In my mind, there are two types of people: Walmart people and Target people, and yes, this is the post about the pet. I have cast my lot and a lot of cash with the latter group. The fact that there are two new SuperTargets opening in very close proximity to my house in the [...]

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Back when our fridge was melting butter and we were forced to find our meals amongst the local dining establishments, Nate and I decided to bring Ava to a little, old pizza parlor where we like to get take-out. Apparently most of the customers are of the take-out variety as the plastic plants and vinyl [...]

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Yes, I realize that it is October and most children, including the ones in Ava’s class, start school in September or even August. I could say that Ava is not most children, which she isn’t. But then again what parent thinks of their child as “most children,” but that is another post and not relevant [...]

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Visiting Northern Ireland was a gift from the Lord to us in so many ways. The Ireland trip of 1997 was an end and a beginning for both Nate and me. It’s where our two separate lives intersected and where our paths began to grow into one path. In the past ten years we have [...]

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Due to unforeseen freelance work, Nate confiscated my laptop yesterday, so I charged him with the tribute to our Vallelly friends! By guest writer: NateAlright then, on to Northern Ireland…where we met up with our old mate, Gareth (“Vico”). It was exactly ten years since I saw him last. We parted ways after rocking like [...]

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pictures today. words tomorrow.

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Hello Friends, Spent four days dodging puddles in Paris. The view beneath my umbrella was a bit misty. Paris did appear to be a lovely city despite being on very bad terms with the sun. Enjoyed seeing all the stolen spoils at the Louvre and all the restored treasures at the Palace of Versailles. The [...]

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