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When Parents Get Old

WHEN PARENTS GET OLD Let them grow old with the same love that they let you grow … Let them speak and tell repeated stories with the same patience and interest that they heard yours as a child … Let … Continue reading

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A Christmas Story – The Rifle

It was Christmas Eve 1942. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the … Continue reading

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Burned Toast

Burned Toast “When I was a kid, my Mom liked to cook food and every now & then I remember she used to cook for us. One night in particular when she had made dinner after a long hard day … Continue reading

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Cutting the ends off the Ham

Ham EndsA young girl was watching her mother bake a ham for a family gathering and noticed her mom cutting off the ends before placing it in the oven.  “Mom, why do you cut the ends off before baking the … Continue reading

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Life Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned from a 90 Year Old 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.4. Your job won’t take care of you when … Continue reading

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Our New Grandson

Our New Grandson – Brady Kane Well, we added another grandson to our family on March 4, 2013.  That makes 4 grand kids we are blessed with. His name is Brady Kane and he was 9 pounds and 7 ounces!  … Continue reading

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Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012 Christmas was very nice and we celebrated several times, since the family was a little spread out and we couldn’t get everyone together at the same time.  It was kind of nice that way, because we got to have … Continue reading

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New Grandson

Our First Grandson – Mason Kieth Well, we added our first grandson to our family on July 25th, 2012.  His name is Mason Kieth Hamblin.  His proud parents are Lana and Brian. He is a handsome young man and we … Continue reading

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