Not yet a carpenter

I have joked for years that I am an Ikea carpenter. I said this partially because it seemed we were often putting together IKEA furniture – usually dressers! Strangely enough both my grandfathers were carpenters, yet that gift did not seem to be handed down to me in my own DNA. But this weekend with…

Congrats to Amanda

Can I brag a bit? Can I tell you how proud we are of Amanda who wrote her exam to become a registered psychologist this weekend and passed? Can I tell you how wonderful a mother and wife to Philip she is? Three young kids, a husband who works 4-12 hour shifts in a row,…