Monthly Archives: July 2016

Secret Award

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Caryn

There are people in this world who achieve great things, and then they are so humble about it that they tell almost no one. That seems to be the case with my nephew, Jason Sawdon. Jason, who is married to … Continue reading →

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That Empty Chair…Again

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Caryn

You can think you are prepared for life’s changes, but until the exact moment they happen, you don’t really know. When my daughter, Amy Royce, her husband Travis, and son, Caalab moved to Washington state a year ago, I thought … Continue reading →

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Friends First

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Caryn

My Aunt Jeanette Byer was friends with my mom and her sisters and brothers for a long time before she and my Uncle Larry Byer fell in love. In those days, I think is was much more common for spouses … Continue reading →

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Icing On The Cake

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Caryn

Few birthdays mark such a big change in one’s life as this one will for my husband, Bob Schulenberg. Bob had planned to retire in January of 2017, but with the offer of a severance package through the City of … Continue reading →

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Hard To Believe

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Caryn

After 27 years, one might think that I would be used to the fact that my sister-in-law, Marlyce Schulenberg is no longer with us, but somehow, I’m not. Oh, I suppose that most of the time my mind has accepted … Continue reading →

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A Born Leader

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Caryn

My brother-in-law, Chris Hadlock has had a long and successful career in law enforcement. As a young married man, Chris was working in sales, which as most of us know, is a career that some like and some don’t. Chris … Continue reading →

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The Liberty Bell Cracked

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Caryn

Everyone has heard of the Liberty Bell. The bell was ordered in 1751, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s original constitution. The Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly ordered the 2,000 pound copper and tin bell. The bell was placed in the … Continue reading →

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A Gentle Soul

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Caryn

Kids follow a typical pattern in the things they do, but that in no way makes kids the same. Some kids are too busy with their own things to take much notice of the aunts and uncles around them, while … Continue reading →

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Wasicu Wakan

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Caryn

In my many hikes to the Harney Peak lookout, I have noticed many times the marker there for Dr Valentine McGillycuddy. I suppose that the main reason it has stuck in my head is because of my grandfather, George Byer, … Continue reading →

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The Looming Giant

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Caryn

Two years ago, my husband, Bob and I intended to take our favorite hike…Harney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota. That hike didn’t go so well, or at least we did not succeed in completing the full hike. … Continue reading →

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