Laura trying on the dress I made her.
This is what happens when Laura is around: stuffies take over the exercise equipment.

Cannery

My first experience volunteering at the cannery near Columbus. Working with a group of friends; was hard work and fun at the same time. Thanks to Sarah Y who did all the organizing and kept us on track.

in Cleveland

Traci & Alec joined me at the hotel while I was in meetings in Cleveland.

How come the Easter bunny deliver eggs???

Amy and I made up these cute baskets for the grand kids. Home-made egg cozies in the shape of animals.

Easter eggs

Creative endeavors with Holly & kids. They made me a "special" colored egg which holds a place of honor in my Easter basket.

Autism awareness month

April is autism awareness month. I feel so blessed to have some of these special children in my life to give me a fresh perspective on life with marvelous insights and a sense of wonder.

The Family Von Trapp? No--The Family Drake

Laura
Benton
Spencer getting ready for piano recital next week. The kids all performed the pieces they were working on; what a great concert!

Risk

Spencer & Katie

How about a two-day board game? The "version" Spencer was playing was not the "real" rules as Katie found out so we had to learn the strategy for the game of Risk. We played in between sessions of conference. Katie won.