Happy Belated Birthday to a beautiful young woman. I still have a hard time believing that you are all grown up!!
You and Chris are always in my thoughts and prayers. You are always welcome to visit KC and stay with us too!!!!!!
Love you,
Aunt Chrisssie and Uncle Tony

Ode to Sara

Sara is twenty. How could this be?
For it was only yesterday, that she turned three.
Her life is full with classes and a job.
Not to mention a house to take care of.
And a husband as well, who takes some care.
This girl has taken on, more than her share!
So, we hope your day was restful and fun,
and today the rest of your life has begun.

Happy birthday + 2 days!!

Happy Birthday Sara!

Birthday wishes from the land of, "It can't be snowing again!" where, yes, it is snowing again. We were so surprised to wake up to snowfall at the cabin Sunday morning, and again in town this morning. Bart has recovered from his surgery remarkably well. The doctor said they got the whole tumor with a narrow, clean margin. Wide, clean margin is better, but this is a positive sign. Hope you all have a great week.

Hey Everyone!

Hello from Iowa, the land of perpetual cold weather. Although today was wonderful , our nice days are few and far between. Kenz & I spent the day in the metropolis of Marshalltown. Hooray! She finally did her flip off the double mini! (She had learned this skill earlier in the year but had been freezing up for the past 2 months in her meets, even though she could do it in the gym.) I think the $5 bribe from her dad helped. Wish her luck at State in 2 weeks. She is working really hard!

Baseball practice has begun & Brady is an Oriole this year. We will get a feature of him in soon.

Glad to see you found your way on, David. I am sure that you are invited to help Chrissy decorate in May. You can pour the wine :). Wait, is wine in our budget, Tony?

Hey, Susan! Gonna go see Speed Racer? Brady can't figure out why I'm more pumped than he is!

Well, it's time for bed for this little mouse. Goodnight Mom, Dad, Sherry, Dale, Laurie, Bryan, Nikki, Chris, Tony, Eric, Monica, Julie, David, Carolyn, Hannah, Jon, Emilee, Patch, Sammy, Kimber, Benj, Ashlee, Tyler, Susan, David, Jess, Rocky, Keegan, Sara, Christopher and John Boy. Love you all!

Here's our girl!

Kenz catches some air...

... and takes first...

all "dolled" up with Felicity.

Thanks Auntie Carolyn,

Uncle David & Hannah!

so where has the brother child been?

i've been locked out due to my inability to remember yet another password.  honest  to goodness, how many can i be expected to recall in my life?  now it looks as if i can submit....we shall see.........

i have to admit to a couple things here:  

1)  it's tragic to never be invited to join my sisters at their get-togethers.  oh, well.......

2)  but on a stranger note,  imagine my shock at opening a package from monte yesterday to find he sent us a cookbook from the very last restaurant we visited on our trip to the nation's capital (soon, finger's crossed, to be the new home address for barak or hillary).  how could he know that?  are we being stalked?  how in the world could he know that?  that's just weird, don't you think?

oh well.  on the good news front:  hannah got her grades in the mail.  she -- just like her dad -- or, maybe more like her mom, is on the headmaster's list once again (all a's).  whoa.  i'm not really sure, but i don't recall ever getting straight a's.  i might be wrong.

one thing i have been asked is to post favorite/new recipes.  what think you(s)?  would that be tacky or presumptious?  

and one more thing:  i gotta know who's going to be @ mom and dad's for memorial weekend?  i need to plan the menu(s) and order the food.   yummmmmmmm...........

and yes, i know, i know.  there is a cap button on my computer.  i just don't like it.

sincerely:  the brother

Try again!

Don and Margaret, I sent you another invitation to the blog. Hope this lets you sign up again.