Sherry | November 28, 2009
While it’s true we’ve already moved on to Christmas, I’m not above wallowing in the happiness of being together as a family for Thanksgiving for a few extra days. I s’pose it’s important to explain that being together electronically has to count. On Wednesday night Mauri received on his cell phone this picture (from Philadelphia) of [...]
Sherry | November 24, 2009
Today my three granddaughters’ classes hosted their grandparents at Grandparents Day in their classrooms at CHCC. Trouble is, none of their grandparents live within driving distance of their school. Still, Quinn makes sure we’re invited. I usually try to mail something to their teachers in advance so the kids can at least know I wish [...]
Sherry | November 23, 2009
On Sunday we held our annual Thanksgiving service at George Fox University’s Bauman Auditorium, which is big enough to hold our entire congregation. In all of the pre-service activity I bounced around with my point-and-shoot camera trying to capture the highlights of the morning. My flash wasn’t strong enough to get a better picture than [...]
Sherry | November 20, 2009
While I was in Michigan putting the finishing touches on my life as a Carlson and planning a wedding, Mauri was here in Newberg tearing a carport off of his house and overseeing the addition of a bedroom, office, and garage. In the demolition he set aside the old back door, recognizing its charm. After [...]
Sherry | November 19, 2009
I know—they’re just socks. Usually when I wear through the heels, I toss them. But these are special socks, custom knit for me as a gift from my friend Ridgely. So I kept them in my sock box, just because. But last weekend at church retreat my friend Bethany told me her daughter Hannah has [...]
Sherry | November 15, 2009
Church retreat is anything but a retreat for Mauri and me (not complaining), so on our way to the coast we took a food retreat (emphasis on treat) at a favorite restaurant. On a whim we ordered calamari, which is a little like avocado to my tasters (no taste at all, so why eat it?) [...]
Sherry | November 13, 2009
Earlier this week I snapped a picture of Mauri with Darcy. I have quite a few pictures of those two together. Surprised? This one, in particular, caught my attention because it took me back to the late 1980s when I took a similar shot. Here they are. Mauri with Champ Mauri with Mr. Darcy
Sherry | November 7, 2009
Today’s the final day of meetings for Evangelical Friends Church North America, an annual event I attend to represent the Board of Communication of our regional Northwest Yearly Meeting. Usually I have to fly somewhere, but this year NWYM is hosting the sessions at nearby Canby Grove. Being at these meetings prevented me from attending [...]
Sherry | November 4, 2009
One of the drawbacks of having a big family is that we have to celebrate birthdays on a regular basis. I just hate it when we are forced to do things like: …choose a sandwich from the menu at the brand new Subway a mere six blocks from home, and …visit the brand new cupcake [...]
Sherry | November 1, 2009
I’m at home again, having jumped back into real life full steam ahead. But I’ll happily ignore the stack of mail and the et cetera I should be doing in favor of posting a few other pictures I took while with the fam in Denver. It’s always good to see my boy T. If you [...]