Into the secret life of our girls. Not that their lives are secret from us, but there are some things we just don’t normally see because they’re with their friends. The girls have my o...Read More
Reagan has been asking for a haircut since around Christmas-time. For one reason or another, we haven’t been able to get it done. Brenda and I were kind of avoiding it because we love being ...Read More
My girl. Emma Kate. Her dad & step-mom, Jess & Staci, and Aaron & I are always so proud of her. She is a beautiful person – inside and out, she is a great friend, and most importan...Read More
Productive as defined by Merriam-Webster: a : yielding results, benefits, or profits This is the first weekend in months we haven’t had to travel at least one day, so I had a plan. I HAD a pl...Read More
Katelyn decided she didn’t want to play basketball this year, so Harley is the only one who played. She ended up having a pretty short-lived season for numerous reasons, and by the time all wa...Read More
Today was Reagan’s 9th birthday. I had such a hard time expressing what it felt like to me when Emma turned 16, but it was nothing compared to this. Realizing that this is the last year my l...Read More
Before the Blue Mountain Conference District Basketball Tournament last week I made star shaped cookies for both the Heppner teams. I figured that it was something simple but fun that I could do for...Read More
The Heppner teams received a gift to be used as one final tribute to Coach Mark Dowdy. They were given basketball ball patches to be sewn onto their uniforms. Each patch has the initials “MD...Read More
Reagan’s list of heroes has grown exponentially over the past year. Until last Fall, her list was pretty short, and it was pretty easy to understand. Her biggest sister, Emma, was on top of ...Read More
Last Saturday, Harley, Reagan, and I went to Heppner to watch Emma’s last home basketball games of the season. Harley spent most of the night playing with my friend Sandi’s grand-da...Read More
The IHS Cheerleading Squad has grown exponentially over the past five years. It has grown from approximately 4 cheerleaders to 14, and it has grown from a very small program to a large competition-w...Read More