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Moving Around

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Caryn

My nephew, Allen Beach, has had quite an eventful life. When he was a boy, growing up, his family moved fairly often, giving him the chance to live in several states. After graduating from high school, Allen joined the United … Continue reading →

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The Incident That Changed Everything

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Caryn

When my husband’s grandfather, Andy Schulenberg began his life, it was in perfect health. He was the oldest child of his parents Max and Julia Schulenberg. For the next fourteen years, siblings arrived on a regular basis, and Andy became the big brother to all of them. Continue reading →

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Justin’s New Job

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Caryn

My little great grandson, Justin Petersen, who is the son of my grandson, Josh Petersen and his wife Athena Petersen, has had an eventful first year of life. When he was about a month old, Justin got the flu, which can be very scary for a baby. Continue reading →

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Things Were Different Then

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Caryn

When my husband, Bob’s grandfather, Andy Schulenberg was a boy of 14 years, he was involved in a hunting accident, in which his leg was injured. Things were different in those days, and medicine just wasn’t as advanced as it is now. Continue reading →

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Finally Finished

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Caryn

I finally finished my Christmas shopping!! I’m very excited about it. I suppose that would sound funny to most people, especially when you consider that today is December 28th. In case you are wondering, no I’m not finished with next year’s Christmas shopping. Continue reading →

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Forever Grateful

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Caryn

My sister, Cheryl Masterson has always been a part of my life, because she is two years older than I am. She was there when I came home from the hospital, eager to have a little sister, and ready to teach me the things she had learned in her, then short life. Continue reading →

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She Wasn’t Taking Any Chances

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Caryn

Today would have been my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg’s 89th birthday, but she went home to Heaven just over two years ago. She was born second of her parents’ 4 children. Her older brother Everett Knox passed away shortly after birth, due to a complicated birth, Continue reading →

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The 1912 Paris Baby Lottery

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Caryn

It sounds like something straight out of the annals of criminal behavior, but while it is strange, the authorities decided that it wasn’t illegal. Everyone knows that the adoption process, and the cost involved can make it Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Legacy

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Caryn

Since I became a great grandmother a little over a year ago, I can say that I can relate to just how excited my husband’s grandmother, Nettie Knox Continue reading →

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Inside Gibraltar

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Caryn

After reading about the rescue of Allied personnel from occupied France by smuggling them through Spain and then to the Rock of Gibraltar, I wanted to know more about this place. The story talked about the tunnels that Continue reading →

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