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Though I was a very grown up 11 years old, I still considered Santa Claus to be an annual visitor and attributed global travel via sleigh and travel down chimneys to be just further proof of Santa’s magical powers. In … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
While America pauses to remember the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, I pause to remember my Uncle Robert (Bob) Eugene Norman a bosun aboard the USS California on that fateful morning. … Continue reading
One of our annual delights is the costume ideas cooked up and executed by the grandchildren and their parents. No out-of-the-box stuff here, the kids decided what they want to be and the parents are charged with building the fantasy. … Continue reading
I remember the blue elephant that ate pennies and the bubble gum baseball cards and penny candy I bought with them at Uncle Bob’s store. We lived on West Hendrickson in the housing project in a little house with a pot-bellied … Continue reading
We arrived in Todd a few days before the family homecoming on October 1 to help Betsy & John get the home place ready for the anticipated crowd. Mary & Betsy got started removing the summer’s dust and arranging the … Continue reading
We finally got a break from the incredibly hot & humid weather and an evening without too high a percentage of thunderstorms so the first mate and the skipper decided to dust off Silver Lining for a sunset cruise. Just a … Continue reading
We hadn’t seen Elizabeth in nearly 2 years so when her mother offered to meet us in Todd, we were overjoyed. … Continue reading
While in Aurora, CO for Zack’s graduation, we got to enjoy some quality time with the Rocky Mountain crew. It is always great seeing how much the children have grown and catching up on all their lives. (Not to … Continue reading
You know you’re getting old when your firstborn grandchild graduates from High School. Zackary took the walk May 27, 2011 and with those steps, placed us firmly in the senior citizen group. We flew out to Aurora, CO for the festivities … Continue reading
Hwy 321 bridge We decided to stick closer to home this year as our 16 weeks on the road last year was really taxing and we had little time to enjoy East Tennessee. After all, we did move here to … Continue reading