Tonight after dinner Sean, Abby and I went for a walk around our block. It is a walk that we have done many times over the years, whether we were delivering block party invites, thank you notes or just visiting with our neighbors. We have been so busy lately preparing for our move, that we […]
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Sean and Abby posing for a photo last week. I am taking a short break from packing (only two more days until our big move) to share a recent Sibling Snippet. One night last week during dinner, which happened to be one of Sean’s favorites (Spaghetti with Italian Sausage), out of nowhere Sean says to […]
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I started writing this blog entry this morning, before a short and very strong wind and rain storm blew through Chicago. Within about 10 minutes the crazy weather was over and we had lost power. As it turned out our electricity would not be restored for another 9 hours! To say that it was a challenging […]
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We used to sing a certain song at the closing campfire, on the last night, of the two week session, at the YMCA sleep away camp that I spent many summers at in Fremont, MI during my childhood. The place is called Camp Echo and the song is called “Linger.” Hmm, mmm I want to […]
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Awhile back, here on my blog, I use to add what I called “Sean Stories” to some of my posts when he did or said something that I thought was especially cute or amusing. Now that Abby is part of our family, I want to do the same thing from time to time and include […]
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Yesterday morning towards the end of church the priest saying mass asked the fathers who were there to stand to receive a special Father’s Day Blessing. He asked that the rest of us extend our hands to join him in praying for the fathers in our parish community and those who were with as visitors. […]
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