As I write down today’s date, many memories flow through my mind. Twenty years ago we left Geneva, Indiana with all our belongings and headed north to our new home in Michigan. We had six children at that time: Elizabeth, age 9, Susan, 8, Verena, 6, Benjamin, 4, Loretta, 3, and Joseph, 20 … Continue Reading ››
Lovina and Family Prepare to Attend a Funeral
This is Monday evening here at the Eicher homestead. Everyone is getting showered and ready for bed. Supper was easy tonight—son Joseph brought supper home. On the menu was pizza, wings, and subs. What a treat for daughter Lovina and me to not have to get supper.
Joe and I … Continue Reading ››
Beef Preparation Begins
We sure have had mild weather the past few weeks. It brings on some spring fever! Now we have entered into March. It seems so hard to comprehend that the year is already in the third month of 2024.
Last week I spent a day at daughter Susan and Ervin’s. … Continue Reading ››
Lovina Reflects on Over Twenty Years of Writing the Column
Saturday was a very cold and windy day, so the men were unable to put the roof metal on the new pole barn. They kept busy doing other work on the barn such as building the sliding doors, putting on the wainscoting, and more.
This week, they will work on … Continue Reading ››
A Day in the Life of Lovina and Her Family
This is a diary of Monday, February 26, 2024.
3:50 a.m. My alarm goes off. I get up, unlock the door, and wait for Dustin, daughter Loretta, and their two boys to arrive. After getting them settled down for a nap, Dustin leaves for work at the RV factory. Son … Continue Reading ››
Lovina Celebrates Many Birthdays in February
It’s another sunshiny February day with the temperatures above freezing. Yesterday, I hung the laundry out on the wash lines to dry. Once again, I was able to bring it all in and fold it and put it away the same day. I don’t remember ever having this many days in February that … Continue Reading ››
Lovina Savors the First Hints of Spring
We have entered the first week of February, though it would be hard to tell by the weather. Yesterday was sunny and 50 degrees. I hung all the laundry out to dry, and most of it could be folded and put away the same day.
Happy birthday to Grace (son Joseph’s special friend). Her birthday is … Continue Reading ››
Lovina Remembers Lost Loved Ones
The ground is covered with snow again, which will probably be gone by tomorrow. On Sunday morning the ground was also covered, but it was gone by afternoon. Other than the cold spell the other week, we have had a pretty mild winter so far.
Daughter Loretta doesn’t mind if there isn’t any snow on the … Continue Reading ››
Lovina Enjoys Games with Grandchildren & Pole Barn Progress Continues
First of all, a happy 28th birthday to daughter Susan on January 24. Also a happy 55th birthday to my sister Liz. I wish both of them many more happy and healthy years. I don’t get to see Liz too often. I think I only saw her a few times in over a year and … Continue Reading ››
Keeping Warm in a Cold Spell
At 10 a.m. the temperature is still only at zero degrees with a wind chill of -17 degrees. The last several days we have had even colder temperatures and wind chill down to -27 degrees. It’s been a challenge to heat for everyone. It seems the wind gets in everywhere.
Grandson Ryan seems to be doing … Continue Reading ››