Our Thanksgiving – Nov 27, 2025

We celebrated at Casey & Bill’s house with Bill’s grandpa, his sister and brother-in-law and their 2 girls, and Pete & I. Leelan had to work and didn’t get home until everyone (except us) had left, but he still got his share of turkey and all the sides and desserts! I didn’t get any photos …
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GUEST POST from Don – What KIDS Should Know

I WISH KIDS KNEW… I’ve been asking around.  β€œWhat stuff do you wish that children knew?”  The variety and the intelligence of the following list lifted me.  I’m hoping it lifts you, too.  MORE…I’m hoping that if you are a parent you will adopt a few and train your children to know important things other children don’t.  (Not an exhaustive …
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Picture Day – Nov 10, 2025 Edition

Some lovely fall colors around Bay City Our first snow of the season, Nov 9, 2025 My current favorite tea blend (I use 2 tea bags in one big mug); something I found for the grands to try in their (decaf) tea, yogurt, etc. The dogs Misc

Picture Day! October 20, 2025 Edition

I haven’t done one of these in a while so it’s time…I have some fresh photos to share and I’m going to get them posted first thing this morning, before I do anything else. FAMILY FIRST – In the first few pics the grands had spent the night, and the school bus was going to …
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