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The Village Is Growing
I just thought I was finished. Lucy's Chocolate Shop arrived in the mail the other day and has joined the other lighted houses in my tiny Christmas village. As you may have read in THIS POST, I only...
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How Time Flies…
…when you’re having fun.Forty years ago today, LBeau and I were married at the First Presbyterian Church in Camden, Arkansas.Little did we know that 40 years later we would be spending Christmas with...
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Surprise!!
For our 40th anniversary dinner, the kids were in charge. Needing an outing, they announced they were taking us out to eat. Fine with us. They were paying.We needed a kid friendly venue, and the...
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Exceedingly Blessed
Just after Thanksgiving an MRI revealed a mass behind my right knee. This was not news that I was prepared to hear when I finally scheduled an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon at the urging of...
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Valentine Cuties!!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. In honor of this day that honors love, I thought I'd share this family photo of my brother Tommy and my cousins Mary Lynn and Ruth Ann.This picture was made sometime in...
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You're Not Getting Any Younger
I've had lots of reminders lately that time is marching on. The first came back in January when I visited the orthopedic surgeon to have my sutures removed. When I asked Greg, the physician's...
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Lucy's First Birthday
LBeau and I traveled to Harrison, Arkansas, this past weekend to celebrate Lucy's first birthday with Lucy, Ben and Claire and Claire's family. Lucy turned one on Friday, but we saved the party for...
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Mathematics 101 - Fractions
This is my grandson, Walker. He’s three-years-old, pushing four in a couple of months.This morning his mother, Katie, made muffins, and Walker enjoyed several. In fact he liked them so much that...
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The Sincerest Form of Flattery
You know what they say about imitation? Well, consider me flattered.Back in January, I received an email from Dawn, who is the room mother for her daughter's second grade class in Tampa. As a fund...
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The Wearing of the Green
Since I was coming to Savannah to keep the grands this weekend, I decided to drive over a day early so that Walker, Katie and I could take in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Savannah has one of the...
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KBeau and the Kiddos
With much excitement and some apprehension, I headed to Savannah, Georgia, a couple of weeks ago to stay with Walker and Lauren while Brent and Katie enjoyed a much needed vacation.I was excited to see...
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hearing the news of the demise of Osama bin Laden, I was reminded of this picture that I took in 2003.That’s my daddy and my Uncle Joe sitting on the porch of the mess hall at the Camden Hunting Club....
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A Hint of Color
I just finished a beginning Photoshop class earlier this week, so in honor of Mothers Day, I thought I'd try "hand tinting" my mother's engagement picture.Here's the original scanned photo.And here's...
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What Child Is This?
Last week I emailed my youngest son Ben this picture of himself and commented on how much I thought it looked his daughter Lucy.As the third child, Ben has always insisted that I never made any...
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A Wonderful Life
Today, June 7, 2011, marks a milestone in our family, as my sweet mother-in-law turns 100 years old!!Annie Martha McCallum Beaumont was born on June 7, 1911, in Union Church, Mississippi, the third...
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North to Alaska!!
LBeau and I recently returned from an Alaska cruise on Oceania Cruise Line's Regatta. Mark another one off the bucket list. Sailing from Vancouver, BC, on Friday, we headed north through the Inside...
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Discounts, Rewards and Bonus Points
If you’re like me, you probably have way more discount and rewards cards than you can possibly keep up with, much less stuff into your wallet or hang on your keychain. I finally gave up and only carry...
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“Nevertheless, Beat Texas!!”
It’s almost time for college football. Are you ready?I’ve had several reminders lately that the 2011 college football season is upon us. About a week ago, I saw my first yellow sulfur butterfly (for...
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Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm
I’ve come across several head scratching moments over the last few weeks, so I thought I’d take the time to share some of them. The most recent came this morning when I drove through Starbucks for a...
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Lightening the Load & Other Musings
For about an hour this morning I got into a cleaning out frenzy. First I decided it was time to put away the summer clothes and get out all of the cooler (can’t really say “cold” here in Alabama)...
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Say It With Flowers
Last Monday, for only the second time since I’ve known him, LBeau gave me flowers.The first time was early in our marriage. We were living in St. Louis at the time, and LBeau was on his way home from...
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I Won!!
Shortly after returning from our early summer Alaska cruise, I entered Gastineau Guiding Company’s 2011 Capture Juneau Photo Contest. The contest was open to anyone who took one of Gastineau’s guided...
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The Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop
I know it’s late to still be thinking about Christmas and too early to be thinking about next Christmas. Heck, we’re already past Valentine’s Day and well on our way to Easter. But I’ve had this post...
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Vincent, the pest control man, was just here and shared a story about his last visit to my house. It was around Christmas, and Walker, age 4 1/2, was here with his family.Walker started following him...
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H.E. meets The Wall
My mother turned 88 today. That and a couple of other things got me to thinking about how much has changed in her lifetime. Just this week, she’s learned at least two new things.The first call came a...
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