Family Photos
A glorious celebration
Julia Jane Nehls and goddaughter Julia Budde chat with well-wishers at Julia Jane's 90th birthday party.
Birthday service
Ben and Jake remove a 50+ year old clothesline stanchion from the Grandma's west side yard.
An emotional sendoff
On April 28, we caught up with Lt. Heather Lane by Skype. She was in Kuwait packing to leave for Afghanistan.… [more]
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A rare find
High in the Civil Courts building in downtown St. Louis, Kathy Grillo's solitary desk marks off her corner work space among row after row of cabinets and boxes filled with old records tracing people and events in the gateway city. Kathy's title is Records Manager of the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri, and she is a national treasure. We were directed to her during a couple … [Read More...]
Adjusting to a new life
Hi Mom! I am doing well. As always, the adjustment has been hard, but I am getting there. The elevation here is greater than one mile high so the air is void of O2 but also the air is very polluted too! Worse than Los Angeles. Everyone has an adjustment period where working out even moderately is very difficult and you even wake up several times throughout the night … [Read More...]
An emotional sendoff
On April 28, we caught up with Lt. Heather Lane by Skype. She was in Kuwait packing to leave for Afghanistan. Among the things she communicated was an emotional account (and she is generally pretty skilled at managing her emotions) of the send off the good people of South Carolina extended to her unit as they left Camp McCrady, Fort Jackson, near Columbia. On … [Read More...]
