April - before it's gone!!

 Happy 60th Birthday to Bruce - oh my - how can that be??

Missed March too!

Well, it looks like I missed March too! But in honor of March - here's a treasured photo from an Ides of March party of  yore! We haven't had them for awhile - although a couple of years ago we had one with just Bonny, Harry, and Noah's kids - it was fun and a wonderful time was had by all. Especially Francis - who can't get over how funny it is to say, "thou saucy wench!"

Missed January!!

Looks like I missed January - and the important birthdays:  Ara, Richard, Hester, and Theo - and not in that order.

There were other birthdays and important occasions - but I seem to have a hard time keeping up.

I used to blog daily - and at length - but that changed - not sure anyone even reads it actually!

But social media is not my fave place to be so maybe I will resume.

Or not.

 

It's that time of year ...

 An old Christmas photo with Santa - I suspect my mom had my dad take the kids to see Santa so she could get some rest or get ready for Christmas - or probably take care of my new baby sister Donna!!

Christmas memories are complex and sometimes weighty to contemplate. I remember always being excited about Christmas coming - and being disappointed when it actually happened - I think I enjoyed the anticipation more than the event.

But there are still lots of good memories to share!

Time to be thankful!

Month of gratitude - a late start - it's already day 6 - but that covers these 6 wonderful kids of ours - who are the best!

 

It's Bontober again!

 When she turned 40 - about 13 years ago - or maybe when she turned 30? Anyway, at some point, Bonny designated her birth month as Bontober - and it stuck - and we all acknowledge Bontober now. And celebrate the other October birthdays in Bontober!

So happy day to Deacon (7), Jonah (8), Phoebe (11), Porter (11), Ida (12), and Calvin (25)!!

Bontober is actually lots of fun - and it's pretty nice when your birth month segues nicely with your name!

The Best Part of September!

 The Sisters' Reunion happened - and a wonderful time was had by all. We went to church together and Alice was the Gospel Doctrine teacher that day. We went to the temple and did the names of 5 sisters who were 6th cousins on my mom' side.  We ate a lot of good food - home cooked and out to eat. We played a lot of Scrabble - and Leslie won every time. We shopped til we dropped - and found some treasures.

 We prayed together each day. We sorted old photos. We took walks - well, some of us did. We shared stories and memories. We did see three of our brothers who live in Utah. 

And we are already planning next year!