Once Upon a Family

Last night we travel out in the howling winds and cold to go to the 4-H Jr. Leaders' dance.  I was a  chaperon which was really fun.  So...

On April 24, 1947, Cather died in her New York apartment from a cerebral hemorrhage. This was the same day as my mother's 18th birthda...

This is the play that the 4-H Jr. Leaders put on all week.  This was Dancer's favorite thing at the fair this year.  The play was called...

Dancer has been gone for the last two days to learn the play, 4-H Arts-In, that they put on at the fair all next week.  I want her to go and...

Dancer had her last dance recital as a show line dancer.  Next year she will be taking a tap class that only performs at the spring recital ...

The weekend was a jumbled mess of good, bad and expensive. First, the good: Dancer had a dance competition on Saturday where her group did v...

Have you ever know someone that you swear wouldn't be able to talk if you tied their hands down because they make so many gestures? Wel...

Up at 4:45 to be ready to leave at 5:30 in the AM. We are so not morning people but we persevered . Dancer's team did great, they won ...

This morning the news was full of school closings and late starts in the southern part of the state. I held my breath all day before we head...

Dancer's songs were Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings, Witchcraft by Elvis, Come Sail Away by Styx, I Got My Mind Set by Geor...

A dance competition can be a pretty long day for the family. We had a 186 mile round trip, left at 4:45 AM and returned home at 8:15 PM. It ...

Dancer had dance try outs today and she has been so nervous for days. The last couple of weeks she has been working very hard to get some ne...

Dancer got her picture in a national dance magazine! It was so exciting today when the magazine came and she found her picture. We knew it...

One of the days of the year Dancer can hardly wait for came today. It was the first dance competition of the year! She has been so excite...

We ran around today like chickens with our heads cut off. This morning started early with a basketball game at a school that is 40 minutes t...

Today was a busy, busy day. Dancer started basketball this morning. She had to be there at 10 a.m. for a two hour practice and then had to b...

There was a Veteran's Day parade today at the VA hospital and our dance studio was one of the floats in it. The VA here has such a beaut...

Today was Dancer's first dance show of the season. It was a show at a local high school where several high school and dance schools get ...