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A Special Woman 2017
Six years ago, I wrote the first post celebrating an important woman in my life, my very special Auntie Arlene. I updated the post in 2012, in honor of of her 94th birthday. Today, Auntie Arlene would be 99 years old, but she went home to Jesus in January. It feels strange, this first…
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HAPPY 63rd Anniversary, Mom and Dad !! 2017
Regular readers know I celebrate special days. A week ago today, our family noted my mom’s 86th birthday, which wasn’t posted as usual, due to site updating. Today we celebrate both my parents in honor of their 63rd wedding anniversary. Yep, one week after my mom’s 23rd birthday, she and my…
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!! 2015 UPDATE
Yes, indeed, I am one fortunate woman, sharing my story and my joy with y’all. Nine years ago today was Easter Sunday 2006; my visiting daughters stuffed me into my truck and headed to the small, local hospital, where doctors were stunned by what they found. A fairly large mass in my head, so big that the…
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Christmas Countdown 2014 – Seven Days
I began countdowns back in 2008, with the launching of this site; I kept them up for a couple years, mostly counting down to upcoming trips, holidays spent with daughters in fun places, things like that. Then came college completion – two undergrad degrees and now grad school, one semester shy of an MA. I…
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HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARY TO MY PARENTS!
Regular readers know I celebrate special days. Last week we celebrated my mom’s 83rd birthday. Today we celebrate both my parents in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary. Yep, one week after my mom’s 23rd birthday, she and my dad, a not-yet-ordained minister, married in Rhode Island, a long way from a farm in Shawano County.…
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Happy Birthday, Mom – 2014 Edition!!
Regular readers know I favor Special Days. Often they are birthdays of people important to me. And that is the subject of this day – the third version of a birthday blog about my mom, a woman about whom I have rarely posted, other than teasing about the habits I believe I inherited from her. Today, my…
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THE 4th ANNUAL LIST OF DAN – 2015
The first List of Dan was published in 2012 and numbered 19 items. The list has steadily grown, last year numbering 25. This year on Dan Meyer’s birthday, the 4th annual list has grown to 28 and I’m posting the complete list. Enjoy 🙂 Who do you call with computer issues regularly, sometimes daily? Who do you call…
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The Ugly Coat Came Out Today!!
That’s right, this coat has a name and few people have ever seen it; I can think of five including myself, Erin Lee, Meghan Lee, the original owner and her daughter, who is no longer with us. It is ugly, which is one of the reasons it ended up with me 🙂 An old friend…
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A Much-Anticipated Event 2013
Today I’m updating what is becoming an annual post. It’s time for the gathering of cherished friends, a group that I believe may be fairly unique. We have a name and each year we migrate to the North Woods of Wisconsin from as far away as Florida. We’re old friends, some among us go…
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my PARENTS!
Regular readers know I celebrate special days. Last week we celebrated my mom’s 82nd birthday. Today we celebrate both my parents in honor of their 59th wedding anniversary. Yep, one week after my mom’s 23rd birthday, she and my dad, a not-yet-ordained minister, married in Rhode Island, a long way from a farm in Shawano County. After a…