a little place for random posts that interest us
One of my favorite Thanksgivings was one of the years we were living in Erlangen in the neighborhood of Vossberg. This one Turkey-day we had most of the soldiers under Papa for dinner. But they came a day or two ahead of time to help cook when they were off duty. Some had lots of […]
Remember my post about Becoming Humble well one of the lessons I remember from after I became teachable was all about being sealed as a family. The missionaries taught us about the Temple being the House of the Lord and explained how much more sacred it was over the normal church buildings. They told us […]
Jean was two weeks old when Papa got to see her. It was love at first sight. He could do no wrong and could always get her to stop crying and even laugh. Papa would play with Jean while I got the boys ready for bed. Then family prayer and then it was Jean’s turn. […]
I was trying to clean up the mark on Jeannie’s face. It was not there normally – it is age I guess the back of the picture must have had some acid exposure. But she is still beautiful. Everything I tried made her look worse. So I will leave it as is. Jean Marie is […]
One of my favorite memories of David and I happens to be in the “boat” in San Angelo. We would sing hymns everywhere we went. Sometimes he didn’t remember all the words so I had to sing louder because I was holding the hymnal. Music has always been a passion in my life but I […]
I did already share Robert Franklin’s birth but one thought to add. After having a towel in my pants and sitting on one all the way to the hospital I rarely ever complained about sanitary pads again. I leaked water all the way there and through my exam.
My first Sonshine,William Kerry. I have already told the story of # 2 birth. So here is the story of #1 I was due the day after Christmas. By the 24 I was sure I would spend Christmas in the hospital. Then by the 27th I was convinced that I had a tumor and was […]