Changes

Susannah is:

Taking steps…one at a time
Saying: daddy, momma, dog, doggie, puppy, jake, shoes, bye, oh boy, bite, please, audrey, yeah (I know, right?), yep, nope, susannah (in her own language, but it’s obvious what she’s saying), down, please, drink, and kitty. She surprises us every day with new words.
Taking a great interest in [...]

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Literacy

According to Wikipedia 20% of the world was illiterate in 1998. TWENTY PERCENT!! I cannot imagine what life would be like without having the ability to read or write. Books add so much spice to life. They have the ability to transport you to a different place or time and make [...]

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:O)

Re-met Dennis and Jolaine Thomas the other day.  They were EXACTLY as I remembered them.  It’s hard to believe it has been ten years (longer?) since they came to Alaska.  She is probably the friendliest person I’ve ever met in my entire life.  Some people have the gift of putting everyone around them at ease.  [...]

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Come, let us reason together….

Ever seen one of the zillions of articles on the web, in the newspaper, in books, magazines, pamphlets, etc. that list the evils of diet Coke?
I love diet Coke.
In fact, I can admit it, I am a diet Coke addict. As in, I have NO DESIRE to quit drinking it. The articles say [...]

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CVS and deal info

I learned the CVS and Walgreens systems on my own, but it was pretty hit-and-miss for a while. For those of you interested in learning how to save tons of money by taking advantage of their deals I’m going to recommend that you visit the following links for some fantastic tutorials that a fellow [...]

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Does anyone else….

Have a list or pile of books to read that is so long you’ll probably never get it all accomplished?  Every time I make any progress at all I find twenty new ones to add to my to-be-read list.  It’s really getting ridiculous.  I am STILL working on the Ronald Reagan autobiography.  Why are biographies [...]

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Bargain Shopping

I will admit it. I am a bargain shopper to the core. Since moving to the booming metropolis of Dallas/Mesquite I’ve discovered how to use coupons the most effective way, resulting in quite a lot of free or almost-free groceries and household goods. I’ve learned that by utilizing the systems set up [...]

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Gallery of our final days in Alaska

In order:
*Part of the group at Angel Rocks
*Davy and Auntie Bek – Jonnys masterpiece
*Jonny and “Uncle” Bek – Davys masterpiece
*The guys – can yall believe I didn’t get any other photos of Phil?
*The cousins – impossible to get them all to sit still at once!
*Davy and Susannah – he loves her!
*Little wild men – Jonnys [...]

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Pen Pals

Remember those?  :O)
Now, don’t get me wrong.  I love email.  Love.
But remember going out to the mailbox with that feeling of anticipation in your stomach, that magical moment right before you opened your box when you were expecting a letter?
I used to be an avid letter-writer.  My childhood friend and I wrote weekly journal letters [...]

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Our day in Seattle

Here is a little glimpse into our day in Seattle.  We had about thirteen hours, right in the middle of the day so we had a good time wandering around, seeing the local sights and just relaxing.  Okay, the driving part was not so relaxing, at least not at first, until we realized how easy [...]

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