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We have been a bit busy…
Okmulgee, OK, January 2025 As you may have seen in a post earlier in the year, John’s mom passed away in 2024. We completed our travel circuit for 2024 and arrived in Oklahoma in November 2024. We had some stuff we needed to do, such as finish caulking the trailer, insulating the dump tank pipes,…
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Rhema Christmas Light
Broken Arrow, OK (Click here for a high-res panorama. You will have to go back to return here.) Note: There are multiple images and videos of moderate to large size that might take some time to load. We are trying a static cover image for the video to make the page load faster. If you…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Cushing, OK, November 2025 We had Thanksgiving Lunch* at John’s aunt’s house this year. There was turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, dinner rolls, crescent rolls, deviled eggs, salad, stuffing, sage sausage stuffing, fruit salad fluff, cranberry jelly, peach pie, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. I am sure I am missing something. All the…
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Remember When!
As a kid most of my aunts and uncles on my dad side of the family live locally. Usually once a year, the out of towners would come in. I remember the large get togethers and all the fun. Especially since my cousins were of similar age. When I was at my dad’s house, he…
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Family Time!
Dad and I had a family fun day! We started the day at the Family Restaurant having fish. Road the countryside, enjoyed some time at the casino and finally made our way to Cameron’s house. Ryker likes to show off his gymnastics skills The selfie didn’t work out soo great with Pfluger. Ended up with…
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Fall in Wisconsin 2024
Some people might interpret that as “Fall in a Vat of Cheese/Beer 2024”. Maybe “Autumn in Wisconsin 2024” would have been a better title. Oh, well. This is a whirlwind review of our stay in Wisconsin. John helped some strange old guy install his concrete steps. Caulking and painting the sunny side of some strange…
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Visiting Grandma’s Homestead!
I remember all the great times at Grandma’s. Between family reunions, riding the bike trail, the garden, riding / walking the trail and tunnel, visiting and being loved over the holidays. John has been working really hard on improvements. I love what he is doing and ensuring memories are still being made on the homestead.…
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Best Charcoal Grilled Chicken in Wisconsin – Family Fun
Throughout the summer into early fall The Zone serves the best charcoal chicken on Sundays. The meal comes with 1/2 chicken, 2 sides (potato salad, macaroni salad, cottage cheese or beans) and slice of bread. I forgot to take a picture of the plate which is probably fortunate for you since it’ll prevent your mouth…
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The Half Terrible Mother
Dinah March 18, 1947 – August 11, 2024 I am sure you all realize that she was not a half bad mother. What you probably do not realize is that she was a half terrible mother. “*GASP* Shocking! How could you!” I know, but let me explain. When dad was diagnosed with cancer, I spent…
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Happy Fathers Day!
Family Happy Father’s Day! We appreciate the Love, Care and Guidance over the years. We are thankful to have such great Dads. “Dads are the most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song” by Pam Brown