A picture of my mom, Ellen (right), in 1958 in Detroit.

DIY

Julian just  spent last week at his grandparents, helping Mark build a deck on their property.  With the beautiful weather **coming soon** I am glad Julian was able to get it up and running.
Next DIY project? Maybe throwing down some cool tiki torches and a fire pit?

(I decided to post all the pictures instead of doing a movie--that is a whole other project that would delay these pictures ever getting posted!!)

"In the concert of life, you are not given a program."

Christopher's band, Ri3, got a chance to practice their stuff at a venue. Let's just say it was the "preshow" for the local women's rollerderby league. We left before the rollerderby started *ahem*.

I LOVE this picture of my husband!!

...and now to break it all down

California #2



Shadow, in hunting mode

My favorite tree in their yard



A Meyer lemon tree overburdened with giant lemons. I must help it and take lemons home.

California #1

Dad just lounging on the patio in the California sun...

The most adorable small dog I have ever met, Shadow

Moi...

Dad called himself "Joe Cool" when he donned the sunglasses. Maybe someone out there remember the Snoopy character? Dad LOVED Peanuts cartoons.

Can you believe I am posting TWO pictures of a small dog?? She really is quite a honey.I

Mount Squishmore

While doing a brief tour of the European countries in history, Audrey was impressed with the amount of old and stately castles that were still standing. I challenged her to make her own out of wood blocks, and it was quite expansive!

This was a tribute to Big Ben.

I noticed there was an efficient rocket-launching area at this castle, looks a little northeast of the moat. You never know when a princess will need a quick getaway.

Having studied some important places in the U.S., we fashioned our own Mt. Rushmore out of playdough.