tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15753525902172381522024-03-06T19:33:15.067-08:00Muffy's MarksRailroad tracks are like the adventure of life. One never knows where our paths will lead us. Will it be the smooth shiny side, or the dull side of the track, with a few imperfections along the way?Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-50302973161117958522015-11-23T19:52:00.003-08:002015-11-23T19:52:54.917-08:00Our "Bonus"<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">About thirteen years ago around this time, we first met our soon to be bonus granddaughter. Her mother was dating our son, and this little girl won our hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my favorite memories of her, was the day our son married her mother. Prior to the wedding this little gal called me 'grandma red hair' (I had red hair at the time.) When she would refer to me as grandma to her dad, he would tell her I wasn't a real grandma to her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While I was in the reception line at the wedding, she ran up to me and said,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> " Now you <strong><em>ARE</em></strong> my real grandma". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She stole my heart that day!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Charli would love to come to the cottage for Granny Daze, and she was such a big help. From getting her cousins and sisters ready for the day, to helping roast marshmallows around an evening campfire, she was my assistant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the favorite of our "Granny Daze" was the year we had a tea party. Even though there were quite a few years difference in age of the other grandies and Charli, she was never to old to have fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is one area that Charli & I don't see eye to eye. That would be horses. Horses terrify me!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> She has had her own horse since she was four or five; a Shetland pony named Sunflower and she still has her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ever since she was very young, Charli has always wanted to be a Veterinarian. She is currently looking at colleges that will best help her fulfill that dream. She has a long road ahead of her, because of her determination I think she will be one of the finest caring veterinarians around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so proud of the young woman she has become, with high standards and good morals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And can't wait to tell her how proud I am of her when she's here for Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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</span>Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-82254570309397055372015-09-01T12:48:00.001-07:002015-09-01T13:02:35.790-07:00Haze<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, let me tell you the hazy skies have produced some of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last night Mr. Canon and I hitched up the 'Iron Steed' and went looking for interesting things to photograph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our first encounter was this mama and her baby. They stuck around long enough to get their pictures taken, then were off to greener pastures.</span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-54620834112984232472015-08-11T17:59:00.000-07:002015-08-11T17:59:38.477-07:00Granny Daze -- Water<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Forty-six years ago today, we were married. Back in 1969, the catholic church had many more restrictions than today. For instance we could not be married after noon, so we had a 10am wedding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only approve 'church' music was allowed. Well I begged to differ, we thought the song "The Impossible Dream" summed up our future lives. Of course it was not on the approved list. A few months before the wedding I met with the pastor, with the album and sheet music in hand. We sat down and discussed why this song was so important to us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After some convincing he did allow it to be sung but only after the mass had concluded. Tears rolled down my cheeks as the St. Francis Men's Choir sang it with all the enthusiasm in the world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">On the second day of Granny Daze............ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had picked up some t-shirts at the Dollar Tree for a buck a piece, and some practice ones at the Thrift store!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Everyone had a chance to wear my old painting shirt. (If you look closely, you may wonder if I ever got any paint on walls!!) The eye and lung protection were my ATV goggles, and dust mask. Because the bleach is in a spray bottle, they also wore protective gloves. </span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-20049650487790443302015-07-12T07:51:00.002-07:002015-07-12T07:51:15.619-07:00What would you do?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> While going around the lake, I spied this chair sitting in front of a very rustic cottage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">If it were mine; it would be perfect just the way it is, in a flower garden, with a great big pot of red geraniums sitting on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never knew grandma, as she passed a few years before I was born. What I know of her story is amazing. I can't imagine leaving her parents and some of her siblings behind at such a young age, knowing she would never return or see them again. There must have been some real heart break and lots of tears at the dock as the ship left the harbor for America. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grandma had two daughters; Minnie and my mom - Cecilia, and four sons, Martin, Joe, Frank, and Norbert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Grandma became a widow when my mom was about four years old. As my mom told the story: it was a very hot humid Wisconsin day and Grandpa was working the fields. My grandmother thought it would be nice to take him a cold bucket of drinking water. She filled a pail from the well to bring to him. Shortly after drinking the pail of ice cold water, he became very ill and died that night with no apparent symptoms. Looking back and using today's medical knowledge, he probably was overheated and dehydrating, drinking the cold well water put his system in shock and death. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So many times, Mom would recall how she had to stay home from the funeral because her family thought she was too young to attend. During that era, it was tradition to hang black wreaths on the doors of the home of the deceased. The black wreath really left an impression with my mother. She would never allow a wreath of any sort to be hung on a door, not even a Christmas Wreath. It just reminded her of her dad's untimely death.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the last photo that I have with my mom and her mother and dad together. You can see the farm house in the background. I wish I knew the story of this photo; I have so many questions; why were they dressed up? Why were they standing with a cow in the background? Who took the photo? Where were the older kids? My answers are only guesses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm back.... with a whole bunch of new ideas for blogging posts. My grandson was so upset with me when I said I hadn't blogged since October. I promised I would continue to blog and change it up a little. Not only are you going to hear about the happenings of life here in the northwoods, but you are going to hear about my family tree and some of the heirlooms that were passed on to me. More about those things in future blogs..... I promise!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today a couple of us gals went strawberry picking. This was a brand new adventure for me!! We arrived at Merry's Berrys early this morning. People were already in the fields!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The berries are some of the sweetest I've ever eaten. I promptly came home and made a Strawberry <br />Cheesecake Lush</span></div>
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<br /><br />Strawberry Cheesecake Lush<br /><br />1 package Golden Oreos (36 cookies)<br /><br />6 tablespoons butter, melted<br /><br /> 8 ounces softened cream cheese<br /><br /> 1 cup powdered sugar<br /><br /> 1 (16-ounce) container Cool Whip, divided<br /><br /> 2 packages (3.4 ounce each) instant cheesecake pudding mix<br /><br /> 3 cups milk<br /><br /> 3½ cups sliced strawberries<br /><br />Instructions:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Crush the entire package of Oreos. A food processor would work great for this - I don't have one, so I just placed my cookies in a gallon sized Ziplock bag and crushed them with a rolling pin. When the cookies are fine crumbs, transfer them to a large bowl and mix in 6 tablespoons of melted butter. Press the cookie mixture into a 9x13 pan and refrigerate while you prepare the remaining layers.<br /><br /> Next, beat together 1 cup of powdered sugar, the cream cheese, and 1 cup of Cool Whip. Spread over your cookie layer.<br /><br /> For the next layer, mix together the pudding mix, milk, and another 1 cup of Cool Whip. Spread over the cream cheese layer.<br /><br /> Layer the sliced strawberries on top, and spread the remaining Cool Whip on top.<br /><br /> Keep refrigerated until ready to serve</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday was a perfect day to take the steady steed to the dam and capture the beauty of the 'Swamp Cedar.' And I am sure glad I did, because today is rainy and damp. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today the hubby and I took a day trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and just beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Just wait until you see how I decorate those pumpkins... but that's for another day. Because I did say I went to the butcher shop and now I have meat to repackage and put away!!!</span></div>
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Oh, my gosh, last night, I witnessed the third generation of Raider's. I am getting old!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The uniforms have really spruced up since those beginning days; the boys start younger, and the name has changed to Kaukauna Raiders sporting the orange and black colors of the Kaukauna High school team. </span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-20857738023426955152014-09-02T18:26:00.002-07:002014-09-02T18:26:37.103-07:00The First Day of School<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">All my grands started their new school year today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Grand #1 is a Junior in high school, #2 is in sixth grade, #3 is in third, #4 in second and #5 is in first. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I thought about them last night, going to bed with anticipation of the new school year; wondering where they will sit, who will be sitting next to them, if their teacher would be nice and all those other unknowns that make one anxious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I remember those first days of school when I was young. I went to the local parochial school, there were only 13 kids in our class. We didn't have kindergarten; so when we were six, we hit the ground running. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When we were in first grade, we shared a teacher and class room with the second graders. They taught us the ropes!!! So every other year we were with a different grade, either the grade ahead of us or the grade below us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I remember those smells of a fresh class room in an old building, the hardwood floors were all waxed and shiny. The chalkboards had been re-lined and oiled. Every thing had been cleaned and polished in anticipating of the upcoming year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My brother and I walked up the hill to school, and ran home for lunch every day. We ate quickly and hurried back as not to miss one precious second of play time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Some of the kids who lived farther out brought their lunch and ate at their desk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We did survive those memory filled eight years, only to board the bus to be transported to the area high school, where we were merged with a class of 350+ students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(Who by the way are all turning 66 this year!!)</span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-30755793800369870442014-08-28T19:03:00.001-07:002014-08-28T19:03:47.842-07:00My World<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I was down by the lake the other evening. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year, I took the youngest grand to Build -A-Bear for her birthday. When she showed her older sister her birthday present, the older sister was just crushed that she didn't get one for her birthday. It just broke my heart that I could have been so thoughtless. I then made a promise to her that I would take her to Build-A-Bear for her next birthday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her choice was a white puppy. I don't know how much her mother will appreciate the color. But Oh Well!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She then picked out a heart and sealed it with a kiss; gave it to the attendant to put in Lacy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next we went to the computer area to create a birth certificate for Lacy. Lucky Lacy getting a big hug from this precious grand. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When I saw what she was throwing away; the wheels started turning and I saved those scraps from the landfill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So much so, they wore them to the mall when I took them shopping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Post note: So many of you were asking about getting your blog printed. I use Blog 2 Print. You can google it. </i></span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-76999757974909904132014-08-22T12:14:00.003-07:002014-08-22T12:14:49.572-07:00Poof---its gone!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Time - that is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Where oh where do the days go? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">From the last weeks in July until now it has been a whirl wind!!!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Had the three of them here for two weeks. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Celebrated my birthday and our anniversary. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Refinished two chairs for a granddaughter. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Made a trip to Hinckley MN to reunite with our Lake Havasu friends who live in the Midwest;</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Built a fairy garden with a granddaughter!!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Whew, no wonder I have no trouble falling asleep at night, here I thought it was my clear conscience!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have my blog printed into book form about once a year. One of my grands innocently said; "Oh grandma, when you're dead, these will be a real treasure!!" We'll I'm not dead yet, so I make memories and back up those memories with a "Blog-to-Book"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">You know, time has a way of
moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It seems just yesterday that
I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet
in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went.
I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and
of all my hopes and dreams.<br />
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But, here it is - the ' back nine' of my life and it catches me by
surprise. How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and
where did my youth go? I remember vividly seeing older people through the
years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that 'I
was only on the first hole' and the 'back nine' was so far off that I could not
fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.<br />
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But, here it is . . . my friends are retired and getting grey. They move
slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse
shape than me, but I see the great change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Not like the ones that I
remember who were young and vibrant . . . but like me, their age is beginning
to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought
we'd become. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real
target for the day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And taking a nap is not a
treat anymore . . . it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will,
I just fall asleep where I sit!<br />
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And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the
aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I
wish I had done but never did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">But, at least I know, that though I’m on the '
back nine' and I'm not sure how long it will last, this I know for sure, that
when it's over on this earth . . . it's over. A new adventure will begin!<br />
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Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done . . . things I
should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have
done. It's all in a lifetime.<br />
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So, if you're not on the ' back nine' yet . . . let me remind you, that it will
be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish
in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!
Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure
whether you’re on the 'back nine' or not! You have no promise that you
will see all the seasons of your life . . . so, live for today and say all the
things that you want your loved ones to remember, and hope that they appreciate
and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years
past!</span></div>
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"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your
gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
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LIVE IT WELL!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
ENJOY TODAY!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
DO SOMETHING FUN!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
BE HAPPY!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
HAVE A GREAT DAY!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
Remember, "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and
silver."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
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LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~Your kids are becoming you .. . . . . but your grandchildren are perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~Going out is good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming home is better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You forget names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But it's OK because other people
forgot they even knew you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything . . . especially
golf!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do
care that you don't care to do them anymore!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's
called "pre-sleep".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and
"OFF" switch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You tend to use more 4 letter words . . . "what?" .. . .
"when?". . . ” ???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the last week, I have been working out in the garage. It is a two fold project; one being -- I am taking all the photos from my parents and my grandparents, attempting to make them digital. That alone is quite an undertaking. I have boxes and boxes of photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Secondly, we are in what we call "phase 2" of our move making the cottage our permanent residence. Two years ago we had a rummage sale getting rid of all our duplicates, now we are getting rid of all the things we don't want or need. The sale is slated for the 4th. That weekend brings lots of visitors to our area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Traveling in another direction I found this neglected dwelling: I don't know if it was a shack used for making maple syrup, or if it may have been a warming shelter for deer hunters. Maybe its intent was to be the 'inlaws' suite!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I see signs like this, I chuckle to think that city folks want to come to the northwoods to get away from it all. Then they post a sign for those that they are probably trying to get away from to find them for a visit!!!!</span></div>
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Muffy's Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575352590217238152.post-12911043855364999012014-06-26T06:10:00.000-07:002014-06-26T06:10:02.655-07:00Communications<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At times living in the northwoods, communication seem to be from days gone by. We are in what they call a 'dead' spot. We must maintain a land line because cell reception is not possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We and our friends have tried every brand of cell phone made-- to no avail. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we first moved here my internet was dial up, that put me over the edge in no time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did some research, and found Hughes Satellite would work, so had it installed. It was a huge improvement over dial up, but I never could watch anything on U-tube. Facebook was slow; and sometimes trying to post a blog or even read a few blogs took all morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NOT ANY MORE!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hughes net has been advertising 'Gen 4'. When I called them two years ago, that service was not available in our area. Then the post cards offering Gen 4 started arriving in the mail. I called again, and yes, it was available!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The service man was here yesterday. Gen 4 uses a different satellite than our old one did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These two trees are in the way, and have to come down. It was almost the deal breaker!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Mister will find someone to help him take them down. It does break my heart to loose a tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For now the satellite dish sits on the ground. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The installer has to clear it with Digger 's Hotline, and will return to put the dish on a pole. Already, it is working better than what I had and should even have more speed once the trees are down, and it is permanent.</span></div>
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