Aug
29
Happy 40th Anniversary!
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Today is my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary. Forty years ago they stood before a minister in Hamilton with their mothers as witnesses and took their marriage vows. What a journey it has been – leaving family to study Bible School in Minnesota, serving as youth ministers in Ohio, multiple jobs to make ends make, raising two children, illness, moving from state to state, and now pastoring a small church in Mt. Vernon, ...
Aug
29
Upward Bound Soccer
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It’s that time again, school has started, fall is just around the corner and the Upward Bound soccer season is in full swing. Although my nephews have played soccer in North Carolina for a couple of seasons, schedules just have not worked out for me to be able to attend one of their games. Just enjoy the video clips and pictures my sis-in-law frequently shares.So I get to support (and a noisy supporter I can be – when ...
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Friends, pizza, pets, baseball, old-maid, go-fish, and hi-o cherry-io – what do you get – the perfect recipe for a Friday night get-together. Since we have been trying together for awhile and her husband was out of town, last Friday evening, it just worked out for us to visit my friend, Anissa and the kids. After picking up pizza, breadsticks and drinks plus a tray of my Mom’s delicious breads we were all set.After ...
Aug
24
A Visit to Cades Cove
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A new day, an early rising, heading to the infamous Cades Cove. As we headed to checkout, we got distracted by creek side pics but this gave us an opportunity to help some honeymooners make some memories. John and Leslie from Alabama had gotten married Friday in Gatlinburg but they hadn’t any pictures together except at the wedding!! No way! So several sets of batteries, two cameras, memory card errors, you name ...
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What to do? On our own now that my family is on their way home? Shopping? Hiking? Food? Relaxation? It’s definitely time to try out this Rebel?After some quick shopping in Gatlinburg, we headed to the Clingman’s Dome. What an incredible experience! What a fantastic view! I heard of it but always thought it was a hike to a rock formation (ooops!). I had never realized that 6,643 feet, it is the highest point in the ...
Aug
24
Wow! Double Wow!
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Most of my friends and family are major Kentucky Wildcat fans but somehow I slipped through the cracks. Sports just aren't "all that" for me although I enjoy the occasional game. However this afternoon I have had the privilege of meeting Kenny "Sky" Walker, a former Kentucky Wildcat and New York Knicks basketball player as he was traveling through our county on a community project. Maybe because I come from "short" folk ...
Aug
19
A Week's Worth!
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First, I would like to apologize for being so long in posting. It seems I have encountered every “technical difficulty” lately including extra-slow dial up, no internet service in motels, crashed hard drives (the one holding all my pictures – so thankful for sites like walmart.com, shutterfly, myspace, facebook and a host of friends and family with whom I have shared pictures). However, this past week with my family ...
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I just wanted to take a moment to wish a very special couple a Happy 12th Anniversary! Happy Anniversary to my brother, Kevin, and his lovely bride of twelve years, Donna! Two states, six houses, three boys, numerous pets and projects later, this couple has been through the multitude of trials and blessings of marriage! I wish you both a lifetime of blessings and continued happiness! I love you both very much!Until ...
Aug
9
I'm A Rebel
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I know, I know…most of you reading this title just had a good laugh – Me, A Rebel? Yeah, Right! It’s really true!I am the proud new owner of a Canon Digital Rebel Xsi Camera! Now I can use my telephoto and wide angle lens left over from the era of film (it sounds so long ago!) and, hopefully, take the photography of Clarissa’s Corner to whole new level! Doesn’t it sound exciting!Since it’s all so new to me, kind of ...
Aug
9
Blackberry Gold
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Last week, I did something I’ve not done in many years! I remember picking blackberries when I was a young girl but evidently there was a lot of the experience that I forgot. I remember the plump juicy berries ripe for the picking – covered in cream and sugar or made into hot sweet blackberry dumplings. Simply delicious! I forgot the briars and thickets and chiggers and snakes and….. So, when my friend, Teresa, invited ...
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Have you ever just seen something that just “clicked” with you and thought “WOW! That is just the coolest!” It has happened to me.Last weekend, at our auction, we sold a 1965 Plymouth Valiant Convertible. As soon as I saw it, my imagination went into overdrive. I could just see it – fire engine red, cream convertible top folded back, shiny silver trim, a long flowing scarf around my neck, just cruising down the highway! ...
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As we were driving down the road the other day, I heard a story about Noah’s ark being rebuilt with legos. Legos? Knowing how much my own nephews love to build with legos, my interest was piqued so I had to check it out.Here’s the story: 150 grade school age kids at a church day camp in Illinois built a world-record setting model of Noah’s Ark. The ark measured 12 ft long, two feet wide, and 18 inches high using 35,000 ...
