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Brave…Or Crazy

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Caryn

My nephew, Matt Miller Has been with my niece, Michelle Miller since they were in 8th grade. Theirs was to be a lifelong friendship that blossomed into love. Now they have been married for a little over three years and things keep getting better and better for them. Continue reading →

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Surprise Visits

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Caryn

My uncle, Lester “Jim” Wolfe was always a crazy guy…in a good way, of course. He loved to play tricks on people, but always in good fun. Whenever he and my dad, Al Spencer got together, you knew that they were going to do the craziest of things. Continue reading →

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Get Silly, Or Go Crazy

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Caryn

As the second anniversary of my mom’s passing drew near, my family and I have been talking more and more about the woman who was our mother. Mom was many things, as most mothers are, but one of the parts … Continue reading →

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Coloring Inside The Box

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Caryn

Over the years, my girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce have made use of boxes for lots of things. In fact, like most kids, they have used boxes in every way imaginable. They have taken the gifts out of the … Continue reading →

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Those Were The Days

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Caryn

While we were visiting many of our family members in Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota, our cousin, Bill Spencer surprised us with a copy of a slide show that he had put together for his family. We were so busy … Continue reading →

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Don’t Tell My Mother

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Caryn

Kids seem to think that they are invincible. I don’t know where they got such an idea, but they often take chances without giving a second thought to how dangerous something might be and whether or not they will get … Continue reading →

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Runaway Husband

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Caryn

Every family has it strange characters. For mine it would have to be my great great grandfather, David Martin Pattan. Some might have called him eccentric, or even crazy , but no one really knows exactly why he did the things … Continue reading →

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A Friend To All

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Caryn

Kids are always doing goofy little things, and my niece Michelle is no exception. When I asked my niece, Lindsay, who is Michelle’s cousin/best friend/partner in crime, to give me a little dirt on Michelle for her birthday story, little … Continue reading →

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Do You Black?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Caryn

Once again, it is here…that big shopping day that always arrives on the Friday after Thanksgiving…Black Friday. Not everyone wants to get up in the wee hours of the morning…ok, the middle of the night…to hit the stores hoping to … Continue reading →

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When James Came On The Scene

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Caryn

My grand nephew, James has become quite the ladies’ man, and now that he is turning 16, I’m sure that will only get worse…for his mom, my niece, Toni, who would much rather have her young man stay a boy … Continue reading →

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