Last night our 11 year old twins attended their first dance at Austin Elementary to raise money for the PTO. After asking over and over if my twin and I could attend and hearing “no,” we decided to crash the party anyway and find out if they were having a good time or not. As … [Read more…]
Barely more than a week old, Madyson was born earlier than the shower date that I had previously planned for my niece Leigh Ann Blais. Since Leigh Ann’s “Sailor” is home on family leave until November 12, Cindy and I have tossed around a few ideas that have been “nixed” by my niece because they … [Read more…]
My twin sister, Cindy Daniel just called me laughing her head off about the time that I lived in San Clemente, California and planned a trip to Disneyland with her and her daughters. While it sounds fairly funny twenty years later, the elements of that day at the time were a disaster! My “partner in … [Read more…]
Occasionally, my entire family “jump in with their ideas” on an event. Although this “bossy” twin makes the rules around here, I do occasionally “bow down” to the coin toss which has been used as long as I can remember when the “vote” is at a standstill. Everyone is excited about our latest blessing with … [Read more…]
Yesterday evening as I waited for news of my niece to deliver her baby girl, Madyson Elizabeth Blais with my twin sister, Cindy Daniel, son and his wife Robert and Stephanie Hafele, Stephaney Mahaney with her twins Maryssa and Makenna Mahaney, friend Tammi Jane Leggett along with Leigh Ann’s husband Alex Blais. It became … [Read more…]
Cindy Daniel and I are identical twins with compensating personalities. We were not born with silver spoons and we’ve spent our lives working and raising our children as a “team.” Our happiness would be found later in life with the friends who became our family. Weddings are a “Life Event” because they are only expected … [Read more…]