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Grandma on her front porch – 7/2007 My paternal grandmother, Doris Upton, passed away on Friday. She lived in Carmi, Illinois so I didn’t get to see her much when I was growing up. I remember many years where we used Dad’s two weeks vacation for a summer road trip to visit family. […] Last weekend we took the girls on their first overnight trip away from home. It was an all out adventure as we loaded up, got on an airplane, and headed to Southern Illinois for a week. My Dad was born and raised in Carmi and each year over the 4th of July weekend aunts, uncles, […] Fifteen years ago, Janet and I made vows to each other that were both solemn and joyous. We wrote these vows ourselves — or rather, we cobbled together elements we liked from several samples we looked at. We also memorized them, so that during the ceremony we could just speak them directly to each other […] In January I was invited to be part of my church‘s production of Twelve Angry Men. We have a drama ministry known as The King’s Players, and over the last 20+ years we’ve done dozens of productions, including Ben Hur, Steel Magnolias, and It’s A Wonderful Life. In recent years I’ve had small parts in […] Believe it or not, our precious baby girls are now one year old! It has certainly been quite an amazing year. Carolyn and Elizabeth bring such joy and delight into our lives. Their pediatrician appointment isn’t scheduled until next week, but my best guess says they are now somewhere around quadruple their birth weight. And […] |
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