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A Natural-Born Hostess
My niece, Jenny Masterson is a woman of many talents. As many people know, she is a natural-born hostess. She loves to entertain. That is a rare talent. Most of us get stressed out when we have to host holidays, birthdays, or parties. It’s not that we don’t enjoy having the party, Continue reading
The Only Show In Town
When our cousin, Larry Hein was a kid, my husband, Bob; our kids, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce; and I went to visit family in Forsyth, Montana every summer. Larry was older than our girls by 6 and 7 years, respectively. That could have made him not want to hang out with the girls, Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Loss, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, family, Forsyth, heart attack, memories, Montana, play house, ranch, towing
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Summertime Fun Things
My grandnephew, Jaxon Killinger is such a sweet boy. Even though he is turning seven today, he is really good friends with his cousin, Elliott Stevens, who is just four now. The age difference doesn’t matter, because he chooses to be good friends with her, and they just seem to click somehow. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged belly flops, birthday, cannonballs, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, family, goofy, Kids, laugh, memories, summertime fun things, sweet boy, water
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G.B. Lewis Company Fire
People have been eating honey since ancient times. The early connoisseurs of honey weren’t beekeepers, but rather foragers. It stands to reason that at some point people were going to want to have their own supply of honey, and with that beekeeping was born. Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged beehive, beekeeping, beeware, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, family, fire, honey, memories, watertown, wisconsin
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Spinning Her Training Wheels
When it comes to birthdays, my granddaughter, Shai Royce is still losing ground. While most people who were born in 1996 are turning 24 years old this year, Shai is still spinning her training wheels at 6 years old. Of course, it all started 24 years ago, and when it came time for Shai’s first birthday, Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grandchildren, Reminiscing
Tagged birthday, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, damage, family, insurance agent, Leap Day, memories, mysteriously, training wheels
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A Modern Pioneer Woman
My cousin, Shirley Cameron is what can only be call a Modern Pioneer Woman. Not many people were living off the grid when she and her parents and brother moved to their mountain top in Washington state Continue reading
Posted in Family, Genealogy, Reminiscing
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, birthday, cabin, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, family, memories, off the grid, pioneer woman, washington state, wolfe mountain
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Chief Gabriel Renville
The other day, while reading an article about notable Native Americans, I came across a name that was familiar to me, but really didn’t seem like a Native American name. The name was Renville, the same name as my grand-nephew, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Genealogy, History, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged 1862 uprising, big stone lake, Caryn's Thoughts, chief gabriel renville, cousin, family, french, indians, memories, native americans, scottish, South Dakota
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Where Were You When Mount Saint Helens Blew?
With the eruption and possible explosion of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, my thoughts are drawn back 38 years to another mountain…Mount Saint Helens. The scientists said that an explosive eruption was imminent. The mountain had been swelling up with … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged ash, baseball, Caryn's Thoughts, cloud, cousin, kilauea, memories, mount saint helens, spokane, volcano, Washington
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Missing Birthday
Leap Day babies only get an official birthday every four yeas. According to tradition, on the off years, a Leap Day baby gets to celebrate their birthday on February 28th, March 1st, or both. I suppose they look at it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grandchildren, Humor, Reminiscing
Tagged anniversary, birthday, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, family, granddaughter, great grandma, Leap Day, memories, tradition
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Blessing Others
For a number of years, I was out of touch with my cousin Dennis Fredrick, but all that changed a couple of years ago, when we started emailing. That has turned into a true friendship and I think it has … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Genealogy, History, Reminiscing
Tagged birthday, brother, Caryn's Thoughts, cousin, dad, dresser, emailing, family, family history, furniture, grandfather, memories
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