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Different Directions

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Caryn

When I met my sister-in-law, Debbie Cook, over 50 years ago, we became friends right away. We both worked at Kmart then. She was in the Deli, and I was in the Millinery Department (handbags, gloves, and wigs, in case … Continue reading →

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Stubborn…In A Good Way

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Caryn

With each passing year, I find myself feeling more and more blessed with this husband of mine. Bob and I met while I was working at Kmart, where his sister, Debbie Cook also worked, 49 years and 4 months ago. We have been married for 48 years as of today. Continue reading →

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Going Health-Conscious

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Caryn

My sister-in-law, Debbie Cook is my husband, Bob Schulenberg’s older sister. When they were younger, they were good friends, mostly I suppose, because of their closeness in age. Debbie was just 17 months older than Bob. I don’t know how close they were as kids, but as adults, Continue reading →

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Blast From The Past

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Caryn

My sister, Alena Stevens retired from the school district last year, in what was probably the weirdest retirement ever. She had planned to retire at the end of the school year, Continue reading →

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The Byer Girls

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Caryn

Sometimes, there is such a clear family resemblance that even years after the children are grown, people who knew one of them can tell that another one is a sister. That happened to me when a church camp friend of … Continue reading →

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Gumbo

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Caryn

When most people think of Gumbo, they think of soup, and I do too, but there is another form of Gumbo, that isn’t quite as nice. In fact, this Gumbo is pretty awful. The Gumbo I’m talking about is the … Continue reading →

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It’s Safer That Way

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Caryn

It seems that little boys are always getting into some form of mischief. That is not to say that little girls don’t do so as well, but this story is about two little boys and a certain episode of mischief … Continue reading →

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The Birth Of A Town

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Caryn

While I am not a real Casper native, I have lived here since I was 3 years old. In a city that is 125 years old, that means that I have lived here for 44% of the years that Casper … Continue reading →

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You Just Never Know

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Caryn

When I was seventeen, I got a job at Kmart. It was not in the most exciting department for a seventeen year old, but in the end it worked out ok. I was in the Millinery Department, which is, for … Continue reading →

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Penny Loafers

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Caryn

I was a little girl, when the original Kmart in Casper was built. We lived less than a block from the site, and very much enjoyed watching the construction as it progressed. It was very exciting for my sisters and … Continue reading →

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