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Mom Love

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Caryn

Since both my mother, Collene Spencer and mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg are in Heaven now, Mother’s Day has taken on a new meaning. I think of my “moms” often, and I miss them both very much. They were a huge part of my life, and since I was part of the team that took care of them at the end of their lives, Continue reading →

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Family Was Everything

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Caryn

Time waits for no man, and it doesn’t slow down or stop while we grieve a loss. As a child and on into adulthood, it never occurred to me that I would live one single day without my dad. I … Continue reading →

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Leap Happens

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Caryn

Every four years, our calendar has an extra day…February 29th. Now, to most people, that is a novelty, but to my granddaughter, Shai Royce…that day is very special. If you only got a real birthday every four years, I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Soup

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Caryn

The other day, I decided to make a crock pot of homemade Chicken Noodle soup. It had been years since I had made it, because life had become so busy and I just didn’t seem to have time…especially when I … Continue reading →

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Trespassing Trees

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Caryn

I have often wondered what our nation looked like before the Native Americans altered the landscape with the only way they really had of clearing the land…fire. When the summer grasslands would grow so tall that it made travel by … Continue reading →

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Worker Bees

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Caryn

This morning, as my family worked to rake up all the leaves at my mother’s house, I found myself taken back to my childhood years. I remember the many times when my dad would tell all of us girls to … Continue reading →

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I Want The Old Days Back

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Caryn

I’ll admit it, I’ve never liked change. I like being in my comfort zone, where I know the way things are going to play out. Having those I love grow up and live their own lives makes me feel pretty … Continue reading →

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Threshers

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Caryn

Farm work in years gone by, was a much harder job than it is these days, but with the invention of machinery, things got easier. Still, most people couldn’t afford to own those machines in the early years, so they … Continue reading →

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Secret Social Butterfly

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Caryn

My mom has always been a homebody type of person. She would rather be at home making it a nice place for her family than pretty much anything else. It did make her seem shy to me, but maybe she … Continue reading →

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Flo-Bot

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Caryn

My niece, Kellie has always had a wonderful sense of humor. She has to be the giggliest person I have ever met. Anyone who is her friend, or who has worked with her can fully attest to that. Kellie likes … Continue reading →

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