Monthly Archives: February 2016

Leap Happens

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Caryn

Every four years, our calendar has an extra day…February 29th. Now, to most people, that is a novelty, but to my granddaughter, Shai Royce…that day is very special. If you only got a real birthday every four years, I’m sure … Continue reading →

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People Watcher

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Caryn

Every year…these days anyway, we have to let my mother-in-law, Joann Knox Schulenberg know when her birthday is. Even then, she won’t remember it. That’s what Alzheimer’s Disease has done to her. I suppose many people would think that is … Continue reading →

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My First Grandchild

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Caryn

It seems impossible that I have been a grandmother for twenty years now, but with this birthday, my first grandchild, Christopher Petersen turns twenty. We were so excited about his impending birth…and then he was here. Like his mother, he … Continue reading →

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Deep Inside

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Caryn

I have always been one to read the obituaries in the paper. Sometimes, I find that the deceased is someone I know, or that their family is someone that I know. I suppose many people might think it odd that … Continue reading →

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Crossing Grandma

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Caryn

When I think of my grandmother, Harriet “Hattie” Byer, the person that comes to mind is Grandma as she was in my adult years. f course, by that time, she was a great grandmother many times over, and so had … Continue reading →

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Jumping On The Bed

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Caryn

We’ve all done it…jumping on the bed, I mean. I think that it’s instinct to a degree. Kids just naturally go from those timid little baby steps, to running, and on to jumping. In fact I think that so many … Continue reading →

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A Great Smile

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Caryn

My grand niece, Christina Masterson, is leaving her teenaged years behind her today, and moving into her twenties. Like most of us who have been there and done that, she looks back on her childhood with mixed emotions. Most of … Continue reading →

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Team Work

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Caryn

My husband, Bob and his brother, Ron Schulenberg have been good friends since Ron was born. The fourteen years between them made no real difference at all. Maybe Bob was just excited to have a brother…finally, after having four sisters. … Continue reading →

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Crafted With Love

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Caryn

My sister-in-law, Debbie Schulenberg Cook, is a woman of many talents. Over the years she has made clothing for her girls, Machelle Cook Moore and Susan Cook Griffith, including Machelle’s wedding dress. She made lots of other clothes for them … Continue reading →

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A Song In Her Heart

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Caryn

As the first year without our mother, comes to a close, I find myself with mixed feelings. I miss my mother so much, but I know where she is, and that makes is a little easier. That doesn’t, however, make … Continue reading →

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