Mybigbackyard's Family Posts
Aug. 31, 2010
Laura and Calvin
If a dog is man's best friend, a cat is surely a girl's. My daughter, Laura, and the cat who loves her.
Nov. 22, 2007
Thanksgiving
In the United States, the fourth Thursday of November is set aside as Thanksgiving. In my family we watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television…
Oct. 12, 2007
Happy Birthday, Sweet 16!
Laura turned 16 today! And you know what that means - DRIVER'S LICENSE! Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen [youtube.com] Sixteen Candles [youtube.com] Sweet Little…
June 07, 2007
Leaving for France
Laura left today on her trip to Europe with the French club from her high school - she'll be gone 2 weeks. Lucky her: she'll visit Paris, Nice, the Riviera,…
June 05, 2007
Goofy
We went to Greg and Sue's for a barbeque this evening - the first of the summer! The food was good, the weather was perfect, and the kids were goofy. The…
May 21, 2007
Happy Birthday, Susie!
Today is my sister's birthday (we won't say which one). We've been through a lot together, she and I, and she's my best friend (my husband ranks a very close…
May 05, 2007
Chopsticks
Okay, maybe not chopsticks. These are Laura's hands, the hands that have been taking piano lessons for 9 years. The hands that have also been known to play…
April 29, 2007
7305 Days
Ross and I have been married 20 years today. Our story: We met in December, 1986 when we were both stationed at the Presidio of Monterey, California attending…
March 26, 2007
Moab
Laura and Ross drove to Moab, Utah over the weekend so Laura could “ride with her tribe” at the International Mountain Unicycle Festival. Unfortunately, I was…
March 11, 2007
A stitch in time....
Laura is a fantastic knitter. She knit the hat you see in the first photo and then “felted” it (i.e. agitated it in hot water until it shrank). The result is…
March 04, 2007
The first sign of spring - Unicycle Girl!
Laura is preparing for the big Munifest (Mountain Unicycle Festival) to take place in Moab, Utah, in 3 short weeks. We like to say she'll be joining her tribe.
Feb. 26, 2007
Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats…
Laura loves to sling the cats around her neck. We don't know why…it's a quirk, apparently. (Seamus and Calvin are limber enough to pull it off. Charley,…
Feb. 25, 2007
Gone in a flash
My oldest came home from college for the weekend, but because I was in Laramie, our paths crossed only momentarily. Basically, I got to see her as she was…
Feb. 18, 2007
Can you tell they're brothers?
Greg (Ross' brother) and Sue invited us over for supper tonight. Although we live in the same town, we don't get together very often, and tonight it was fun to…
Feb. 13, 2007
Just my dad and me
Dad and I went to lunch at El Sol de Mexico today. He's the same old feisty guy who hates to have his picture taken.
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