Today we had the funeral mass for my grandfather. It was a lovely service that saw all of our family come together for the first time in almost 10 years. It was a beautiful service presided over by Fr. Kaz. I got to lector and, fortunately, I didn't break down until my aunts and uncles started their eulogies. A very nice reception followed and ( Read more... )

As of 12:30 this afternoon, my dear grandfather passed away ( Read more... )

Ok, so Tuesday was spent with Jr. and Bry out at Beaver mountain with a leisurely day of skiing/knuckledragging. I took lots of pictures and I really should put all the back-log of pictures I have up on the web. Bry was actually doing a LOT better on his board and he made it down some baby black diamonds and some intermediate trails. He also spent ( Read more... )

Today Bry, Frank and I went out to Beaver Creek Lodge and rented snowmobiles for 1/2 the day. We were originally slated to get three 800 cc machines but, since Bry is only 15 and doesn't have his licence yet, we ended up with me getting an 800 cc machine and Frank and Bry riding double on a 600 cc machine. Oh man was that a beautiful machine. It ( Read more... )

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YAAAY!!! This from my Aunt Denise ( Read more... )