Burr vs. Reagan

I have never given a second thought to which of their parents my kids resemble the most.  At this moment in time if Emma were transported back in time 20 years, she could easily pass for me.  Harley  looks very much like her dad and his siblings; though she also looks a lot like my [...]

This Day In History (May 5)

May 5 is a significant day for many reasons.
Carnegie hall held its very first concert with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor,  Napoleon died while in exile, Christopher Columbus landed on and claimed the island of Jamaica for Spain, and Coco Chanel introduced Channel No. 5.
More importantly, in 1945 this cute little guy was born:

This is my dad.  He’s [...]

Four Versions of Spring Break

The four girlies in our family went four separate directions this year for Spring Break. 
Reagan spent the week with her friend, Emma, at the Coast.  They had a FABULOUS time, and Reagan hasn’t stopped talking about it yet!  I’m hoping that Emma’s mom, Laura, took lots of pictures and sends me some.  I think one [...]

All She Wants . . .

for Christmas is her two front teeth . . .
Reagan’s front two upper teeth have been loose off and on for over a month.  They would get loose then stiffen up again and they repeated the process several times.  Finally last night she thought they were loose enough and asked Aaron to pull them.  He couldn’t [...]

And the tradition continues . . .

My dad has always been a do-it-yourself type of guy. I can remember dozens and dozens of “projects” he worked on the whole time I was growing up. Some were small, short-term projects, and some were HUGE, longer lasting projects. He and my mom both have always worked hard to make their homes just the [...]