Lots of family gathered at Mom’s house for Easter. Great weather, good food, egg-hunting games, and plenty of chit-chat. The usual.

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Holly and I are pretty good at hosting family get-togethers, even though this time around it was more happenstance. I was simply talking with my niece Jennifer on Facebook about taking a vacation during spring break. One conversation led to another and before long we were booking the same cruise on March 3rd to Jamaica […]

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A few weeks back, Ivy started talking about “champing”, and neither Joey nor I were sure what she meant. She was quite excited and got frustrated when we made it clear we didn’t understand. Finally she threw her hands in the air and gave us her best 4-going-on-14 eyeroll: “It’s when you take the marshmallows […]

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Well, I never thought I’d see that day, but here it is – Jim is getting married today! He asked me to be best man and I obliged. It was a small, simple wedding at a church near Pea Ridge, Arkansas. A reception followed at the Hilton Hotel.

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