Wow! We made it! 2024 is Here!

2023 was a bittersweet year for Christian and Ian, marked by the loss of family members, Dianne’s move to memory care, and Ian’s excitement at The International DOTA2 event. Christian enjoyed work travels and both faced challenges and made vibrant memories with loved ones. Now in 2024, they plan to adopt a German Shepherd amidst snowy travel concerns.

Happy Birthday Mom

Thanksgiving 2020 wasn’t going to happen. California was on lockdown. Flights were restricted. And, fear of contagion abounded. So, mom … More

Glasses with a Martini

The New Glasses

Sometime in mid-June, one of the temples on mom’s glasses broke. The bracket had separated and there was no way … More

Independence for All

Put your feet up, you deserve it. The fire pit is looking really nice now. It’s been cool enough at … More

Morning on Board

Mornings are always fun. Christian is up at 7 or so. Mom follows around 8. Well, that’s on a normal … More

National Hamburger Day

In support of one of my favorite foods and the National Holiday, hamburgers were the dinner item today. All good … More

Mom Supervises

Super Supervisors

The last of the pipe laying happened today. In my prior post, I showed mom working with the rake and … More