Karen on February 16th, 2010

It’s hard to believe that Isabella has been alive for seven years. I still so vividly remember the day she was born, the day she smiled for the first time, the day she pulled up and took her first steps, the day she put a shrimp in her mouth and sucked on it for half [...]

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Karen on December 29th, 2009

Here is the poem I wrote for Bruce’s graduation with an associate’s degree in computer information systems. We had a surprise party while his family was here so they could celebrate with us. He got to see his old friends Scott and Mario, and was totally shocked! Soon I will post about Christmas…
The [...]

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Karen on December 18th, 2009

It’s almost here and we have been more than a little overwhelmed. Bruce had to finish his last class, I had to finish my University of Phoenix class, our Girl Scout troop hosted a unit event to support Project Angel Heart, we went to the Parade of Lights and Disney on Ice in one weekend, [...]

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Karen on December 2nd, 2009

Maybe it was a memory I had from age three, the time my family packed up our rented Ryder truck and the notorious green van that Dad had pounded a homemade wooden carseat into, and driven across the country to live with my grandparents in Connecticut while my grandfather recovered from cancer-of-the-mouth surgery, that led [...]

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