Thirty Five Years!

This is our engagement photo. It was taken in the rain just after finals in the Spring; we had both been studying and had very little sleep the night before.

This is our wedding photo, taken by Ken. A wonderful day, thirty five years ago today.

Eternity minus thirty five years equals ETERNITY!

Water Baby!

For those few of you who have been patiently waiting for me to resurrect this blog, here is the payoff! I can't remember how I edited previous videos, so this one goes on a few seconds too long. The computer is not too cooperative tonight, and I am half asleep. Be sure to scroll down for all the new June posts.

The Big Orange Sock Puppet

David broke a bone in his hand last week. When the specialist heard how he did it (dancing on stage at Busch Gardens while wearing stilts) the doctor decided that deserved a bright orange cast. Now everyone notices and asks about it. The fifth metacarpal was broken, but set easily. The cast should be off in a little more than 3 more weeks.

Happy Fathers' Day!

Birthdays!

Our sweet daughter had a birthday this week! It amazes us that we have grownup children; children who are not children anymore. That must mean we are getting older.

We didn't get to see Emma on her birthday, but managed to get in that "birth minute" phone call. Hopefully she had a great day and got to do her favorite things. Here is a picture of one of those things:

Adam, our baby, had a birthday too! Wow! Apparently we have don't have a lot of pictures of Adam alone or recently. Here is one from this winter when he and David went skiing. Honest, it is him.

This is a little clearer. This is his birthday last year. This birthday his roommate made him a cake, we sent him a package, and I sang "Happy Birthday" to his voicemail.

Sigh. . .

I am getting a little frustrated with trying to post this weekend. My computer is running awfully slow; my photo programs won't open or edit; blogspot doesn't believe I am me; and I have missed so many events already that I am so far behind!

This has been a very busy Spring and Summer is already overcrowded!

That, by the way, is an apology.

Number One Daughter!

Another birthday in our family! We like to keep them close together, so no one has an excuse to forget! :) A broken toe and pulled tendon did not keep our birthday girl from ripping open her presents with enthusiasm! Her friendly week-end chauffeur even took her out to lunch as her prize for winning the blog contest from earlier in the month!

It was a great day: bright and a little windy!

Spring has sprung!

Spring has come to Virginia Beach and it is absolutely beautiful! We wish you all could see the lovely flowers and all the trees budding. The forsythia is covered with yellow blooms in front of the house and periwinkles are going strong in the english ivy along the backyard fence. The azalea under the kitchen window is in early bloom, probably thanks to the new compressor unit next to it. The evenings are still cool; daytime is sunny and perfect. Come and visit!


One of the best parts of Spring is always Spring Break! This year David spent his week at a planetarium training class. Spouses weren't exactly invited, so I thought really hard of all the places I could go and ended up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina! I missed David, but there were compensations.

The week was so much fun! We took Elena to the mall and she discovered the Disney store. She loved the mountain of stuffed animals on the back wall. So did I! Elena liked the elephant, but the one I wanted was priceless.


Among all the wonderful, everyday things I enjoyed with Emma, Dan and Elena, we made a special trip to the North Carolina Zoo. There our little girl saw real elephants and so much more. I noticed an adorable little creature behind a plexiglass wall, but Emma said I couldn't have her. Even though there seemed to be an extra.

It was hard to leave the Dison family, but I can always keep up on www.thedisonfamily.blogspot.com.

David came home the day after I did, and we are getting all caught up at home and school. On Saturday Bethany came over and we all checked out the the sweet treats from the Easter Bunny. Chocolate eggs are always a delight, but I had a little daydream of what I would REALLY like.


Easter was beautiful and our time at church was inspiring. Our choir had worked very hard on a special hymn, "The Empty Tomb." We were so moved by the message of it and can only hope the congregation was too. Happy Easter to all!