3 things

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1.  KIDS:  Our one and only boy came home from college on Thursday.  (He goes back Wednesday to take one final – then home again)  ….he was feeling a little shy this day. We are glad he is home, because he can take care of the driveway today and tomorrow! 2.  SNOW:  Up to 10 inches … Read More

Come Back To Christmas

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As promised, the auditorium decor . . . Merv and his team (Lisa) created an amazing work of art In creating a “Bethlehem scene” on either side of the stage in the church auditorium. This is FOAM board….as in insulation — pink foam boards A small drama stage Although the pictures are dark (sorry, I didn’t … Read More

Church decorating

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Last night we decorated the church for Christmas…. But only the lobby – the auditorium is a different project, being done by a different team –and is amazing. I’ll post pictures of the auditorium later. It was so nice to have help from the DIY guys! I like the circles MUCH better than the stripes … Read More

Job report

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Today is my “virtual Friday”.  One of the benefits I negotiated with my new employer was a four day work week….and today was day four. Yesterday was by far the most difficult of all the days.  Because I want to keep it real, here on my blog, I’m admitting that it was a very difficult … Read More

Why now?

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Why now?  Why would you want to take a picture of me when I look like a dork?  Is it because I usually don’t look like one?  Why don’t you ever take pictures of me when I look think I look hot?  You know, when I’ve got my make-up on just right, or a new … Read More

Cousins

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Pre-school to post-college. That’s the age difference of the 18 cousins.  The group that converged for Thanksgiving. We tend to be a rowdie group…ok, the women and children are rowdie.  The men (all “outlaws”) sit back and wonder what in tarnation they married into (many years earlier)! The offspring not only get along well with … Read More

Newbie

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Lots of “NEW” for me today. New to riding the bus to work . . . New person at work . . .at my new job . . . Nice to be NEW and to be taken out to lunch here . . . Day one at NEW job…..I survived. SO much to learn……the new … Read More

Not perfect

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Today’s message at church was on “Fear of Failure”. We all experience failure. Everyone is a failure – we all fail. We can learn from our experiences – true failure is not trying. The message this morning mentioned the “Christmas Letter”.  You know the one…the bragging about how “the women are strong, the men are good … Read More

Under 25

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Here’s our “under 25” group the 2nd generation cousins at Thanksgiving ’08 Ok, so I put a picture of the turkey in too….did you catch that?  Did you also see the computer monitor picture?  My niece, Bailey was in London…..so she joined us via Skype!