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Another One on the Way!
This is a repost of a blog post I wrote just before my first granddaughter was born. Now we are anxiously awaiting the birth of my second granddaughter! I can’t wait! Of course, the photos have changed, but the wishes are the same. Dedicated to my sweet granddaughter who I cannot wait to meet… My…
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Blacelets, Coineys, and Oscar the Grouch
My two-year-old granddaughter has a language all her own, and it’s a delight to be around her. As her “Coco,” I get to be around her at least two days a week, sometimes more. With her baby sister arriving in a few weeks, I’m sure we’ll be spending even more time together. She is a…
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Little April Goes to School
My school career began when my family and I lived in the James house in Van. Back when I was a youngster they didn’t have kindergarten in public school, so I attended a two-week preschool at J.E. Rhodes Elementary School. I don’t remember a lot about it, but I do remember riding a big school…
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Coco: World Traveler and Grandma Extraordinaire
One of the many beautiful beaches in Costa Rica Can it be three months since my last post? If you’re following my attempts at blogging, I apologize. Life just gets in the way sometimes, and sometimes in a glorious fashion! November found me most days at the little shop where I work part-time. We…
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Another Move
In 1965 (or maybe late 1964) we moved to the James house on the west side of the small town of Van. The old rental was basically a four-room house with the later addition of a bathroom and a closet converted into a tiny bedroom. There were no hallways in the house, and the large…
