Category Archives: Special Occasions

Happy Birthday to a Very Special Little Girl

On this day 12 years ago, we were given a very special gift: . . On July 10, 2001, we welcomed Rebecca Claire into the world.  She was absolutely perfect – another beautiful daughter.  A few hours after her birth, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, America! (2013)

. “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Today is the first Father’s Day since Paul’s father passed away.  I know that he has great memories of his Dad from his childhood (and beyond); I am so very grateful that my Dad is still around for me to … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

I got brave last year, and made a photo book online for my Mom; thought I’d post it again this year, as things have been kinda crazy around here the last couple of weeks…. (Click on the picture to take … Continue reading →

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Paul’s Major A-ward

. A couple of months ago, Paul found out that the team he works on had been chosen to receive an “Aero Star” award – this is the highest award available at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Division, and it puts the team in … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to my BFF!

The first day of high school (Fall, 1974), the girl sitting in the desk in front of me in my first class (German II, with Herr Suhr) turned around and said, “Hi! I’m Becky.”

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Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today is my Dad’s 81st birthday. I can’t tell you how very glad I am that he is still here to celebrate with us – so many of our friends don’t have their parents around anymore, and Paul and I … Continue reading →

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Boy Meets Girl, 1979 (aka “How I Met Your Mother”)

. Just a couple of kids….. . It started in a lecture hall at Texas A&M University in January, 1979. Yours truly was a freshman who started out in Pre-Med, but after one semester – and a tearful call home … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

On Valentine’s Day, some people send their sweethearts flowers, give them a romantic card, get them candy, and/or take them to a fancy restaurant where they tempt them with expensive food and drink.

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Happy Birthday, Rachel!

. It was 26 years ago today that our lives changed in the space of an instant. One second we were a couple, and the next we were a family. It still never ceases to amaze me how seamlessly that … Continue reading →

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