March 31, 2013: The stars aligned in a particular way so that we decided to celebrate Easter on Saturday in lieu of Sunday. First, we helped my Nephew Will and his wife Stephanie celebrate the first birthday of their son Benjamin on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. You could …

Today it's official, but last Sunday we had friends and family over to help me celebrate my 60th birthday. Janet made a wonderful dinner featuring a few of my favorite foods and everyone brought some great cards and gifts to help me remember the day. Time marches on.

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Nothing better that Florida in February. Janet and I took a few days off to visit with her Mom in sunny Naples. The weather was great and the beach was an easy 3 block stroll from her apartment. Not bad at all.

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December 30, 2012: The day after Christmas, we had a minor blizzard that dumped 8 inches of snow. Then, Friday night we go a couple more inches just to freshen things up. The sun finally returned and made for some nice winter snow scenes. Just try and do that in …

December 25, 2012: We celebrated Christmas day at home with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. Jane, Brett and Emmaleigh came over about 11 am and we all shared many presents. Patricia and Tessa prepared a wonderful Christmas dinner. It was a very good Christmas just ahead of the blizzard of 2012 …

December 23, 2012: We had my sister, Joyce, and her family over for a Sunday afternoon pre-Christmas party and it was great to see everyone. This is the first Christmas for Benjamin Freeman so it was a very special time. Needless to say, there are a lot of baby boy …

Saturday; November 3, 2012: Along with my sister Sally, this is Brett's daughter Emmaleigh's birthday. Brett's father and mother were able to drive down for Hammond, as were his brother Chris and wife Janet (nice names!) along with their two daughters, Grace and Kayla. We were able to have everyone …

Sunday; Sept. 9th, 2012: Time marches on, so we celebrated Jane's (.....) Birthday by inviting a few of her girlfriends over for a surprise Birthday lunch. I think everyone had a good time, especially Emmaleigh and Holden.

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August 26, 2012: Dennis and Kayla came to Indy along with Sam and Kayla's parents, Dorothy and Alton, to be with Ann for a nice family reunion. It's rare for these guys to all be under the same roof at the same time, so we had to help make the …

July 17th-July 28th, 2012 GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE: We traveled west with Don and Julie to visit a couple of our country's most famous (and with good reason) National Parks. Words alone cannot describe the amazing beauty and diversity of these places, so Don and I took several thousand photos …

June 23, 2012, Saturday Evening: IRON CURTAIN MELTDOWN HOUSE CONCERT. Ron and Julie hosted a great concert in their home featuring a very fine trio of Folk/Fusion musicians. What a fun idea! They had about thirty of their friend over and we got to eat, drink and enjoy wonderful …

Saturday; June 23, 2012: EASTBURN FARM SUMMER PICNIC

We had a picnic at the farm today and got to welcome Benjamin Thomas. Will and Stephanie brought their son up for his first farm experience and he seemed to take it all in stride. The weather cooperated; although I think we …

June 20, 2012: WEST TO EAST. Although this post is not about a trip we took, it is about a trip that our friends Dennis and Kayla took to visit their kids, Anne and Sam, in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia this Spring.

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May & June, 2012: This is going to be a multi-part post in order to try getting caught up on a few things.

May 13th: We went to Bloomington for Mother's Day and got to visit with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. It was a beautiful day. I think I took some …

CEB Slides 1965 - 85: FROM SHOE BOX to the CLOUD! Quite a while ago, I inherited my father's photographic slide collection. Actually, I think I went over to my parent's house one day to lend a hand as they were attempting to do a little house cleaning. I remember we …

Sunday; April 8, 2012: Brett's daughter, Emmaleigh, got to go on an Easter Egg hunt all by herself in our front yard. Needless to say, she made off with all the Easter eggs and goodies. The spring has been wonderful this year.

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April 7, 2012: My sister, Sally gave my brother-in-law Jim a great surprise 70th Birthday party at the Rathskeller. Her kids had done a great job of setting the mood ... complete with 8-track tapes. I think Jim was really surprised, too.

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New Orleans, LA - 3/22/12 to 3/31/12: The one thing we learned in New Orleans is that time doesn't matter. It really felt like we had left the United States and ended up in the Caribbean. The French Quarter, the Garden District, the friendly people, great food …

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February 2012: Jim invited the Boyz down for a week of fun, sun, cards, etc. in Boca Raton at his new Condo. Janet had coincidentally traveled back north to be with family. The weather was ideal. We canoed through gator invested Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and spent an afternoon at …