Possibly I've been watching too much television. As the news programs review the events of 2015, I have been thinking about my own year. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you might want to grab a cup of coffee and prepare to read this novel...
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Nephew Adam in cross country meet |
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Mel in Montana |
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Brian and Jane in our music room |
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Nephews Dane and Adam |
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Elena and Atanas as queen and minion at our Halloween bash |
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Chuck and Melanie at their place |
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Chuck and Mike at the Garage in Bozeman, Mt. |
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Me and Mike at Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park |
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Me and Mike at our Halloween party |
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Nephew Dane and brother Gary |
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Standing at Mike's old childhood swimming hole (Mouth of the Jordan) |
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I should have bought this hat in Ireland |
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Celebrating Stan's birthday with Mike, Stan, Kevin and Kathy |
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My brother-in-law Eric's birthday party |
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Family gathering at Angie's house in March |
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Heavy raining in December floods the Nativity scene |
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Indy 500 with Mike, Gretchen and Craig |
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Friend John directing the church bell choir on Christmas Eve |
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Enjoying the Strawberry Festival in downtown Indy with Mike and John |
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Enjoying garage tour at the track with Kathy, Kevin and Mike |
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March birthday party with Melanie, Bryan, Pat, Chuck and John |
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Melanie, Cathy and me at a Big Sky brewery |
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Mike and me at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis |
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Enjoying a Hawaiian themed Christmas party with friends |
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Everything is lush in Ireland |
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With Mike and John in Ireland |
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Mikie making me crumpets for Valentine's Day |
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We miss our dear friend Mary who passed away this year |
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Mom and me at the Log Inn over Thanksgiving weekend |
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Mom and Angie enjoying a cool evening outside |
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Stacy and Pat at the Redemption Brewery |
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Ruth, Mike and Don at White River Gardens |
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Kevin, Stan and Mike at Kevin and Kathy's place |
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With Stan, Mike and John at the county fair |
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Winter sunset |
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Wyoming view |
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I say goodbye to 2015! |
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