When Mom & Laura were visiting here last April on our “Great Road Trip of 2009,” one of the first things Laura spotted in our living room was our “Barrick Corner” just to the left of our front door as you come in. In that corner are one large painting by Bill Barrick (who goes [...]
Entries Tagged as 'View From the 80's'
Country Girls & Old Pickup Trucks
October 5th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Photos, Videos, Reflections, View From the 80's
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Perini Ranch Steakhouse – Best Steak in Texas!
September 5th, 2009 · No 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.
This [...]
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Family Reunion Photos
August 11th, 2009 · No 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 now [...]
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Smile Box – Family Reunion, Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, Texas, July 2009
July 22nd, 2009 · No 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 daughter-in-law, Lynn, for [...]
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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 afternoon, the [...]
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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 falls [...]
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The Great Road Trip of 2009 – Sunday, April 5
July 7th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Reflections, View From the 80's
Sunday, April 5th – Four Generations Meet For the First Time
The highlight of our third full day together with Mom & Laura at our house here in Picayune was getting together with my son Mark, his wife, Lynn, and their three girls – Zoe, 6, Hannah, 3 (she’s since turned 4), and Kayci, 2.
Mom had [...]
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