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A Christmas Tree Adventure
The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love. ~Henry Miller This…
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It’s true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get in a person’s blood even if he doesn’t…
Unconventional Gifts
Good books tell the truth, even when they’re about things that never have been and never will be. They’re truthful in a different way. ~Stanisław…
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Santa Took My Bottle!
The reality of what we really are is often times found in the small snips, way down at the bottom of things. ~Jean Shepherd ‘Tis…
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Christmas Equals Childlike
I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. …
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Ringing in the New Year
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes…you’re Doing Something. ~Neil Gaiman Well here we are,…
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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith Continued…. Perfect Gift – The Ugly Quilt…
Do give books – religious or otherwise – for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal. ~Lenore Hershey Like many others, we go…
Home is where the heart is. ~Pliny the Elder Making another voyage to Parker Dam this past weekend, proved to be as nice of a…
Loyal Traveling Television
When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships. ~Andy Warhol With Christmas behind us, many people are…
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Happy Birthday Dad! – 62 Years & Counting
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. ~Abraham Lincoln Happy Birthday dad!! Dad…
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Family in a Photo – Looking Back
What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent…
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Another Lego Christmas
Building another Christmas full of memories, one Lego building block at a time. ~Aunt Heather Piper Well, it’s happened again. This Christmas turned out to…
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Community Service – Giving Back
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ~Mother Teresa This year Kyle was old enough to join our…
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No Santa?! At Least There’s an Easter Bunny!
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my…
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43 Years of Mr. & Mrs. Piper
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds – they mature slowly. ~Peter De Vries It seems like mom and dad, who created our…
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The Best Christmas Gift EVER!
Every gift which is given, even though it be small, if in reality great, if it is given with affection. ~Pinda Last Wednesday was Santa’s…
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Christmas Again Next Year
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. ~Benjamin Franklin As Kyle and I were taking down my Christmas decorations last week, I couldn’t help but…
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