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Rachel in So Cal

It’s been a while since I’ve given an update. It has been a busy past few weeks, and I was more invested in living than posting on the blog. But, I like blogging as much for my own memory and recoring mine and Erin’s life together, as I do to share what’s going on. I’m going …

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Holy Cats!

We have too many cats. We don’t deny this. But, after all this time we realized that we hadn’t introduced the rest of our little family. So, here they are: our Four Fluffy Felines. Dora Dora is fluffy. Very very fluffy. She enjoys eating people food and shooting fur puffs into the air. Her favorite …

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In Memory

On  May 6 my family held a Wake in honor of my Grandfather. Sadly, the camera battery died shortly into the afternoon. But, here are a few pictures of the beautiful photo and flower display that was put up to share with everyone who came. There are pictures from his childhood, early marriage, the kids …

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Happy Birthday, Erin!

This past Saturday we held a SURPRISE belated birthday celebration for Erin! It was so much fun, and the weather was fantastic! We lured Erin to Santa Rosa on Friday, and around lunchtime on Saturday Erin’s dad took her wine tasting. You know, we REALLY had to twist her arm to get her to go …

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Grandpa Cleary

James Steven Cleary “Steve” April 22, 1936 – April 23, 2012 After fighting Stage IV colon cancer for nearly two years – my grandfather passed away Monday April 23rd at 6:10am, one day after his 76th birthday. Our entire family gathered in his hospital room for the few days before his death. I would never have …

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Save the Post Office!

Last Thursday Erin and I headed into San Francisco to attend a post office rally with her parents – Jeff and Sylvia – who are both letter carriers. We went to protest a move to 5 day mail delivery. While most of us would survive if we didn’t get mail on Saturday – this contraversial  measure  would …