Our Family Chronicle

Day On the Lake

A day at the Lake A very generous family invited us to spend the day with them at their house on the lake. Lakes are rare in Colorado and lake front property even more rare. Our kids have swam a lot over the years but only in pools, so this was a great opportunity for [...]

Snow?

Heard that Loveland ski area was testing their snow making already. so I thought I would post this fun clip of Pattie pattie ski

Swimming

So both Alex and Melinda did incredibly well swimming in the swim-a-thon. Alex swam 10 laps farther than he did last year and Melinda swam 30 laps more than last year. Alex swam 2 miles in 2 hours and Melinda swam a mile in the same 2 hours. Melinda’s swimming has improved a great deal [...]

This is just a test

I wanted to see how this works.

A very nice memorial service for Annie Oleta Shillingburg Adkins – Yota’s Grandmother

Yesterday, Randy and I found a frame for the portrait that is being used for Grandmother’s memorial service in Denver and the funeral in Midland. I spent the day trying to make up a laminated card to give out to all of the relatives and friends. I typed in the King James Version of Psalm [...]

Dealing with Death – again..

Grandmother – Oleta Adkins – 96 years old when she passed away yesterday – July 6, 2010. God bless her journey to heaven where granddaddy awaited her arrival for almost ten years. A couple to admire who as Grandmother said – “Worked at their marriage every day” and the love they had for each other showed. [...]

Last day of school

School out for the summer Melinda is very excited about spending a day at school not doing any school work. I am not sure how I feel about another day of school without doing any studying. I don’t think it would bother me if it was just one day but the reality is that [...]

Hair Night

Hair Night at the Stueber’s It was time to cover up the gray. Randy thought I looked like one of those skittish homeless people downtown trying to protect my brain from radio waves. Melinda needed a change too. Alex just need to have as close to no hair as possible. Our wonderful hair dresser Melissa [...]

Work together?

Building a brick patch work in front of the house… It is wonderful how kids will take on a chore with pride. We inherited bricks. What to do? Well – we hated the small rocks at the front of the house where we attached the garden hose. A great location for brick work. Alex seems [...]

Alex’s B-day The big 13

Alex’s B-day this year was at a hotel. Pattie got the idea from a friend at work. I don’t know – but I had never heard of doing this and thought it to be a bit odd. Alex had three friends spend the night with him and Pattie and (yes) I played chaperon for the [...]