Category: Everyday Life

I have had a membership in the JCPenney Portrait Club for some time and haven’t used it once. Until Yesterday that is. I needed to get pictures of Aron and thought I might as well get Ivan and Owen pictures as well. It was unbelievable. The sweet pho…

It’s dark and quiet here. I personally sent each one to bed tonight. First it was the warm forehead and bright pink cheeks of little Ivan. His fevered little body was warm and he clung to me pressing my shirt against my skin uncomfortably due to the v…

It’s so strange that Kris left a little late and got home a little early, yet I missed him a great deal today because of where he was. He did go to work but after things seemed to just get worse in his chest and shoulder, we talked over and finally deci…

We determined he wasn’t having a heart attack or anything, but the pain in Kris’ left shoulder had us up quite a bit during the night. He’s off to work this morning, earnest in his resolve not to let down a host of people depending on his presence at wo…

There were four photos of my hometown on the Penny Postcard site. I give you Burr Oak, Michigan:

I believe this is looking down Front street from the South, about halfway down the street. The first building on the corner was used as a Grey’s Groce…

My dad sent this to me this morning. I thought it was sort of neat.

What did your town look like according to Penny Postcards?

Check out your old stomping grounds during the times of the penny postcard.

Click on the state and then on the count…

Yesterday, I had a reasonable list of things to do. I had made an appointment at the Mazda dealership for our 20K service on the van and also mentioned to them that our engine light has been coming on occasionally. I was also looking at a fridge void o…

These are the little “paintings” we made for the boy’s great grandparents. I was planning to do one for Reubmommy too but it didn’t go so well. I had to start over and it just wasn’t happening. So I made something else with it. I’ll show you that ano…