Project Life 2013, Weeks Fifty and Fifty-One

Week 50

Week 51

Project Life 2013, Weeks Forty-Eight and Forty-Nine

Only two weeks this time -

Week 48 which included our trip to Moose Alley in New Hampshire on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Week 49

I can't believe 2013 is coming to a close, and I still love doing Project Life!

Project Life 2013, Week Forty-Seven

It feels good to be caught up!

Throwback Thursday - A Thanksgiving memory - 1971

With all the talk this week of Winter Storm Boreas, it reminded me of Thanksgiving 1971. Paul and I were going to his parents' house and my grandmother and Aunt Dot were supposed to go to my Aunt Esther's in Abington, MA. We had so much snow on Thanksgiving morning that they also ended up at Paul's parents' house for dinner.

I googled Thanksgiving 1971 and on the www.erh.noaa.gov/aly/Past/WINTER.htm site this is what it said:

"Thanksgiving Snowstorm of 1971 (November 24-25, 1971)

Heavy snow began on the day before Thanksgiving and continued into Thanksgiving day. Albany picked up 22.5", the greatest November snowfall on record, with amounts up to 30" reported elsewhere. This storm turned the busiest travel day of the year into a nightmare, with many stranded travelers not making it to their destinations on Thanksgiving."

I remember us talking about that for years: the fact that my aunt Ettie had no pies on Thanksgiving day, and we had double the amount.

I'm thankful that this year all we are supposed to get in our area is a little rain.

Project Life 2013, Weeks Forty - Forty-Six

Hi there, long time no see. I got a bit (!?!) behind in posting my Project Life pages.

So, without further ado.....

Week 40

Week 41

Week 42

Week 43

Week 44

Week 45

(On the picture above I am actually going to attach the card that the missionary handed out of his family.)

Week 46

Well, thanks for hanging in there with me. I will try to post in a more timely fashion so I don't overwhelm everyone out there.

And don't forget, you can click on any picture to see more detail!

Halloween 2013

Ever wonder where some middle names come from?

This is my great-grandfather, on my father's side, Bernard Farren Wait.

Some years ago, when Paul and I first got interested in doing Geneology, I got in touch with my grandfather's sister's son and his wife. Ann had been doing work on the Wait side of the family for years and gave us a large notebook filled with information. One of the things she gave us was an excerpt from a book called "Early Days of Turners Falls."

It is an article written about a man named Bernard Farren, and mostly what I want you to read are the last two paragraphs.

I was so excited when I read this. My great great-grandfather, Henry Wait, named his first son after his boss, Bernard Farren. It was the captured conversation, though, between Barney Farren and Henry Wait that made it so personal.

This just reinforces my thoughts about how important it is to record every day life. It doesn't matter which way you choose to do it; blogging, scrapbooking, photo books, or writing it down in a notebook. Just do it!

Project Life 2013, Week Thirty-Nine and Vacation, 4th Blue Ridge Parkway and Trip down South 2013 - Day 6

Here is Week 39, Page 1

and Page 2

I am also trying to finish my vacation pages. We went to the Blue Ridge Parkway back in May and I still haven't finished them. This is Day 6.

So that's it. Thanks for stopping by!

Throwback Thursday - My friend Judy

Recently a childhood friend of mine, Judy, had some scary health problems. It hit me that we are much too young to have these kind of problems. Or are we? 63. We are getting up there. It reminded me to take as good care of my health as I can and to appreciate every day.

This picture was taken in our Pastor's kitchen. Kathy, the pastor's daughter, was having a birthday party. They moved in 1965, so this picture was some time before then. We were probably about 13 or 14, so the year was 1963-64.

My friend Judy is in the center with the whitish sweater on. I am in the back, second over from Judy on the right.

Good memories. Judy lives in Florida now and I haven't seen her in years, but I still consider her one of my best friends ever.

Project Life 2013, Weeks Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight.

Here are my pages for Week 37

And here is Week 38

Throwback Thursday - Soccer 1980 and 2013

In my last post I posted pictures of Mason playing soccer for the first time.  This is Mark playing soccer his first year.  It was 1980.  He was 6 and in first grade.

Now they have an even younger league, 4 and 5 year olds.  This is Mason in 2013.  He is 4 and in preschool. 

It's fun to compare.



Project Life 2013, Weeks Thirty-Five and Thirty-Six

Week 35

Week 36

Project Life 2013, Weeks Thirty-Three and Thirty-Four

I got a little behind doing my Project Life pages. On August 20th my Aunt Dot had a fall and broke her pelvis in three places. She is in rehab now and doing as well as can be expected, but that first week was really hectic.


Here is Week 33

Here are the pages for Week 34

Project Life 2013, Week Thirty-Two

Here are my Project Life pages for Week 32