Monthly Archives: December 2016

It’s About The Kids

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Caryn

With each passing year, I find myself looking forward more and more to the Byer Family Christmas Party. Sadly, I think that part of the reason is that as time passes, we seem to lose more and more of my … Continue reading →

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Working Buddies

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Caryn

My nephew, Barry Schulenberg, and his wife, Kelli have been doing some remodeling on their bathroom and their home outside of Casper, Wyoming. Barry has a knack for carpentry, and that reminds me of the little boy that was Barry, … Continue reading →

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Nobel Efforts

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Caryn

When Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives, died on December 10, 1896, he left a request in his will, that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund to finance an … Continue reading →

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Hypothermia

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Caryn

Sometimes, there are events in history that end up tied to other events in history, in one way or another. On this day, December 9, 2003, Tehran, Iran was hit by unseasonably cold temperature, that led to the deaths of … Continue reading →

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Life’s About Changing

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Caryn

Life is a series of changes, because nothing ever stays the same here on Earth…that’s just the way it is. Three months ago, my niece, Jessi Sawdon, and her husband Jason became parents for the first time, to Adelaide Ione…AKA … Continue reading →

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Preparedness

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Caryn

Whether people remember the date or not, I think that most people know that the attack on Pearl Harbor was what took the United States into World War II. Negotiations with Japan had broken down, and President Franklin Roosevelt and … Continue reading →

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A Fitting Tribute

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Caryn

I think that anyone who has seen pictures of Washington DC, knows about the monuments that are there. One of those monuments, dedicated to our first president is quite unique in its design…the Washington Monument. The Washington monument was completed … Continue reading →

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A Stupendous Feat Of Logistics

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Caryn

The Washington cousins, George and William, are cousins of my husband’s family as well, and so their heroism is of interest to me. General George Washington, before he became our first president, was a great general, who played a huge … Continue reading →

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The Quaker Gun Trick

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Caryn

The Revolutionary War is an interesting war in many ways, because while they were limited in the weapons of warfare, they still managed to wage war in a very effective way. Especially in that approximately 12,000 men were killed in … Continue reading →

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Unsolved

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Caryn

If you watch cop shows at all, you will know that if they are right, most crimes are solved…and in short order too. Of course, most of us realize that isn’t exactly the case. While I like to think most … Continue reading →

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