Picture Day! May 5, 2026 Edition

These photos are all from the weekend, when our little family had my birthday dinner at Chen’s Mongolian Grill in Saginaw, MI on May 2nd. I have added notes where necessary. The outdoor family photos don’t need description I don’t think, except that this is the only time in our lives that my age will …
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Picture Day! May 12, 2025 Edition

A selection of photos from life, taken during the last week… The little finches at the Saginaw VA…so cute and active! A few pics from Mother’s Day & my granddog Shylo’s birthday celebration

My Birthday Fun – May 4-5, 2025

I will share the photos from my birthday dinner with my family, at the Tangy Crab in Saginaw, MI today – the 4th – first. Then I will add whatever photos or videos I take tomorrow – the 5th (my actual birthday) – tomorrow night or the next day. May 5, 2025 – As promised …
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The Year Was 1991…

The date was May 23. I was 20 days overdue for this baby to make her appearance, and had been eating all the spicy food and taking my dog for numerous walks around the block for weeks. This was getting really old! Children hadn’t been in the plan for Gary & I, and he had …
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The Grands Visit – Dec. 26-29, 2023

Since I was under the weather during their visit I don’t have many photos and no video…but here I am sharing what I do have :). Their parents dropped them off with us on the 26th, and we took them back to Casey when we all met for Pete’s birthday dinner in Midland. The house …
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VIDEO – Happy Birthday, Lyra! June 2, 2022 – Vlog #2102 (+Costco Receipt Haul!)

I only took a few photos for this vlog, but forgot to add them on to the end. So they will be shared below the video. ALSO Pete told me what the unidentified items were on the receipt; he’d put a couple of things in the buggy that I didn’t see. One of them was …
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May 19, 2022 – Casey’s Birthday Dinner

It is a tradition in our family to go to a restaurant of the birthday person’s choosing for a celebratory supper. Though Casey’s birthday isn’t until Monday, her favorite dish at the Sanford Bar & Grill is their Thursday special, so that’s where we went. First is a video showing the atmosphere of the restaurant, …
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