Tag: grandparents

• 2024 State Fair

  There have been a handful or less years where our family has not gone annually to the Great Fair. It has always been a staple for the Alsman Family since before I was born. There was just no question we were going to the Fair each year. Of course, most of us also were in…

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  August 20, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family

  childhood, Dairy Barn, family trips, Grandpa, grandparents, Grays Brothers, influence, memories, pork tent, snacks, State Fair, Swine Building, Taste of Indiana, together, tractor rides

• The Right… Flavor

  Finding the right piece for your specific needs looks sometimes like an uphill battle. After looking at Hobby Lobby a couple of times it’s remarkable that it was found at the very next location or is it! My thoughts were I would just look and see what was there. The idea that I could actually…

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  August 12, 2024

  Spontaneity At It’s Best

  blackberry cobbler, colors, delicious, dry sink, flavors, Grandmas, grandparents, ice cream, ideas, layaway, moments, reaction, sold, solution, Somewhere In Thyme, table

• The Strength of America

  Watching the 3rd day of the Republican National Convention has been emotional. More so than the past 2 days. Each day the Everyday Americans have been inspirational stories told. This third night though tears keep coming from the different guests and their truly amazing and unique stories. So many priceless moments tonight in this lineup…

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  July 17, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  American flags, connections, Family, Gold-Star families, granddaughters, Grandpa, grandparents, guests, life, love, memories, military, moments, nomination, overflowing love, president, RNC, speeches, strength, trump

• Cemeteries… A Peaceful Solitude

  Heading back to the Cemetery this morning almost always feels good. It means exercise time and about half of the time we can say it is actually peaceful. I guess we have to have a reason to pay the mowers right! There are times they beat us and vice versa. Today once again they beat…

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  July 3, 2024

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  burial, cemeteries, cemetery, Christian, church, cruising, death, decisions, facts, Family, fortunate, freaked out, Funeral Service, goodbyes, Gospel Message, grandparents, history, memories, red van, stones, Sunflower, walking, writing

• Wonderful and Unusual

  My summer has officially begun as of last Friday. Somehow my niece has shaken up our usual schedule and we don’t know what’s going on except for a couple of facts. One being that my Dad and brother head to work at nearly 4 and Selena knows she wants to be out if we are…

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  June 21, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  aunts, birthday, cake, conversation, elders, Family, genealogy, grandma, Grandmas, grandparents, history, intergenerational conversation, party, stories, time, uncles

• Observing the D-Day Memorials

  For the past three years I have gotten most of my news from online sources. I don’t put much stock in the name brand news stations Fox isn’t the best but it’s better than CNN, CBS, and all the alphabet soup of hack has been political pundits. When I went to find anything about the…

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  June 6, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?

  80 years, communism, courage, D-Day, generation, grandparents, interviews, livestream, memorials, military, Normandy, observing, Veterans, Washington D.C.

• The Day Before

  Today was a nice day. It was good for our walk this morning and then this afternoon it turned. A front came in and it has been raining since, whether lightly or somewhat harder. I know it’s not completely the same, but I think about 1944 and what that day was like. It was a…

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  June 5, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Modern American History

  ancestry, D-Day, England, Family, grandparents, history, hope, July, June, military, Parents, passionate, Pearl Harbor, privilege, proud, replacement, storm fronts, Veterans, World War II

• Sewing Time

  Getting to this point today has taken quite a while. Really too much time because of my battle with the allergies the last couple of months. I did what I could, but there were nights I shouldn’t have even had a needle in my hand because my head just wasn’t working right. Unfortunately I did…

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  May 28, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  emotions, Family, grandma, Grandma’s, grandparents, life, memories, Pfaff, sewing machine, workout, yesteryear

• Words Cannot Do Justice…

  Since Friday so many things have happened. A tidal wave almost completely knocked me off my feet that evening. Between the exhaustion of dealing with my ongoing allergies and trying to decipher some unique circumstances I have personally been dealing with and all these darn appointments… Friday I just couldn’t type my words, my thoughts…

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  May 26, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Bible Reflections, Modern American History, Women

  actions, allergies, appointments, articles, blessings, choir, church, death, families, Family, grandma, Grandmas, grandparents, life, love, medicine, music, short-story, Sunday, talents, words

• Mother’s Day Methodist Style

  Have you had to deal with a relative as a caretaker? Sometimes its not always easy to find the right way to remedy a some situations. Fortunately in this case God put me and my parents at the Methodist Church to make sure this family event was not forgotten. This may even go as far…

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  May 17, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Women

  Christian grandparents, death, diagnosis, Family, glam, glammed up, God-fearing, Grandmas, grandparents, grateful, life, Methodist, miserable, Mother’s Day, Mother’s Day Program, music, music for the soul, pure joy, raining, still small voice, symptoms, time, tune, writing