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I haven’t been to our local man made lake here in Mission Viejo for quite some time, so when my dear sister/friend Jill suggested we go chill for a few hours I knew I had to say yes. My most awesome husband Jerry and I used to take our kids to the lake several times [...]

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38 years ago I started having my children; the oldest, Jimmy would be 38 today if he were still alive. Jason is 31 now, which is just as hard to believe. Matthew will be 28 next month and can no longer be called the baby of the family even though he is the youngest. I [...]

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31 years ago Jerry and I welcomed our 2nd son, Jason Theodore into our lives. I can recall as if it were yesterday the moment the nurse brought him into my room and handed him to me. Jason was so beautiful at birth, he didn’t have any of the usual discoloration most newborns have, his [...]

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Well sort of anyway….I couldn’t help but take a photo of these products when I saw them them on the shelf other day. Now if he just had some of the sales profit….

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While Jason was visiting us last week we met Jerry during his lunch hour and went for a walk. The streets near Jerry’s work are lined with Eucalyptus trees, all of which have very different and unusual bark. Some are multilayered, peeling, and soft to the touch. I love it. Mothers Day at Claim Jumper [...]

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My battle with Fibromyalgia lately has become a very personal one, an intense daily struggle with the outcome sometimes ending in the bad guy winning. I still fight hard and strong, determined to win, but the hills seems steeper and the tears come a bit more frequent. Like a child learning to walk who has [...]

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Mothers Day was celebrated several different times this year. The first time was at Claim Jumper with good friends Steve, Jill, Patrick and Alex. We loved the fact that we could walk down to and from the resturant, it being so close. And of course the food was super. Not as great as the company [...]

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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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