Normal this year is not normal.

Fight on!

Lansings3 added a new critter to their home: Lester Lemonzest Lansing.

Now that’s a real L3.

Yes, they still have the two cats.

All the Palters went to Arizona to visit Joe’s sister.  Michele and Elijah later went to Washington, DC to see just what all the commotion was about.

At the start of summer all the Palters went on vacation to Croatia!


And the Lansings3+L3

headed to Shasta for some camping and water fun.

At the end of October and the first two weeks of November Luanne and Ira went on a cruise to the Adriatic Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.  Click on the photo to see where they went.

Luanne and Ira headed to Chicago in the summer to spend time with Joe, Michele, Elijah, Violet and Mozzie.

Click on “The Bean” above to see some of the activities.

September 7, 2025

Judy Douthit passed away comfortable and peacefully at the age of 93-years.


She was Luanne’s mother’s sister.

Click on the image above to see the memorial service.  On that page click on “Memorial” that appears in the center.

In December all the grandkids and kids came to visit (even Lester).  We all went on a tour of the Jelly Belly factory.

The Chicago group also joined us at the San Francisco Ballet to see “The Nutcracker.