up early to go to the eye doctor in Versailles. Then back to KR to clean up, get decorations for reception together, etc. Brendan and Kara took me into Richmond to meet Jerry for dinner at Outback, and we caught up on the past few months while BCA and KN returned the shoes […]

Caitlan, Ian and I went to Mass at St. William while Kyle drove off to Huntington, WV to pick up Tim and Sarah, Caitlan’s friends from Oxford. They had been in the states visiting friends in Pennsylvania since December 17th. Now they will be in Kentucky for Kyle and Caitlan’s wedding. Brendan and Kara slept […]

Happy Boxing Day! And Kwanzaa, too! We had fun getting ready for our friends to come over for our traditional Kelley Ridge Christmas Open House. This year, as last, we had it on Boxing Day. And this year, as last, we combined Adkins–Willett Christmas with our Open House. We scaled down a bit, what with […]

Since Kyle and Caitlan were at the Millers for the morning, we all slept in, me until 8 o’lock (which is late for me) and the others later. I tried to silently do things around the house and clean up while the others snoozed, but Ian came upstairs to sleep on the couch because he […]

Oh Christmas Eve, Oh Christmas Eve, how lovely are thy memories! Busy and beautiful day. Caitlan was out early to join Kyle’s family for ice skating. Brendan, Kara, Ian and I headed into Richmond where Ian did his characteristically last minute shopping while the rest of us braved Krogers for the Christmas Day snack buffet. […]

Joyful Day!! Cleaning and decorating around the house at KR. Then off to Louisville to the airport to meet Kara and Brendan and to greet them with my singing elf hat! It was so wonderful to see them both. We went to the Mayan Cafe ( I am no longer a Mayan Gypsy virgin) and […]