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He’s your kid today
“Danielle we need you – he’s your kid today” But he says it is not the fault of the kite but the pole and maybe the wind Continue reading
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Tyler Earns a Renaissance Gold Card
Recovered from a photo Danielle emailed to Matt with the subject line “Tyler.” The card reads: “Congratulations on being a SCW Gold Card Winner.” At the end of first semester Tyler qualified for a Renaissance Gold Card with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, no more than four tardies, and 95% attendance. Continue reading
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The Eagle Letter We Weren’t Sure How to Write
Question – Tyler is working on his letters of recommendation part for the rank application and we are a bit hesitant about the one from a religious perspective. We do not attend church on a regular basis and the boys were not baptized or christened – and thus do not have God parents. I am… Continue reading
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Buried in End-of-Semester Greatness
Ok – I suck but I am buried in end of semester greatness and there is no way I will be ready for class in the morning if I come tonight. Also my house has been overtaken by Boy Scout trivia night raffle items – these are the ones I have left to wrap (we… Continue reading
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Can I get you something, honey?
“Can I get you something honey?” Matt speak for “get out of bed and find some cough medicine before I must find some amazing way to stop it for you” Continue reading
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I Hate Waiting
I did a full day interview last week – including teaching a class. They are talking to two more people this week – so I am on hold – which I hate. Will be a busy weekend with Morgan’s birthday and Easter. D- Continue reading
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Professor Life: Who Was Going to Grade All of This?
It’s about this time in the semester I start to wonder what I was thinking when I came up with my assignment list — and just who was going to grade all of this … Continue reading
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Oser Family Research — The 2017 DNA Match Mystery
Recovered Oser family genealogy research — March 30 to April 2, 2017. This was an unresolved Ancestry DNA-match lead, not a confirmed relationship. An Ancestry user named William Lewis contacted Danielle after receiving a DNA match he could not explain. Danielle forwarded the message to Scott Oser to see whether he recognized a likely connection.… Continue reading
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Grandma’s Heel — Family Stories from Jo and Peter Zeimet
Recovered family correspondence from March 2017. The details below are family recollections and were not independently verified. Danielle: Can you recount for me the story of what happened to Grandma’s heel? D- Jo Zeimet: With these 2 caveats — these would be stories that I heard more than 60 years ago… And of course, stories… Continue reading
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BOOK CLUB WITHDRAWAL
LADIES! I’M SUFFERING! I miss you all. Can we schedule a play date soon? Danielle Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.