One of the events I look forward to is our almost-annual, sometimes-twice-a-year Sister Retreat. My sisters-in-law and I "retreat" to the college town of whichever niece or nephew is graduating that year to shower that person with a little "auntly" affection.We have visited Eastern Illinois University ( my alma mater), SIU-Edwardsville, Northwestern ( I had to miss that one. Darn.), Indiana University, and the University of Illinois, several times ( My favorite-Go Illini!).This year, we … [Read more...]
Sister Retreat 2012
My life has been a rollercoaster for the last week. I have been very low, very high and worn to a frazzle. I really felt just like this.... Hopefully, things are settling down again and I can return to my regular routines. I pray; I pray.I am not going to go into the details of the lows, but I do want to share the fun from our almost-annual Sister Retreat. If you have sisters, I … [Read more...]