Christmas 2014

Hi All! Well, Christmas is over and I'm sad. We've had a great holiday season. I got the Christmas spirit early this year. I sent out all of our Christmas cards by the end of November. And we got quite a few ourselves, but not as many as in years past, so I'm guessing we're …

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An Anniversary

Four years ago today, out of the blue Gretchen told me of some feelings she had for me, which was a really big step on her part. I felt similarly, and soon we had a special relationship. Of course, we had no idea it would lead to marriage. Now we've been married over a year …

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New Family Addition

Many of you might remember when our beloved cat, Toby, died in February. It was really tough because it was so unexpected. He was only six and had to be put to sleep due to kidney failure. We've missed him so much. He was a great cat. We still have had a cat -- Henry. …

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Insomnia Sucks!

I've had pretty bad insomnia since at least 2002. I've had several sleep doctors during this time and have tried just about every sleep aid available. Nothing helps. Two nights ago, I got no sleep at all. I was up the whole night. Tonight I got two hours. My doctor says I average about three …

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States I’ve Visited

Create Your Own Visited States Map I need more mountain and northwestern states. I'll fill this in eventually. Still, I think I've done pretty well.... Blog readers -- do your own map and then share your link to it in my comments section. I'd like to see where you've been. This is my 450th blog …

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