Kennedy and I got an unexpected long weekend due to, of all things, SNOW! (Luther tends to get out more for water main breaks than snow.) We didn’t drive anywhere today, although Walt did drop us off at the Y for an hour just so we could get out of the house. […]

Art time today occurred under Daddy’s watch. This morning he and Kennedy fashioned this picture frame:

At dinner Walt told me that Kennedy had noticed that Hannah’s name is spelled the same frontwards as it is backwards. As an English teacher who never likes to squander an opportunity for learning, I asked K. if […]

So, Kennedy’s public school education has officially begun.  Her little friend Tanner got a time-out for inappropriate language.  The conversation with K. went something like this:
Cue SpongeBob movie playing in the background.
K.:  That’s something you shouldn’t say at school.
Me:  What are you talking about?
K.:  WHAT THE . . .!!!
Me:  Who said that at school?
K.:  Tanner […]

Here are just a few monikers we have bestowed on Kennedy since she was a baby:
K.
Ken
Sugar-Bear
Scooby Doo
Scooter
Baby Girl
Sweetie
Sweetheart
Hon
K Dogg (Okay, I made that one up)
Cheerleader Champion 83 (This one is real; a pair of her pajamas says it and K. demands we call her that when she wears them.)
Babe
I’m sure there are more, but that’s […]

Kennedy has been a little under the weather the past week or so. Nothing serious, but she has had a cough and a wee bit of crankiness, well, more crankiness than usual I guess I should say. So, a few days ago we had this conversation right before bed.
Me: K., I don’t […]

Angie’s Uncle Phil was ordained as a Deacon in the Catholic Church in a ceremony in OKC Friday evening. He’ll be serving his home church in Woodward. We had the pleasure of attending a reception brunch for Uncle Phil at a local hotel Saturday morning. All the usual suspects were there, as […]

Kudo’s to Carol, Ann, Sara and the rest of the crew for planning, organizing, and keeping the lid on Gwen’s surprise 80th birthday party last weekend. I don’t think she saw it coming, and it was obvious that she was pleasantly surprised! Old friends and family came from as far away as Springer […]