Fireflies to Crickets
On Monday, our little Gwenna marked 7 weeks old. When she was born the fireflies were just starting to peak. Naomi loved watching her brothers trying to catch them and even tried to catch a few herself. Seven weeks ago we were still getting mostly salad greens in our farm share, then all of a […]
Little Blessing
Our long-expected little blessing is here! Gwendolyn Grace Wetzel was born at 7:10 p.m. on June 18, 2007, the day after Father’s Day. She measured 21 and a quarter inches long, and weighed 8 pounds, 10 and a half ounces. Her brothers were gyrating with excitement and wonder, and her sister just wants to hold, […]
Memories around the table
About a year and a half ago we got my grandma’s kitchen table. It’s not really an old table. It does not have my mom’s name etched in it from years of homework. I don’t think Christmas cookies were ever decorated around it; I’m not even sure how many guests it hosted. My Grandma and […]
My First Page
One very bitter cold day in January of 1996, armed with my class gift certificate, a large cup of tea, several pictures from Christmas 1995, and a friend as a companion I made may way to Stickney, Illinois to attend my first scrapbook class.?
The Day It All Began
Thirteen years ago I received a scrapbook page in the mail. Included with this page were a pen, little double-sided sticky things to mount a picture, and instructions as to what to do with this unique parcel.? ?