have i told you lately about my dear friend, carrilee? or her sweet girl, jorja? carrilee has been a rock for me. always there. ready (AND WILLING) to help anyone, anytime. thank you, carrilee, for seven years of faithful friendship. i really would be lost without you! and jorja… she was born last july [...]
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what do you like to do on a beautiful, sunny day? we had a saturday with ZERO plans. ZERO things demanding our attention. davey woke up EARLY so around 9 something dave declared it "starbucks in pjs" day. we all piled into the pathfinder and drove to starbucks in our jammies. we did, however, go [...]
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earlier this week (the 20th – what day was that?) i pulled out some stage 1 Gerber green beans given to me by a friend (her son won’t eat baby food anymore). sam seemed to like them: she ate the whole container and seemed to want more! she’s had them again this week and still [...]
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friday…. april 24th HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY, SWEET BABY GIRL! today is a special day. samantha jane dunkin has been on this earth for 1/2 a year. and as i type these words, she is in the exersaucer, stomping her feet and making cute spitting and "talking" noises! at 6 months, sam is: – [...]
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today was a long day. we cleaned out granma’s (gigi’s) studio apartment. dave’s parents leave for nevada tomorrow. the graveside service and a memorial will be on monday. then back to lynden for another memorial service on saturday, may 2nd. b/c i need a laugh today, i found some photos that make me laugh. [...]
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one month ago yesterday this photo was taken: the last photo of sam and her gigi. around 3:45 p.m. today, gigi breathed her last breath. and now she is in the presence of her Lord and Savior… a place for which she has longed. it was 13 days ago (thursday before easter) when [...]
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MONDAY: here’s just a peek at a few photos…. samantha, dori, avari and davey – the children of cousins (dave & roy). i miss these girls (and their parents) already. they began their long drive home to colorado early this morning. we are thankful, however, that we will get to see them again in july [...]
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it’s been a crazy week here with lots and lots of dave’s extended family visiting from out-of-town. oddly enough, i haven’t taken but one photo of family this week. hopefully i’ll change that tonight when we have dinner here again. last night, while waiting for family to arrive for dinner, davey decided to [...]
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what a weekend! we started it a bit early – dave had the day off from work on friday… such a treat for us both! we didn’t get an early start to our day, but we did get into bellingham before noon (barely) where we visited jeff (dave’s brother) at work so we could purchase [...]
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from our home to yours, we wish you a very happy easter: (and i’ll blog soon about the fun easter egg hunts davey did this weekend) but i do want to take a moment to ask you to pray for our family. gigi (great-granma – my mother-in-law’s mom) is not doing [...]
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