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Summer Vacation Carnival!

June 16, 2008 by Elaine

The summer vacation was pretty much a given in my family while I was growing up. Every year Daddy would take a week or so off from work and we would drive somewhere, whether it be Colorado, California or even the Texas coast. My parents would load up the truck and camper with all the…

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Filed Under: childhood, Family, Memories, vacation

Summer Vacation Extravaganza!

June 16, 2008 by Elaine

Okay, so last week I got to thinking about summer vacations (especially after mentioning them in my Father’s Day post) and decided that I had a few good pictures and stories to share about the MANY vacations that we took as family when I was growing up. And, well, I figured a lot of you…

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Filed Under: Carnival, Family, Memories, vacation

In Honor of My Two Favorite Fathers

June 13, 2008 by Elaine

Just a little something for Father’s Day weekend… I always knew that my father was a little older than the other kids’ dads. Not because he acted it, just because I knew his age. As a matter of fact, he didn’t “act” it at all. He was 42 when I was born, but he could…

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Filed Under: Dad, Family, Holidays, Memories, Tim

A Trip Down Norwood Lane

May 9, 2008 by Elaine

On the way home from a couple of errands today I drove through the intersection of our city at Fielder Rd. and Norwood Ln. You know the one, right? ; ) It’s in kind of an older part town with homes that have very wooded lots and I pretty much have it memorized. Not much…

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Filed Under: Memories, Tim, video

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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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