I dislike last minute plans. I am, always have been, and likely always will be a planner; I need plenty of notice and sufficient time to plan for whatever activity is in the works. I know this about myself, so why is it that I am unable to either avoid last minute plans or to…
We celebrated Easter at the White House this year! Well, actually we spent Easter Monday on the White House lawn at the annual Easter Egg Roll! What a fantastic time! The weather was adequate, sunny and in the 50s, but with a brisk breeze making it seem cooler (last year it snowed on Easter Monday,…
This week “Grandma with Sammy” lost her Sammy, a sixteen-year-old chocolate lab. We are all saddened by Sammy’s passing, but Connor said it best; “Dat mot (not) fair; dogs meed (need) wive (live) fore’er!” Twelve years ago, my brother brought a young chocolate lab, Sammy, to live with my Mom. At the time, Mom was…
Our family has a heart for Kenya and her people. My Mom has traveled to Kenya on mission trips three times; my Dad went for the first time this past summer, and was quite taken with the people, their hospitality, and their strong Christian faith. The kids and I sponsor a little boy in Kenya…
I have discovered one little problem with Webkinz, with that little lesson I had hoped to teach the kids – that money does not grow on trees…. The problem: Patrick and I LOVE the games on the Webkinz site. I am especially fond of one called Cash Cow 2. I earned both of the boys…
After an unwitting holdout (we really didn’t know what Webkinz were), two Webkinz have joined our family: a dalmatian named Missy and a frog named Patrick Frog. The boys spent the good part of today registering their new friends, setting up their animals’ rooms, and shopping for their new pets. Shopping for “my Missy” was…