1. Claudia visit

    January 26, 2008: Janet's sister, Claudia, came for a quick weekend visit of continuing education in sewing and embroidery techniques. Of course it was not all work and no play. We wined and dined at Santorini's Saturday night. Followed by Charles and Tessa taking Claudia out for Salsa dancing. Actually …

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  2. Christmas 2007

    DECEMBER 25, 2007: We celebrated Christmas with Tessa and her mother, Pat, which made for an extra special and extra fun day. The wedding bells will ring this coming May 17th. Lots to do.

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  3. Dad Moving Day

    September 22, 2007: We moved my father from Carmel Care Center to the Hearth at Windermere. This is a much nicer facility and I think he will be much happier.

    Also starting on a new adventure in digital documenting and editing. Right click and download to your computer to see …

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  4. Labor Day Holiday 2007

    SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 2, 2007: LABOR DAY WEEKEND - We celebrated the official end of summer, by going to Bloomington, IN and enjoying the Annual 4th Street Art Festival. Charles and Tessa have recently just moved into an apartment for the school year. And Tessa's mom, Pat, flew in for the weekend …

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  5. Janet's 54th Birthday

    SUNDAY: August 5, 2007 -- We all helped Janet celebrate another birthday today. The kids gave her a concrete bench for her garden, which she really liked. The reason for some of the great birthday shots in the dining room was that we all sang Happy Birthday to her and we …

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  6. Father's Day 2007

    SUNDAY; June 17th, 2007: It's been awhile since I've had the opportunity of celebrating Father's Day with my father. But now that he is back in Indianapolis, this is a whole heck of a lot easier to do. We had made arrangements with Joyce to pick him up and bring …

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  7. Easter 2007

    EASTER SUNDAY; APRIL 8, 2007: We got to spend Easter with Tessa's Mom, Patricia. She was out visiting Tessa from her homestate of Delaware. In the evening, we taught her the finer points of Mexican Train dominoes.

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  8. Dot

    MONDAY,NOVEMBER 20,2006 - Today we had to say good-bye to a dear friend and companion. We had to have Jane's dog - Dot (Dorthea Mitty Jack), put to sleep due to the cancer she had spreading in her mouth. She was the best house dog we could have asked for …

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  9. Carija Family Reunion

    August 16, 2006: We flew to Providence and rented a car for our trip to Mystic, CT and New Hampshire. It was great to get back out east and see all the things John & Virginia have been working on. The office complex really looks terrific -- a true jewel.

    Garden Photos …

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  10. 30th Anniversary

    MONDAY; JUNE 5th, 2006: Janet and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary by taking a day trip to Cincinnati, Jungle Jim's and Metamora. We enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine.

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  11. Juri's 24th Birthday

    SUNDAY MARCH 26, 2006: Although it was a few days late (actual birthday on the 21st), we celebrated Juri's 24th birthday and his first birthday here in the USA. Jane was clever enough to get some of those candles that relight themselves, so it was fun to see Juri's reaction …

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  12. Christmas 2005

    Christmas 2005: Celebrated Christmas Eve and Joyce's . We were blessed to have all the kids home this year, which made for an especially good time. Best wishes to everyone in 2006.

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