Alvy E Evans

Alvy “E” Evans
June 30, 1938 - February 18, 1991
My Dad was born in Hood River, Oregon. He was the 4th child of Alvy and Mary Evans. When he was still very young, his Dad, Alvy Evans Sr., walked out on his family and chose not to be a part of their lives… On December 14, [...]

My Friend Anysia (Updated)

When I was a freshman in high school, I met a girl named Angie. To be honest, I can’t remember how exactly we met, which class we in together, or what. I just remember that it was freshman year. *lol*
This is Angie, in my bedroom, in August of 1987.

This is me, also in my bedroom. I was 16, [...]

Surgery

Time to take another walk…

This time I would like to write about my first surgery… Mainly because I realized that I can only remember bits and pieces of it, and I don’t want to forget the bits and pieces that I do remember…
I woke up on what I think was the morning of August 3rd, 1988 [...]

My Wednesday Walk

I need to revive an old favorite… When I first started my Wednesday Walks, I was so faithful about them. Then I got accepted on Gotta Pixel’s creative team, and I’ve let scrapbooking take over my computer time…. Have you noticed the lack of updates on my kids’ website pages. *sighs*
Anyhoo, I thought I would [...]

My Wednesday Walk

(Note: I meant to post this at Christmas, but I spaced it… Better late then never! )

My siblings and I have never believed in Santa Claus. My parents taught us that Santa was a fun part of Christmas, but that he wasn’t real. They made sure we knew the real reason for the season… [...]

Being Sucked In…

… By my Photoshop Elements… I’m turning into a scrapping fool. It’s bad people… I think I need help… Scrappers Anonymous… When the kids are doing lessons, in between helping them, I’m scrapping. In the evenings, when the kids are watching a movie, I’m scrapping. At night, when Joe and the kids are sleeping, I’m [...]

My Wednesday Walk

When I was in high school I was painfully shy… I know, I know… You’re probably thinking that I am *still* painfully shy, and truth be told, I am… But, I was even *more* shy in high school, believe it or not. I remember when I got my first job… I had turned 16 a [...]

My Wednesday Walk

Last week someone left a comment on my Wednesday walk about how they had to walk home from work at 10:00 pm at night. I was going to reply with a story of my own, and I thought, “Hey! I can’t use this as my next Wednesday Walk!”… So my friend didn’t get her Email! [...]

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Conversation of the Day:
(Joe is changing Amanda’s diaper)
Daddy: “Alicia, can you go see if we have any powder.”
Alicia: “…Is this it?”
Daddy: “No, that’s Desitin, I need powder.”
Alicia: “…Is this it?”
Daddy: “No, that’s floss….”
Butt floss?
My Wednesday Walk
See this picture?

See, I’m not the only one who can be a stinker! Other people can be [...]

Change in Plans

So, we didn’t get to the zoo today. *pout* Joe had to work longer than usual, and didn’t get home until almost 3 pm. Since it would take about an hour to get there, we decided to post-pone the trip to the zoo until this weekend… We had originally thought we would go on Saturday, [...]

Making Progress

I slowly plodded on today… Though I got distracted a few times. I would be happily unpacking when I would come across something that’s been in the attic for a long time… Like today I found my Mom’s old year books, and her wedding book, etc. I ended up sitting down and reading some of [...]

3 Days!!!

I’m going to need my newest album I am working on proof-read, so I thought I would make it easier. For the next while, I will try to post 4 layouts every day (in private posts), and if anyone you see any mistakes, could you please leave a comment and let me know? Thanks!… And hey, [...]

10 Days

We made it out to the house today. I can’t remember (mainly because I wasn’t paying attention ) what time we got there, but I’d say it was sometime between 2 and 2:30. We had stopped by McDonald’s on the way there (don’t worry, I got a salad ) and took it to [...]

A New Meme

 got this meme from Sue’s blog:
20 years ago…
I was 15 years old, and was finishing my freshman year of high school. Though I got good grades, I never liked school. (So I was glad it was almost summer vacation! )… When not in school I enjoyed going to youth group at church, reading, and [...]

I Am From…

While out blog hopping, I saw this new thing going around on Sue and Perri’s blogs… I thought it might be a fun thing to try and do. I admit that theirs are amazing compared to mine, as I don’t have even a fraction of their writing talent… But it was fun, non-the-less… If you [...]

Wednesday’s Whimsies

Jana has invited me to join her new “meme” that she has started. It’s called “Wednesday’s Whimsies”
Since I didn’t do the first one, I will do both today.
“The Name Game”
JULIE
Gender: Female
Root: JULIA
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Soft-haired, youthful
My Mom had originally wanted to name me “Julianna Joann”, which was the name of my mom’s aunt. [...]

Confessions of a Rebel Child

When I was a teen, and in my early 20’s, and still out there in the working world, people considered me a “good girl”. I was the one all the guys wanted to protect, and who no one would tell a dirty joke in front of. I was considered naive and innocent.
But I wasn’t always [...]

My Favorite Things

Due on Tuesday, November 30, 2004
When I was a kid, I was a great collector of things. I collected shells, Garfield things, anything Disney… In fact I used to have a HUGE collection of Disney collector plates and Hallmark ornaments…. But as I grew older, I began to outgrow my collections. I sold all my [...]

Angel Babies

I have been meaning to do up a Memorial post for my lost babies for quite some time now… But thinking about it is still hard. So this is why this page is so late in the coming. Not because these babies didn’t mean anything to me, but because they meant so much.
In many ways this [...]

Happy Wedding!

Jon and Lisa were married today. I was one of the bridesmaids. It was a lovely wedding, but I was very nervous. The only people I knew well were Lisa and her brother Jeremy. Oh well, such is life.
A week ago Saturday Melissa moved to Connecticut to be a nanny. Well, she was fired and [...]