Allie was in 6th grade, middle school at GCS. We gave the first of what proved to be a short-lived tradition of inviting friends and neighbors to a post-New Year’s open house. It was a nice idea: it forced us to clean up the house, it was a good chance to meet our expanding list …
For Christmas 2002, I got myself one of them newfangled digital cameras, so 2003 marks our first year of mostly digital photos, with timestamps that help me place when each shot was taken. Lucky you! Barb, Allie and I started the year (actually the end of 2002) in Florida with Grandma and Grandpop at their …
Welcome the 21st century! Back before Allie and Maddie were born, we spent several New Year’s Eves with the Harders at which Larry and I would fantasize (quite seriously, at the time) about where to celebrate New Year’s for the new millennium. As I recall, our conclusion was that the coolest place would be Sydney, …