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Summer Barbecue, S’mores and Father’s Day

June 20, 2015

Father's Day and barbecue

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A sprinkling of barbecue flavor brings out the taste of summer.

Our little Weber grill is out in the backyard and is being put to use again.  This Father’s Day weekend will be filled with many activities for us as a family. Starting early Saturday morning, Dad and the kids will be running in a 5K race, followed by our little town parade, then four soccer games {Saturday & Sunday}, and a Father’s Day barbecue dinner will end the weekend nicely.

Father’s Day Menu

grilled salmon
grilled marinated flank steak
grilled vegetables
{green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms}
crusty rustic bread with dipping sauce
watermelon and Rainier cherries
S’mores

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Oyster White ….my new favorite paint color

June 13, 2015

Paint, oyster white Sherwin-Williams

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Neutral · Classic · Clean · Airy · Soft · Pretty

It’s exciting to see the transformation of a room with a coat of paint.  But what color?  The task of picking  just the right color to reflect your taste and style can be easy for some and for others it can be difficult and overwhelming.  The process of finding the right soft shade of white took me awhile to find.  In the end I narrowed it down and decided on Sherwin Williams paint color, Oyster White.  It’s my new go-to paint color for the interior walls of my home.  It has a cool gray base color with a hint of warm beige.  It compliments the decor without being bold or overpowering.

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71st Anniversary of D-Day, Normandy France

June 6, 2015

This Saturday June 6th marked the 71st Anniversary of D-Day.  On this special occasion I wanted to pay tribute and share Bill and our oldest daughter, Hannah’s personal visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial located in Normandy France.  To be at the site of where the turning point of history happened marked as D-Day was an amazing and a memorable experience for the two of them.  The day was filled with visits to the  visiting center, the museum, the chapel, Omaha beach and the cemetery.  Hannah told Bill later that it was one of the highlights of her trip to Europe.

The memorial was established after the war, France granted the United States 172  acres of land to bury their own.  It is situated on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach at one of the locations where the U.S. troops landed on the Normandy coastline.  Bill brought home a brochure and a booklet from their visit to the museum that is available for downloading here-brochure and here-booklet.  It’s a great little resource of D-Day history, point of interest, and maps of the area.

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Beaches of Normandy, D Day

Pointe du Hoc

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71st D-Day anniversary

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Memorial Day and a Tour of the USS Essex LHD 2

May 23, 2015

Memorial Day

Memorial Day, boy scouts

On Memorial Day last year, the Boy Scouts along with veterans and military personnel visited a nearby cemetery to pay tribute.  Caleb participated in a ceremony and carried one of the flags {pic above}.

We share our deepest appreciation and gratitude to those who sacrificed and laid down their lives so that we could live in freedom.  Across our nation on this day we come together to remember, to observe, to honor, and to pay tribute for their service to the country.

•  Flags are placed at graves like the ones at Arlington National Cemetery.
•  There are parades and gatherings and special ceremonies at cities and towns.
•  At public places and government buildings flags are flown at half-staff until noon.
•  At 3 p.m. {local time} is the National Moment of Remembrance, a time to pause for one minute to remember the fallen.

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