{Summer Rose holding baby Spencer/Summer Rose today with her sister, Misty} Since it is World Down Syndrome Awareness Day I will tell you this story. I met Martha in New Hampshire when we were 17. Best friends forever the moment we met. We did everything together. In 1994 we each had one baby and were...
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Then & now
Then…. and now. I forced the kids to line up in the same order so that I could recreate the first photo from years ago. Yesterday we took a daytrip to Seattle with the young people. I have stories to tell and photos to show.
Misty Dawn
Misty Dawn left Washington for South Carolina 11 years ago, when she was 7 years old. She is back for the first time. Her mother & I met in New Hampshire, when we were 17. We became fast friends and were pretty much inseparable until they moved away. Our first babies, Landon & Misty, were born 10...
Bean pickers
Oney & Dan Saturday night we went to a little church to listen to some bean and fruit pickers tell stories and sing some country gospel. Dan Oliver is a local author/songwriter/minister and O’Neil (aka Oney) is my uncle. Both are pickers from way back. It was wonderful listening to them sing and tell their...
St. Helens
30 years ago today, I was almost 8 years old and witnessing the awesome eruption of Mt. St. Helens. I remember earthquakes, watching from a viewpoint, ash raining down, gray landscape and masks. Terribly exciting. St. Helens… She is a magnificent & familiar presence that has been standing next to me all my life. She...
Last weekend
Last weekend found us exploring the coastline for potential homes. I don’t ask for much, just a historic home high above the tsunami hazard zone with an amazing view. Out in the country, but close to town. Of course the competition’s name is Windy Ridge so that is a challenge. I LOVE it here. As...
Fatty Patty’s
Remember when I stated that I was going to start posting the old stories on the blog in the “memory lane” category? Well that was almost a year ago and nothing much has been posted. Here is another random little story that I want to document for my great-great grandchildren and the children of their...
Violet’s birthday
Violet smiles as her siblings serenade her with a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” Two years ago today I was up a 4 am getting ready for an induction appointment. The hospital called and said they didn’t have time after all and they would call when they had a room open. A disappointed Levi went...
Random fact #7
Hallelujah! I am finally on the last one. Have you ever seen anyone drag something out so long? Random Fact 7: I puked on my first grade teacher I remember my first grade teacher as tall and mean. Of course I was puny so I would have considered 4 feet an enormous height at that...
The Christmas tree
Last night we drove over to mom & dad’s to visit. We sat around sipping coffee and telling old stories. As I was listening to Levi tell one of his childhood memories it occurred to me that I should write them down so they are never forgotten. Voila! The “memory lane” category was born. ...