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Entries Tagged as 'Our Kids'

Breaking News: Tom’s Grandson, Julian, Interviewed on Dallas TV

December 3rd, 2008 · 10 Comments · Families, Interviews, Our Kids, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

Before I get back to "Things Are Falling Apart, Part 2," which I will tomorrow, let me share some exciting (to us) news about Tom’s 16 year old grandson, Julian Nguyen, who lives in Grand Prairie, Texas.  He was interviewed on TV in Dallas last night and we have the link to the story and [...]

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His, Mine & Ours – Chicago Dave Revisited

October 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Families, Our Kids, Reflections, Tom & Me

One of my posts last week was about our "adopted" son, Chicago Dave (Dave Kenik, to be exact).  See here. As a result, one of you, my dear readers, Michelle, sent me the following note afterward: Hey Dee, I was just reading your latest blog post about your Chicago son and something struck me as [...]

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From Chicago Dave – Kids Are Quick

October 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Friends, Humor, Our Kids, Reflections, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

One final funny one for you today.  I got this one in an email, too, from a young fire-fighter friend of ours in Illinois – our "adopted" son, Chicago Dave.  It’s a long story, but we met him in New Orleans one Mardi Gras holiday when I was in law school.  He was down with [...]

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Dateline: Abilene

July 7th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

As our trip from Picayune to Texas worked out Friday, July 4th, we ended up driving all of the way to Abilene late Friday night.  We left home about 8 a.m. Friday morning and spent a long, boring day on the road up through the middle of Louisiana (Interstate 49) to Shreveport.  There we hit [...]

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In Between Day: Internet Out Yesterday – On The Road Tomorrow

July 3rd, 2008 · 9 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Our Kids, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

Hi, guys! I said I was going to post Tuesday or yesterday about some wild weather we experienced while in Biloxi over the weekend at the Mississippi Press Association convention, but ran into some technical difficulties.  Tuesday I was still busy unpacking and straightening up from being gone and also spent the entire afternoon working [...]

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Another Beautiful Day in Abilene

May 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Dee's Family, Health, Our Kids, Uncategorized

Hi!  All is well here and the weather really is beautiful.  We have the house all opened up and even though it’s nearly noon, the temperature is in the 70s and there is a cool breeze blowing through the house.  Wonderful!  We’re having chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy for lunch, along with fresh green [...]

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Close to an Angel

April 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Dee's Family, Inspirational, Our Kids, Reflections, Spirituality, Stories, Uncategorized

 Today is a very blessed day.  Today is my younger son Mark’s birthday.  He is truly a gift from God and has become everything I ever prayed for him to become and more.  For validation of that statement, read the short eloquent post his wife, Lynn, wrote about him this morning at "My Charmed Life."  [...]

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