Tribute to Aunt Cleyta

My Great-Aunt Cleyta passed away last Friday.  She was 104 years old.Her funeral is tomorrow, and I’m very disappointed that I’m going to miss it.  I will be out of town for soccer with Zach.  Cleyta had more life in her, even at 104 years of age, than...

Birthday Dinner With Matt

My oldest nephew, Matt, celebrated his 19th birthday a couple of weeks ago…it’s hard for me to believe that he could be 19!  In the family pictures taken at our wedding back in 1992, he was just a few weeks old. Since he was little, I’ve called him...

Ending July

As I sit at my computer this morning, at our dining room table, I have been looking out our back deck doors.  Not much of the scenery changes out that door lately, especially since the view of the small town I spent most of my childhood in is blocked by a field of...

July 28…A Special Day

July 28 is a very special day for me.  It would have been my mom & dad’s 59th wedding anniversary this year.  It’s also the day Bill proposed to me 20 years ago!  I miss mom and dad…and their anniversary reminds me how much.  I wonder if...
Date With Bennett

Date With Bennett

My Godson and nephew, Bennett, celebrated his 10th birthday on Tuesday.  My “birthday date” with him was last evening…what a very special time we had! After leaving the Mission, I met up with Bennett and his family at Target, and off he and I went...

A Fast Week!

Last week seemed to fly by, as I’m sure this week will too.  Our summer is going way too fast!Last Sunday at church during band practice time, I caught the girls (my Ali and Tina’s girls, Grace & Olivia) on film in this position…Just had to...

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