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Weekend Wrap-up

This was the first “full” weekend I’ve had in a while – no work, and didn’t focus on home projects! I hardly took any pictures this weekend, but we had a great couple of days! Saturday Erin was off to school in the morning, and I headed into the district as well to volunteer with …

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Is this week over yet?

We are still here and hanging on – but this has been a long, trying week! We had some heavy rains last week (like really, really heavy!) and we noticed some water leaking in one of the rooms. As we already have contractors at the house we had them climb up and take a look. …

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A visit from the Parrs!

Two weeks ago, before heading off to Vermont, Erin’s parents came into town for a visit. I didn’t have time to blog about their trip, so now I am playing catch-up! Erin’s dad, Jeff, was in town for lobbying trip for the postal worker’s union, and her mom decided to come along too!They arrived a …

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Vermont is like a hug!

“Vermont is like a hug” – Rachel, upon being welcomed by rolling green hills and warm sunshine After I finally finished work last night around 7:30pm, we piled our stuff into the car and kissed the cats goodbye until Sunday. After 2 months away in Qatar and our opposite work schedules, we decided a mini-vacation …

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Remembering

Today we are remembering my grandfather, James Steven Cleary, one year after his death on April 23, 2012. Grandpa Cleary passed away after a long battle with colon cancer, one day after we celebrated his 76th birthday at his hospital bedside with “Shakey’s” pizza.

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Weekend Wrap-Up

Well, more of a week wrap-up. We had a wonderful/busy/strange week, although at times overshadowed by the tragedies that seemed to keep occurring around the country – from the Boston bombings, to the explosion at the fertilizer plant in Texas. A hard week for America, and Americans – especially, of course, any person who was …

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Helpers

A Mr. Rogers quote has been going around a lot since the horrific Boston bombings earlier this week – and I just wanted to share in case you have not heard this: This has been a stressful week for the U.S. between the Boston bombings, the fertilizer explosion in Texas, and the craziness of the …