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Morbid but heartwarming!

The holidays were a little rough on me this year–I was keenly missing my mother–and Dale’s mom knew it so she checked with Dale and then gave me quite a Christmas present: an urn that I’d been eying to put … Continue reading

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Christmas Morning…

We had a lot of fun going home to Flint to see friends and family! We spent Christmas Eve at Dale’s dad’s and Christmas day we hung out at Dale’s brother’s house (until we headed to Uncle Randy’s). The day … Continue reading

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Dale's Mom and Grandma Visit!

Aunt Linda called the night before Dale’s Grandma and mom arrived to warn us that Grandma has “slowed down” so we just have to walk a little slower and make sure we let her rest if she “gets a little … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my (Rebecca’s) mom’s 59th birthday. We lost her last winter but she is still with me all the time, in all kinds of unexpected ways. I thought about her all day and I just wanted to take a … Continue reading

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Granda Cutcher's 90th Birthday!

Last weekend we made a quick trip to Michigan to go to Dale’s maternal grandmother’s 90th birthday party! It was a huge success–everybody was there! Dale took some photos to commemorate the occasion. Dale’s grandmothers! Grandma Cutcher and Grandma Murray … Continue reading

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Repurposed Speaker Cabinet!

Dale’s dad found a new purpose for Dale’s old speaker cabinet! We have one that’s currently being used as a plant stand but this takes it to another level! He calls it his “Urei Cat House” and the email he … Continue reading

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Dale’s Speaker Project

A post from Dale: I have had the below set of speakers for about 16 years and though these 20+ year old speakers are not exactly attractive, I absolutely love the sound and it would cost an absurd amount of … Continue reading

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Cousin Chuck Visits…

My cousin Chuck stopped in for a visit recently with his boyfriend Travis. Chuck is taking a photography class and Dale was nice enough to show off all his camera equipment. And this is Chuck’s roommate Mander or “Mandy”. Our … Continue reading

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Wayne Bowls 800 Series

Dale’s dad reached a personal best recently and got a write-up in the Flint Journal! You can see the article on Wayne’s (Dale’s brother, not his father) blog by clicking here. Pair roll 800 series in same league on same … Continue reading

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More Christmas Photos…

Dale finally gave me the pictures he took at Christmas. More family pics below… I took this one–Dale and his Grandma Murray on Christmas Eve. Grandma Murray helping Ian with his new keyboard. Ian unwrapping an exciting present. On Christmas … Continue reading

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