The Best Place

When my parents decided they were ready to sell a part of the Brush Ranch property a few years back and they decided to keep the 12 acres they ended up on for the last 7 or 8 years, I initially thought they were crazy. At the time, in my mind, it would have made much...
The Rice Family: the Early Years

The Rice Family: the Early Years

As with most of my “historical” posts, I realize that every detail might not be just right, but someone recently pointed out to me that that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I’m sharing my memory of things with the world, so please...

The Babies Are Winning

This week, the babies are winning. Up until this point (we’re 19 weeks in), if you’d asked me how we’re all doing, now that we’re a family of four, I would have smiled and said, “We’re doing really well,” with a semi-surprised...

As Long as We Have Our Health

There were moments when we were in the NICU with our twins that I really thought they would never let us bring them home. I thought we’d be one of those families that spends years in the hospital with babies who never knew anything different. The challenges our...

Brush Ranch: A Brief History

On to the 3rd major event, and the event that actually really pushed me into writing this blog: the history and memories of Brush Ranch Camps, Tererro, New Mexico. The line between historical fact and my memory is a bit blurred, so I apologize in advance for any...