We were so happy to have Jeff and Jess and their kids in Colorado for Memorial Day this year. I love watching the cousins play and enjoy each others’ company so much. We spent a beautiful afternoon at Roxborough State Park on Sunday. It was our first visit there and we hope to return. The […]
Tag: Family
New Quilts
Karen and Zach came over last night for an impromptu game night. (Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan) Karen brought early birthday gifts for each of the girls – quilts that she had made for each of them! They were each quite excited about the designs she thoughtfully chose for each of them.
Mother’s Day
To my Mom: My 2nd Mother’s Day without you wasn’t any easier than the first. Not a day goes by that I don’t miss you or wish I could share something that happened or the girls did. When we visited your grave today, Greg asked the girls what they remembered about Nanna. Bree (age 7) […]
Great-Grandpa
Today we are remembering and celebrating the life of Greg’s Grandfather, Elmer Reimer. As my mother-in-law so perfectly put it, Elmer Reimer was “Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, pastor, evangelist, missionary, Sunday School teacher, camp speaker, home-builder, piano technician, appliance repairman, known to many as Uncle Elmer.” Wyoming/Camp Grace friends, Elmer Reimer even preached at Camp […]
I love the “On This Day” feature that Facebook has. I check it every day, with hopes to find and read the messages or comments that my Mom left on my wall in previous years. Even the simple ones bring tears to my eyes. And there are so many of her comments on this blog, […]
Great Wolf Lodge
I wish I had photos of our time in the water park, but we didn’t bring our phones in. We all had a wonderful mini-vacation. It was fun to have Karen and Zach join us, too. And we got a great deal on the room prices by going with a large homeschool group. We stayed […]
One Year
Today marks one year since we said our earthly goodbyes to my mom. It doesn’t seem possible that it has been one year already. I still feel numb, overcome with grief, and in denial, in turns. Even though I know she is no longer in pain or experiencing anxiety or depression, I still long to […]
Princess Nana
I have so many pictures of my mom being silly and playing with Adrianna. It breaks my heart that she isn’t here to watch the girls grow up or to attend their special events. I miss you every day, Mom. (Throwback to August 23, 2013)
Kitty
This week at Music Camp, Bree told me that she was playing with some other girls on their break. “We played princesses and fairies, and I was their kitty!” It just reminded me of her Aunt Karen and how we used to do imaginative play growing up and she always wanted to be a dog […]
Location, location
Cate told me today that Grammy and Grampy, “Need to move their house close to our house so we can go to Grammy and Grampy’s house.”