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How sweet it is. 37 years married to this wonderful man. We dated for 2 1/2 years before that. We’d been dating since I turned 16. Just try and figure out my age. I dare you! Happy Anniversary Sweetheart. Thank you for all those great years, I look forward to many many more good ones [...]

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Jerry and I have been spending some of our spare time exploring the Arroyo Trabuco Wilderness – Arroyo Trabuco Trail, most recently the Eagle Trail. Our access point has been in a neighboring city Rancho Santa Margarita, about 12 minutes away. According to the Orange County Parks. com website, “The Arroyo Trabuco addition to O’Neill [...]

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It is with great sadness that Jerry and I send our condolence’s to good friend Carol and her family, who’s brother Rob passed away yesterday. We send comfort and love during this very hard time in their lives. Jimmy, Rich, George, meet Rob. We miss you all.

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Valerie, our temporary houseguest, is back home in Illinois for now anyway. She flew home for the holidays and decided to stay put, at least temporarily. When her brother asked her why she was still in Peoria on Facebook recently she responded with “A lot of different reasons: job market is non-existant right now, mom [...]

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During this past Christmas season and while Jason was home for a visit, several of our friends came by for a visit. The Bennets, whom we’ve been friends with for years, have 2 boys, Patrick and Alex. Their boys are grown now and in college, but still nearby. Both of the Bennet boys play guitar, [...]

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I’m late posting photos, but as the saying goes, better late than never. I had just gotten home after taking our houseguest Valerie to the airport (she went home to Illinois for the holidays) when I saw Jerry’s car in the driveway. I was so excited to see him home for lunch! I was sure [...]

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