Feb 20, 2021 Posted by liz

We Survived the Cold, How About You?

3 photos in this post. SO SO glad to see the sun shining and temperatures above freezing. Whilst the snow is still lying on the ground (really unusual to see big mounds of snow here in Branson from where the snow plows have cleared the roads), it was melting like crazy today as we “soared” into the 40’s. How cold did it get here? Too cold! LOL! We were at -9F, a whopping -23C, one... read more

Feb 6, 2021 Posted by liz

18 years old!

Wow! Our premature, 1lb 14oz son has grown up. SO SO proud of this young man. He brings a smile to many faces. Just like his older brother, he never meets a stranger and will talk to/help anyone who needs it. If you haven’t figured out who I am talking about, Daniel turned 18 yesterday! He took the day off work to celebrate however still got up reasonably early so that he could deliver Hurts Donuts... read more

Jan 16, 2021 Posted by liz

A long overdue update!

This afternoon Michelle verbally slapped my hand for not writing a blog post in SUCH a long time! Has it really been over a month?! I haven’t been sat twiddling my thumbs, I can assure you. In fact, there truly are not enough hours in the day right now to get done all that I want to. As you can see from the photo, we did get enough snow one day for Caleb to get creative. Thankfully along with the... read more

Dec 10, 2020 Posted by liz

Hovis declares she is not afraid of eagles!

LOL! Hope you like the photo! If a real eagle were to swoop down towards Hovis she would scream and panic! Got a couple good things to report this evening! First off, we survived COVID! Yes, I came down with it over Thanksgiving. Honestly thought I had the flu as I ached for 2 days. Daniel and Caleb came down next but they didn’t realize it until after the weekend. When Daniel mentioned that he had... read more

Nov 25, 2020 Posted by liz

A Hannah Update

This past week has been another journey in our life with Hannah. To protect the integrity of her caregiver I am not going to be outlining all the details of what has occurred like I have in the past. (Those who know us well can always ask!)  Let me make it very clear, though, that we ALWAYS knew this placement with the caregiver would be temporary and Hannah NEVER got violent with her although her other... read more