Sherry | May 2, 2011
Now y’all know that today is Quinn’s 40th birthday. Two years ago I posted this little motherhood story on Ben’s 40th birthday, so in the spirit of keeping all things fair and equal I am compelled to feature some pictures of my firstborn daughter today. Ha! That’s just my rationale for doing something I love [...]
Sherry | May 1, 2011
Quinn was born a day after her dad’s 30th birthday. We solved the cake-two-days-in-a-row dilemma thusly: Not always, though. There’s this time. And this. Feel free to laugh at my pathetic cakes. I certainly do! After Paul stopped having birthdays it was a little hard for Quinn to celebrate hers. But she quickly figured out [...]
Sherry | March 5, 2011
I came across a 1965 issue of Campus Life Magazine (publication of Youth for Christ) this morning and decided to scan a particular article to share with you. I’ve posted it in large format so you can read it, even though it’s a bit cramped on this page. After Mauri read it I asked if [...]
Sherry | January 8, 2011
At 9:30 this morning I was at the church kitchen, tossing together my “secret” ingredients for a baked bean dish to serve 75 members of the Ankeny family who would gather for a lunch before their dad’s/uncle’s/husband’s/granddad’s memorial service. I do this as part of my job, but also because it’s joyfully satisfying to serve [...]
Sherry | December 29, 2010
Ben and John began their friendship working for Kinney Shoes in Michigan in the mid ’80s. When John married Cherri, Ben was part of the wedding party. I’ve said this before, but I always thought it was cool that my “kids” shared their friends with me, and John and Cherri are some who kept in [...]
Sherry | November 1, 2010
Used to be we’d concoct halloween costumes out of stuff around the house. Contact paper, a lace doily, whatever. And not a lot of planning went into it. I’m not saying I think that was better than they way things are now. I’ve just lived long enough to recognize the difference in the times. And [...]
Sherry | October 27, 2010
Ever in deaccumulate mode, I tried to think of a good reason to keep these old books that hold nostalgic meaning to me. Blank. This picture of them would suffice. I don’t need to hold that orange zoo book in my hand to remember the hours and hours and hours I spent as a child [...]
Sherry | October 18, 2010
As I paged through my Real Simple magazine several issues ago, I stopped to stare at this page: There was something familiar about it. That’s it! A photographer posed me that way about 45 years ago. I guess when they run out of innovative ideas, they go back to the old standards—and add some steam.
Sherry | October 13, 2010
Mauri and I agreed to provide an hour of background music for an evening meal at Friendsview Retirement Community (where our parents live), and tonight was the night. Since we figured people would be talking over us we didn’t spend much time planning and rehearsing. So I got to look through Favorites One and Two [...]
Sherry | October 10, 2010
From more than 100 pictures in my “cars” file I picked these few that illustrate the beginnings of my dad’s lifelong interest in cars. I had some fun trying to figure out their chronological order. Maybe you can judge how well I did. Those are my three aunts, my dad wearing the banded hat. Is [...]