Two days ago, we said goodbye to our Ms. Sophie, our sweet little girl. I’ll start by sharing that we still have many questions, and we have realized that they probably won’t ever be answered as to why she left the living world. It’s been really hard, and with this being our second dog that… Continue reading
Earlier this year, I wrote to the Australian Department of Defence to seek a posthumous recognition of my grandfather’s promotion to Sergeant-Major with the Australian Army. Unfortunately, Australian law (as is currently written) prevents this option being possible. I will continue to explore the options for seeking this further.
A little over twenty years ago, I decided to put my life “out there” in the open for all to see through a blog on LiveJournal. I may have dabbled in other tools, but LJ (for short) was the one tool that I used pretty consistently for sharing life updates, thoughts, frustrations, amongst many other… Continue reading
Miss you every day, but I’m reminded how much I miss you on this day when you left us. Love you mom. Life just isn’t the same without you. Miss telling you about everything going on with our lives.
April 23rd was the day we met Merle. It was not under the most ideal circumstances. We were up at Beaver’s Bend for a weekend away with “the crowd” and following breakfast, the “kids” (i.e. Simon, Jorge, Grace, and Drew) decided to go for a wander. After walking along the creek, the gang found a… Continue reading
Today, I submitted my request to the Australian Defence Department to recognize and award (posthumously) a promotion for my grandfather, Sgt. David John McCullough that he had been given prior to his death in the Fall of Singapore. Read the letter below.
Today (Jan. 28) was a sad day in the household. Max was more like a dog than a cat in many ways. He was the perfect cat for us. Today he left us. A few folks have asked what happened & while so much happened so quickly, here’s an overview. This morning Max was not… Continue reading
I am so excited that Tracie Reveal Shipman has stepped up during this critical time to once again serve our great city. For those that don’t know Tracie (and I’m not really sure who that may be in this city), she was one of the visionary citizens and then council members who created the plan… Continue reading
One of the big projects that have been going on with Chris and I over the past few months have been some significant updates to our house. There are some that say that if you want to test a relationship, then build a house or do renovations. Thankfully, we have done the former twice before,… Continue reading