Thursday, December 17, 2009


My great friend and inspiration.....Tam.  We've spent many days together at UMPI.....study sessions, eating, lauging, talking, being crazy....I'll miss seeing her everyday.  What a terrific person she is!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Time with Family





We recently had a fun visit with Ben's Uncles, Randy from Nebraska, and Gregg from Berwick. Enjoyed our traditional Uncle Randy dish, "Sweet Potato Crunch"...yummy.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Grampie Dutchie Celebrates His 90th Birthday!



Grampie Dutchie celebrated his 90th birthday on July 30th. We had fun enjoying this special day with him, at his home with family and friends. He still lives on the farm and cuts, splits, and puts in all his own firewood every year...(he has this years all done!!).

Friday, July 17, 2009

The Pool Guy


This is my sexy pool cleaning guy!! This was by far the easiest, best way to clean the pool...great job Ben!!

~Pool Party~




Jacob celebrated his 13th birthday with a pool party..everyone had a great time!

Caleb Comes to Maine



Caleb with birthday goodies and eating German Pancakes for breakfast!

The Birthday Boys...Jacob and Caleb with birthday cakes and ice cream!

Caleb eating red hot dogs and Humpty Dumpty BBQ chips...eat your heart out Dad!!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Ashley Goes to NYC!


Ashley went on a school trip to New York City last week! They had an awesome time, taking in a Broadway show, participating in a music festival, and seeing all of the sights of the city.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Houlton Boys win Orrington Tournament


Jacob's All-Star travel team won the Orrington tournament this past weekend. It was a great time and a lot of fun watching all of the games! GO SHIRES!!

Monday, January 19, 2009

Sleepover at Grampie & Nana's






Well, I'm down to my last few days of school break, so the kids and I ventured to Mt.Chase for a fun two day sleepover at Grampie and Nana's house! Going to their cabin in the woods is a real treat and one of our favorite places to be We had such a good time playing in the snow, eating fun food, playing games together and laughing! Jacob and I went snowshoeing which was breathtaking after 5 inches of new snow. Liz and Max also spent the night with us and we had a really good time sleeping in one big room with bodies sprawled everywhere!! Good times we will never forget.....we LOVE Nana and Grampie's cabin in the woods!!!!

Sleepover at Grampie & Nana's

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Treasure from Grandpa



My Grampie, who is 89 years old, drove out to my house today to bring me a treasured gift. This silverware set was a wedding gift for him and my Grandmother. It was given to them by his parents. I will do a little research to come up with an exact date, but we do know that they are nearly 70 years old. He has had them stored in his attic since my Grandmother passed away nearly 9 years ago. He still had the silver polish that came with them! What a priceless treasure these are to me. When I saw them memories came back to me of my Grandmother getting these out for special dinners and the fascination I had with them as a little girl. We will polish them up and they will have a special place in my dining room hutch. I would also like to use them in her memory at our own special family dinners!