In 2017 an amazing story unfolded. It was filled with mystery and tension. It had everything you could every want in a story including aliens and exploding bats. The heroes and heroines had familiar faces and an arsenal of special powers and immense reserves of courage and ingenuity. It …
I have finished a project. A big project. I have assembled binders by year containing my favorite photographs I took during our Annual Family Gatherings since 2004. This summer I will spread them out on my big family room table and hope that curious eyes will take the time to …
The stereo from The Ranch. Grandpa Ray and Grandma Mildred Watrous lived in Bicknell, Utah for the last years of their lives. The place where they lived was lovingly called “The Ranch” and our children have many memories of the sights, smells and sounds associated with it. One of the …
Oh, I loved these little crocheted beach bags when I first saw them. I bought one for myself . . . a mustard-colored one and clipped a large pink flower on it. Because I loved it so much, I kept thinking about it. I thought and thought until I thought …
Downloads and Clip Art Daniel, who knows everything there is to know about my computer, recently made the comment: Well, Mom . . . you certainly love downloads don’t you. You just might have a million. No wonder you want to rename them so you can actually find them. Well. …
Today was our day for the Lake. Little Lakes are popping up all over the place and we love Manila Lake. It is close, clean, has bathrooms, has a place to inflate tubes and boats, has beach, grass, trees and shade. This year Grandpa rented four paddle boards. We added …
hammocking. (n) hanging a hammock between two trees and lying in it So. We bought hammocks. Grandpa loved them so much that he put the old, canvas hammocks into the thrift store box. We bought one for each grandchild and then we practiced putting them up by joining them to …
clay. (n) an unknown substance that is squishy. Little did I know what I had done. Yes. I had bought modeling clay for my grandchildren many, many times. But, this was not ordinary modeling clay. This was magic clay. This was trans-formative clay. This was clay made from a secret …
journal entry: Years and years have passed and children have grown and grown. Some have left their homes to start their own lives. We have stuffed families large and small into our medium sized home on beds and cots and floors and played for hours on end in our very …
Family Gathering 2019 We love hammocks. We have three, as an afterthought I remembered how many times I had seen the children in them. Many, Many, times. Sometimes a child was reading and sometimes a child was sleeping. Now and then a child was hiding. We have had hammocks for …
