Changes
Okay, I know it's been months since I've written on here. All is well on the home-front...it's just that the home-front has now changed which has caused a lot of busyness and fatigue. I will see what...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving and on to Christmas
Since the time we moved to our old house in Ocoee back in 2012, we started the tradition of having Thanksgiving at our house. Because of all the work we were planning to do our new place, I think...
View ArticleChristmas Festivities
This is, of course, unquestionably my favorite time of year and every year I want to do as many Christmas activities as possible. I always have big plans for places to go and things to see but often,...
View ArticleChristmas (Part 1)
It wouldn't be Christmas if we weren't in Massachusetts with the family. But before I get to all that, let me wrap up our time here in Florida before we left.I planned a Christmas Scavenger hunt for...
View ArticleChristmas (Part 2)
Sometimes I wish that it was Christmas all year long. But then you ask, would it be as special if it was here every day?The Wednesday before Christmas we made a trip into Boston to skate at City Hall...
View ArticleJanuary
The month of January has sped by. If I had to describe it in a few words, I'd choose these:ColdFootballMeal Delivery ServiceSickness (Duncan, Ron, Elaine)DeathSince I've fallen behind again (wanted to...
View ArticlePerspective
Taken at halftime. Guess we should have held up two fingers. Oops!It was a sad day for us at approximately 10:15 (??) on Sunday evening when our beloved Patriots lost to the Eagles in the Super Bowl....
View ArticleCopsey TIme
This week we have had the pleasure of spending time with our aunt, uncle, and cousins. The whole 15-person Copsey clan made their way to Central Florida on Tuesday. Granted, the reason was sad....
View ArticleCrusing
Last week we were on a cruise which is why there was no post here. And there won't be again tonight. I have a headache for the third evening in a row so I'm going to bed early!More later.
View ArticleNavigator of the Seas
We were very excited to be invited by Aunt Toni and Uncle Terry to join them along with Devin and his family for a 5-day cruise (would I have loved a 7-day one? You betcha. But they had already booked....
View ArticleMarch
March was a month of visitors with my dad, Uncle Kenny, my mom, Ricky, Ana, Bre, Rad, Jen, and boys and even Uncle Terry and Aunt Toni again stopping by for a visit. Or in some cases, staying here for...
View ArticleEaster
We thought it was going to rain on Easter but it ended up being a truly glorious day (much like it was 2,000 years ago). Our day started out with a soccer game for Brady. I have never been clear why...
View ArticleThe Rest of April
So I've been a little lax in keeping things up to date on here. It seems every week there is something going on...family in town, a church trip, a convention, etc. I need to do better! As is my usual...
View ArticleMay
Making some progress here! May went by in a flash and to speed it along on this end, here is another picture summary of what we were up to. How could I have worded that better as to not end in a...
View ArticleImplant, Brady Turns 7, VBS
June is already more than half over and we've been busy. The first major thing on the calendar for the month was my implant. Every time I say the word 'implant', I giggle on the inside because I feel...
View ArticleSummer Part 1: Yellowstone & Grand Tetons
This summer we did what we did last summer. The kids and I were gone for six weeks and one day from Thursday, June 22 to Friday, August 3. Only this time we didn't have to pack like mad people to...
View ArticleSummer Part 2: Park City, Utah
President's Council started on Tuesday, June 26 so we arrived on Monday from our trip to Yellowstone/Grand Teton's. This year we stayed in a resort called the "Stein Eriksen Lodge." It was about five...
View ArticleSummer Part 3: Campmeeting (or is that Camp Meeting)?
We flew directly from Salt Lake City on Monday, July 2 to Boston on Southwest. Since campmeeting started on Friday, July 6, there didn't seem to be much point to go home first and then go to my...
View ArticleSummer Part 4: Nova Scotia
Wow, this feels like the never ending summer. Hopefully I'll get this summer stuff finished before the first snow fall. A little Florida humor there for you.Campmeeting concluded on Saturday night,...
View ArticleCatch Up: August-early November
We got back from our six weeks of vacation on Friday, August 3. To save time, I will mainly post pictures of our activities.The Family Ministries group (of which I am a member) hosted a "Back to...
View ArticleThanksgiving & More
We had an exciting edition to our Thanksgiving this year. My parents came! Shawn does Thanksgiving in Maine with his friends and Ricky comes here so my parents figured if they wanted to do the holiday...
View ArticleChristmas 2018 - Part 1
It was with great anticipation that we departed Orlando on Wednesday evening, December 12 for the great north country for Christmas. We were eagerly anticipating ice and snow and although we would...
View ArticleChristmas 2018 - Part 2
We are missing Bre in the Christmas jammies cousin picture this year!We had no snow save for about two hours of it on Christmas Eve while Aubree and I were doing some last minute shopping at the...
View ArticleJanuary
Technically Christmas 2.0 is the last day of December! As is our New Year's Eve (which was also Ron and Elaine's 25th wedding anniversary) tradition, we had Christmas 2.0 at Ron and Elaine's along with...
View ArticleA Loss and A Win
The weekend of February 2 and 3 was a busy one for us. First up, the regional Bible Bowl competition for the girls. Since the beginning of September, they had been meeting every Wednesday evening...
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