Category Archives: Lewis Family

One of the blessings of serving missions is learning to live with less and learning to live in smaller places.  Each time we come home, we are determined to thin out our STUFF and simplify our lives. There are places … Continue reading →

We’ve just enjoyed a 10 day visit from John’s oldest sister, Chris Owens.  She and her husband, Bill live in Arizona but have a condo here to escape to in the summer.  She came up to oversee some work at … Continue reading →

We are old and we have a lot of stuff.  A week or two ago you could hardly see this desk in our basement–it was buried under piles of books and old computers and things we no longer use.  It … Continue reading →

We’ve had a lot of workers here this week working on the exterior of our house and the Farm House.  The old wooden siding has seen better days.  We’re replacing it with a new man-made product called Hardie Board that … Continue reading →

The tree made it through last night’s New Year’s party, but not a day longer.  This morning it was CRISPY.  It gave up its ghost, just like that.  I am always sad to strip a tired tree of its Christmas … Continue reading →

This puzzle is one of our favorite family traditions.  We started putting the dates inside the box in 2001.  By 2010, Aaron owned the puzzle and he could complete it in 1.5 hours!    Aaron has a pretty photographic memory … Continue reading →

Our Laemmlen Christmas gatherings have turned into wonderful German Fests the last few years.  We are happy to be home again, celebrating Germany here, on this side of the ocean.  This year we went to Paul and Leslie’s for our … Continue reading →

We headed to the cabin yesterday, the day after Christmas for a short get-away.  There was not a lick of snow in sight except for some dirty patches of man-made snow on the bunny hill at Sundance.  We enjoyed a … Continue reading →