To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of people;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;


To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived

This is to have succeeded.

-Bessie Stanley & Ralph Waldo Emerson


Friday, November 6, 2009

for starters...


Hi. We are Joe and Katy Lindquist, although the writer of this post (Katy) is most likely to be the primary blogger. We live in University Place, WA, a suburb of Tacoma. When Joe is not jogging, balancing our checkbook on Quicken, or helping with the dinner dishes, he tends to spend most of his time at Steilacoom High School, where he teaches choir and French. If he had it his way, he would sing for The Concordia Choir full time under the direction of Dr. Rene Clausen. Katy, while toiling away at her current job as a Nursing Assistant at a nursing home in Gig Harbor, dreams of attending nursing school someday...after she completes her prereqs 1 quarter at a time at Tacoma Community College. She loves to paint portraits in watercolor and hones her cooking/baking skills on her guinea pig of a husband, who fortunately has a hollow leg and will eat anything except maraschino cherries and grapefruit.

2 comments:

  1. What a precious picture of the 2 of you! Katy, your eyes sparkle with enthusiasm for life the way they have since infancy.

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  2. Hey that picture was at our house. I recognize Daddy's arm and our couch. Who took that it?

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