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Twelve Hundred Miles

July 5, 2016 by Elaine

I put over 1200 miles on my mom van last week. The purpose of the first leg of the trip was to pick up the oldest at camp. The rest of the trip was full of friends and family. And water.  LOTS of water. Road trips are second nature for me now. I’ve been driving…

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Filed Under: Austin, Family, food, fun, Granny, Kids, summer, Texas, traveling, Uncategorized, vacation

Memories of My Granny

October 6, 2008 by Elaine

Last week I posted a picture and a few words about my Granny and I promised more. Here’s the more… My paternal Grandmother, Annie Zahn Hosek, was born of Czechoslovakian immigrants and raised on a farm in South Texas. I am gonna guess from the day that she started talking she rarely stopped, except to…

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Filed Under: Family, Granny, Memories

WW – Wordless OR Wordful… Whatever.

October 1, 2008 by Elaine

This is me and my paternal Grandmother, pictured 15 years ago after my final choir preformance as a senior in high school. I was so proud that she was there to hear me sing and see me “in action.” It was a first. My “Granny” hailed from a teensy town in south Texas and didn’t…

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Filed Under: Family, Granny, Wordfull Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

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Miss Elaine-ous Me

Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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