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The great harvesting of apples…not even one tree’s worth! Kirk took this pretty one… First batch of homemade applesauce…. While Kirk and I worked away at picking & cooking apples and putting them thorugh the strainer…our chickens were hard at work clearing bugs from the yard!

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Happy 19th Birthday Danae Joy Danae Joy September 19, 1988 9 lbs. 10 oz. Yes is a pic of her on the day she was born!

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Today I had a wonderful afternoon off work. So, I took a 30 min. nap, went to Goodwill and found a neat antique corner shelf for $6 (I’ll post a picture on my other blog), a hot water bottle, and a silverplate little tray (I put on my dresser)….then I made an apple pie…which turned … Read More

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Danae, Kate, Jaden, Ryan….some last minutes together before they head back to their respective colleges on Sunday. They sure do miss each other! A purple dahlia from my back yard… and the orange dahlia…

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Our apple trees are very prolific this year! And they are bug free…so we are making apple crisp, apple pie…and this weekend, applesauce!!! Here’s one of our three apple trees….Some fresh picked apples…. And the finished product!!!

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On September 12, 1981 Kirk and I said these exact words to each other…“I, Cheri, take thee Kirk; to be my wedded husband; and I do promise and covenant; before God and these witnesses; to be thy loving and faithful wife; in plenty and in want; in joy and in sorrow; in sickness and in … Read More

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September ….is sort of a “limbo land” of seasons for me….still summer….but fall is in the air…days are cooler…trees haven’t turned yet, and zinnias are still blooming. Garden is waning…and summer annuals are getting “leggy” and yellowish. Tonight they say the temperature is going to get near the high 30’s….really??? It was a beautiful crisp … Read More

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Aunt Cheri & Brigs Tristan getting ready for school Uncle Art’s grave…:( Menu from our favorite burger joint The fun counter stools at Schoops!

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Aunt Cheri & KaleJersti and Uncle Kirk In the hotel room…..Sandy, Kirk, Dad Kirk in “control” with the “clicker”2 of my sisters and me…

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Where has the summer gone? It seems like only yesterday I was welcoming Cara home from Cincinnati, Nate was finishing his first year of college and Danae was graduating from HS. Here it is August 20th. Cara left Saturday morning at 7 a.m. for Cincinnati…that is with a few stops on the way. First she … Read More