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Take me out to the ball game

The stars aligned for my husband, the Oakland A’s fan, this week. First, his beloved team was set to play against the Angels just an hour away from where we live. Then, through a little maneuvering, Dave was able to combine a Amazon Local deal with a discount tickets site to get us free tickets to … Continue reading »

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The Plane that Grandpa Flew

There are some family stories that don’t get told enough. Grandpa Glenn’s experiences in the Army are some of those stories. Last week we were able to visit a vintage airplane museum in Chino where we hoped we would find a few planes that he recognized from his time flying for the post-World War II … Continue reading »

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Riding Through Redlands

This past weekend the sidewalks near our home were lined with barricades as bike riders of all ages and abilities zipped by on a downtown sprint course. The Redlands Bike Classic has been attracting professional riders since 1985. Many go on to compete in the Tour de France. According to the announcer, the professionals reached … Continue reading »

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A Little More Family

I am soaking up every second I have in this beautiful place so (relatively) close to family. After two years of goodbyes and keeping up via Skype calls, these times with family are little treasures I am storing up for a time in the future when residency or jobs might take us away again. Easter … Continue reading »

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The Whole Fam Damily … almost

I finally got a chance to show some of my family the beautiful place we live and how happy I am here! My mom, sister and youngest brother were able to make the trip down to visit for a whole week and a half. We were able to walk through the southern California sunshine for … Continue reading »

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Gender Drumroll

And the winner of this pregnancy’s gender challenge is … Yes, ladies and gents, that Glenn Y chromosome is a down and dirty fighter. Only three girls have managed to survive the onslaught on the Glenn grandchild side. On my side, however, we’ve pretty much got a 50/50 split right down the middle. You will … Continue reading »

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Thoughts on Easter

I woke up Easter Sunday morning feeling like a fat, broken old pregnant lady. My rolley-polley tummy flopped out of bed and I limped to the bathroom on a lingering charlie horse that, with a little case of heartburn, had jolted me awake in the middle of the night. In hindsight, I was pretty funny … Continue reading »

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Belly Pics Progression

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The Sister is Home!

After 18 long months of serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, my beautiful sister returned home on February 20th. I feel so lucky that we were placed so close to home. Between family events and holidays, I am really soaking up these great times with the people I … Continue reading »

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Hello Hollywood!

There are only so many Saturdays that you can just enjoy being home. So we set off for the big time, scoping out the Oscars venues before the stars got there. The Dolby Theatre is about an hour’s drive away from our little home in Redlands. We had a great day hanging out with Spider … Continue reading »

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