Monday, February 05, 2024

Missed January!!




Looks like I missed January - and the important birthdays:  Ara, Richard, Hester, and Theo - and not in that order.

There were other birthdays and important occasions - but I seem to have a hard time keeping up.

I used to blog daily - and at length - but that changed - not sure anyone even reads it actually!

But social media is not my fave place to be so maybe I will resume.

Or not.

 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

It's that time of year ...


 An old Christmas photo with Santa - I suspect my mom had my dad take the kids to see Santa so she could get some rest or get ready for Christmas - or probably take care of my new baby sister Donna!!

Christmas memories are complex and sometimes weighty to contemplate. I remember always being excited about Christmas coming - and being disappointed when it actually happened - I think I enjoyed the anticipation more than the event.

But there are still lots of good memories to share!

Monday, November 06, 2023

Time to be thankful!

Month of gratitude - a late start - it's already day 6 - but that covers these 6 wonderful kids of ours - who are the best!

 


Monday, October 09, 2023

It's Bontober again!


 When she turned 40 - about 13 years ago - or maybe when she turned 30? Anyway, at some point, Bonny designated her birth month as Bontober - and it stuck - and we all acknowledge Bontober now. And celebrate the other October birthdays in Bontober!

So happy day to Deacon (7), Jonah (8), Phoebe (11), Porter (11), Ida (12), and Calvin (25)!!

Bontober is actually lots of fun - and it's pretty nice when your birth month segues nicely with your name!

Friday, September 29, 2023

The Best Part of September!


 The Sisters' Reunion happened - and a wonderful time was had by all. We went to church together and Alice was the Gospel Doctrine teacher that day. We went to the temple and did the names of 5 sisters who were 6th cousins on my mom' side.  We ate a lot of good food - home cooked and out to eat. We played a lot of Scrabble - and Leslie won every time. We shopped til we dropped - and found some treasures.

 We prayed together each day. We sorted old photos. We took walks - well, some of us did. We shared stories and memories. We did see three of our brothers who live in Utah. 

And we are already planning next year!

Monday, August 21, 2023

Summer is flying by - as it usually does!


 Summer is still here - but school has started. There was a hurricane headed to California - but it was being downgraded to a tropical storm. Noah had a chance to work overtime, so he brought the boys to our house so he wouldn't have to drive so much.

The storm did damage in some areas, but thankfully not ours. But it was a gray, cloudy Monday - not the usual backdrop for a school starting day!

You just never know what August has in store for you!

Friday, July 14, 2023

It's been awhile!


 On this day in 1967, Harry and I went on a date to the Hollywood Bowl. The previous Sunday he had asked me to marry him. And then he said, well, maybe we should fast and pray about it and not try to answer our own prayers.

It was a Friday 56 years ago - by the way - and when he called on Wednesday night to confirm our Friday date, he didn't say anything about deciding about getting married. So I got to thinking - over-thinking actually - that maybe I had misunderstood.

So he picked me up Friday - and I didn't say a word about our decision making. And he didn't either. And we stopped for hamburgers somewhere in Hollywood - and pulled over on a side street and we were eating and finally he said, "Well, what do you think?" And me, well I said, "About what?"

Oh my, the folly of youth!

It's a good thing we got past that impasse! 

And drove on to the Hollywood Bowl where we saw Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dance the duets from Swan Lake.

Oh the memories - better than photographs - since we have no photos of that time!