Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to us !!!

25 years

Chicago

I am so ready to go to Chicago and see family

and friends. It feels like a lifetime since I have

been home for a happy reason.

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I can't wait to renew my oldest friendship.

Our kids grew up together and we have

shared a lifetime .

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I realize that we won't actually be in CHICAGO,

but I am hoping to take a trip back to the

"old neighborhood". Just for fun and

memories. I want to see the house where I

grew up and Serena wants to see her old school

and I just want to "be there" for a while.

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The main reason for the trip is for Michael & Sherri's

wedding . We are really looking forward to

this and wish them an

eternity of love, laughter and hapiness.

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LOOK OUT !!!!

It's official.. I am behind the wheel again!!

Today I drove Serena & Jack to the airport.

Not trip that I enjoyed , but it did let

me try out my driving skills again.

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Getting in and out of "Fluffy" is not

accomplished without the stairs that

Tom built for me after my surgery.

SOOOOoooo

I can leave the house and I can go to any

drive thru that I want to ..

Drug Store

Liquor Store

or

Fast Food.

What else would a woman need ??

All of my life..

Hey, It's me JACK

Yep, we went to the Punpkin Patch again. You

know I been going there all my life .

I am a lot bigger this year
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This is one mean turkey.

He thinks kids fingers are worms and will

try to bite them in half !!!!

I'm not touching him-- you touch him !!!

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I think I'll just take a walk over this

bridge and go see the sunflowers.

( last year they wouldn't let me do this by myself )

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Can you believe it !!! They put a movie theatre

out here right in the middle of the woods!!

Somebody really knows what kids like ...

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That's it for now ..

Incredible Dash

Jack as Dash from the Incredibles movie ...

And he runs almost as fast as "Dash"

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Jack has learned he must say

"Trick or Treat" ,

Hold out the bag

and then say "Thank You "

after he receives

his candy.

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Hopefully he will not pull a Serena.

When people would put candy in the bag

she would look at in and voice her opinion..Either

Yum, good stuff or I NO LIKE IT !!!

Just a reminder-- Jack DOES NOT eat

candy or cake and just in the past couple of months

will on occasion eat an Oreo.

It is Jack choice to not eat sweets

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I hope Serena & John wear their running shoes

Halloween night !!!

Celebrating

Celebrating

25 Years I am a lucky woman and

just wanted to let the rest of the world know that

after 25 years , I am hoping for another 25 with

the man I love.

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He has been here for me during the good and the

bad and the UNHEALTHY, and he is

still here.

I am truly the luckiest

woman alive.

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Tom has been my rock thru a lot of the rough spots

including my accident, my surgeries, my family

and so much more.

All I can say to him is

"Watu, more than you will ever know "

2600

Since Tom does not like birthday parties ,

he did not get one this year

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BUT, on Sept 27th ( not his b-day)

we had a happy

2600 Saturday party

(Serena's idea, the 2600 Saturdays)

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Food was abundant !!

So was beer and wine

and some of the wine

was homemade... YUM !!!

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After conversation and lots of food and

Rice Crispie treat cake we

move to the garage and the great dart

tournament was on.

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Jack and Ralphie loved being able to run up

and down the driveway. Tom set up the sawhorses,

that way the boys knew where to STOP !!

The boys also had a chance to try their hand a

throwing darts.

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I don't have pictures yet, Serena will be

sending them to me in the next few days

and I wil post them for all to see.