Family

Reflection on Christmas

by Karoli on December 26, 2008 · 2 comments

The best part of this Christmas was getting to spend fun, warm, happy times with family. My mother had a great dinner at her house on Christmas Eve, and everyone came who was close by. My cousins, who I haven’t seen in three years were there and we finally got to meet the Eldest’s girlfriend, [...]

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Good Deeds of Dancrs

by Karoli on September 23, 2007 · 3 comments

The highlight of today’s dance competition was a special competition in memory of a beloved friend of the sponsoring school, who died of brain cancer last year. Over 60 kids donated $15-$20 each for the right to compete — over $1,000 was raised for brain cancer research! The rules were that they could not wear [...]

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The Gasoline of Power

by Karoli on September 17, 2007 · 1 comment

How prophetic was that slogan? 19 1/2 cents per gallon in 1929, just right for a road trip, which my paternal grandparents and great-grandmother (pictured above) loved.

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