Monthly Archives: February 2023

She Went Home To Work

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Caryn

My sister, Allyn Hadlock has had quite an unusual year. Allyn has worked at Wyoming Medical Center (now Banner Health) for twenty years now. She is the Senior Manager of the PFS Billing Unit. She is well liked and works hard, but with so many changes in the working world since Covid happened, Continue reading →

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Jake’s Smile

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Jake Harman is quite likely one of the happiest people I know. He spreads happiness to everyone around him. Jake works for the City of Casper, as a bus driver for the Link public transportation system, and all his riders absolutely love him, Continue reading →

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Depression Era Dance Marathon

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Caryn

The Great Depression…while the main problem at that time in history was a lack of jobs and money, another huge problem was depression…real emotional depression. Of course, people just had to deal with that. Continue reading →

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They Can’t Forget

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Caryn

Imagine being able to remember every day of your life, or maybe, not being able to forget any of it. Everyone is different, and the brain is quite mysterious. Some people have vague or no specific memories about their past, while others remember all the details of their lives. Continue reading →

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A Very Busy Year

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Caryn

My niece, Jenny Spethman has had a very busy year, both at work and at home. Sadly, she lost two of her pets this past year, Angel (her dog) and Princeton (her cat). Nevertheless, Jenny has persevered, and adopted a new puppy, named Bella and cats, Tigress and Zoe. Continue reading →

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Postcards For Intel

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Caryn

Over the years, many people have collected postcards. Some like them for the scenic views, and some collect postcards that have been sent to them, saving them as mementos of family members who won’t always be with us. I have picked up lots of postcards for my sister, Cheryl Masterson, Continue reading →

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Resilience And Determination

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Caryn

February 3, 1931, dawned beautiful and calm in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, but by the end of the day, few people would be thinking of how the day had started out. At exactly 10:47am the hands of the clock on the band rotunda in Napier stopped turning. That was the moment when the area was hit by a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Continue reading →

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Devotion To Family

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Caryn

While my nephew, Dave Chase is a fun-loving, always active in every sport there’s a team for and is the most sociable guy, his wife (my niece Toni) has ever met, what stands out above all though Is his participation in family activity and his devotion to ALL of his family!! Continue reading →

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He Saw His Shadow

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Caryn

The first official Groundhog Day celebration in the United States took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but it had its roots in Germany and was brought to the United States as a German tradition. Continue reading →

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When Disaster Strikes

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Caryn

Thankfully, the NASA space program hasn’t had a great number of losses, but that doesn’t make any loss less devastating that any of the others. On February 1, 2003, just a little over 17 years after the Challenger disaster, the country was once again feeling like the Space Shuttle program Continue reading →

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