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Our Christmas Day

Our Christmas Day actually began on Christmas Eve with most of the family gathering at Cindy’s parents’ home at 5pm. After a wonderful meal and Christmas present-opening, several of us took our traditional walk through the neighborhood to enjoy the … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – Christmas 1977

Here’s a photo of my daughter Ann on Christmas morning 1977 when she was 2 1/2 years old. She was and still is such a beautiful girl and will always be my Princess. 🙂

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Why I Don’t Like “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

A couple of days ago my daughter were in the car driving to a store so she could shop while her children were in school and I had the local radio station on. This particular station plays Holiday songs almost … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday – Christmas 1967

Christmas Day will be here in one week. On Christmas morning 47 years ago, a Monday, I was 12 years old and sitting next to my father on the couch as he opened a gift from my maternal grandfather. Dad … Continue reading

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Firefighter Santa And Abby

Every year the Neighborhood Association where Cindy’s parents live hosts a community gathering for children on a December evening with snacks, cookies, warm apple cider, hot chocolate and a featured guest…Santa Claus, who arrives on a firefighter’s truck from the … Continue reading

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Orlando Kittinger Park F-4 Phantom Dedication Ceremony

If you’ve lived in Orlando very long you know the name Colonel Joe Kittinger. Colonel Kittinger is a decorated, retired Air Force pilot and former Vietnam era Prisoner of War, set a world record of space-diving from 102,000 feet above … Continue reading

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Sea World Santa

Last Friday Cindy, Amber and Abby visited Sea World Orlando. Abby had the opportunity to see Santa Claus AND wanted to give him a kiss before she left. Santa seems unsure of exactly how he should handle this turn of … Continue reading

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Sea World Snow Globe

Last Friday Cindy, Amber and Abby visited Sea World Orlando and somehow found themselves trapped in a giant snow globe.

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Great Woodland Adventure

I’m finally catching up on photos I took when Amber and Abby visited us in June of this year. After we hiked back from Hickory Nut Falls, I walked down to get our car from the parking lot and drove … Continue reading

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Hickory Nut Falls

I’m finally catching up on photos I took when Amber and Abby visited us in June of this year. After we finished hiking to the top of Chimney Rock and I finished climbing even higher  to Devil’s Head and Exclamation … Continue reading

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