The morning after the big bash party, Tom and I started on a 1500 mile trip from Ohio to North Dakota. Usually we would take a week to make such a long trip, but we had to do it in just three days. We couldn’t leave until after the party on Sunday and we needed …
From June 2021
Party with Five (or more) Parts
Before we left Ohio we had one last party to attend. The date had been set for months but we kept adding more and more reasons to party into the mix. The family gathered with all invited for the first time since July 3, 2020. And, because we were all vaccinated, we didn’t have to …
End of the Year Summary: Our Year in Ohio
You may read the title of this post and think “It isn’t the end of the year. It’s the middle of June!” You would be right to think this and yet it is the end of our year in Ohio. When we leave for North Dakota this week, we will be lacking two weeks to …
Preparing the House for our Departure
Our departure for North Dakota is imminent, and Tom and I have been busy packing and preparing the house. Preparing the house is a new thing for us because this is the first time we have owned a house since we retired. It feels like there are twice as many things to think about in …
Being Social the Last Month after the Pandemic
After more than a year of avoiding people and not seeing any of our friends, Tom and I have had a busy month being social. It seems as if the pandemic ended very abruptly and suddenly we were scheduling time with friends left and right. Chris and Bill, our bike riding friends were the people …
Every Season Shows God’s Love
Most days, for the last 11 months, I have taken a walk on the Ohio to Erie Trail across the street from our house. I walk first thing in the morning, mostly because if I put it off, I tend to find excuses not to do it. I usually do a three-mile loop through the …
Master Bath Remodel Is Done (Almost)!
When Tom and I moved into our little house, we agreed that the first big project would be to remodel the master bath. Although everything worked, I just didn’t like the look of it. You had to have an instruction manual to flush the toilet and the door wouldn’t close if the vanity drawer was …
Packing List for the Leprechaun
Do you have a packing list that you use when you are going on vacation? Tom and I leave for North Dakota in less than a week and we are busy packing. Before we bought a house, all we had to do to move from one place to another was bring in the slides and …
Letting God’s Love Heal Our Hurts
This last week, someone that I love very deeply did something that hurt me. It was a small thing, tiny and insignificant, something that I shouldn’t have paid any attention to, but it hurt me so much that I was still upset about it the next day. Tom thought it was stupid for me to …
Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster
For our 40th wedding anniversary Tom and I went to the Great Lakes Fiber Show. Now, that may not sound like the kind of trip you want to take for a big anniversary, but it was perfect for us. We don’t get to go to many festivals because we are usually working on the weekends …