Winter Walks & Hibernating
– i’ve been away too long, so here’s a little slice of what winter has been like for us…lots of hibernating and a few winter walks…i’m getting antsy for spring!
Cornelison Christmas 2012
i. love. christmas. I love christmas because it’s the only time of year most of my family is together & I LOVE my family! (we miss gina & marcie and their families though!) remember last year when i made this…
Cornelison & Kephart Kid’s Night(s) Out
on the 23rd we ventured out with the attempt to do our annual Cornelison Kids Christmas outing…It was a day or two later when I remembered that the 23rd was also the date in which Luke and I first ..”connected”…
Storm Draco
if you haven’t seen coraline! you should. we ventured out far enough to get a redbox and a few beers during Storm Draco. working from home is kind of nice…especially when you have cuddly pets to keep you warm luke…
Perry Before Christmas
homemade ornaments! ^^ Luke uses his sleeves to apply wood stain when he can’t find a rag around …also, he’s a good sport for letting me snap photos of him when he wakes up ^^ The room is now warm…
Ross & Frank
My father has been playing jazz mostly in the des moines scene since he was a teenager…some 60+ years along the way he met and befriended long time friend and jazz guitarist, Frank Tribble. Frank had moved to Portland, Oregon…
Thanksgiving 2012
The annual Fitzpatrick (mom’s sisters’ families) Thanksgiving in Kansas City! I had missed out on many of these during my stint out east, but was happy to be able to participate this time! As we’ve grown older our few years…
A Day with Sam
Getting to know Sam >>> Sam, my nephew, is “3 and a half” he likes music “loud” he has “two pianos, actually three” he loves riding lawn mowers his favorite colors “blue & green” he doesn’t like to wash his…



