tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101776432024-03-13T00:02:55.755-05:00Writeacher's thoughtsMarilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.comBlogger445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-28301623339517361332022-11-06T07:10:00.000-06:002022-11-06T07:10:43.814-06:00Grace is still with me!<p>Here's my most recent photo of Grace, now over 17 years old. She's rather thin, but lately she's been eating more than Audace has! She's still as sweet as always. I really do love this lady-cat. 💕 💗 💞</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98Kb1UEDxtXikfjoaa6SedvGeSx5DKZnv3oGtCxXxFPnjubYSrIrbZfqn39LZZj8a_lZK3XBmnci34tAzsvfS_-Cuh_NXLEZBBqwCYTaArcrCWdpepUwbqPl-ovcl1xbwWeG8JKR2g5aumtsWB7I4BomMX4d_ub--I8TZ-fLI_sHB6O-_Tg/s4032/Grace%2011-2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98Kb1UEDxtXikfjoaa6SedvGeSx5DKZnv3oGtCxXxFPnjubYSrIrbZfqn39LZZj8a_lZK3XBmnci34tAzsvfS_-Cuh_NXLEZBBqwCYTaArcrCWdpepUwbqPl-ovcl1xbwWeG8JKR2g5aumtsWB7I4BomMX4d_ub--I8TZ-fLI_sHB6O-_Tg/s320/Grace%2011-2022.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-5156301378067323302020-09-08T07:42:00.000-05:002020-09-08T07:42:08.912-05:00Quite a gap in time!I think I'll take this up again — keeping this blog updated, that is.<br />
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By early February, 2020, I had been receiving unsettling text messages and phone calls from and about my brother Don. I learned that he had started feeling out of breath and had difficulty walking since about May 2019, but didn't tell me anything was wrong until Christmas Eve. He was so much like our dad — quiet, not wanting to bother anyone, etc. Anyway, the news kept getting worse and worse, so on Feb 20, I went to La Quinta to see what was what.<br />
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I learned fast that everything was even worse than I had thought. He was deep into congestive heart failure, but we didn't learn how deep until the angiogram on Mar 3. His cardiologist said that he had probably been having silent coronaries for at least 20 years, and the damage was so thorough that there was nothing to "fix." The only medical help would be a heart transplant. I was crushed.<br />
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Fortunately, I had been in touch with David and Stacy, and plans were already in the works for them to move their dad to Anchorage and live with David. (Stacy doesn't live very far away.) They arrived on the day after Don's angiogram and the cardiologist came in and explained everything again. All of us were crushed, and news about a heart transplant wasn't good. Stacy said, "We just want to take our dad home." And that's what they did.<br />
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I returned home on Mar 7, and the three of them flew from Los Angeles to Anchorage on Mar 8-9 (an overnight, non-stop flight). All of us were becoming more and more aware of this pandemic, and that overnight flight meant no changing planes in Seattle. Excellent move, I thought.<br />
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Don seemed to be settling in just fine at David's. Stacy took him to his first primary-care doctor's appointment on the 11th, and he made an appointment with his new cardiologist. But he developed an infection in one leg, and over the weekend of Mar 14-15, David took him to the ER. Don was admitted so the infection could be fought, but with his kidneys shutting down and his heart pumping at less than 10%, the infection spread to his bloodstream, and he passed away during the night of Mar 18.<br />
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-79504955389576541342016-12-30T07:39:00.000-06:002016-12-30T07:39:02.855-06:00Goodbye, 2016! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-18728619066232847162015-12-18T17:29:00.001-06:002015-12-18T17:30:33.995-06:00On Ancestry<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was quite appalled today while wandering through the new (but not improved) Ancestry.com, specifically my family tree on that website. I'd been hunting for more information about one set of great-grandparents and their children, and this is what I found on Carl Reussing's page:</span><br />
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Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-87691950258773332882015-04-03T09:01:00.002-05:002015-04-03T09:03:26.718-05:00Springtime and bluebonnets!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-87029471961018410572015-03-21T09:37:00.002-05:002015-04-03T08:52:49.590-05:00Getting out of drought<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A couple of years ago, southeast Texas was deep into drought. Many MANY trees were lost, all over the place, including two very tall ones in my back yard. The last two years, though, have certainly taken care of that! And this year has been wetter than last year. Other parts of Texas still need lots more rain, so I keep praying for that.</span><br />
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Very strange weather for SE Texas! There's a thin layer of frozen rain on plants, mulch, roofs, guardrails, and cars this morning, and it shows no signs of melting!</div>
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While it was frosty and cold outside this morning (but at least not raining!), Ruse was helping me pay some of our December bills!</div>
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Here is my latest project to brighten up the entranceway to Wee World, the nursery ministry in our church, <a href="http://www.creeksend.org/" target="_blank">The Church at Creek's End</a>. </div>
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Finishing touches are still being applied ... a few decorations on some of the "clay jars" and the addition of children's names. </div>
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-51362361446264796092013-06-28T16:38:00.000-05:002013-06-28T16:39:46.462-05:00Sad day ... lost another tree<div style="text-align: center;">
This is the fourth tree I've had to have removed since living here. Two were fairly small, having been planted in the front yard after I moved in, but the two in the back yard were part of the original forest here: one oak (about 2 years ago) and one pine (today). Breaks my heart. =(</div>
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Signs of pine beetle infestation.</div>
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They get into the tree through these tiny holes they bore. </div>
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More signs of pine beetles' destruction. </div>
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The tree team got the top of the tree down first. There was no doubt that this tree was a goner. Breaks my heart. </div>
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Here's the topless tree ... it's still incredibly tall.</div>
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The guys on the ground were cutting up what was cut off and lowered by ropes. </div>
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Absolutely no doubt ... it was dead. =( </div>
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Now there's only one oak left where there used to be two oaks and a pine. </div>
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It's still a pretty back yard, but to lose two full grown trees in two years is heart-breaking.</div>
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Today, Kira was baptized during the first service at church. We are all very happy for her!</div>
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Pastor Tim is introducing Kira to the congregation.</div>
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-84034421975520179992013-05-14T21:33:00.001-05:002013-05-14T21:34:37.380-05:00On Mother's Day<div style="text-align: center;">
On Mother's Day, Ken treated Anne and me (and two kids!) to an afternoon at the ball game, watching the Astros from one of the suites. It was a beautiful day, and the big roof was open ... the first time I've watched one of these games in open air. Usually it's so hot and humid, the roof is closed and the a/c is on!</div>
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We had a wonderful time!</div>
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We're on a roller-coaster of sorts ... warm and muggy and then cold and windy and dry ... sometimes rain in between! Very strange!!</div>
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Sideways rain today!</div>
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LOTS of rain for about 45 minutes!!</div>
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And on my walk back to my car, I found some weedy looking plants that have cute little flowers, too!</div>
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Creekside Park is a residential area in The Woodlands where there's a large open section with bluebonnets in it. I think they were cultivated, but now the area is open for people to enjoy ... have picnics, take photos, etc!!</div>
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And a couple of panoramas, just to get the feeling of the expanse of this!</div>
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Out of the cold and snow in PA, and into the sunshine and warmth of Key West!! Hooray!</div>
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Simone ... in front of the original "Sloppy Joe's" </div>
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The view on the drive to Key West.</div>
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Beautiful sunset! </div>
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I've wanted to get more done to make my house easier to cool in summer, and one of my goals was to save and put solar screens or solar film on all the windows. </div>
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Here are the "before" photos:</div>
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from the front</div>
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Screens are now installed ... and I love them all!</div>
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This is the view out my front window when I first got up this morning ... very foggy, but lit up by the street lights. Eerie!</div>
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Northampton Elementary choir - "Raindeer on the Roof"</div>
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Hildebrandt's Advanced Treble Choir - getting ready!</div>
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Kira is second from the left in the front row.</div>
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The next three are photos of Klein Oak High School's Chamber Singers.</div>
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The finale -- with all five choirs included: </div>
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KOHS Chamber Singers, center on the risers</div>
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Hildebrandt treble choirs, left and right on the risers</div>
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Hildebrandt boys' choir, in the white shirts and black vests in front of the high schoolers</div>
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Northampton choir, in front of the stage (huge, isn't it?)</div>
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Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-56651118054364702862012-11-22T09:48:00.001-06:002012-11-23T10:52:38.501-06:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kira, having poured her first glass of sparkling cider!</div>
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Austen, setting up an artsy photo of his glass of sparkling cider!!</div>
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Three siblings: Parker, Austen, and Kira</div>
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Parker has been with his ROTC unit in two parades this month. </div>
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The first was on Nov 12 for Veterans Day at Klein Memorial Stadium. He's carrying the New Mexico flag in this first photo.</div>
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This morning, he was in the parade down the streets of Tomball. Such wonderful groups of kids!!</div>
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-31909027294894462022012-11-12T09:12:00.000-06:002012-11-12T09:12:17.721-06:00New atrium at church<div style="text-align: center;">
Church at Creek's End has been saving up money and making plans and expanding/improving the original buildings for at least six years. This weekend the whole congregation could see the very near completion! There is still some landscaping to be done, and the parking lot needs re-organizing and re-striping, and there are other projects on tap (the facilities for the youth ministry and for the nursery), but the huge, major ones are pretty much done. </div>
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The spaciousness is just wonderful! And that window-wall ... I love it all!</div>
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Below is the Creek Cafe serving area and the patio entrance/exit.</div>
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Several small seating groups make for great conversation!</div>
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Here's the doorway into the kitchen from the Creek Cafe.</div>
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The doors on the left lead into the sanctuary. And this alcove and corner are all set up with our Angel Christmas Tree.</div>
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Again, I really love the spaciousness here. This photo is looking back toward Creek Cafe and the outdoor patio through the windows.</div>
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There is a water feature just behind the cross. The doors under the cross lead into the office area and the facilities for our children and youth ministries.</div>
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Late last month, I took these on a walk after a really good rainstorm!</div>
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After today's rain, things look much the same, except that the creek is higher!</div>
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<br />Marilynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723534467755518359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177643.post-89119184882247717642012-10-05T15:42:00.004-05:002012-10-05T15:42:45.317-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
This morning, I paid $3.419/gallon for gas here in Texas. That's bad enough, but this is worse ... in La Quinta where Don lives. <b><i>AND </i></b>this is at CostCo, where the gas prices are so "good" compared to Shell and Chevron and all the rest, that they sold out earlier today! Yikes!!</div>
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