New Year’s Eve 2009
Lorena
Uncle Joe was still in the hospital, but this party has been going on since before I was born so we were pretty sure it would happen even if Aunt…
my cool family
Christmas, part one
This seems like forever ago, I’ve been so busy! But just about a week ago, the family gathered to celebrate Christmas. There were a couple of different things about this…
Welcome home!
1. Unca Joe, 2. The fam’, 3. Welcome home!, 4. Welcome home!, 5. Waiting for the plane, 6. Any minute now.
Thanksgiving
I’ve never really known what do do about Thanksgiving. I don’t remember most of them as a young child until my grandparents moved to Merritt Island. Then there were a…
Lorena Spivey Haldeman
I’ve been uploading some old slides to Flickr, and here’s my most favorite picture of G-ma ever (long time readers have seen it before, but hey; it never gets old!)…
Unca Joe has been set free!
If you want the great news, skip right to the last one! Wednesday – Joe was in the best shape he’s been since September 19, the day this whole thing…
When last we left our intrepid hero
Blah blah blah want to be there blah blah blah they’re so far away blah blah blah I hate thinking about how far away they are. You know… I moved…
Uncle Joe Update
The only reason I haven’t been writing daily updates is because every day it sounds better and better, and that just makes me want to be there more! Sunday –…
Early morning Unca Joe catch-up post
Every day when he gets better and better, it gets harder and harder for me to be happy to be home. Now that he’s recovering so well, pushing himself so…
Transcend this
(Originally posted on May 21, 2007) Transcend this Here’s a Bill story that I couldn’t tell at his memorial service. When I was in the 11th grade, I went to…
The rest of the Sunday photos
You can also view them here. Let’s all say it together… “I LOVE MY FAMILY”!
Whirlwind Birthday Vacation Trip, Day Six
The whole thing was worth it to see Uncle Joe sit up in bed, unsupported. He looked weak and wobbly, but determined and humorous. What else happened that day? Nothing…