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I am trying to have fun but you keep ordering us to do stuff
Tyler: I am trying to have fun but you keep ordering us to do stuff Me: And I care why? Continue reading
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Beck/Ray Family Source — Sun Ray Ranch Photo Batch
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
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AraBelle Military Record — The Heel Surgery Question
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
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A calm snow day … where we can shoot icicles
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
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How little?
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
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Jo Zeimet — Groundhog Day Stories About Lani
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
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Another pair just to confuse you
Tyler are those the same Boy Scout pants I asked you to change yesterday? No, I put on another pair just to confuse you. I guess it worked. Continue reading
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Look, a pickle cutter
I got a salad shooter for Christmas (it was on my list) Tyler’s reaction “look a pickle cutter” If you’ve made any kind of sliced pickles you will understand the joy in his comment Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.
