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Christmas Ornaments Flashback

Every year we make Christmas ornaments.  It started when David wanted ornaments to decorate the Christmas tree in his Air Force dorm room.  He went all out decorating his room, however, he wanted homemade ornaments for his tree.  I made … Continue reading

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Family Tradition Flashback

We have a family tradition to set-up our Christmas tree and decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.  We blast Christmas music and all get into the act of decorating and Christmas spirit.  This is our sixth year in a … Continue reading

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The Laundry Dance

Warning:  this blog contains references to television, radio and movies from the late 1980’s – early 1990’s. Those of you who know me (DeAnna) well, will know that I like music and know many songs from different genre’s, however, my … Continue reading

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Halloween Flashback

Below are Halloween flashbacks in pictures.

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Volleyball

I (DeAnna) used to play volleyball during junior high and high school. I always enjoyed playing. The last time I played competitively was 20 years ago (boy do I feel old admitting that). When an opportunity came up to get … Continue reading

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Cat Person

I’ve (DeAnna) always been fond of cats.  I grew up having cats and for some reason like the furry creatures.  I remember the names of all the cats I’ve had throughout my life.  Goldilocks, Cindy, Baby, Fuzzball, Toy, Thelma, Fluffy.  … Continue reading

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Spiky Caterpillars

I’ve learned the hard way more than once not to mess with caterpillars here.  I’ve taken on hanging caterpillars.  I’ve naively handled fluffy caterpillars.  So when I saw this red, spiky caterpillar, I kept my distance, but couldn’t resist snapping … Continue reading

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What’s in Your Pocket?

While playing a game we call Hide the Buddies, David found two RER tickets.  When we lived in France we got around by public transportation.  We became quite accustomed to riding the bus, RER (commuter train) and the Metro.  The … Continue reading

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Garden Flashback

We have tomatoes!  It’s not a bumper crop, however, I feel victorious that at least the tomatoes did grow and now we get to enjoy the small harvest.

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Year Two

On August 16, 2012 we awoke early to drive to Hershey, PA for Jonah’s outpatient amputation surgery.  In some ways it feels like a lifetime ago and in other ways it feels like only yesterday.  Just thinking about it all … Continue reading

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