Yesterday, we make turkey soup with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. Instead of having the soup with crackers, Grandma suggested we add dumplings (American style dumplings made with Bisquick) to the soup. It…
Tag: Redlands
Christmas Tree Inspiration
The other night, Kenric was so inspired by the Hallmark Christmas movie we were watching with Grandma that he quietly went into the living room halfway through the movie to set up…
TCS Reunion in Redlands
Since Kenric is an honorary TCS girl, he’s invited to a mini Tarcisian Convent School reunion in Redlands, California! Who would have thought these two girls from Ipoh, Malaysia, who’ve been friends…
The Enormity of American Stores
We woke up to rain in Redlands which is very rare. Sadly, it was time to send Aunt Mary Lu and Uncle Dennis to the airport. They live in Sioux Falls, South…
A Strip Mall Rat
What does an unemployed 40-something-year-old who’s living with his Grandma do on a Tuesday afternoon in Redlands, California? Be a strip mall rat. We’ll be staying here with Kenric’s Grandma through Christmas….
Lynn L. Wilbur, 1925-2018
While still in the air this past Saturday, we received news from Kenric’s sister that Grandpa had passed away. We were devastated. The next few days in Kenric’s grandparents’ home alternated between…