If you find a crack/crater in the garage floor, it will need to be fixed. And if you’re going to fix the crack/crater you might as well do something about the drywall tape that is falling off of the ceiling. And if you’re going to fix the drywall you should probably put up some wall… Continue reading

Exact instructions are required – “Wash your hair – with soap” “Go up and finish the laundry – sort and match the socks and put them away” “Take care of the dishes – which means scrape them off, rinse them and then put them in the dishwasher.” It’s the loopholes that get me every single… Continue reading

She Remembers Pearl Harbor research correspondence — April 7–8, 2015. Author Nicholas Best contacted Danielle while researching a new Pearl Harbor book and shared draft material about AraBelle Fuller’s experience on December 7, 1941. His questions prompted a detailed fact-checking exchange. Danielle corrected one key point immediately: AraBelle was a private-duty nurse when the attack… Continue reading

Tyler: I am trying to have fun but you keep ordering us to do stuff Me: And I care why? Continue reading

Recovered Beck/Ray family image source — March 10–11, 2015. Barbara Beck was scanning older family photographs to take along on a March 14 visit to the restored adobe property. Barbara wrote: “Have been scanning some old, old pics for the iPad to take to the Adobe tour this Saturday Mar 14. Thought you’d like some,… Continue reading

AraBelle military-record research lead — March 7, 2015. While reviewing AraBelle Fuller Zeimet’s military record, Danielle found a June 15, 1942 entry reading: “Excision of exostosis, left os calcis.” Danielle understood this to describe removal of a bony growth from the left heel, but noted that it did not match the family story she remembered… Continue reading

Tyler: “I just want to have a calm snow day, where we can go outside and shoot icicles” He’s not my child Continue reading

Morgan: mom you know that game you don’t’ like me to play because you think it has no educational value? Me: which one? Morgan: the robot one where you shoot and destroy other robots Me: yeah Morgan: well if I delete it can I get a different one? Me: maybe what does that one do?… Continue reading

Matt just told me the couch “needs” him … Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — February 2, 2015. Original email from Jo Zeimet on Lani’s Groundhog Day birthday. Happy birthday to Lani! I’m going to eat a couple of your pickle slices today and tell a couple of the old stories. Jo remembered the time Lani ate several pints of wild plums and AraBelle thought something… Continue reading