Sherry | June 30, 2009
I never tire of anything photo related. I know you know. Probably the most fun is playing the matching game.
Paul and Quinn share a birthday cake.
Mauri and Rachel share a cake.
That’s me in my Taylor Tot.
Mauri had one too.
Finally, these are my little darlings—their first night in a big bed.
Ben…
Quinn…
and Taylor. I guess we lived [...]
Sherry | June 27, 2009
Even with 15 years of marriage under our belts, we still have some invariables. I remember the first time I told Mauri that when a recipe calls for buttermilk I simply use vinegar to sour regular milk. He was appalled! So when I read my young friend Tina’s blogpost about making buttermilk pancakes I had [...]
Sherry | June 25, 2009
Today we added two grandchildren to our family. Meet…
Addison Serkalem and Paul Toshe Anderson. Today they “passed court,” which makes them officially ours. They are siblings from Ethiopia, and Quinn and Dusty have been joyfully completing the rigorous adoption process for five months to become their parents. Aren’t they beautiful?
I can’t wait to meet them!
Sherry | June 21, 2009
After my dad’s memorial service 13 years ago, we all gathered at my nephew’s house in Jacksonville, Florida, and over banana splits made a long list of “Carl Nill-isms”—characteristics and peculiarities that defined him. You can be sure we laughed a lot that night. It was a fitting farewell to our patriarch.
This picture reminds me [...]
Sherry | June 20, 2009
Yesterday afternoon Mauri and I had an errand in Portland, so of course he had an idea where we should eat lunch from his faithful viewing of the show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.”
We would call this a “diner” and would definitely recommend it. I ordered semolina griddlecakes with bacon (they were hearty!) and Mauri … [...]
Sherry | June 15, 2009
Yesterday three of our Denver Andersons participated in the Rocky Mountain Half Marathon. They and twelve others wore shirts that look like this:
and gathered pledges that go directly to purchase diapers and formula for the babies of Juarez, Mexico.
Twelve-year-old Bailey ran the whole thing!
Way to go, B! We’re proud of you!
Quinn’s friend Jamie flew to [...]
Sherry | June 13, 2009
It didn’t take long after discovering the remarkable flavor of meat smoked on a Traeger for us to buy one. The year: 1996. Smoking meat in the driveway brought calls of concern from our neighbors, who thought our house was afire.
It seemed like a good idea to build a smoke center off the back of [...]
Sherry | June 11, 2009
I would have preferred to buy all begonias, but the plant store didn’t have enough to fill all the planters I wanted to fill. So I supplemented with marigolds, thinking they’re a sure thing. Who can kill marigolds? I did my diligence to water them. And wonder of wonders they thrived!
I guess slugs have to [...]
Mauri | June 7, 2009
Long ago a friend/mentor gave us a list of twelve public relations principles. They came up in a recent conversation, and I’ve been trying to remember…here’s what I’ve got – only eight and not necessarily in order:
- have a “you” attitude
- always let the other person save face
- don’t nit-pick about details
- tailor your speech [...]
Sherry | June 5, 2009
A while back I “warned” you that I love series and that you might expect to see them from time to time. Well, here are two I’ve been enjoying quite a bit lately.
Cassidy, age 3
Casasidy, age 5. I have a feeling we won’t be adding more pictures to this series, since she seems to have [...]