Writer's Block

Okay, in an effort to breathe new life -- or maybe just some life -- back into my lovable blog, I began to think again about posts. That...

Saturday, we spent the day with Emily at Albright College for Family Day, ie. Feast Day...er, I mean, spending two hours in the cafeteria.....

Every birthday brings with it a chance to reflect. ...on the speed of time, the size of our children, and how important it is to love these ...

Happy Groundhog Day! Well, I'm not sure it is happy...if you consider the fact that our ol' friend Punxsutawny Phil saw his shado...

Last year, Ethan and I read A. A. Milne's  Winnie the Pooh  for school. We fell in love with all the characters and Milne's fantas...

Here's a little something to bring a smile to your face and a giggle to your heart. Isn't this the cutest? I grew up with bulldo...

Sometimes in life an adventure is necessary in order to fill the hearts of our children. Today was one of those days. We traveled 200 miles ...

Back in December, we were treated again by  our kids to the annual Foote Family Christmas Show.  Here's Ethan (age 6) "singing...

A very HAPPY new year to you! Wow! I cannot believe that this year has arrived. 2015!! I remember thinking about it back in the 1990s ...

Aren't they the cutest? Hard to believe they were still going strong at 1:30 a.m. HAPPY 2015!!

The end of a year always feels like the shutting of a door to me. I feel like we are standing at the edge of an open door, looking out i...

Since my hubby is British, I often think that he must get homesick for some of the traditions and goodies he enjoyed around the holidays w...

Pagoda Day 2014! In our family, we like to be goofy, enjoy silliness, and make memories. Pagoda Day is a good one for that. It was sta...

Way back in 1988 -- on this very date, in fact -- we took a picnic to the park. Let me explain the "we." I had just moved to Engla...

...on his birthday bike! Last night, Stuart finally found an awesome deal on an awesome bike. Doesn't he look awesome on it? No...

So this happened today: Emily had her first college (interchangeable with university over here) interview today at Albright College, ...

44! Love this man! We started the day with a power outage...so had an impromptu brekkie out...but it turned out to be a fun -- if bus...