Disclaimer: although I’ve located my camera, my camera cord is still MIA. Please enjoy the following photos, courtesy of my iPhone. Not too bad for a phone camera, eh? I tried to upload a picture of Benjamin’s spooky ghost costume on Halloween, but the file isn’t being recognized. I’ll have to get some [...]
Archive for the ‘Tradition’ Category
26 Apr
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
I went to college at a small, liberal arts school in Iowa. It was there that I met these wonderful people. Their names are Jay and Lauren. I met them my senior year, when they were freshmen. We all played in the WC Wind Ensemble and spent a month touring Europe together. The [...]
13 Apr
“Easter Bunny: Come In!!!
Happy Easter! It was a beautiful, partly sunny Easter day. I got up and did my normal Sunday-morning-routine …although I couldn’t help thinking of all the sunrise services I’ve either played for, attended to, or participated in… and felt like something was missing this Easter. Our church didn’t have a sunrise service this year; but [...]
2 Apr
It’s officially April
From last night’s post: {{Speaking of twins… …we heard some fairly exciting news from the doctor today. We are expecting two bundles of joy this fall!!! I had a doctor’s appointment last week and she thought that there may have been more than one heartbeat. So I went in for an ultrasound, and she was right! We’ll [...]
27 Feb
No TV for You.
I swear, one of these days I’ll get back in the rhythm of things. My blogs have been few and far between lately. Maybe it’s the weather, huh? Enough of this spring-tease-with-temps-over-40 and the next day winter-storm-with-6-inches-of-snow. I mean – really!! But our family is pretty excited to go on a snow and/or sledding [...]
20 Jan
Breakfast for Supper
I just love breakfast for supper. Perhaps this good feeling comes from growing up with Waffle Night at Grandma’s house. My sister and I took piano lessons during elementary school & middle school, and our teacher lived just a few houses from Grandma & Grandpa C.’s house. My sister usually played first while I sat [...]
9 Jan
The Thirteen Days of Christmas
It’s exactly 2:30pm. Both boys are sleeping upstairs, and I’d like to bake some banana chip cookies in the peace and quiet. I’m bringing them to our staff party on Sunday & thought that, for once, I’d give myself some time to bake them. As in … give myself more than a few hours before [...]
3 Jan
A Wii bit of Christmas fun!
I got a haircut right before Christmas. I love it! I haven’t had anything close to “bangs” since … oh … 7th grade or something. But as long as I have a bobby pin close by, my sweep stays in place. I’ll admit … I was a little nervous after the stylist finished [...]
18 Dec
A Conversation
Katie to Ryan: “What should we put in Benjamin’s stocking?” “How about tootsie rolls?” “Yeah, and gummi bears.” “He doesn’t like gummi bears.” “Yes, he does.” “No, he doesn’t. All he does is suck on them and spit them out.” Katie looks at Ryan. ”Like the ones on the table today?” “Yeah.” Pause. ”You didn’t eat [...]
5 Dec
Clean out your shoes
I love scrapbooking, but I don’t. I have all the necessary tools and paper and stamps and whatever else you’d ever want…but I have no desire to start an actual project. It’s mostly because I know that nothing will get accomplished. I don’t have an extra room to use as the “project” room. For real [...]
