Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Greatest Generation

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Caryn

My favorite part of war history, if a person should have a favorite part, would be World War II. It was the war my dad, Allen Spencer fought in, and maybe that is why I am so interested in it and in the B-17 Flying Fortress, from which he fought and returned home. Continue reading →

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Enjoying The Retirement Years

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Caryn

Caryn became part of our family on March 1, 1975…over 47 years ago, when she married my brother, Bob!!! Little did any of us know at that time that Caryn would become such an important part of the Schulenberg family. Continue reading →

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Working With The Parents

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Caryn

Children, especially young children, don’t really understand what their working parents do every day, and sometimes can even feel abandoned when they are especially young. It’s not their fault. They love their parents, and all children experience some separation anxiety at some point. Continue reading →

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Because He Was A Girl Dad

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Caryn

Some men are Boy Dads, which in no way means that they wouldn’t be good with girls. Some men are Girl Dads, which in no way means that they wouldn’t be good with boys. the truth is that any good dad can be a good dad to boys or to girls, Continue reading →

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A Lot On His Mind

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Zack Spethman is the second child of my niece, Jenny Spethman and her husband, Steve Spethman. Zack is his older brother, Xander’s big little brother…standing several inched taller than Xander. Continue reading →

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Recipe Queen

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Caryn

When my mom, Collene Spencer got married, she and my dad, Allen Spencer, for their honeymoon, moved to Superior, Wisconsin. While mom grew up in a big family, and knew how to cook, moving to a new area was a way to experience new foods. Continue reading →

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He Is A Boy, After All

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Bowen Parmely is the only boy among the four children of his parents, Ashley and Eric Parmely. Bowen was the third child, and when he was born, Ashley and Eric found out, in no uncertain terms, just how different little boys are from little girls. Continue reading →

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A Lack Of Stability

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Caryn

Vasa is a beautiful Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. For a warship, the ship was anything but plain. It was a very ornate, which is odd for a warship…at least as we see them today. The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus Continue reading →

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Crowd Pleaser

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Caryn

My aunt, Deloris “Dee” Johnson was always so sweet and kind. She loved to laugh, and to make people laugh. She and my mom, Collene Spencer were sisters, and they were close. I think it was probably because they were so much alike. Continue reading →

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Nokmim

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Caryn

After years of being oppressed, starved, beaten, murdered, and used for experimentation, the Jewish people decided that it was their right to avenge their dead. The Nuremburg Trials were supposed to do all that, Continue reading →

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