My Last One

I often say after raising 2 boys  that we never really turn our children over to God completely until that first time they drive out of our driveway by themselves.   I have experienced this fully with Nathan and James and will soon go through that very same thing with Julia.  Today, her dad and [...]

A Fun Visit

Just a few things…we had another big snow yesterday and today so Julia was out of school today.  We kind of just took the day and spent it together as a family.  We have new cell phones and I played with mine for a while today.  It’s a fun new toy.  
We had Don and [...]

Valentine’s Day

I had a wonderful time today with my sweetheart.  We were able to go out for a very nice dinner.  He didn’t even complain about the wait or the crowd.  There’s no one on earth I’d rather spend time with.  Even after all these years.  This is actually the anniversary of our first date.  26 [...]

Updates

The month of January is over and we are well into February, but we are still trying to stay on the spending fast.  I am determined not to spend anything on groceries till I have cleaned out my freezer and pantry completely.  It’s actually been kind of fun.  I love a challenge and it has certainly [...]

Trip to Michigan

Thursday and Friday, Charley, Julia, and I made the long trip to Michigan for the funeral of Charley’s Uncle Al.  Seeing family was nice even though it was under sad circumstances.  His Mom and both of his sisters were able to make the trip as well.   It snowed most of the time we were [...]