I hadn't realized.  Maybe I just hadn't looked at the calendar or it hadn't registered what the date is.  July 19th - my parents' anniversary.  They've been happily married to each other for 43 years.  I did read part of the autobiography dad is working on when they were here - the part about how they met and how they got engaged.  Dad even had a ( Read more... )

That seems to be the story of my life.  I feel like I'm always trying to catch up, but I never quite get there.

Last week my parents and my niece came to visit.  They didn't stay long, but it was really nice to see them.  It had been a while.  We used to see Mom & Dad about once a month or so, back when they lived in Bloomington.  Now they live in ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who reminded me! It wasn't nearly as cold in that theater as it was when we went to see Pirates, but I was thankful to have a sweatshirt. I'm still trying to figure out why air conditioning and refrigeration seem to mean the same thing in so many people's minds. Anyway. Ratatouille was really cute, and Cory and I enjoyed it ( Read more... )