I’m sitting here listening to the umpteenth rain storm of the Summer. But for some reason this one reminded me of my Dad…I don’t know if it’s because it was loud or what exactly it was that jogged the memory, but it did. I’ve always loved rainstorms…the louder the better, the more lightening the better, [...]
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Ahhh…the happy couple at their wedding rehearsal dinner. There was so much I wanted to say to you both tonight…but found myself too emotional to actually say the words. Like Chris said, I’m so thankful that you, Porter, were able to find true love twice in one lifetime. You are blessed to have Taya in [...]
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This would be my Little Leaguer! David didn’t have much interest in baseball until 4th grade. It was a tradition at his school for the kids to have a campout overnight. While on the campout they played baseball and he fell in love. So much so that he asked for a mitt for Christmas which [...]
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I was struck by a memory of my Mom while I was making my coffee, this morning. My Mom was very particular about her coffee. At home, her coffee was easily half coffee and half Coffee Mate French Vanilla Creamer. The challenge was when we went out to eat. Mom only drank coffee in the [...]
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* Sorry for the poor quality of the photo! I’ve commented on several posts that I am the product of a couple of packrats. Because I grew up the child of packrats, it pretty much obliterated any possible “packrat” genes I might have possessed. If anything the opposite is true. However, I am married to [...]
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Meet our newest addition…Pud E Tat, as in “I taught I taw a pudetat, i deed i deed”. David fell in love with cats at my brother-in-laws house. They have 7 and David dearly loves playing with them. He’s been begging for a cat for well over a year and we kept putting it off [...]
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What a scary phrase that is…especially when one of your loved ones was involved! Brother-in-Law, Kenny, was involved in said accident at around midnight last night. He’s still in the hospital in Fargo, but the docs are letting him go home tomorrow. Here is the story…courtesy of WDAY 6 News. Buffalo, ND (WDAY-TV) – A [...]
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It was an incredible Christmas, blizzard and all! Brian and I hosted Christmas Eve last night. Kenny, Michele, Jake, and Michele’s Mom, Betty joined us, Rochell, Gigi, and Sonya. I’d thought it would be nice to have a couple of pots of soup on the stove as well as some freshly baked bread for dinner. [...]
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**I want it noted that Porter would not let me post this on his actual birthday! He MADE me wait until now to post!** Happy 50th Birthday Porter. If you will remember, you tortured me during my 40th birthday telling me “40 is the new 60!!!”, you little shit! The least I could do is [...]
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This will be the first Thanksgiving where I am doing all the cooking…and I am looking forward to it. In previous years I’ve always been intimidated by the mere thought of “hosting” Thanksgiving. I’m kind of surprised that I am looking forward to it. Is it my renewed joy of cooking? Or cooking in this [...]
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