Doing The “Happy Dance” Today!
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Jesse & Me ~ Visiting Cerwin’s Mother
Saturday, November 15 This was a special day for Jesse and me. Jere and Kristen took Jana to CHOP for more tests for her AVM, and since it was Saturday, they took Ian and Jared along so they can learn about the hospital where she is having tests and treatment. To see updates on Jana go to: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/janahigh […]
Update On Cerwin’s Mother
Sunday, November 9 Yesterday we took Mother to the worship service in the chapel at Pleasant View Retirement Community and were joined by our daughter Deb, her husband, Roy, and our son Jeff. We knew Roy and Deb were coming, but Jeff surprised us. Pleasant View is close to our church, so he decided to come when he learned that we would be […]
Birthday Supper For Chris
October 22, 2014 Bulls Head was her choice of restaurant for this year’s birthday meal. Cerwin and I arrived about ten minutes before Jeff and Chris, and oriented ourselves to the style of an English Pub. I love that our children like to choose unique places to eat. An outside heater went on shortly after […]
Please Pray For Our Fifteen-Year-Old Granddaughter, Jana
She has been ill since late August – throwing up most of what she eats. She has had almost every test possible for her digestive system. Each has been negative. At the request of one specialist, an MRI was ordered, and on Wednesday, November 5, we learned that it revealed a mass in her brain […]
Update On Mother High
She improves slightly each day. Yesterday she ate her meals in bed – today she went to the dining room. She spent yesterday in a nightgown – today she was in a dress. The therapists are pleased with her strength. The nurses do less and less as she transfers from bed to her wheelchair. It […]
Manheim Farm Show
Thursday, October 9 When my brother Clair emailed me to say that he was in the area for a farm meeting with our brothers – and could he stop in. I asked if we could do lunch. He liked the idea, and because neither of us had been at the Farm Show in a long time, […]
Wednesday afternoon update on Mother High
I am excited to tell you that her head has cleared – from whatever caused her confusion – and she is very much awake and her delightful self. She fed herself and was able to hold her own cup when drinking. We had normal conversation and she asked a lot of questions about the past […]
Treasured Time With Family
Wednesday Evening, October 1We enjoyed supper at Landis Homes with Cerwin’s sister Doris, her husband, Bob, Cerwin’s mother, and her brother John. Bob and Doris were visiting from Minnesota, and since we wanted to see them, and know Cerwin’s mother likes to see them as often as possible when they are here, we decided to […]
Monday Evening Update On Mother
For those who don’t have Facebook and receive my daily updates on Mother: I spent the day with her – 9 AM to 4:30 PM. I was honored to have that time with her – alone – while the others had to go to work. I did counted cross-stitch when I wasn’t attending to her. […]
Pray For Cerwin’s Mother
She is being prepared for surgery right now – to repair her broken hip.
Happy Birthday To Our Favorite Hannah
We Love You! Grandpa & Grandma
Pray For Cerwin’s Mother.
She fell and broke her right hip yesterday. She also has about a dozen staples from a laceration on top of her head. She thinks a closing door caught her walker and knocked her against a brick entrance wall. She was going the outside way to the area of Landis Homes that houses the mailboxes. She […]
Pizza Supper
Thursday, September 18 Because Mark and Diane were visiting from Maine, I thought it would be fun to have my siblings and their children here for a pizza supper so they could visit. (Mark and Diane had seen Cerwin’s family a few days earlier for Mother’s birthday party). Abby came early and played Dominos with us and her […]
Cardboard Boat Races – Part 1
Sunday Afternoon, August 17 We thought we may have to miss this, or at least the first part (because of taking the chapel to York Springs in the morning), but we got there just in time to hear the final instructions before the race. This was part of a Sunday school class picnic – which included […]
Invited To See The Baby Peeps
There was not much time to relax after we woke up on Friday, August 1. There were suitcases to unpack, laundry to do, the house to get ready for houseguests who were arriving on Saturday evening, and the pavilion to prepare for a Sunday reunion. Jere and Kristen’s boys invited us to come see their new […]
Grade School Circus
When Jere and Kristen invited us to Jared and Jesse’s school “circus” in the gym, we immediately said, “Yes.” The first part of the program was the “circus tent.” Jesse and a classmate listening to the teacher’s instructions. Bouncing balls. They loved seeing how high the balls would go. The finale was getting the balls […]
90th Birthday Party
We (her children and step-children) had a lot of fun planning and preparing for my step-mother’s birthday party on Sunday, June 8. Her oldest son, Meredith (light slacks) welcomed everyone (about 100 of us) for lunch. This included her children/grandchildren/great-grandchildren, step-children/grandchildren/great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Prayer Going through the food line. About seventy of us fit on […]
Hershey Family Easter ~ Food & Fun
Supper was ready promptly at 5:00 p.m. ~ after the egg hunt. Prayer I always find it amazing to see our beautiful, delicious layout when every couple brings one large dish. We always make sure there are kid-friendly things like macaroni and cheese, chips, pretzels, and finger Jell-O. There were also mini ham and cheese sandwiches and relishes (pickles, olives, […]
Celebrations On The Day Of Cerwin’s Birthday
Tuesday, April 22 Cerwin was out of the house early, because Jere came to take him out for breakfast and then to Cabela’s. I wasn’t alert enough to think of taking a picture of them. His birthday gift to himself was new shoes and a field camera. Since we were having a family celebration later in the week, I […]
Easter Lunch ~ Part 2
Kristen had the tables beautifully decorated with flowers and Easter items. These beautiful eggs belonged to Gregg’s mother. Gregg has been handicapped since childhood, is now in his sixties and legally adopted by Jere and Kristen. His parents died in recent years. Gregg is in a group home, but loves Easter and was looking forward to being […]
Bears ~ The Movie
Friday Evening, April 18. Jere and Kristen invited us to go with their family to see Bears at a local cinema ~ as an early birthday gift for Cerwin. It is a rare occasion for us to go to a cinema, so we looked forward to the evening with great anticipation. We noticed that there were […]
My 70th Birthday Marathon ~ Visiting & Gifts
After letting Nate and Abby know that the afternoon was a family baby shower, decorations had to be changed. The birthday banner (designed by Kristen) was moved to another part of our garage. Cerwin’s mother demonstrates her great sense of humor. And before long the decorations had changed. In the kitchen Lydia was putting the finishing touches […]
My 70th Birthday Marathon ~ Sunday With Our Family
Sunday, February 16 It is not over yet ~ the reason I called this a marathon. 🙂 A birthday rose from Hezekiah. He gave it to me when we got home from the restaurant on Saturday evening. Lydia and her friend Mary Ellen. There was a lot of noise and fun and busyness when Cerwin, Diane, […]
My 70th Birthday Marathon – The Surprise!
Saturday, February 15 I told Cerwin that the only thing I wanted for my birthday was dinner with our children. He told me that it did not suit the children on my birthday, so it was planned for a week later. That was certainly fine with me. I did not know where we were going […]
My 70th Birthday Marathon ~ A Gift From Maine & A Hint Of Another Gift
Friday, February 14 Because this was a beautiful winter day ~ and Valentine’s Day ~ I am including other pictures from the day. It was a beautiful Valentine’s Day morning. Snow that had fallen in previous days was being carefully sculpted by the wind. The bright sun highlighted the red parts of the barns that are […]
Traveling Home From Maine
Monday, January 6 We left Mark and Diane’s home about 7:00 a.m. on a very rainy Monday and dropped Lydia off at Region 10 Technical High School where she is studying for her senior year of high school. After arriving, she learned that school was delayed two hours because of the heavy rain. She used […]
Shopping at Freeport
Saturday, January 4. L.L. Bean is a yearly tradition with our first-of-the-year visit to Maine. Before going to Freeport, Diane wanted to stop at this Wild Bird Supply store. She had driven by here many times and thought it would be a store that I would enjoy. I did! It has more bird supplies than I have ever […]
Beautiful Day in Maine After The Snow
Friday, January 3 We woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland on Friday morning. The mobile chicken pen in their back yard. The eight inches on top of the previous twenty-four inches this area had in the past few weeks created some steep snow banks. I would have liked to go outside, but the temptation to […]
Traveling To Maine
We left the house about 5:00 a.m. on December 31 to head north – to spend time with our daughter Diane and our Maine family. This picture (northern Pennsylvania) is a bit deceptive as it appears to be sunny and warm. However, this was taken across the road at the same spot. Traveling northeast means we […]