Category Archives: family

sign of the times

Posted on October 25, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Who says airports aren’t fun?????

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he always loves his birthday

Posted on October 24, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Who wouldn’t like a new GI Joe? The Mickey Mouse cake overwhelmed him.  I’m sure I baked and decorated it, but I’ve blocked it out of my memory.  Frosting requires coordination, of which I have little. As did the Black … Continue reading →

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my father-in-law

Posted on October 5, 2011 by is there any more pie?

October 5th is the anniversary of the death of my father’s husband. He died suddenly from a massive heart attack, at the age of 78, in Nebraska three weeks after a family reunion with all of his children and grandchildren. … Continue reading →

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october 2 birthday wish

Posted on October 2, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Happy 1st Birthday, little Tom!  You made a lot of people very happy this year!p.s. please tell your parents–or your grandparents, because I know your Grandpa has a camera– to send your great-aunt a picture of you smashing birthday cake in … Continue reading →

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promoted!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Guess who was promoted to Staff Sargeant last week?

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41 years ago…

Posted on September 26, 2011 by is there any more pie?

We were so young. And our parents were so young. And so supportive and happy. It’s been a wild ride, Banjo Man. And a good one. Happy Anniversary!!!!!

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guess who called?

Posted on September 15, 2011 by is there any more pie?

This guy. Where is he?  Alaska. Where’s he going? Fort Leavenworth. India. Arizona. Fort Bragg. And maybe Austin. Because he can’t believe his mother goes out to bars at night to hear music. He plans to come to Austin to see … Continue reading →

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fires in texas

Posted on September 5, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Greetings from Iowa. As I drove up to our hotel tonight, my cell phone rang. Ben gave us a frightening update on the fires in the Austin area. He and Amber have been packing the things they want to save … Continue reading →

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rub-a-dub-dub

Posted on August 30, 2011 by is there any more pie?

We have a boat. It reminds me of my grandmother’s. She’d take my brother and I out on Hundred Acre pond to pick the wild blueberries that hung over the water. And we’d sneak up on turtles sunning themselves on logs. I can’t … Continue reading →

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women’s work is never done

Posted on August 25, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Once upon a time I loved to iron.  When I was about nine years old.  I think that toy iron actually plugged in to an outlet and heated up.   Check out the formica table (child size) in the background of … Continue reading →

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