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Home again
After a very busy ten days I am home again. Many of you who know us personally know that Nora, Topher, Rob and I drove up to MI two days after little Maddie was born. Nora, Topher, and Rob had to drive...
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Another shameless grandma post
DD Nora reminded me earlier this week that this time last year we were very busy preparing for a wedding (and, unbeknownst to us, the birth of our second grandson on the very same day!) This week and...
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Why it’s been so quiet
We have been up North for the last couple of weeks. I have lots of fodder for future blog posts, but we brought some very special visitors home with us and have been keeping busy. (Quite enjoyably so!)...
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Merry Christmas
We are having a very merry Christmas and enjoying having our out of town children and grandchildren here for a few days. Nora and Topher were here today and hopefully the whole family will be here this...
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Christmas Past
Christmas vacation is nearly over for DH--he returns to school tomorrow. I still have a few Christmas items to take care of and then it will be truly past and time to focus on the new year. I thought...
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Sweet. Cute.
I've been thinking about things which are sweet quite a bit recently. Our pastor has an object lesson for the children each Sunday evening. This past Sunday he showed the kids a jar of dill pickles and...
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We've been keeping very busy around here for the last week or so, so there hasn't been much time to post. Just in case you are interested in what we have been up to, I invite you to hop on over to DD...
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A blessing to share
We have been in Michigan for a couple of weeks and I haven't had much opportunity to post anything here on the blog. I took a Kindle which was useful for reading and checking email. I tried to write a...
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Local Grandchildren Update
My summer "vacation" lasted a bit longer than normal since my daughter-in-law, Katie was on maternity leave until mid-September. So, just last week I started baby-sitting both Ryan and little Avery....
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A quick trip
Here is a picture of Rob's mom that was taken 5-6 years ago. My husband's mother's health is failing and she is under hospice care now. We were able to make a quick trip up to Ohio to visit with her...
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How to preserve the staff of life
We're in the midst of a winter storm here in South Carolina and the news has been reporting that the local stores are out of milk and bread. Fortunately we are pretty well stocked for this emergency...
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Update on the grandchildren
A few weeks ago our daughter Megan and granddaughter Maddie flew down and were here with us for a little over a week. Maddie was not quite two when they arrived so she could still fly for free. Megan's...
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Grandchildren update
One of the local grandchildren has a bad cold and unfortunately Rob and I seem to have caught it. We were commenting that if toddlers had ebola it would spread like wildfire. It's been a while since I...
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Grandmother Pizza
The days are flying by quickly and soon Christmas will be here. This recipe is not "Christmasy" but might be something new for you to try after Christmas when you are ready for a change from your...
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A tale of two birthday parties
We've been doing some celebrating around here recently. We have five grandchildren. Four of them have birthdays in the months of January, February, March, and April. Little Della has the January...
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All boxed up
Last fall we purchased a new dishwasher to replace the twenty year old one that came with our house. The new one is so quiet that I sometimes have to walk right up to it to be sure it is running. It...
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The Cat Who…
(guest post by DH Rob) In my last post I told you about our "loaner cat." He is fitting in very well, and as we had hoped, Buddy's behavior has improved greatly. We think he is enjoying the company of...
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A few busy days
About a month ago we went to a new restaurant on a Saturday night. The restaurant is in the nearby town of Easley, SC which is just a short drive from here. We had read about it in the paper and wanted...
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Another September birthday
Our second September birthday belonged to little Renny who turned one year old on the 21st. We held the party at our house but Nora did most of the work. Our son in law, Topher has given her the...
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