 Happy Birthday from the East Coast Bry! follow along left to right ... a few words of wisdom and birthday wishes for each picture ... |
1. so happy you came into this world on a Monday morning @ 8:02 on 8/24/88 2. you were so cute and not so tiny ... 9lbs. 9 ozs. 3. your brother was so happy to have a little bro...... 4. remember your roots 5. don't be afraid to try new healthy things 6. dress for success :) 7. continue to perfect your culinary skills 8. BE GOOD ... do great things 9. no pouty faces 10. blow out all your candles 11. speak up for what you believe in 12. pursue what you like so you can like what you do so there you go ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SON ... have a GREAT day!
xoxo
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| It was a frustrating season with my pre-lit Christmas tree. At the most inopportune times a short in the lighting would cause one of the 3 strings of lights to go out. In most cases, it was possible to revive the lights if you said Prayers and shook the tree gently. If you forgot the Prayer part, it would not work at all. |
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| In a moment of frustration, I told my sister Shell I would cut the baby Kevin and Bryan bears from the tree and toss the rest into the garbage. She talked me out of it (thank you). After removing the temporary strings of lights that acted as a band aid through Christmas and cutting the pre-lit lights from the tree with Cutco super-strength kitchen shears, the tree was ready to be put away till next year ... |
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| ... but a conversation with my cousin Kathy changed all that when she reminded me how much she liked to look at her tree (thank you). I LOVE the way the lights change the entire mood in the room. It inspires me to be more creative. I LOVE baby KEV and BRY bears with their knitted scarves by Robin. Why should I put it away? Through February this is a VALENTINE celebratory expression tree! |
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| ... with the bears and glass hearts and bleeding heart ornaments, and six little winter song birds, and a wooden watermelon slice to remind me that summer is coming. In March it will be a St. Patrick's Day tree and then an Easter tree and a Beach tree in the summer and anything I want it to be tree whenever I want it to be. In December Kev and Bry are in charge of determining what our Christmas tree will be. |
Life is too short ... do good things that you want! |
| It's a Christmas miracle ... the tree is up and it's only December 5th. It is a 'pencil' tree, but I just don't have the room for a huge tree. Kevin says it is a poor excuse for a tree and will not acknowledge it as THE tree ... |
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| The Kevin and Bryan bears have new scarves this year. Robin made their 2012 scarves and Wendy had made their 2011 scarves. I have such talented friends! |
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| LOVE needle felted witch! |
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| and both my bear boys! |
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| ... so we are Blessed and Thankful for many things ALL year! This year our Thanksgiving food festival started on Friday nite November 16th with a Mexican food feast with Stef and Rich. Then on to the 1st Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, November 18th (with Bryan home from SLC and Rog and Bruce and Shell and Kathy and 'Nanny' Michelle and Kev and Dick and Tom). Sue and Steve came out from Ohio for the actual Thanksgiving Day feast on November 22nd ... |
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| ... Joe is in college now and wanted to spend some time with 'a friend' over Thanksgiving break. He stayed back in OH and took care of the pups ... Madison and Lola. Stefanie worked a double (helping to keep us safe) on the actual T-day, Rich stopped in with his parents. It was great to Richard and Marilyn. Bry had already headed back to SLC to orchestrate his own Thanksgiving dinner with friends (and get back to his new job). Linda came up from Saybrook with Callie and her pup sitting charge - Zoe. Kev made the gravy! |
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| there was plenty to eat |
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| and drink |
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| Kev, Lexi and Bella |
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| 6 pups Thanksgiving Day ... it was a little CRAZY! Lexi, Jack, Kai, Callie, the new pup - Zoe and Bella waiting for Turkey bites from Aunt Linda! |
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| our turkeys were not short on Tryptopahn ... |
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| baby Zoe even had to take a nap |
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| and Bryan had to take a nap |
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| and Kevin had to take a nap |
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| VERY thankful for our family and friends, for food on our tables, a roof over our heads, change in our change purses, warm and dry nests and God's furry creatures. We are Blessed. |
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