Each year our friends Gary and Angela invite a group to a local park for Easter lunch. They supply the turkey and ham and we help out with sides and dessert. This is our second year of attending the lunch and we love it.  Gary reads a portion about Easter and says a prayer and then everyone dives into the food and eats. Desserts are eaten before the main food. It's ...

When Jordan said he wanted to play goalie during his soccer game, I had to go and lie down for a while. Goalie, to me, is like being Daniel in the lion's den and since the game of soccer prevents a mother from being vice-goalie, I generally have to psych myself up when its Jordan's week to wear the goalie gloves and vest.  That lion in blue is running full ...

Today we woke up to beautiful skies but there was a chill in the air. We ignored it because if you ignore something, it tends to go away (like assignments deadlines, tax deadlines, etc.) Cullen's soccer game was scheduled for noon. We stood on our back deck 30 minutes before the game and decided that it was probably going to snow. Well, we first checked the weather forecast but you shouldn't ...