Nightly happy hours of POG, Mai Tais, crab cake pupus, and Don Ho impersonators
Merry White Light Season from the Harmony Road Gateway: The world lost a kind soul in October, when JoAnn’s Grandmother, Harriet Bennett, passed away at the age of 94. She left us with the memory of her smile, a mirthful sense of humor, and the legacy of a lifetime spent caring for others. When we …
Joy to the medical profession (2006): After years of unflagging hard work and dedication, along with proportional quantities of lost blood, sleep, and sweat, JoAnn has gained her much-sought-after admission to the nursing program at Front Range Community College. This long-awaited development comes none too soon for Tom, who marked his entrance to middle age …
Dearest Fellow Celebrants: In keeping with the spirit of the season, Hovland household elections took place early in November. Despite a late-October scandal involving the distribution of year-old Halloween candy, JoAnn emerged as Master and Commander of the House when her accuser and political opponent, Tom, consumed the evidence during an episode of red-eyed, chocolate-breathing …
Fellow Mistletoe Enthusiasts: The first Christmas decorations appeared in Colorado shortly after Labor Day this year, an event that left us feeling unprepared for the holidays. We compensated by attending our first Christmas party of the season on Halloween, during which, in the midst of an indecorous candy-eating spree, Tom ingested a small doily …
Merry 2001 Christmas-Letter-Writing Season Again : The good news: JoAnn has a new, fun job in the field of milk microbiology at the CSU Veterinary Hospital. She has visited a few dairy farms in the course of her job and has had at least one dairy cow fall in love with her at each …