Hello and welcome to post number 2000 at Deanna’s Corner. I can hardly believe that.  The blog is quickly approaching 8 years old, and started off as a simple daily writing exercise for me.  Then family started moving away, and when they did, they liked to check in here to see how the kids were […]

You read the title right.  Today is Auntie’s 20th birthday.  She complains about how Ane turning 9 makes her feel old.  Well, I was there in the hospital room when Auntie was born, so I feel really old. She made it home this last weekend, and even though she was working all weekend for her […]

A quick break from the Christmas debriefing to wish each and every one of you a blessed and happy New Year! I was all done making the rainbow jello long before midnight. We had a very quiet New Year’s Eve of pizza, Just Dance Disney Party on the XBox, and ice cream cones.  The kids […]

Dear Ane, It’s time once again for me to write you another birthday letter.  First of all, happy 9th birthday to my only daughter.  You will soon be really outnumbered, but you will always be the oldest. This year has been an up-and-down one for you.  You’ve had some big highs and some deep lows. […]