A letter my Grandma Alice gave to me on my wedding day. She was a character, and I miss her:

September, 1996

Dear Gretchen: I know you will want this recipe some day SOON when all the families come to visit, and we all enjoy a snack or two.

Of course you will have […]

My kids’ school is closed this week due to a positive H1N1 test in one of their schoolmates. We heard the news on Sunday afternoon.

Just as I finished organizing backpacks, peering at finished homework assignments, and grocery shopping for the week of packed lunches, the phone rang with the news…our second spring break […]