Monthly Archives: January 2015

Little Necessities

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Caryn

There are so many things that we have now that make life easier. Washing machines, dish washers, clothes dryers, telephones and cell phones, computers, refrigerators, and television…just to name a few, are inventions that have simplified our lives, and made … Continue reading →

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Making Lemonade

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Caryn

As children, we think that life is all fun and games. We don’t think about the future, because we are busy having fun. Kids have no idea what life is going to throw at them, and they don’t care. They … Continue reading →

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The Meanness Coming Out

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Caryn

When my daughter, Corrie Petersen told me that her husband, Kevin and son, Josh weren’t feeling very well yesterday, I instinctively told her to tell them that they weren’t sick…it was just the meanness coming out. It’s a funny little … Continue reading →

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Where Were You When…

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Caryn

Every time disaster strikes, it seems like we always remember where we were and what we were doing the moment we found out about it. Moments like September 11, 2001, the Kennedy assassinations, Reagan’s shooting, and for me, the Space … Continue reading →

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Lacey’s Way

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Caryn

Sometimes, just when you think you know someone, some little thing changes in their life, and suddenly you find out things about them that you had no idea about. Such was the case with my niece, Lacey Stevens. Lacey is … Continue reading →

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Just Like Her

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Caryn

When Bob’s aunt, Margee Kountz was born, her oldest sister, my mother-in-law, Joann was dating and planning her wedding to my father-in-law, Walter Schulenberg. He was working in another town, and so they wrote letters back and forth, because they … Continue reading →

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Special Operations

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Caryn

I have been telling you about some of the family connections I have made recently, and how surprised I have been at just who some of these people are. It isn’t always about them being famous, but rather about what … Continue reading →

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A Measure Of Good

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Caryn

On this day, January 24, 1965, my 15th cousin once removed, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill passed away. As an eight year old girl, his passing had little impact on my life…then. I wasn’t even aware that he was my cousin, … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts…Seriously!!

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Caryn

As I have been working through some of the hints on my Ancestry tree, I am amazed by the number of family members from varying sides of my family and my husbands family, who started their life in America, or … Continue reading →

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Like A Time Machine

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Caryn

Trains have always fascinated me. I love to ride them, and I love to watch them. I suppose that it could be something that is in my blood, since some of my family members, including my grandpa and my Uncle … Continue reading →

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