A request from Naperville

My apologies for my lack of posting. I am an avid reader, so it is only fair that I contribute!

I will start out with a request from all of you. As you know, Mom is turning 80 this month and celebrating with an open house at their church in Yutan the last Sunday in June. There are few things she would rather do than reminisce, so I think she would very much enjoy a gift of memories. My basic idea is that all of her relatives - that includes all of you! - would jot down a Marian story, memory, favorite food, adjective, picture, etc. There are no rules on length or format. It can be a sentence, a letter, a story, a poem, a list, a photo, or whatever you can think up! I need to iron out details with Suki on assembling said memories into a scrapbook of sorts. (I am not part of the scrapbooking world, and she can give us size and paper details that we may need to keep in mind.) Mom and Dad only read the blog that Suki prints out, punches, and places into a binder for them (obviously positioning for the favorite daughter-in-law slot), so this can be a surprise. Start thinking about your contribution. You can bring it that Sunday, as I don't think there will be any assembling prior to that. Thank you, one and all.

Wow! So many graduations this spring! Congrats to you all. Grandma Bull would be so proud! I recall that her standard gift to great-grandchildren was a piggy bank to begin a college fund.

And the baby boom has begun, apparently. I'm hoping for a Carlie picture on the blog soon. (That may have to wait for a visit from Aunt Nancy, as she is outstanding at posting pictures.)

I will close for now, as I must get cleaned up for an afternoon wedding. Things have slowed only slightly since our year of 10 weddings. I believe we will only attend 4 this year, but now the baby showers have begun!

Love,

Janice