Archive for July, 2007

Monday, July 30th, 2007

#13

My card and his grid speak for themselves. Mauri and I celebrate this turning point in our lives but also recognize the major change it created in the lives of our children. We were glad to get this affirming e-mail from Quinn: “Hey there, you two—and happy anniversary. We’ve been thinking of you, hoping you […]

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Friday, July 27th, 2007

i sing because i’m happy

Singing has been part of who I am my whole life. My parents recognized a musical bent in me when I was still so little I had to stand on the front pew of the church to sing solos while my mother accompanied me on the piano. Singing was the identity that gave me enough […]

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Thursday, July 19th, 2007

family reunion

Nine years ago Mauri and I hosted our first Nill family reunion out at Rockaway Beach Harbor Villa. Since then we’ve reunioned in Palm Desert, CA, and Kiawah Island, SC. The three-year hosting cycle returned to us, so we gathered last week at Harbor Villa for some family togetherness. Nill was my dad’s name, and […]

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Monday, July 9th, 2007

happy birthday to me!

I’m officially a year older and it really is okay. Aging is part of the deal, right? This birthday, #62, was particularly enhanced by the arrival of people I have special interest in—my family! They came from Florida, Colorado, and California to begin a week of togetherness, first in Newberg and then (actually now) at […]

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Monday, July 2nd, 2007

warning! — another proud grandma post

Today the pictures arrived to go with the words, so I just have to post these.
Quinn writes: “I love Camp Timberline, did you know this? Lots of details to share when we see you but a specific wonderful thing happened today that can’t wait. At the end of closing ceremonies two people are honored. […]

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Sunday, July 1st, 2007

blog fix

We’ve had a very full weekend that includes sprucing up the house for our upcoming family reunion, dealing with the senior Macys’ stuff since their recent move to a higher level of care at their retirement community, a change-of-address mailing to their friends and family, helping them celebrate their 65th anniversary, crunch-week planning for the […]

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