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  1. Jane's Birthday Celebration in Bloomington

    September 8, 2024: We drove to Charles' and Tessa's house in Bloomington to celebrate Jane's upcoming Birthday in a few days. We got to see the many upgrades to the main house and patio area, while also spending a little time in the ADU. Charles and Tessa were making and …

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  3. Brandt Farm Memorial Trees Planting Celebration

    August 24, 2024: My Niece, Mary, organized a very nice lunch at Brandt Farm to celebrate the planting of three apple trees in remembrance of her Mom (my Sister), Joyce; as well as a tree for Calista and a tree for Joyce Eastburn.

    She also invited several dear friends of …

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  4. 2024 Mystic, CT Trip

    April 23, 2024: Janet wanted to make a short trip to visit with her Mother, Virginia, in Mystic so that is what we did.

    We got to see Virginia's wonderful garden, which she tends every day. We also got to see John at work on the boat his father started …

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  5. Totality Eclipse in Indianapolis

    April 8, 2024: John and Sarah traveled to Indianapolis to see the total solar eclipse and luckily, for once, the weather cooperated. It was the first sunny day we've seen in quite awhile ... before or after. Looking forward to seeng everyone in 2044. The next day, we drove to Bloomington …

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  6. Easter 2024

    March 31, 2024: It was nice to able to host Easter dinner for our family at our house this year. It's been awhile. I'm very thankful that Janet felt up to the task and that she is feeling stronger day-by-day. It was a pitch-in, but she still made the main …

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  8. Thanksgiving in Bloomington 2023

    November 23, 2023: What a beautiful day to travel to Bloomington to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at Charles and Tessa's house.

    And this year Will and Stephanie along with Ben, 6th grade, and Lilly, 3rd grade, were able to join us, so that made for a very special celebration. They …

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  10. Family Gatherings

    September 13, 2020: PANDEMIC Family Gatherings: Ever since the Pandemic started in March 2020, getting together with Family has been somewhat difficult. Especially before the vaccines became readily available in early 2021. We decided that using our front and screened porches was a viable option as long as the weather …

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  11. Purl

    July 25, 2020: PANDEMIC Purl! Janet wanted a new dog. This was not a spur of the moment thought. She had been thinking about it for some time, so as part of the planning I installed a new doggy door in a screen door off our living room and had …

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  12. Thanksgiving & Tessa's Birthday

    November 28, 2019: THANKSGIVING 2019 & Tessa's Birthday. Charles and Tessa hosted our Thanksgiving dinner and family gathering this year. It also happened to be Tessa's birthday, which was fun to celebrate. Melissa, Mariam and Jeff were also able to join us.n

    Photos

    Here is a short video of some …

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  13. Family Gathering at the Farm

    October 12, 2019: My sister, Joyce, and I hosted all our families for a Fall Get-Together and luncheon at the farm in Benton County. Luckily, we had a beautiful sunny Fall Saturday, even though the weather was quite chilly and windy. It's been 22 years since our Mother's passing and …

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  17. Family Christmas Party 2015

    Dec 20, 2015: We were very thankful to once again be able to host a small family Christmas Party. Last year, we were forced to cancel because of Jane's mid-December emergency appendectomy surgery and very serious follow-up complications. But this year, everyone seemed healthy and well and enjoying all the …

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  18. Christmas 2014

    December 2014 / January 2015: This has been a pretty stressful Christmas season and I'm glad it is behind us. Jane went to the hospital on December 17th with severe stomach/bowel pain. She was diagnosed have acute appendicitis and ended up have her appendix taken out that same evening.
    Five …

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