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Thursday, November 18, 2010


Sturbridge
Village
in the Fall

This picture shows a school in ye olde Sturbridge Village in 1830's New England . . . . teaching here would have been an adventure!
Clayton and Cooper loved visiting this schoolhouse, watching the tin-maker, learning about firing the musket and the work of the blacksmith . . . and more!

Here is a link to Sturbridge Village:
http://www.osv.org/
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Sunday, October 24, 2010

When Steve and Carla went to the Navy/Notre Dame game (Navy 35, Notre Dame 17) . . .
Clayton, Cooper, and I had a very busy day!

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Sunday, October 10, 2010


FALL . . .
The season I like best in New England.
If only it lasted through nine-tenths of winter, it would be "perfect!"
;-)
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Visiting Maine

It was a quick trip to Maine this weekend to visit our property close-by Frenchman's Bay near Bar Harbor!

This photo is looking out from Elsa's Inn on the Harbor, B+B, in Prospect Harbor. (Elsa's: highly recommended . . . warm folks, lovely rooms and views, great breakfasts!) Congratulations to Megan and family on birth of new little baby boy! ;-)

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

California Reunion 2010


Steve's Fantastic Family . . . Filipino style: Fun, Food, Love, Laughter, Generosity
Everyone had a fabulous time and we were sad when it ended and time came to say good-bye! Here is a little touch of it all, including games for children and "grown-ups," like the challenging "Hip Hip Hooray" that required some coordination! (I lost badly.)

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Family fun at the reunion



You can never have too many
"chrucks!" . . .

Celebrating birthdays cross-country sure is fun!





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Beach, Getty Museum, and friends at the reunion

A few chilly morning moments, but the California sun did not let us down this week!

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San Diego Safari Park


(previously named "Wild Animal Park")

Most of the animals in the "Children's Petting Zoo" here have been injured . . . are very sweet and love to be touched and fed!

note: Gorilla in the photo was NOT present in the petting zoo! ;-)

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Legoland

All ages can be a "kid" here!
We had a ball even coming in "last!"

I love the "mini" villages of cities and places!

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;-)

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Independence Day . . .


It's a tradition each year now. The town of Manchester 4th of July celebration. The pony rides. The bouncey houses. Chicken dinner. Friends. Fireworks. Enjoy ;-)

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Monday, June 14, 2010


Steve's MIT MBA 5 year reunion: The daytime events . . . I went long as the travel "nanny" a.k.a. "Amma" to Clayton, "Gigi" to Cooper. 99% of the predicted 3 days of rain held off until the drive home. It was a beautiful weekend, Boston at its finest. Enjoy a 9 minute tour of Boston, by land and by water, such fun . . .

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Hiking Gay City, the Musical

Two roads diverged in the wood and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in the wood and I, hiked Gay City with 4 really cute guys. Judy Berk

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Carla's Birthday....retirement, a day like this just doesn't get any better!

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Friday, May 21, 2010

My Next 30 Years . . . .

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cooper and I had a very busy afternoon . . . .

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Friday, May 7, 2010

Memories for Mom


On April 17, 1920 Mom was born Corinne Lewallen in Ben Hur, Texas. She lived with her mother (our "Muzzy," a nurse and single mother) along with her grandparents on a farm. Grandpa was a preacher. Here is a photo collection of her family, friends, and life events since that time.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Consider this . . .

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age.

~The Power of Attitude by Mac Anderson


Thursday, April 15, 2010

Roadtrip

In early October 2009, we drove to San Francisco (northern route) and back (southern route). Little did we know that winter would come several weeks early to South Dakota and Wyoming! I trimmed 1500 photos down to create a short slideshow of our trip. If you would like to travel coast to coast in just 10 minutes, click "play" on the Across America space!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Across America

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Snow Angels Clayton and Cooper starring in:

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Family Fun . . . for those who take tree selection seriously, this is a must see!

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