It was many moons ago that we had a big Busing Family reunion (my mom’s side). We had a few ones growing up, but mostly we got together for birthdays, weddings, and unfortunately funerals. When Granny (and Papa) were alive, … Continue reading
The other night I was looking through my Dad’s old missionary journal with Zach. So fun since Zach knew all the places he was talking about and even saw my Dad use words that he used (the Tahitian/French slang). We … Continue reading
On Thursday, February 13th, 2020, Rob’s Mom (Jane) passed away. While she had been sick the past couple of years, struggling with dementia, and it was somewhat a relief for everyone, it was still Rob’s mom. She was the one … Continue reading
Every year when my Mom and sister arrive for Christmas, they come bearing lots of her homemade baking and goodies. The kids love it and send their requests for their favourites. This year, unfortunately, they won’t be able to come … Continue reading
I’ve written about my grandparents before, especially last year when we had the opportunity to trace some of Granny and Papa’s steps from their early years in their native Germany, when we took Zach and Zandra on their 15 trip. … Continue reading
Just to warn you, these next few posts may be long as in addition to our travel log, I need to include some family history:) One of the reasons I even started blogging was the last conversation I ever had … Continue reading
In about 6 weeks time we are off on another adventure. This time with just Zach and Zandra, as it’s their “15 trip”. Years ago we decided we would take each child to Europe when they turned 16. That changed … Continue reading
One of the many downfalls of losing a parent early on in your adult life (sadly, losing a parent at any stage in life has great downfalls)… is that as you get older, and a bit more appreciative (hopefully), and … Continue reading
April 30th is a pretty special day. My grandfather on my Mom’s side, who we fondly called “Papa” (and he so fondly called me Kindergarten Girl (and then added in the number of years since Kindergarten – so I was … Continue reading
Well, I won’t list all the reasons why I love her according to her age like I do with the kids because she may not like that too much! But suffice it to say, there are the same number of … Continue reading