14 THOUSAND EURO
I'm not sure where to start. I'll start with the obvious. We had a leak. Had, because it's fixed. A sneaky, dirty, insidious, little leak. We didn't know it was happening. It snuck up on us & caused so much [...]
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Prague
I'm wriggling my fingers, stretching my back, drinking a third cup of coffee, trying to work up enthusiasm to write a chipper, happy, fantabulous blog post. Prague deserves a chipper, happy, fantabulous blog post! It is my new, #1 favorite [...]
Family Day at Fort Jackson
I am going to apologize up front for my horrible video skills, and then beg you to watch my short video of Family Day at Fort Jackson. I tear up every time that music comes on. I cannot find the [...]
The Three Amigo’s
I spent Wednesday bursting into tears at random moments. Simply grabbing leftovers from Tuesday nights dinner brought on the waterworks. We never have leftovers. Leftovers are midnight snacks for the moose. Sometimes 9 pm snacks. Sometimes going-to-be-dinners are snacks before [...]
The NeverEnding Story
I forgot! Lost in the shuffle, in all things Westberry, Nicholas came home last month. Nick is our second oldest, and it had been more than a year since I last held him in my arms (50th Wedding Anniversary). Dave [...]
Seventeen
Last night, or early this morning depending on your perception of 1 am, an eclectic crowd of 10 sang "Happy Birthday" to our Tess. 17. Seventeen. Tess turned 17 yesterday. Tess is our fifth. Our first & only girl. When [...]
Mochi
On the same day we got Nestor (Extra #5,673,212), we got Mochi. Mochi (Japanese: 餅, もち) is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice. Tess has been begging for a cat since before she could talk. [...]
Sunset Stroll
We had a gorgeous mid-summer weekend... in April! We hit a high of 29℃ (84℉). Unheard of this time of year. Even more amazing after the snowstorms just weeks ago. We took full advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and [...]
Extra #5,673, 212
We have an extra! I know, I know. Not big news. We are always having extra's. It's one of the things I love about my life, my kids, my extra's. They know our door is always open. We have room. [...]