Sherry | July 31, 2010
The littler one was born three weeks ago to Derin and Andra. They’re quite fond of the chap. It’s hard to catch Oscar still enough to snap a picture (unless he’s sitting at the table). He’s a very inquisitive 18-month-old, and that’s just how we like him.
Sherry | July 30, 2010
We started the day’s celebration thinking up mushy Facebook updates. Mauri thought “To the little woman: For sixteen years of washing my socks—Thanks!” would work. Then his breakfast looked like this— and we thought that was pretty romantic. I had to wear my heart shirt to work. And Rachel snapped this picture to compare to [...]
Sherry | July 28, 2010
A grandma is allowed to gush a little when such a sweet and handsome boy as this shares her breakfast table. Oscar and his parents arrived yesterday afternoon, and we’ll be enjoying their eagerly awaited presence for the next week, partly here at our place and the other part out at the beach with most [...]
Sherry | July 27, 2010
I didn’t spend a lot of time at my cousins Jim and Lisa’s house, but back when our Michigan home bordered their Indiana home I’d sometimes drop in on them for a couple of hours just to see what was happening. And since they raised five kids, there was always something happening. They eventually grew [...]
Sherry | July 25, 2010
I really do love this picture of Paul’s grandmother (my children’s great-grandmother) holding his dad as a babe. It triggers the memory of stories told of how she had already raised a daughter when a large “tumor” turned out to be baby Frank Leslie Gustaf Carlson, all 13 pounds of him! Imagine her surprise! But [...]
Sherry | July 23, 2010
We held a successful garage sale two weekends ago, which is always a joyful event around our house. And since then I’ve cleared out another whole garage sale worth of stuff. But we have family coming (Yippee!) and I want the stuff gone—now! Yes, we could haul it to the thrift store two blocks from [...]
Sherry | July 21, 2010
I’m sure living in a small town has disadvantages. I will need some help in thinking of any. Today on my lunch hour I stopped in the library to check out some books for grandson Oscar, who will be visiting us in a week. (Yippee!) Heading into the children’s section I waved to LaNeal and [...]
Sherry | July 17, 2010
If you ever wondered about the stoker’s role on a tandem, it’s been described as “a sack of potatoes with legs of steel.” I’ve never sat in the captain’s position so I don’t know anything about being in charge. No this isn’t a hint to the captain of our tandem team; I’m perfectly content to [...]
Sherry | July 16, 2010
I’ve never been a fish eater. Except for tuna from a can, that is. For some reason I’ve always liked tuna sandwiches and tuna casserole. But just plain ole fish, no matter how enticingly prepared, gets me gagging. Maybe it’s the smell; maybe it’s the bones; maybe it’s all the rumors I’ve heard about bad [...]
Sherry | July 14, 2010
In October 2007 I posted this picture of our friends Gary and Susan Fawver. But I think that’s the only time they’ve shown up on this blog. Pity. My friend Susan and I go way back, back to my high school days, of all things. She was a student at Wheaton College and did her [...]