The last cross-country meet of the season.  A co-ed 5K. The boy got his personal best of 25:01 (Yay!) A beautifully gorgeous day filled with stunning color, cozy sweaters and a lot of laughter. Nature was also having a ‘personal best’ day as well! These photos were taken at a beautiful place called Squires Valleevue [...]

Never in my life could I have imagined that preparing for college (for my child) was going to be so much work.  So now that I’ve got one at the end of the process, I thought I’d post this wonderful website so that any of my readers with teenagers can check it out.  It’s a [...]

 Middle Child had a big weekend!  She was part of the cast in her high school’s production of “The History of Theatre…..Abridged”  She played two roles:  The narrator for A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, and Laura in The Glass Menagerie.   As always she did a wonderful job, as did the entire cast.  In fact when playing [...]

Yes, its almost inconceivable to think these two lovely young ladies were on the verge of a knockdown this afternoon! (Kaylee in blue – Middle child in black.  Reason she’s called Middle Child here) Yes, it was almost the WWE here in our house today.  Two girls getting ready for homecoming, one bathroom….look out!  Alan [...]

Now any parent who has a senior is in for sticker shock when they see the package prices for photos.  You would think that these kids were modeling for a million dollar contract or something with the way these studios try and suck you in.  They take shots outside at any location as well as [...]

So a milestone was marked today in our home.  Our youngest, Alan went off on his first day of High School.  Not appreciating the fact that he had to wear his shirt tucked in and a tie, the day went very well.  It seems like only yesterday that he started preschool.  This kid is smart [...]