Life is Complicated

Back in November Jerry and I promised Michael a date with Natalie for his birthday: a movie and dinner.  They wanted Kelly and Sterling to join them so off we went Tuesday afternoon and had a wonderful time. Then driving back home in the dark Michael began imitating “the GPS lady” as we approached the Ranch. Michael’s an incredible mimic…

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Death Comes for Grandpa

I received an email a few days ago from the mom of one of our Ranchers. She wanted us to know that her son’s grandfather had unexpectedly died the night before.  She needed help putting together a plan so that her son would have support close at hand when she broke the news to him that night. We’ve…

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Catching up at the Ranch

Whoa…life has been wild since we got back from our trip a few weeks ago. Rebekah and the Dude First of all, the Dude.  He finally seems to be feeling pretty good.  He’s filled out and is eating well.  Rebekah and I fuss over him and the bottle duties.  Marci arranged for members of her…

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HE-HAW, Con’t.

Kelly tours around the Village Loop Well, we’re in our sixth month of Weight Watchers. Each week we have cheers and moans at weigh-in, but we’ve learned that if you make a decent effort overall, you lose weight over time.  At Jim’s memorial on Tuesday a weekend staffer we haven’t seen in a few months…

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