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Scotland, part II

We awoke on the 7th to sunshine, and a glimpse of the promised view from Lorraine’s lounge, but alas, we were off to Edinburgh. We were sad to leave Lorraine and David, as we knew we would not be taken care of quite like that for the rest of our trip! We rented a car,

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Scotland, part I

I arrived back in Calgary on Tuesday, anxious to see Clem and the boys. Lisa and I had a terrific holiday, but I did get a bit homesick! I’ll have to wait a while to see Stephen – he is at Notre Dame hockey camp until Saturday, and will stay with my cousin, Bonnie, and

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An action-packed week!

Things have been busy around the Schraefel farm! Clem has been trying to catch up with the weeds in the summerfallow. They`re dying quickly in this heat. The boys have been keeping the yard up to snuff. And I have been mostly in the garden! We did take some time to socialize, though. We held

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Theresa Sokyrka was here!

I enjoyed an evening out last night at the lovely Prairieland Community center here in Kerrobert. A fundraising dinner was held for the new hospital, and Theresa Sokyrka, runner-up in Canadian Idol a couple of years ago, was the entertainment for the evening. The dinner was yummy – perogies, cabbage rolls, ham – and Theresa

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Validation

I heard on the Tonight Show last night about a new study showing that the eldest sibling in a family has the highest IQ. I hate to say I told you so, sibs, but…… No word on whether IQ diminishes with birth order, Rob. Mom, this doesn’t bode so well for you, either. Later.Chandra

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