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A Person Of Many, Many Interests

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Caryn

My niece, Elizabeth, is one of the busiest people I know. As a teacher who loves her job, by this time of year, she is also looking forward to the end of the year! She has more free time then, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Teacher

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Caryn

My niece, Liz Masterson is a Journalism and English teacher at Kelly Walsh High School, where she also attended high school. I think it’s very cool that she is teaching at her Alma Mater. I know she likes it too. … Continue reading →

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1988 Ordzhonikidze Bus Hijacking

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Caryn

Hijacking is usually associated with airplanes, but it is certainly not limited to airplanes, nor is it limited to any one country. One of the scariest situations for parents of school children is when their bus is hijacked. That is exactly what happened on December 1, 1988, when five armed criminals, Continue reading →

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A True Servant’s Heart

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Caryn

Like school children, my nephew, Shannon Moore’s birthday always falls during his vacation from school, or in his case, work. Nevertheless, Shannon’s work is tied to school, because he is the assistant coach for the Wyoming Cowboys football team. Continue reading →

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What We Now Know

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Caryn

Tragedy never really goes away. Of course, it forever stays with the families of the lost, but some tragedies leave us with deeper feelings than other tragedies. Some tragedies touch our very core. Of course, those tragedies are the kind that are known, and felt, around the world. Continue reading →

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Middle School Beginnings

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Caryn

My grandniece, Aurora Hadlock is growing us so fast. It seems impossible that she could be going into middle school this year, but she is very excited about that. Aurora is a social girl, Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Turnaround

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg’s uncle, Butch Hein served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. In all the years I have known him, and like most other veterans, Butch never talked about his time during that war. Continue reading →

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A Different Kind Of Schooling

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Caryn

My grand-niece, Reagan Parmely is in the third grade, but she has a very different kind of school day from the kind when I was a kid in the third grade. Reagan and her sister, Hattie are homeschooled, so their day is structured quite differently from a public school. Continue reading →

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Becoming The Teacher

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Caryn

My niece, Ashley Parmely is a very busy girl these days. She has long been a farmer…raising horses, cows, chickens, goats, pigs, dogs, cats, and farmers. There may be others too that I am unaware of. Taking care of all those animals and her four little farmers too, keeps her running all day. Continue reading →

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Childhood Dreams

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Caryn

Every kid, at some time in their childhood has dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. For many it has to do with what their mom or dad does for a living…at least at first. Later, it might be their grandparents, a television personality, a favorite teacher, or a hero in town. Continue reading →

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