When I was little and we lived in Seattle, we did not do “normal” trick-or-treating on Halloween. The street we lived on was long and had no sidewalks (it had gravel shoulders on each side), so aside going to the Godseys across the street (an elderly couple who gave us Trident gum and a penny […]

When you are a kid, you think about being “grown up” a lot. At least, I did. I used to think about the day when I would move out, have my own apartment where I would live by myself, and eat chocolate chips out of the bag whenever I wanted to, because I had bought […]

Sunday afternoon… We had a family get-together with my dad’s side of the family. My dad has two older brothers who both live in the area. My mother and one of my aunts collaborated on a day to get together for a “baby viewing” and potluck. My grandmother was there, too. It was nice to […]

Saturday evening… Our church had their first-ever Fall Festival. We even had a square-dance caller. There was kettle korn, corn on the cob, barbeque and pies, Jones Soda, and a cakewalk. I sat in the main sanctuary all evening watching our stuff with Baby Boy. Now, to be fair, our pastor’s wife took him while […]