Author Archives: Caryn

On August 7, 1956, seven army ammunition trucks exploded in Cali, Colombia, killing over 1,000 people and injuring thousands more. The cause of the blasts is still unknown. The day before, 20 trucks loaded with dynamite left the Colombian city … Continue reading →

My brother-in-law, Mike Reed is retired from the Sinclair Refinery located in Rawlins, Wyoming. Since then, he has stayed very busy. He and my sister, Caryl Reed have been successfully growing hay on their little farm west of Casper, Wyoming, … Continue reading →

In a year of drought, it’s really hard to imagine getting enough rain to flood. Nevertheless, 1985 wasn’t a drought year. On August 1, 1985, Cheyenne, Wyoming, was hit by a devastating flood that left a deep mark on the … Continue reading →

My brother-in-law, LJ Cook, joined the Schulenberg family just six months before I did, though he had been dating my sister-in-law for some time before that. We share many of the same early family memories. We even double dated…his future … Continue reading →

It’s not every day you have your first child on your own birthday, but that’s exactly what my grandmother, Anna Schumacher Spencer, did when she welcomed her first daughter, Laura Spencer Fredrick, on August 3, 1912, at age 25. It … Continue reading →

My nephew, Sean Mortensen, is just as active as his daughter, Jadyn, and his partner, Amanda Reed. For over 23 years, this adventurous family has been living life to the fullest. They spend summers on the lake and winters in … Continue reading →

My grandniece, Jadyn Mortensen has literally grown up before our very eyes. I can’t believe that she is 22 years old already. Jadyn is a college student at the University of Wyoming, and is, of course, off for the summer … Continue reading →

My grandniece, Zoey Iverson is her mommy, Kassi Franklin’s mini-me and right-hand girl. Over her few years of life, Zoey has been basically a little grown up, of her own making. Some kids are like that. They just have a … Continue reading →

My grandniece, Raelynn Masterson is a rather private person, but that doesn’t stop her from being social and outgoing. She wasn’t always that way. Rae (as most people call her) started life out with scoliosis, and the pain often kept … Continue reading →

Most of us would never consider fear to be anything mor than just a personal weakness, but what if you actually live in a country where fear itself is against the law. Sounds impossible anywhere, right? But it was real, … Continue reading →