I’ve decided to write short blog posts. Maybe I’ll write every day that way. I am heading across the pond on Wednesday. I promise to let you know about the wonderful trip that Caitlan, Kyle and I are going to take. Anyway, here are a few highlights from this weekend and the past two months: […]

I came to the Valley on Friday night, and Mombo and I watched WE ARE MARSHALL together. Then on Saturday we went on a Lexington excursion. We made a stop at Kohl’s for a bathmat, but Mom found three nice tops on clearance, so now she has some new things to wear to church. Next […]

Well, there was the wonderful trip to Hawaii. Then the summer turned into “moving the kids.” We came back, had a wonderful wedding celebration with Michelle and Nic, and then went through things in the basement so that Ian could gather his stuff into one room before returning to Hawaii for the last time. We […]

Friday Night: Went to Patti’s for Groupies. We were all there, which I liked, because frequently one of us has other commitments. We have decided to read Scott Hahn’s THE LAMB’S SUPPER which is about the Mass and the Book of Revelation. Patti had a chicken cacciatore sort of dish over pasta, salad, bread, and […]

to begin with. The first time I heard them was at Calvary School on one of the last days. They call them locusts, and insist they are locusts, because that’s what everyone calls them in Marion County. Then, I went to the Valley on Friday night and made Mom put her hearing aid in and […]

Over the weekend I took two long walks. The first, on Saturday, was at dusk. I tried to walk my Kelley Ridge property line to the west of the lane coming back to the house. This is the only time of year to do it. I so wish I had the ability to clean up […]

It’s Wednesday, and Caitlan and I have been busy, busy, busy. We stayed the night with Mombo last night, and then I had a meeting with Jerusha to discuss the decision of whether to homeschool Justin for kindergarten. We headed for Kelley Ridge around noon with Greg Brown in the back seat. He doesn’t travel […]

It’s Saturday, and after a grueling week at school, I’m off to visit Nancy. Caitlan is coming along, and I can’t wait to leave school behind for a little bit. In addition to fighting a cold last week, I had to get 30 fifth graders ready to put on a readers’ theatre presentation for our […]

Part Three (Many people let me know how they have learned lessons from things that have happened in my life. People have told me that after Wayne died, they realized how important a network of friends, family and church community support can be during a time of tragedy. I agree. When Joe died suddenly, I […]

Heh, that’s me. What is it about dragging seasoned old logs with bugs under the bark into your house that is so satisfying? It’s gotten cold, and it is going to get colder, and I have three days to spend in my very own house (I’m not always here), and I’ve just got to burn […]