a family that plays together…

a family that plays together…

They say a family that plays together stays together. Right?  Well… I hope that counts if your son is a murloc and you’re a black dude with dreadlocks…

heroes of the storm

10 players… 5 to a team — blue team and red team — at the end of the match, no matter the winning team, the game calculates the 5 players that contributed most.  Of the 5, one is chosen MVP. Then all players may vote for one the 5.  The cute murloc, Murky (Veksar =Ben; Izit = Shelley), got 8 votes out of 10! Because it’s rare that the other team up-votes a competitor, it’s LEGENDARY (why Murky is under a gold beam).

Come play Heroes of the Storm… it’s free, you guys!

good thing it’s free

good thing it’s free

It’s a good thing that Facetime is free.  We had a video chat with those pesky neighbors (who aren’t even my neighbors anymore) that lasted about an hour. Sure do miss them — but not as much as someone else does.

family facetime

and then there were 2

and then there were 2

Aunt Loraine, that was married to my Dad’s brother Roland, passed away last week. That leaves only two — my Uncle Max (Dad’s brother) and Aunt Betty (Dad’s brother Jack’s wife). Both are sharp as nails with hearts of gold.

Uncle Max and Aunt Betty

valentine bracelets

valentine bracelets

Yesterday, we made Valentine bracelets. Colette shared one so I would be accepted into some fancy club just for girls with bracelets. Go me!

valentine bracelets

make the most out of everything

make the most out of everything

I know the time my Dad spent in Korea was hard. Although he didn’t talk about it much, I know his hearing was severely impaired from nearby mortar explosions. I’m guessing he probably didn’t feel safe or secure — and most likely missed home.

Obviously, from the photo below, he still found things that made him smile. His brother… music… and new friends. (Uncle Max is far left — Dad is squatting and is 3rd from left.)

dad and max in korea

For the record, Ben looks exactly like my Dad… Coco thought that’s who it was in the photo.

PS. Happy Valentine’s Day!