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Entries Tagged as 'Dee’s Family'

Perini Ranch Steakhouse – Best Steak in Texas!

September 5th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Photos, Videos, Reflections, View From the 80's

For years I’d heard about the world famous (check out the neat website)  Perini Ranch Steakhouse on Tom Perini’s working ranch outside Buffalo Gap, Texas (pop. 463), which is about 15 miles southwest of Abilene.  I’d always wanted to go, but we never had quite the right combination of time, opportunity and correct group of participants to partake. [...]

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Sweet, Sweet Spirit

September 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Spirituality

Hi, y’all – I’ve been meaning to post for a day and a half now, from here at my mom’s, but better late than never, right?! For today, let me share with you a couple of recent photos of my youngest grandson (I have 2 granddaughters younger), Captain America/Power Marine a/k/a Brendan David O’Neil, recently [...]

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Family Reunion Photos

August 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me, View From the 80's

We were without internet access all weekend due to a blasted defective modem.  (Second time we’ve had to replace it in less than 2 years!)  I was completely bummed out. Oh well . . . all is resolved now, modem wise, as of late yesterday afternoon.  Although, I had to spend all morning this morning [...]

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Smile Box – Family Reunion, Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, Texas, July 2009

July 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, View From the 80's

Family Reunion, Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, Texas, July 2009 This link above shows you the greatest pictures and video you will ever see of a 22 member, 4-generation family reunion at the great resort, Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, Texas, for three glorious days in July, 2009. Y’all enjoy! And, thanks to my son, Mark, and [...]

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22 Member-4 Generation Family Reunion, July 2009

July 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

All are home from our wonderful 22 member-4 generation family reunion at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. My mom & sister came, all three of my children and their kids (except for my oldest granddaughter) came, Tom’s daughter and two grandchildren came over (only his youngest granddaughter was missing), and it just so [...]

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The Great Road Trip of 2009: The Sequel, Wednesday, July 15

July 15th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Reflections, Tom & Me, View From the 80's

Greg (England) chastized me in comment to yesterday’s post because I didn’t say more about the wonderful indoor/outdoor (we had no clue about the outdoor part until we got here) water park here at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. Well – let me forthwith correct that. The 19 of us arrived, en masse, Monday [...]

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The Great Road Trip of 2009: The Sequel, Tuesday, July 14

July 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, View From the 80's

What A Day This Has been – And There’s More to Come!?! Here we are 24 hours + into our big family reunion at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas, and what a day this has been!  The thing is – it’s not over, yet.  It’s 5:30 p.m. and hours to go before night [...]

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