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Papa’s World – Writing positively, with humor!

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My blogs are positive –

I leave turmoil and politics out of them.

That was the promise I made myself when I started.

For me, they are an exercise in memory joggers!

The blogs help my memory of our life together all these years!

Laughing – the three ladies have such a good time together.

Sherry, Cindy, and Dottie!

Friends for decades and decades.

The smiles say it all!

LOL- after all these years – Sherry still loses her phone.

But she has a smartwatch and can make it ring so she can find it! LOL!!!!

Sherry and her mother, Barb.

Her youngest sister, Bonnie, and her sister Debbie.

This was taken in the side yard of their home just outside Mount Jewett, PA.

SMILE – GOOD HUMOR – LAUGHS!

Growing up with the Beatles!

Papa, Bob, Pam, and Sherry.

Bob and I went to school together back in Eldred, PA.

GOOD TIMES – MEMORIES!

My two sons, Troy and Shawn.

Both still live back in PA, where they were raised.

POSITIVITY IN MY LIFE!

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Papa’s World – Out and about!

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My go-to for a quick nutritious breakfast or lunch.

Being busy – not often do we make breakfast or lunch.

Instead, just grabbing a Chocolate Shake – with water, ice, and Almond milk!

In a blender and run for twenty seconds –

It is fast, and I really like it!

Making it fast and easy –

OUT AND ABOUT!

Sherry and Cindy on one of our golfing days out!

I just like being on the course –

Sometimes a really good shot brings me back.

OUT AND ABOUT!

A favorite OUT AND ABOUT –

Is going over to the Sunset Beach Park on the mainland.

Taking our chairs and just sitting in the shade-

Watching the boat traffic on the ICW!

OUT AND ABOUT!

June 5th. 1967 –

Where I started my career at American Olean Tile Company in Olean, New York

47 1/2 years later in Dulles, Va. –

I RETIRED!

A lot of memories in this picture, for I worked there for 32 years!

OUT AND ABOUT!

At our granddaughter’s house for Halloween!

She loves this time of year.

Sarah – the youngest of the Myers granddaughters!

OUT AND ABOUT!

The Causeway Bridge over the ICW to Ocean Isle Beach.

We live about a ten-minute drive from here without traffic!

Our current life.

OUT AND ABOUT!

Maddy to the left.

Papa in the center.

Ella to the right.

At Arlington Cemetery.

Living near D.C.

We often took the grandchildren into the city to explore.

OUT AND ABOUT!

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Papa’s World – We are SENIORS!

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We most certainly do! LOL

While not that profound-

I do tell the days of the week by when I put the garbage out the night before!!!!

Now how do I always remember that?

Tuesday night it goes out, which means I empty all the little trash cans in the house-

One in each bathroom and two in the office!

Then make sure the main one in the kitchen is empty and a new one is put in!

Then about 5pm. –

Wheel it out from the garage and look to see if the neighbors have theirs out!

YES! It is the right day!!!! LOL!

So that day was Tuesday, and the next day they stop and dump it- WEDNESDAY!!! GOT IT!

That most likely is about right for everyone –

However, I have an internal clock!

I have never in my life set the alarm.

Just tell me what time I have to get up, and I am right there!

So – Tuesday and Wednesday are noted.

Saturdays – “ARE WE GOING TO CHURCH IN THE MORNING?” I will ask!

I know it is Saturday because I have a watch that tells me the time, day, and date! LOL!

And on my desk is my CALENDAR!

I compare my watch with that CALENDAR!

And I have my phone – SO GOES THE LIFE OF A SENIOR!

NO ALARMS, but in great need of PHONE, WATCH, and CALENDAR!

One thing I do remember and have for over twenty years –

Is my Chocolate Shake!

Crushed ice – some water – one scoop of Dutch Chocolate and then Almond milk.

Blend it, to me is like a Wendy’s Frosty!

I drink this in place of breakfast or lunch.

I find it filling enough to skip a meal and help control my weight!

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This was a common occurrence for me during the Pandemic! LOL

LIFE AS A SENIOR –

For us walking the beach.

Volunteering for Protection of Sea Turtles.

And having our granddaughter – Taylor- intern for a week in July to assist in the protection – inventorying the nests and helping get the baby turtles to the water.

Here is Taylor in her last performance in a play.

Today, she plays soccer, basketball, and flag football.

Now sixteen years old –

She has ridden horses since she was four years old!

Taylor – her first time ever on a horse, and it continues to this day.

She now rides and jumps obstacles!

LIFE AS A SENIOR has given us opportunities to be with all the grandkids as they mature.

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Papa’s World – Remember when?

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Papa and Sherry on our second trip to the Biltmore Estate.

We want to go back at Christmas time to see the decorations.

I am always amazed at the wealth these people had to build such an estate!

REMEMBER WHEN?

Pam and Bob –

Papa and Sherry-

Bob and I went to school together growing up in NWPA –

In a small town called Eldred.

We get together to play golf.

Their one-year lease is up soon, and they will be trying to decide where they want to retire.

But this past year has been fantastic because we have spent time together.

Often we converse – “REMEMBER WHEN”?

June 25th, 1982 –

The day we were married.

So long ago –

But has gone by so fast!

REMEMBER WHEN?

Our journey together –

Always looking and exploring!

Steelers fans and Bills fans.

A few years ago –

Both teams played one another.

So neighbors being neighbors –

Got together and watched the game.

THE BILLS MAFIA WON!!!!!

REMEMBER WHEN?

I have many of these types of balls out there!!!! LOL

Daughters and mother – BEACH TIME!

Debby and Tammy and Sherry!

REMEMBER WHEN?

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Memorial Day – 2026 –

Sherry fell off her bike.

She fractured her Pelvis in two places.

She did not need surgery.

She recovered fast with rehab and PT!

After four and one-half weeks –

She was walking with a cane!

This picture will go down as –

REMEMBER WHEN?

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Papa’s World – Thoughts – Humor – Good times!

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Sherry and Cindy, during one of our many golf times together.

Decades of friends here!

A lot of GOOD TIMES –

Laughs – and scrambles to par every hole!

Memories in time!

MY GOOD THOUGHT!

Cassidy, Taylor, and Bode.

Sisters and brother when they were young!

MEMORIES!

Upper left –

My youngest son Shawn in high school.

MEMORIES!

LOL – If only this were true!

My two sons –

Troy and Shawn.

MEMORIES!

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THOUGHTS – HUMOR – GOOD TIMES – married – 6-25-1982!

Papa’s World – Family history and memories!

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Taylor – cousin Sarah and little Cassidy!

These three in the early years were always together.

Notice Cassidy’s shoes –

Not sure who they belong to –

But they are not hers! LOL

This was taken at our home in the kitchen area, leading out to the enclosed patio.

Today – Sarah is a Sophomore in college-

And the twins are Sophomores in High School.

FAMILY HISTORY AND MEMORIES!

Sherry started her own internet business twenty years ago.

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We have attended many and learned what over 40 published studies and research have proved for this supplement.

.For over twenty years –

This is what I take every day!

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In the late 80s to the mid 90s –

We were neighbors of Cindy and Buck in Pleasant Acres, Portville, N.Y.

They sold and moved to the Wilmington, N.C. area!

Today, we live about 38 miles from them in Cameron Woods Community, Ocean Isle Beach.

We have maintained best friends all these years and traveled the World with them and the country on trips!

Buck and Papa somewhere on the ICW!

Cindy and Sherry on the KINZUA VIADUCT in Mount Jewett, Pa.

This is the area that Sherry grew up in.

Our friends for many years!

Sherry, Ella, Maddy, Sarah, Debby, and Diane – our neighbor.

The Myers family came to visit, and Sherry bought a raffle ticket and won a day on the ICW in a Pontoon boat!

FAMILY HISTORY AND MEMORY!

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Papa’s World – Memories – family and friends!

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Debby, Tammy, and their mother, Sherry.

Daughters and mother forming a memory on the beach for years to come for the next generation!

My purpose for these blogs is to have a place for future generations to see and read about family and friends and our lives!

Our lives together began on 6-25-1982 when we were married-

But had dated a year and a half before that!

We combined two sets of children that day.

Her daughters and my sons.

Her daughters lived with us-

And my sons with their mother.

Those early years – we had no money, but we had family times!

My oldest son and his life partner – Andrea!

My youngest son and wife – Trisha!

Both daughters still live back in NVA –

And both sons still live back in the area they were raised in, NWPA!

FAMILY has always been important to us.

Our oldest friends since we were married-

Are Dottie and Cindy?

Here, the three of them pose much like the three musketeers!

To this day, we still try to get together every 4 to six months or sooner, as we are only 38 miles from Cindy!

FRIENDS are an important part of our lives together!

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My oldest friend from childhood is Bobby, and his wife Pam.

Along with new friend Diane, who is our neighbor but also has a cottage on Ruchford Lake in WNY-

And knows our area well, where we were first married in Portville and Olean, N.Y.

A SMALL WORLD!

Sherry and Cindy!

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Papa’s World – A little humor and a lot of life!

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LOL- Life happens – more beer please!

Sitting outback on the patio – we had a visitor!

As soon as I stood up-

It turned and was fast in retreating to the wood line.

We do have Copperheads and Timber Rattlesnakes –

However, I have never seen one in the backyard.

But I have seen Blacksnakes, and they are good.

They kill Copperheads, and I assume Timber Rattlesnakes!

I think this was some sort of water snake.

All part of where we live in Cameron Woods Community-

Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

Our grandson Bode –

Who graduated from Elementary School to Middle School!

Instead of shaking hands with the teachers –

He hugged each one!

A LOT OF LIFE!

Sunset in Cameron Woods Community-

And our three oldest granddaughters, after going for a run!

THE SUN DOESN’T SET ON THEIR SMILES!

To all of you –

There is GOOD in this world.

Celebrate it whenever you encounter it!

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Papa’s World – As time goes by- Memories!

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When all the grandkids were younger –

We all went to the county fair.

We are as Sherry’s shirt says- “BLESSED”!

And a time to come-

Ella’s Shirt – SKIP A STRAW – SAVE A TURTLE!

Gone by times are memories!

Walking the streets of Washington, D.C. with our friends from AZ.

Sherry, Jo, and Paul.

Who came for a visit several years ago.

We toured all of D.C. for three days and took the Metro.

A first for them and one of many for us!

Gone by times are memories.

We had the honor of hosting Ronny Cox – movie star and TV actor –

His first role was in Deliverance, and he became a star.

He came to ur church through a program, and we gave him a place to stay overnight.

We sat around our breakfast table for a few hours, and he regaled us with his life in Hollywood and other stars.

He was also accompanied by Radoslav Lorkovic –

An accomplished musician in his own right on the accordion and piano –

World-renowned from Croatia.

Here is Radoslav and Ronny Cox packing up to leave with Sherry in our driveway.

It was a fun 24 hours, and both were exceptional in gratitude for our hosting them.

Rad travels the world playing his music!

Gone by times are memories!

North Main Street in Eldred, Pa., where I was raised and lived for 30 years.

The cluster of buildings on the lower left –

Are the Eldred- WWII museum.

A bucket list to see!

Many tour buses from all over stop and explore the history contained inside its walls.

And yes, that is a real Tank bursting through the wall!

The red building, lower right, was the fire hall as I was growing up.

The building to the upper right-

Was the Masonic Temple- a dentist’s and a doctor’s office as I was growing up.

It was there I went, where I broke both my arm and finger at separate times.

All my early dental work was performed there.

If you see the car in the main street, upper left-

The home I was raised in –

Is just beyond the big white house-

And now my great niece lives there.

That makes for 82 years of family living there.

Gone by times are memories!

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Papa’s World – In today’s world, positive writing!

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A little humor for seniors to start the day! LOL

GOOD ADVICE!

In today’s constant turmoil in the news –

This captures the way I feel.

I keep my opinions to myself –

And I do not want to talk about all the problems right or left.

I AM INDEPENDENT and can form my own ideas.

What do you name that chair!!!!!

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Retirement is this way –

Also – trying to remember what day of the week it is!

MARLEY and CASSIDY!

Our granddaughter and their Golden-Doodle – MARLEY!

My two sons – Troy and Shawn –

Still live back in NWPA where they grew up!

LOL – A LEFT OVER FROM THE PANDEMIC YEAR! LOL

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Papa’s World – How about some good thoughts and humor!

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Helping when we can –
volunteering –

Our now senior lives are full of the above!

When family visits –

We go to the church on OIB-

And take a picture across the marsh at sunset!

Cassidy – a handstand-

At the church on OIB at sunset across the marsh!

TRUE – TRUE and TRUE! LOL

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Our ride in N.C. has been since 2021.

After spending nine months in S.C., until our house was built!

WE ARE SENIORS –

More toward 80 in age than 70!!!!!!!

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Papa’s World – Positives in blog writing!

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A positive to us!

Hello everyone –

This is Papa and Sherry.

For the second time for both of us –

We were married on 6-25-1982!

Our wedding day all those years ago.

We keep the positives in our lives together.

Raising two sets of children –

And now we live near Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach in N.C.

We hit a lot of dirt paths in those early years.

We had no money, but we made do with what we had.

LOL – later – after the children were all gone –

We took up golf together.

Another positive in our lives.

Twenty years ago –

We came across a supplement that we both started taking to age healthily.

Today, we have never missed a day.

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My blog today is on positive feelings and results.

Our life is in the senior years of our life.

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Papa’s World – Vibes – thoughts and humor!

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A new JUICE PLUS PRODUCT!

I have been using JUICE PLUS for over 20 years.

When I need to substitute a meal –

My go-to is the DURCH CHOCOLATE drink.

I take the powder one scoop-

Mix it with ice, water, and almond milk –

Put it in the blender, and it is like an unfrozen Wendy’s frozen drink.

Then with a piece of toast – that is my breakfast or lunch.

Now, they have produced a third flavor – STRAWBERRY!

And the other flavor is FRENCH VANILLA –

Which,

I sometimes add a teaspoon of peanut butter.

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MY GOOD VIBE AND THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

A little humor!

June 25th. 1982 –

Over 44 years ago –

The day we were married!

Time has flown by –

But we still share LIFE together –

BEST FRIENDS!

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Today, as in every day of our life together –

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Always my way to start a new day!

COFFEE – one cup a day, but always look forward to it!

Creating a GOOD VIBE FOR THE DAY!

At my grandson’s wedding –

A moment in time is never forgotten.

GOOD VIBE FOR THE DAY!

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Papa’s World – Together – Life and Fun!

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Our life together has been for decades and decades –

Involved both Dottie and Cindy.

I knew Dotie before we were married, and I attended her wedding to my long-time friend Jim!

We all grew up in Eldred, Pa.

Cindy knew Jim and Dottie before we were introduced to her and her husband, Buck, by Dottie and Jim.

This was all in the early and mid-80s.

We raised our children together –

Took vacations and traveled the world together.

Today, we still meet up several times a year, and we live 38 miles from Cindy and Buck!

TOGETHER – LIFE and FUN!

Cindy – Buck and Sherry –

Last year, on a trip to Florida with them.

The six of us are watching a Buffalo Bills game together.

TOGETHER – LIFE and FUN!

Before they could walk –

Tammy and Marcus with Taylor and Cassidy – THE TWINS!

Today – Taylor on the left and Cassidy on the right with Tammy!

They are now Sophomores in H.S.

Each is their own individual.

Cassidy does competitive cheerleading –

And H.S. cheer.

Taylor plays the violin and rides horses.

Cassidy chose not to continue the violin, and she was first chair.

Taylor sings and composes her own songs!

The twins are different –

But if I hear them talk when out of sight-

It is hard for me to tell who is who!

The same but so different.

TOGETHER- LIFE and FUN!

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Our long-time friends from the church in NVA!

Nancy and John –

Who moved before we did to Charleston, S.C.

We still keep in touch and meet up.

Long-time friends Nancy and John.

TOGETHER- LIFE and FUN!

Taylor was in her last performance in a play.

She loves to sing, dance, and act.

Cassidy – in the high middle – H.S. cheer!

TOGETHER- LIFE and FUN!

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Papa’s World – BEACH LIFE!

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A sand maze in NMB!

We took the three youngest grandkids here –

So they could see and try to solve one of the two sand mazes on this beach.

In the middle is Bode trying to work his way through!

If you want to entertain your kids –

They will spend quite a long time trying to find the way through!

Just a small part of BEACH LIFE!

When we can not eat all those fruits and vegetables raw-

We are taking the nutrients every day that research shows go directly into the bloodstream!

For twenty years, we have followed this plan.

Each day we consume the nutrients of 30 fruits, berries, and vegetables.

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Part of the BEACH LIFE –

Is kayaking the ICW onto the marshlands.

Here we are drinking some Fireball shots-

(Provided by another person)

While parking the Kayaks –

And standing on a sandbar with our dear friends Pam and Bob!

Yes – there were small crabs, but it was an experience!

ANOTHER PART OF BEACH LIFE!

Family comes to visit –

Standing on the grass before the marsh and the sunset –

On the church grounds on the island of OIB!

Part of BEACH LIFE!

Being so close –

We can make this an everyday walk if we so wish.

We have bought a parking pass for the last two seasons since they installed paid parking –

On both Sunset and Ocean Isle Beach.

All part of BEACH LIFE!

Now in our fourth season of volunteering for the Protection of Sea Turtles –

We are on the island almost every day from mid-May to mid-October.

This has ingrained us into community living on BEACH LIFE!

A little grill is the perfect place on the island to grab a coffee or tea and watch the boats come and go at the marina!

59 CAUSEWAY GRILL!

Part of our BEACH LIFE!

BEACH LIFE – OCEAN ISLE BEACH!

This is the main part, as soon as you cross the bridge,

The parking lot at the bottom is where we have a season pass to park.

The green area with an amphitheater above the mini golf course –

Where every Friday night from mid-May to early September –

Are free open-air concerts with live Carolina Beach Bands and music!

All are open to tourists and the locals for free!

BEACH LIFE!

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Papa’s World – The days in our life!

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The days in our lives are filled with memories!

These two are my longest two friends –

Jimmy, who grew up in the same little town as I did-

Eldred, Pa.

We played softball together and worked together.

Buck – who knew Jimmy –

Lived across the street from us in Pleasant Acres Drive –

Portville, N.Y.

So, for decades and decades, we have remained friends along with our wives –

Sherry – Cindy and Dottie!

We try to get together three or four times a year.

Thus, they have become a part of the days of our lives.

Sherry is standing on the sidewalk in front of our home –

In Brambleton, Va.

Pointing at the blooms on the Crepe Myrtle that on my hands and knees –

I dug and planted along with two others!

Those were the times I still could get up and down from the ground! LOL

I have always loved Crepe Myrtles and had two put into the back yard here in Cameron Woods Community!

They have become PART OF the DAYS OF OUR LIVES!

Ronny Cox on the right –

Movie and TV star –

His first claim to fame was his role in Deliverance!

We hosted him overnight in our house in Brambleton, VA.

Before his performance, he sat with us for two hours at our breakfast table-

Telling us story after story about his career in over 150 movies and TV shows he had been on.

This was truly a PART OF THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES!

Building our IMMUNE systems has been a part of our lives for over twenty years!

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My son Shawn and his wife – Trisha –

He is a ranked pool player in the USA-

Last year –

The team he played on won the World Championship –

Competing against over 400 teams from across the world –

In Las Vegas.

Another part in the DAYS OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER!

Sherry at one of the sites in the museums in Washington, D.C.

Living near the capital for over 20 years –

We became tour guides for family and friends.

This became a major part of our daily lives!

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Papa’s World – Life – Love and the Beach!

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The “RIDE” in this case –

Is our life together.

We have been married for over 44 years.

Life has been hard at times –

But full of family.

Today, our parents are gone but never forgotten.

Our family now is children and grandchildren-

The cycle continues.

Our life today is the result of those children being born.

As it was for our parents, and now for us!

The celebration of turning 75 was with family at the beach in 2024.

Sherry with her two daughters –

Debby and Tammy.

Love of the beach runs through Sherry to Debby and Tammy!

Papa talking to tourists about The Protection Of Sea Turtles –

We are now involved for our fourth season.

BEACH LIFE suits us.

Our life together has now traveled to the borders of N.C and S.C.

LIFE – LOVE and Beach now for over 44 years together.

We have adopted a healthy lifestyle for the past twenty years.

Our journey to health –

Taking the capsules – Gummies or Liquid drink-

We never miss a day –

And we are closing in on 80!

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Our gratitude is our life together.

The purpose of these blogs is like a journal of our family, friends, and our lives together.

A place or blog site for future GENERATIONS to read and see who we were and how we lived.

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Papa’s World – Always together!

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The path that we chose to walk has always been together-

Now there are times when she goes with the ladies –

Shopping – a movie that I do not want to see –

Playing games at the community center with the other ladies –

Things like that –

Me – sometimes golfing with friends.

I am not much into men’s games –

Or meetups!

That is just not me.

We have always done things together –

We enjoy each other’s company-

And now into our senior years –

We depend on one another.

On the beach –

We walk together!

We have toured the world together.

We are best friends.

Over twenty years ago, we reset our lives together.

Together, we read the research and selected a supplement we found to be a fit for us.

We both knew we had to protect our IMMUNE systems –

So we selected Juice Plus – a blend of fruits, vegetables, and berries –

In powder form, in capsules, or in gummies.

We never miss a day.

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Five years ago –

We built our final house.

We moved to a warmer climate –

Into Cameron Woods Community, Ocean Isle Beach – on the mainland.

We are about six miles from the border of S.C.

And actually spend part of our week in S.C.

We have now been married forty-four years –

Dating for one and a half years before that.

Our SENIOR YEARS are now upon us!

Our wedding vows- UNTIL DEATH DO US PART!

PAPA’S WORLD – ALWAYS TOGETHER!!

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Papa’s World – Happy 4th of July!

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A view from Ocean Isle Beach of the fireworks at the pier on the 4th of July!

July – 2024 – the week of the 4th.

Our family all stayed in a beach house to celebrate both of our 75th birthdays that year.

We have led our lives to this standard.

Here, the grandkids celebrate the 4th. with sparklers.

Anything more than that is not allowed on the island!

The island has a parade attended by thousands.

We all went, and our friend Jim invited us to use his side yard to park –

And set up chairs on the sidewalk in front of his home.

Here we are with Sherry’s sister and part of her family-

Standing in the side yard of Jim’s lot.

The whole week was excellent, and we hope to one day do it again.

All six of the grandkids on the beach.

Papa and Sherry –

Hoping to spend another holiday on the beach.

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Papa’s World – One day at a time-LIFE!

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In 2013, I had a severe heart attack-

They rushed me to the heart hospital and put a stent in –

However, I needed three more!

The next day, they came into my room and told me they could not put them in!

Because where they were –

It would be too dangerous, and I might die! Therefore, I had to have open heart surgery –

And the three bypasses plus the stent they put in!

That was the day I started living my LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Today – I still view my life that way –

And I consider myself fortunate to be here.

Every day I count my blessings –

I am here to enjoy that day!

When the opportunity came to move South-

And be near beaches and golf –

Sunshine, sand, and surf-

We both agreed this was a dream we had and now would come true!

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Our life is exactly the way we want to live it!

FAMILY visits often.

Friends come to see us.

We make periodic trips back to NVA!

Every morning –

I have my one cup of coffee and sit and think about our lives together.

Yes – we live our life one day at a time.

We are happy – We are living life-

This is who we are!

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Papa’s World – Looking around – LIFE!

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Back in October 2020, we moved into a condo in Ocean Keyes, NMB, S.C.

Tammy and the three youngest grandkids were the first to visit us.

We were a half-mile walk through the development to the nearest beach entrance.

There were 780 condos here, and most were second homes or rentals.

Here, you see Sherry Bode and Cassidy walking to the beach.

It was a quiet walk, and the lake was to their left.

You could also walk directly to Main Street in North Myrtle Beach.

At night –

On our large screened-in lanai on the fourth floor overlooking the lake-

You could hear the music from the clubs on Main Street.

We spent nine months here, and it was a time I shall always remember –

It was like a nine-month vacation until our house was completed.

LOO)KING AROUND- LIFE!

OH to have this moment in time back – The twins and Bode!

When they were little before the pandemic, and they moved –

We had them at our home almost every day.

This is but one of those precious moments in time!

LOOKING AROUND – LIFE!

The view from the lanai at our fourth-floor condo in Ocean Keyes – NMB!

There were a total of six fountains – here you only see three.

This was an old golf course called the OLD GATOR HOLE!

Many great times we had in the nine months we leased here.

LOOKING AROUND – LIFE!

Taylor last year in her performance of SOMETHINGS ROTTEN!

She can play the violin, guitar, and Piano.

She has composed and sung several songs, and her favorite pastime is riding and caring for horses.

Taylor is riding a horse.

LOOKING AROUND – LIFE!

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Debby – Papa – Sarah and Sherry.

A look back – Sarah has completed her Freshman year in college.

LOOKING AROUND- LIFE!

Cassidy and Taylor –

Waiting for their cousins to arrive.

A PRECIOUS MOMENT IN TIME!

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Papa’s World – Writing Positive blogs!

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POSITIVE BLOGS!

I made a commitment in the beginning –

To have POSITIVE WRITINGS IN MY BLOGS!

And I continue that way of thinking today!

Mostly, I write a kind of history journal!

A site where future generations can see who, what, and why we are family!

Our life since we were married-

Has been amazing – survival with hardly any money –

To a combined 79 1/2 years working for the same company-

To retirement in the Carolinas near beaches – entertainment and golf!

We are now closer to 80 than to 70!

Our journey through 44 plus years of marriage –

Has led us from NYS to NVA –

And now N.C. near the S.C. border!

Along the way, we have volunteered to help others when we can.

Family and Church are the main factors in our lives!

Our closest friends for decades and decades have played a major part in that journey.

CINDY, DOTTIE, and SHERRY-

FRIENDS – lifetime!

Sherry with her daughters –

Debby and Tammy –

And her mother-MORMOR – Barb –

FAMILY – Barb now gone but never forgotten –

And the Swedish genes prevail!

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FAMILY and GENERATIONS to come.

History is passed on through family generations.

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Papa’s World – Life together and dreams!

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Our life together has been created many times –

We all gathered at our home in the kitchen.

Family times – food and drink and grandkids!

Today – we are far away –

But they all come to visit, and we go back home several times during the year.

Our dream to live in a warm climate near beaches has come true.

Our dream now is to have them all once again gathered in the kitchen.

LIFE TOGETHER AND DREAMS!

We are very much against HATE!

That is not who we are or how we live.

Love – caring and helping is what we are all about!

We share LIFE TOGETHER AND DREAMS!

The home we have today is open to family and friends.

All have been here one time or another!

OUR LIFE TOGETHER AND DREAMS!

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Time for a family gathering at our home in Brambleton, VA.

Miss those days, but so many opportunities exist when they visit!

OUR LIFE TOGETHER AND DREAMS!

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Papa’s World – 6-25-1982 – THE DAY WE WERE MARRIED.

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We had dated for a year and a half prior to the day we were married.

Sherry had two daughters from her first marriage.

I had two sons from my first marriage.

We had very little money, but we made it work.

I kept a few friends, and she kept a few friends –

But other than that, we made new friends together.

We lived in a three-bedroom home with one bathroom all the way up to the end of –

The East Windfall Road in the Portville, N.Y. school district-

The school was ten miles away!

The driveway was 1/10th of a Mile long up a gradual slope to the house –

And the house had a large green lawn all around it!

Back then, I had a push mower – gas –

And it took three days to mow it!

The driveway alone was 1/10th of a mile in both directions and about six feet of mowed grass on either side.

On the upper lawn was a fire pit.

The neighbor at the end of the driveway, you could not see because of the trees –

And the other two neighbors –

One you could see way across the field, and the other you could not see!

We were isolated!

But – as the two daughters grew –

So did the school activities and church-

Both – ten miles away.

Many round trips were needed, and my sons were six to eight miles beyond that!

Most of the ten miles were 35 to 45 MPH!

Sherry – in the Dominican Republic for our honeymoon.

We spent a week on the island at an all-inclusive resort.

At the last minute-

The travel agency called and said our prior destination in the Bahamas was canceled –

Due to renovations, this was available, and they gave the all-inclusive at no cost!

We took it and flew out of Toronto, Canada!

We were married on a Friday night in our church in Portville, N.Y.

Saturday, we drove over three to four hours to Toronto –

Stayed overnight and flew out on Sunday!

We had many adventures on the island –

Someday I will write about them!

Our life together has been one of gratitude!

We made it work –

Had no money –

And raised four children (my sons stayed with their mother)

I raised two wonderful stepdaughters.

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Today – Debby on the left, Tammy on the right, and Sherry in the middle.

They are the daughters I never had.

And they each had three children –

Debby and Mike – with Kendrick, who will marry Maddy!

Sarah and Maddy are in the front, and Ella is behind them.

Tammy with her twin daughters – Taylor and Cassidy!

Marcus and Tammy with Bode –

The only grandson.

My two sons –

Troy on the left and Shawn on the right.

Today, they still live back in NWPA,

Where they were raised.

But they visit –

And we are looking forward to them coming down once again.

Proud father to two sons!

Today we celebrate 44 years of marriage –

I would not change a thing!

My love and soulmate-

My partner and friend.

June 25th. 1982 to June 25th. 2026 –

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SHERRY –

And more to come!

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Papa’s World – Humor, laughs, and good thoughts!

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Our life has been a blessing!

This flag tells it all!

Born and living through the HIPPIE era and then as a baby boomer –

We have led an interesting life.

THIS IS MY OWN GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Cassidy, Sherry, and Maddy –

On one of our visits back to NWPA before her mother passed away.

In a small town called Mount Jewett-

At a Swedish restaurant on Main Street.

We always went there for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

It was a tradition for our family!

Here – Maddy tries on a Viking Hat!

As little Cassidy looks on!

It was, I believe, called “KAFFE SOL”!

Serving homemade Swedish pastries and food.

Bring back so many memories –

ANOTHER GOOD THOUGHT FOR ME!

We cherish these memories –

And someday we hope to return to NWPA –

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Our glider on the front porch.

We are fans of these two teams.

She is a little bit more leaning toward the Buffalo Bills-

And I am a little more toward the Washington Commanders.

We cheer for both even if they play one another.

FOR US, A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

LOL-LOL- some laughs and humor for the day!

Our very longtime friends –

From back in the 90s in Portville, N.Y.

Buck and Cindy –

They moved to the Wilmington, N.C. area in the mid 90s, and we moved to NVA in 1999.

But we stayed in contact and visited one another-

And took many vacations together around the world.

Today, we live some 35 miles from them and still get together.

MY GOOD THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY!

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Papa and Sherry –

On our trip to OHAU-

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Papa’s World – Laughs with good thoughts and memories!

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A ferry ride to Sheckleford Island to see wild horses-

With lifetime friends.

Laughs and good times!

A PAST MEMORY with all six grandkids!

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR US!

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Last year, on a trip to Disney Springs in Florida!

A fun trip with friends –

A lasting good thought memory!

Waiting for the performance to begin at the GREG ROWLES THEATER in North Myrtle Beach –

Bob – Pam and Sherry.

Good times with friends.

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

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A GOOD MEMORY FOR US – OUR HOME FOR 14 1/2 YEARS IN BRAMBLETON, VA.

April and Brian – our friends from back in WNY-

Visited us in March on their way to Florida.

Rehashing good times –

Showed them the area –

GOOD TIMES OF MEMORIES PAST!

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Papa’s World – Humor and Good Thoughts for the day!

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LOL – But the good thing for me –

I LOVE VEGETABLES –

I am always eating uncooked carrots, radishes, onions, and tomatoes.

I love celery and hummus dip!

I eat greens and raw cabbage.

I also like them cooked.

Steamed and just picked and fresh!

You do not have to encourage me to eat my vegetables! LOL.

I live one day at a time ever since my open-heart surgery.

I learned that day to never take life for granted.

It was as close to dying as I have ever been.

I count my blessings and the lifestyle changes we made twenty-plus years ago!

We build our IMMUNE SYSTEMS every day.

In twenty years, I have not missed a day, even when I had my heart attack and open heart surgery.

I am convinced – if I had not made those changes before the heart attack-

I would not have survived.

I now get tested every three to six months with blood tests.

Today – in those tests –

I am the same as I was the day after my open-heart surgery.

Everything is working, including every nuclear stress test I have taken.

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Mine would be – “TOM HIT THIS BALL TOO SORT AND TO THE RIGHT- NOW IT IS YOURS!” LOL

In recent years, I have managed to keep it in the fairway –

Not as far as I used to, but at least I can find it!

Golf is a game of hard knocks!

Long – short – sideways and missed swings!

But – for me – it only takes one to bring me back time and time again.

THAT IS MY GOOD THOUGHT IN MY LIFE!

We both live by this in this world of turmoil.

Helping when we can and what we can afford.

Volunteering for those less fortunate.

LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

YEP – I HAVE DONE THAT! LOL!

So many funny things happen while playing golf.

Being out in the open air-

Good companions –

Fun times and laughter.

I have even hit the ball, and my watch signals that I have fallen and do I need assistance! LOL

LIFE IS FULL OF HUMOR!

MY GOOD THOUGHT EVERY DAY IS THIS SIGN ON THE FRONT PORCH!

Beach day is only ten minutes away.

The other beach is fifteen minutes away, and the third is thirty minutes away.

Each offers something different.

For us –

It is a dream we have had for a very long time.

FAMILY – FRIENDS have shared that dream with us.

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

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Papa’s World – Health is our goal.

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Twenty plus years ago –

Sherry and I started on a journey to age as healthily as we could into and through our senior years.

This brought a new diet and an awareness of not eating certain foods and drinks!

For me – I GAVE UP MILK! ( I drank a lot of milk since I was a toddler)

Along with that – SODA’S!

I also drank a lot of them since I was a teenager.

Then I cut way back on dairy and meats.

Red meat, I seldom have –

Instead, I eat chicken, pork, and fish in moderate amounts.

I try not to eat deep-fried.

And I cut way down on sweets –

Milk chocolate is my downfall!

But other candy, cakes, and pies –

I seldom eat those.

Sherry is my source of information and keeps an eye on me.

I do not like hard liquor or wine.

I will drink a glass of beer every couple of weeks.

I drink mostly ice water.

I am not a prude, but a SENIOR!

And I recognize I am not up to all that as I used to be!

As a SENIOR, you have more aches and pains –

You require rest but also a form of exercise.

Mine is walking!

Recently, we took our daughter and two granddaughters to Saint Augustine.

In the four days there –

I walked 7000 plus steps a day.

I also know when to get off my feet if only for a couple of minutes.

Taking short rests helps me with a problem I have with my right leg.

Just knowing I will be okay and just keep going with short rests is all part of my senior years.

TRUE – but I KEEP TRYING!!!!!

Sherry – THE GOOD WITCH – and “JUST TOM”!

I used to dress up for Halloween –

But I am okay with going as “JUST TOM”!

Living life one day at a time –

Is good enough for me.

PAPA talking to two tourists after helping to make the runway path for –

THE PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES on Ocean Isle Beach.

Here, I explain as best I can the “WHY” of being a volunteer for this organization.

We are now into our fourth season of volunteering.

This means from mid-May to mid-October-

Almost every day on the beach!

This gives us a purpose in our senior years and a goal to get out and walk every day.

Senior living one day at a time.

Plus as you get older –

Communicating with others is important-

Keeping your mind as sharp as you can.

Taking trips with old friends.

Meeting up with old friends!

Keeping a balanced lifestyle.

Always looking to reset yourselves.

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Papa’s World – Spending time together.

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Our senior years are spent doing as many things together as we can.

Volunteering – here we are with some other folks from the Protection of Sea Turtles.

This day, a group of us volunteered for trash pickup along the streets of Ocean Isle Beach.

We spent about three hours on our assigned streets-

Then we, along with a hundred other volunteers-

Met back at the park, where they provided lunch and drinks for us.

We sat here on the stage and ate and talked.

From mid May to mid-October –

We are on the beach in some manner for the Protection of Sea Turrles.

This will be our fourth season of volunteering.

We also volunteer for our church for the Brunswick County Food Pantry.

This involves the second Saturday of every month –

Where our church operates the county food pantry.

We are there between 8am and 8:30 am.

We have 20 to 30 volunteers –

And I am usually assigned to direct parking.

Sherry works inside at produce, meat, eggs, or as a shopper who fills the cart with the supplies each family gets.

As a shopper, she wheels the cart outside to be loaded into the designated car.

Loaders perform this duty, and then she returns inside for her next order.

On the other assignments –

She works at an item storage spot and fills the order as the shopper wheels the cart by.

Outside- a volunteer directs the car to me-

I greet them and ask a few questions, and then instruct them to a spot and “BACK” in.

Many people have trouble backing into a spot –

And I help them.

I give them a number that they show on their dashboard-

And if they are unable to walk over to the sign-in station-

I give them a colored sticker that is placed on the windshield.

We have roving volunteers who will then come to the car and get them signed in.

I tell them when to go and sign in, and that someone will tell them when to go and pick up.

They remain in their cars and are loaded by volunteers.

We handle about 100 to 130 cars during the three hours we are there.

Most are seniors, and many can not walk far.

Many are families, and the total number of people runs between 250 and 275.

This is a service much needed in our county.

Other churches do the remaining Saturdays of the month-

And we are starting on Friday – 6pm to 8pm.

There are so many families.

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Together we walk the beach.

There are certain things that I do not do-

She has card-making, group chats, and women’s games.

But we golf together and with others.

We shop, and I drive.

We explore together –

We watch TV together.

We visit family and friends together.

Since this day – 6-25-1982 –

Our wedding day –

We have been together.

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Papa’s World – SENIOR LIVING!

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SENIOR LIVING – It seems that later in life,

The “COUCH” gets more inviting as the day goes by! LOL

We have calendars –

To keep track of appointments-

Volunteer work –

Errands and shopping.

Meet-ups with friends –

“How did we ever find time to work”?

The children you raised have moved on!

The grandkids are also ready to take flight-

Be it sports, activities, jobs, or everyday life.

You become a source of –

“How are you? When can we see you?

Then the vacations come and go –

That “COUCH” becomes more comfortable.

I drink my coffee early in the morning –

One cup –

Before dawn.

I read the online newspaper –

I do not watch or listen to cable news.

Facebook – I unfollow those who try to change your minds –

With endless postings.

Being a senior, life becomes too short to listen to all the nonsense.

I am registered as INDEPENDENT!

I cast my vote and then move on.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DWELL ON WHAT YOU CAN NOT CHANGE, OTHER THAN VOTING!

Being a SENIOR –

We try to give back as much as we can.

Helping others –

Less fortunate.

VOLUNTEERING –

Church – family and friends.

SENIOR LIVING –

Near the beach – playing some golf –

And that couch when watching TV together-

Until early bedtime.

It all starts over for me before the dawn of the day.

That first cup of coffee to start the day –

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Papa’s World – Our life near the beaches!

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Sitting on our front porch!

One of the criteria I wanted –

Was a place to sit in the shade all day long.

So – we got it with this front porch!

This was in July 2021 when we moved in, and you can see the home directly across the street-

Was not completed yet!

We were one of the first to move into this section of the development.

Perhaps halfway through the total process, which took a couple more years to finish.

So, we pretty much watched the construction of more than half the development.

As of now, two lots remain –

Both on either side of the model and they are working on completing them.

Our community is just a couple of miles as the crow flies from the beaches of –

Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle Beach!

LOL – maybe some truth in this!!!!

We are also thirty minutes from North Myrtle Beach, Holden Beach, and Oak Island Beach.

So, we are in the mix as to going to a different beach if we want!

It is here where we spend most of our time –

This is a view of the patio out back with a SOLO FIRE PIT!

I am not much into fire pits, but we do use them when family comes to stay.

We have now furnished this patio –

And replaced the screens on the lanai with EZEE BREEZE-

Water and pollen can not come in!

Sitting in the lanai during a rainstorm is comforting!

But – it also has a lot of sun back here, so I prefer the covered front porch and the glider!

We back up against a protected wildlife site with very tall trees.

Oak and pine.

This will not be cut down and is full of birds.

We have landscaped the yard –

Planting palm trees and crepe myrtles.

The edging is full of stones to prevent weeds.

This extends to all around the house.

This is now the view of the front porch – glider where I sit-

And the stones inside the edging!

It is here that I can sit in the shade and watch the folks go by, walking or driving.

The crepe myrtle and the stones –

Before the stones replaced the mulch completely around the house.

All the landscaping is complete.

Today, we drive ten minutes, park, we have a season pass, and walk on the beach.

We don’t go into the water to swim –

We are seniors and, beyond that,

Youthfully exercise.

But we do walk in the surf!

From the air –

OCEAN ISLE BEACH – the bottom is where we have a parking pass.

We are blessed in our senior years to live near here.

A dream we both had all our lives.

Here we are in the park before you cross over the causeway to SUNSET BEACH –

And along the ICW!

Summertime, we come here to sit under the huge live oak trees in the shade.

We people watch and also the boats going up and down the ICW!

We also go over the causeway bridge to Sunset Beach and walk the beach.

WE ARE LIVING OUR LIFE NEAR THE BEACHES!

SENIORS – RETIREMENT – BEACHES and GOLF!

Golfing with longtime dear friends – Buck and Cindy!

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Papa’s World – Life together – senior living!

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Our life officially started together on 6-25-1982!

We were young – early 30’s and both single but divorced!

Those early years were times that we shall always cherish.

Nothing “WILD” but living life and enjoying it!

The early years –

Hardly any money –

Working to survive –

But – wonderful in the sense we had each other.

Raising two sets of children –

Her two daughters and my two boys.

Taking long weekend trips and packing lunches – dinners to save on money.

Doing things that had no cost and were free!

Then the sports began, and with that –

Trips back and forth.

All four had sports and whatever came with it!

It seemed an endless life of travel!

But- the memories of all that are priceless –

I would not change a thing and wish we could do it again!

Along our path of marriage –

We have made lifelong friends –

DECADES!

Dottie – from the same town as me.

Decades of friendships!

Cindy – our neighbor back in WNY!

Decades later – still friends!

Bob and Pam –

My grade school friend and his wife.

We are still in contact and get together.

Diane and Sherry.

Our new neighbor in Cameron Woods Community is now a friend.

She has a cottage back in WNY where we lived nearby!

Here are Jimmy and Buck.

Outside of grade school –

My two oldest friends.

We still get together.

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Papa’s World – A day in the life of a SENIOR!

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As we neared our early beginnings of “SENIOR” life –

We did the research and selected a supplement to check off all the requirements –

Of a Healthy Lifestyle.

That was over twenty years ago!

We needed to get more fruits, vegetables, and berries into our diets!

That to us was a hard thing to do –

Being a SENIOR, you just do not consume food as much as you used to!

Our lives changed in those early years.

We became more health-conscious.

Walking for me and running for Sherry!

Our research led us to a Supplement that crossed the “T’S” –

And “DOTTED” the “I’S”.

Juice Plus had all the research published in Journals on health.

Proving to do what was claimed.

It was easy to add to our busy lifestyles as SENIORS!

There were CAPSULES – 30 nutrients in a capsule that went immediately into the bloodstream.

There were GUMMIES – Fruit – Vegetable and Berries –

That you ate and did the same as the CAPSULES!

And then there were several drinks –

FRENCH VANILLA – DUTCH CHOCOLATE and the above SUPER POWER!

All tasted good and became for me –

A way to curb my appetite while getting the NUTRIENTS into my bloodstream.

We have continued this supplement for over twenty years.

Taking it with us wherever we travel in the world.

It has become a staple in our SENIOR YEARS of living.

Volunteering – The Protection of Sea Turtles –

From mid-May to early October each year.

We are now in our fourth season.

Our seniors’ lives are active –

And to have a source of Nutrients to take every day –

Has become a staple in our lives!

Today – I am 77 years old – Sherry will be 77 years old.

We choose the senior lifestyle of health and nutrition –

On the beach for our 75th birthdays in 2024.

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Papa’s World – Adventures from the past.

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Yes – I consider the above statement to be TRUE!

Our lives together –

Have been full of raising children, buying and selling houses-

Living in five states, including childhood.

Working for one Company for a combined 79 1/2 years.

Volunteering wherever we have lived.

Living our dream now near beaches, golf, and warm weather!

It has been a gift that we are blessed to have had this life.

The twin granddaughters –

When they were little –

Cassidy and Taylor.

In the early years, we had them all the time while the parents worked until school.

I would wish upon a star to reclaim some of these times –

To once more have them little in our life again.

Today, they have grown up –

Freshmen in H.S.

Taylor – Cassidy and their mother, Tammy.

The Swedish genes from Sherry –

Run in the family!

Adventures from the past!

The night Ella played against Maddy in college soccer.

Both were captains for their teams.

A memory I shall always cherish.

We followed both of them from travel league to H.S. to college soccer for so many years!

ADVENTURES FROM THE PAST!

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FRIENDS – for decades and decades!

Cindy – Dottie and Sherry.

Oh, how they have laughed, and the smiles are true to this day.

So many adventures and good times.

ADVENTURES FROM THE PAST!

Sarah – now a Freshman at college.

The youngest of the three oldest granddaughters.

So artistic – so outgoing and full of laughter and humor.

She is a gift to us.

ADVENTURES FROM THE PAST!

BODE – The only grandson in the family with five granddaughters.

Into all sports –

A big fan of the Buffalo Bills – The Washington Capitals –

And the Redskins!

Growing up –

Going into middle school.

ADVENTURES FROM THE PAST!

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Papa’s World – Cold – Winter – PUZZLE TIME!

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This past Winter, we had a major N.E. snow cyclone!

It started around 6:30 PM, and 15 inches later –

There it was!

This was RARE for this area –

Maybe once in 30 to 40 years!

But at least there was very little ice!

Since we do not own a snow shovel –

I used my leaf blower –

The snow was powder-like-

And after hours –

I cleared a path to the street for our car, which we backed into the garage.

And the sun came out, and the melt started right away.

We had strong winds during the storm, which came up the East Coast from the S.W.!

Parts of the grass were wind-swept bare –

And parts had two to three foot “DRIFTS” –

The driveway was part of those drifts!

Then my good friend “JIM” showed up with a snow shovel, and we cleaned the other half rather quickly.

Sherry concentrated on the end of the driveway, where melted snow turned to ice –

And clogged the drain to the street run off!

She freed that up as Jim, and I cleared the driveway.

By the end of the second day of sunshine-

The driveway and road were clear and free of snow and ice.

The hot sun – although maybe only 45 to 50 degrees outside –

The major difference is living here in the South.

Everything melts away within four to five days!

But – a side result of all this –

ARE PUZZLES!

I groan from the inside as Sherry finds them from the closets, cupboards, or thrift stores!

Here is the kicker-

I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY HOVERING AROUND THE TABLE, FINDING MATCHES!

It becomes addictive for me! LOL

Even finishing one up – breaking it apart-

Reboxing and dumping the new one out!

Finding the edges – and turning all those 300 pieces over.

And then, as habit is –

Sorting them out and separating them into colors and like pieces!

I AM OBSESIVE!

That is why I GROANED INSIDE when she put the first one out!

Some pieces are much like this! LOL-LOL-LOL!!!!

But – I must admit – it is good for the brain –

And something to do during the cold outside!

It is far from the snow we had back in NVA!

There, it took months to melt.

Less than a week later, the melt is complete.

Our plant sits on the inside window ledge-

Absorbing the sunshine from outdoors.

We are back to normal after a rare Northeastern snow blast cyclone that occurred mostly near the shoreline.

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Papa’s World – A new day – past memories!

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LOL – However – I think there is a lot of “TRUTH” in this – Esp. for me!

Golfing for me is I hit that “ONE” shot that brings me back again and again.

I feel I am successful if I can hit my drives!

The feeling of connecting and seeing the flight of the ball down the middle-

Leaves me feeling good and ready for the next shot!

Par five – dog leg left over the pond to the green

An exceptional hole for me –

I am here in two-

My next shot ended up just to the fringe of the green to the right!

A rolled up chip shot and I putted for a par!

This does not happen often for me –

Most likely would have been a bogey or worse.

BUT – it is this part of golfing that brings me back time after time!

A NEW DAY WITH PAST MEMORIES!

Back in Brambleton at our home-

Every Easter we had an Easter Egg hunt for the grandkids!

Here – Bode is less than a year old, and now he is 11.

Maddie and Ella have graduated from college- Sarah is a Freshman in college-

And Taylor and Cassidy are Freshmen in H.S.

Today – missing from the group photo is Ella –

But the other five grandkids are there.

A NEW DAY WITH PAST MEMORIES!

The six grandchildren are with Ella here.

Life continues as we have into and beyond our senior years.

LIVING LIFE TO THE PLUS!

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On a walking tour of Wilmington, N.C., with our oldest granddaughter –

Maddy – who came for a visit.

A PAST MEMORY!

Debby – oldest daughter in her Buffalo Bills Mafia clothing!

On their deck at Lake Holiday, Va.

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Papa’s World – Old times in pictures!

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LOL – Being a senior, I can very well relate to this!

Before we moved to Cameron Woods Community at OIB-

We stayed off and on with Marcus and Tammy just outside of Leesburg, Va.

Here are Bode, Cassidy, and Taylor walking to the bus stop!

And if you look closely – Taylor is walking MARLEY the granddog!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

Here they all are before the walk!

Marly has gotten so big, and the kids are now in H.S. (the twins) –

And Bode is about to go into middle school!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

When Sherry and I travel to Myrtle Beach to go to the outlet stores-

We walk to Starbucks –

She gets an iced tea and I get a cup of coffee!

There is an area that has palm trees, chairs, benches, and artificial grass-

I select my seat and sit down!

I sip my coffee and stand guard over her iced tea.

She continues to shop –

While I PEOPLE WATCH!

She comes back and leaves her packages –

Sips her Iced Tea and then continues!

THIS IS MY HAPPY PLACE!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

In 2021, we moved into our new home.

The following year, we started landscaping!

Here is the first phase, and you can still see the mulch along the side of the house.

Now – all the way around is matching stone!

The inside lanai is no longer screened in –

But a clear flexible plastic with a screen is there now-

Turning that room into a three-season room and a fourth with a heater!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

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My high school senior picture – 1967!

My buddy and still friend today –

Lower right – BOB – we still get together!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

Bob – Pam – Sherry and Papa at Christmas- 2025!

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Papa’s World – Memories – moments in time!

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Golf is one of the reasons we moved to Cameron Woods Community –

Ocean Isle Beach!

We are in the middle of maybe 30 golf courses within a half-hour drive.

While we do not play multiple times a week –

We try to get out as often as we can.

We are satisfied playing nine holes and then finding a place to eat out!

Usually teeing off around 2:00 pm.

That puts us done in like 2 1/2 hours-

Just in time for an early dinner.

There are so many places to golf and then dine around here.

CREATING MEMORIES- MOMENTS IN TIME!

We volunteer for the PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES!

We will start our fourth season in May.

And the season runs until mid-October.

During that time –

You will generally find us at or near the beach – OIB!

This year, our granddaughter-

Taylor has applied to be an intern.

She has signed up for two weeks and will be involved every day in different capacities!

Sherry and I will be with her at all times!

About two years ago –

During a time when she was here –

At one of the weekly “TURTLE TALKS” –

They talked about being a summer intern and the date that the application had to be in!

Two years later, she remembered that talk and the date-

And reached out to Sherry to tell us she wanted to do this –

Her mother helped her fill out the form, and this summer –

She will be here as the eggs hatch-

To be a part of the PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES –

As an intern!

Taylor – Cassidy and their mother, Tammy!

So proud of this young lady who has ridden horses since she was four years old –

And works weekends at the barn, cleaning and grooming horses.

TAYLOR – MEMORIES – MOMENTS IN TIME!

Taylor and Cassidy are helping Papa –

Raking up leaves at our home in Brambleton, Va.

They are fraternal twins.

Today – Cassidy made varsity as a freshman in cheerleading!

She also competes in gymnastics!

Cassidy with her father, Marcus, and mother- Tammy-

For her first homecoming as a Freshman.

Cassidy – in the middle high –

As a flyer on the varsity cheerleading team.

Her gymnastic skills helped her immensely in her tryout!

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Trisha and Shawn –

My youngest son –

On their wedding day!

They still live back in NWPA-

And have visited several times.

Looking forward to them coming back once again!

CREATING MEMORIES – MOMENTS IN TIME!

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Papa’s World – Ten years ago – the CALM before the STORM!

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We lived at Minerva Drive in Brambleton, Va.

For fourteen and one-half years!

Ten years ago – the day started out sunny – somewhat warm –

And we took our normal two to three-mile walk –

That we did every day!

It was a calming day –

And the weather forecast was that a storm was approaching!

We lived in a community just behind the DULLES AIRPORT!

This is Northern Va., and while we did get snow and ice-

It stayed green outside until early winter.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE –

WAS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM!

A view from the porch steps of the intersection in front of our home!

To the top left is the house that –

THE DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE COUNTER TERRORISM LIVED FOR THE FBI!

He retired before we did.

And moved away!

This is the intersection that I was watching from my chair on the front porch when a car pulled up at an angle-

In the middle of the intersection.

A man rolled the window down,

And he leaned out and started taking pictures of the house.

I was caught by surprise,

And it was over in mere seconds.

He did a U-turn in the middle of the street and sped off back the way he had come.

Later that day, I walked across and spoke to my friend –

I told him what had happened.

He asked me if I got the plate number,

And I said “NO” –

It was all so quick,

And I did not even think about it!

He then told me –

His wife had seen a BLACK SUV pull up across the street –

On the right-hand side, park.

She recorded the plate number and called him at work in the capital.

He ran the plate number,

And it came back –

It did not exist!

He had been testifying in Congress against the Chinese –

He took out his wallet –

And handed me his card with his name and phone number on it!

He told me if I ever saw anything again-

Call him right away and try to get the plate number!

I never saw anything after that –

But I still have his card,

Although he retired years ago.

Anyway, that is a side story to the STORM and this intersection!

The next morning after I took this picture –

We woke up to this!

The calm had passed, and the storm became real!

As high as the snow is piled-

It was nowhere near as much of a storm we had while living here.

Sherry and I lived in NWPA and WNY for 50 years.

I can say – in NVA –

We had three storms-

That left more snow than we ever had back there.

Most was recorded by the DULLES AIRPORT –

From our second story, we could see the tower.

We had 48 inches in a day and a half!

National Harbor with Buck and Cindy!

Around the time we lived back in NVA.

Our house – the front porch and before the storm –

Christmas lights –

THE CAM BEFORE THE STORM!

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Papa’s World – As a SENIOR – AGING!

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AGING – Where have all the years gone?

With that being said, I feel blessed!

I am happy with my life- everything I have done and how I lived.

Now – in our SENIOR years-

We have settled in at Cameron Woods Community –

And in a few months, five years have passed!

We have made this home “OUR HOME” in our Senior years!

We enjoy golfing –

Not very good at it –

But – just being outside-

And the chance for a par, or if lucky, a birdie.

I am just happy not to lose my ball! LOL

We live near so many golf courses.

And I purchased a card called “THE TRAIL CARD”!

That gives me a discount on a great number of courses and as a guest-

Sherry also gets a discount!

Today, we are at the age of just being satisfied playing nine holes-

Then going out to dinner as we prefer to play around 2pm.

We have lifelong friends with whom we play or just get together-

Movie – dinner or a show!

Buck and Cindy were our neighbors back in WNY!

Today, we live 38 miles from them in OIB.

We now have a lot of friends who moved to NC and SC, and we meet up with them!

LIFE AS A SENIOR IS GETTING BETTER!


Our Community entrance!

We selected this community because of all the land and trees that are protected and will remain here.

Yet, we are but a few miles from the beaches, shopping, and entertainment.

SOUTH CAROLINA – the border is but 7 miles away.

Our community is quiet, yet we know many people.

My grade school buddy – Bob and his wife Pam-

Have leased a home nearby after 61/2 years of RVING all over the country!

They are testing it out to see if they like it here and yet still be a day’s drive from families!

Our neighborhood friends –

A friendly Steelers vs. Bills get-together!

Another football game watch!

At a open air concerts at the park in OIB!

Debby – Papa and Sherry –

On one of our many trips to the JUICE PLUS CONVENTION!

Being a SENIOR requires us to age as healthily as we can.

For me, making choices for my health in what I eat!

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Papa’s World – Well being – Memories!

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Our senior years – making memories and remembering them!

Not as easy as it sounds!

We both have calendars-

Which we write down all sorts of things!

MEMORY JOGGERS I call them!

I also make notes and keep them within sight!

This is all part of aging!

On Monday, Wednesday and Fridays –

I can go to the recycling-

At the park across the street.

These are the days when the bin is changed.

Then there is Tuesdays!

That is the day we make sure all trash baskets in the house are cleaned out!

The garbage bin is rolled out around 4pm.

Wednesday morning –

The garbage truck comes and empties around 9am.

BUT – That sometimes does not happen until the afternoon!

WHY? I do not know –

But to make sure it is out there –

We- the neighborhood – put out the trash late Tuesday afternoon!

So – for memory – that takes care of Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday and Fridays!

SPORTS!

Football – NFL – they play multiple days of the week!

And we have two favorite teams –

The Commanders and the Bills!

And that helps with memory also!

For me, I also follow college basketball –

My team is The Saint Bonaventure Basketball BONNIES!

Ever since my father took me to games in the mid 50s-

I have been a faithful follower!

SPORTS HELP ME TO REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE WEEK!

As does CHURCH!

Sundays – we belong at Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church of Sahllotte-

Right on highway 17 – some ten minutes from our home.

Another reminder of what day of the week it is!

We accept the Senior life!

We volunteer – we help when we can and donate what we can.

Life as a senior can be eventful –

You just make it as you can and accept what you can not do!

LIVING HEALTHY AS YOU CAN!

Doctors – meds- appointments – all part of being a SENIOR!

WELL BEING – LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER!

FAMILY – STAYING IN TOUCH AND SEEING THEM WHEN WE CAN AND ARE ABLE!

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We help one another to remember in our SENIOR YEARS!

I do most of the driving –

She does the directions, and it works for us!

I AM PAPA, and SHERRY is my love.

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Papa’s World – Sunshine – blue skies – beach life!

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A view of Ocean Isle Beach from the “GROIN” area looking SW.

The area behind the “GROIN” pictured here –

It is eroding fast!

The dunes are almost gone, along with the trees and vegetation.

The surf comes in and pulls the sand out.

The “Groin” was put here to stop that from happening where the houses are.

A beach replenishing pumped acres of sand in from dredging operations.

First and second avenues had disappeared, and third avenue was in danger of vanishing!

At high tide,

The ocean water actually was almost under the white house-

But for huge sandbags –

Surrounding it!

Those bags remained there, and sand blew in over them.

Such is beach life –

We chose to stay on the mainland –

And commute to here when we want to!

SUNSHINE – BLUE SKIES and BEACH LIFE!

This is the OIB public park on the island.

Open-air concerts are held here from mid-May to the beginning of October.

After October, there are festivals held here!

It is one of the perks we knew of when we decided to build our home in –

CAMERON WOODS COMMUNITY!

SUNSHINE – BLUE SKIES and BEACH LIFE!

Our home –

The driveway looking toward the sunrise in the East.

This part of the coastline faces almost due South-

Because of the curvature from Charleston to the Outer Banks.

The storms tend to come up the coast and veer out, but sometimes –

They hit.

We have had one Category One storm.

It was scary, and not sure if we will stay for the stronger ones.

We are back some two to three miles from the coastline.

It is the wind I worry about and the protected nature trees we have here.

We have protected wildlife areas here and large trees behind the house.

But – the wind seems to come sideways, and the trees move in that direction-

And not toward the house.

The beauty of all the trees is one reason we chose this community-

Instead of all the clear-cut ones.

And in the picture, you can see a little part of all the trees!

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2024- on the beach celebrating our 75th birthdays with family!

We have now going on five years-

Being in our current house.

We are living our best senior years here.

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Papa’s World – Family times!

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A picture of Sherry and me with five granddaughters!

Left to right: Sarah – now a freshman in college-

Maddy – Graduated from college –

With Enviormental Science degree and is working!

Sherry – holding Cassidy, who is a freshman in H.S.

Papa, who is holding Taylor, a freshman in H.S.

Ella, who graduated from college with a degree in Elementary Physical Education!

This is before Bode, and the twins were not even walking!

FAMILY TIMES!

Marcus, Bode, and I are at a restaurant for lunch!

Bode is now in 5th. grade about to go to middle school.

Marcus runs his own company in NVA doing insurance claims.

This was at the OLD ANCHOR BAR AND GRILL in the Villages of LEESBURG!

This is a franchise and a Buffalo Bills bar and grill!

BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS!

Papa – holding Taylor and Cassidy!

Taylor and Csssidy with MARLEY –

First day of H.S.

FAMILY TIMES!

Ella – Maddy and Sarah –

All grown up!

FAMILY TIMES!

Debby – Maddy – Ella – Sherry and Sarah.

SWEDISH GENES-

FAMILY TIMES!

We all take this supplement –

The kids have had almost all their lives.

And the younger ones, while in the womb!

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Papa’s World – Life in general!

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In this year –

We have reset our goals.

As aging seniors –

We take care of one another.

Our goals are to age healthily as long as we can.

For me-

I do not drink sodas – and have cut out milk entirely.

I also have cut way back on having the occasional beer!

I limit my intake of red meat –

I watch out for starches because I am borderline diabetic.

I take meds for that.

I blog every day –

For this is a journal of our lives!

BUT –

It keeps my mind active in memories!

Writing them down and storing them on my WORDPRESS site.

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Taylor -Cassidy and Tammy.

Youngest daughter and granddaughters.

Debby – oldest daughter!

Debby – her husband Mike and the three oldest granddaughters –

Sarah – Ella, Maddy, and her boyfriend, Kendrick.

The six grandchildren with Bode, the only boy!

Marcus – Bode and Tammy!

THE BILLS WANT TO MAKE YOU SHOUT!

We all take JUICE PLUS –

The grandkids were raised on it!

They all got it for free as they were sponsored by one adult!

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There is a phone number and email available if you want them!

LIFE IN GENERAL is mainly for GENERATIONS of grandkids and great-grandkids to come.

To see who we are and how we lived.

Our families –

Friends and where we lived.

From our beginnings –

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Papa’s World – One day at a time – LIFE!

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Living is far from simple!

Living healthy is not easy!

So – I have taken this for me –

“TO LIVE LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME”!

When you have ailments that prevent you from walking long distances-

At least in my case –

I still go out,

Although I take shorter walks.

My problem is my right calf.

After a walk –

It starts to hurt, and I begin to limp!

There is a 50% blockage there –

But – it is calcified and will not break free.

I just have to work through it until I can no longer endure the pain afterward.

I am monitored by a vascular doctor-

My heart doctor and my GP!

All those early years of poor eating led to this.

I still maintain a healthy lifestyle –

Eating healthy –

For the past twenty years.

I still walk short distances –

With no pain and no problems.

But – I am learning –

I am doing what I can –

And thanking God that I have lived my life –

I am closer to 80 than 70!

I still golf as long as I have a cart.

And it still is fun for me!

LIVING LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

I am blessed to have a wife who coaches me –

Watches over me, and we are growing old together.

After twenty years –

I still need to take this supplement-

To help me on my journey!

Those early years – if only I had them back!

But I am committed to this every day.

I believe it is helping me!

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I am enjoying every day –

I love my life-

I am still here-

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Papa’s World – More memories – friends!

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The high school I graduated from-

It was in 1967.

Otto-Eldred H.S.

I have many long-time friends from that era of my life.

I stay in contact with –

Some I see yearly –

Others through social media.

But the Memories are still present –

The times we spent together as youths.

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Bobby – Pam – Sherry and Papa.

Here is my longtime friend from grade school – Bob.

We have stayed in contact all these years.

They have traveled the country for the last six plus years in an RV.

They decided to lease a house some nine miles from us for a year.

So – we play golf together –

See shows and have get-togethers –

Time spent in friendships!

From childhood friends to senior living friends!

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Here we are –

Buck – Cindy – Sherry – Papa – Dottie and Jim.

Dottie – Jim and I grew up in Eldred, Pa.

Buck and Cindy were our neighbors in Portville, N.Y.

But knew Jim and Dottie.

We have all been friends for decades and decades!

We all now live in N.C.

Jim and Dottie in the North of the state, and Buck and Cindy-

Some 35 miles from us.

We still get together –

We still stay in touch after all those years.

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Three friends and their daughters.

GENERATIONS OF FRIENDSHIPS!

For our health, twenty-plus years –

NO OBLIGATIONS!

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EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS!

Sherry – Adam and Peggy.

We worked with Adam at American Olean Tile in the mid-90s.

Adam was my boss.

He went back to Armstrong before we were acquired by Mohawk.

They vacation yearly in North Myrtle Beach, and we get together –

MORE FRIENDS AND MEMORIES!

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Papa’s World – Growing old – living healthy!

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In our senior years – closer to 80 than 70!

Our journey began in 2005!

We had moved to Fairfax, Va., and then to Brambleton, Va.

Sherry had been searching for a food supplement.

We had given up several unhealthy items in our diet.

She found a three-day vendor for health at the Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Known and sponsored by “NBC” for your health.

Hundreds of vendors –

Healthy supplements and food plans, including diets, etc.

Me – I took in the entertainment and the food courts! A NO-NO!

She found me later and said she found something –

That could change our lives!

JUICE PLUS – Fruits – Vegetables and Berries in capsules!

THIRTY OF THEM – two capsules of each every day!

And the research that backed up the claims of what it said it did!

PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS!

However, I was skeptical.

I am sort of PROVE IT BEFORE I BELIEVE IT!

Well – she did –

She ordered a three-month supply –

This is the recommended supply because it takes that long –

For every cell in your body to change.

Regenerate with all those nutrients working to make you healthier!

After two and a half months –

I saw improvements.

Her complexion – her hair was shiny, and her fingernails were growing faster.

She had what I would call a glow.

And she felt better.

That was when I decided to join her and ordered my own supply!

She was not getting sick as often,

And neither did I after three months!

And when I did, it was not as bad as before.

I was feeling better!

NBC for your health –

Lucky she found it,

And lucky to come across a vendor selling the product!

We also found out it had been in existence since the late 80s !

I wish I had known about it then.

I felt the change.

My hunger for more fruits and vegetables –

We change what we eat.

I no longer drink soda!

I no longer drink milk!

I have almost completely eliminated fast food.

I have cut way back on sweets,

And I actually control my weight better!

I now weigh ten pounds less than I did when I graduated in 1967!

I drink mostly water –

A beer once in a while –

No wine or hard stuff!

And it actually is sold in over 25 countries!

We have changed since we first started –

I feel we are healthier today –

Then back when we started!

The journey to better health is never-ending as long as you are living.

It takes commitment –

As when you make New Year’s resolutions –

It is hard to do.

Temptations are there.

We have made a difference in our family and friends.

No regrets, and I have never missed a day!

Here are our grandchildren –

For every adult order –

You can sponsor one child –

Ages 4 to 19 –

And if going to college –

19 to 25!

THEY WILL RECEIVE IT FREE AS LONG AS THE SPONSOR CONTINUES TO ORDER!

All six are Juice Plus children –

In the Children’s research program. FREE!

PAPA and SHERRY – closer to 80 than 70!

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Sherry has had a website for twenty years!

You can read – search the research –

See the price and order if you want!

And remember,

The children are free with each order.

NO OBLIGATION!

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Papa’s World – A look back!

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Number 10 – Maddy Myers –

Her senior year of H.S.

On the Loudoun soccer travel team.

She took it upon herself to drive 65 miles one way –

To try out and make one of the premier club soccer teams in the NVA area!

For two years,

She did this week in and week out

In the soccer season!

She excelled and was recruited to the University of Lynchburg!

Here, she played for four years.

In her Sophomore season –

She was named third team all-conference.

In her Junior year –

Second team all-conference-

And in her Senior year – CAPTAIN!

In those four years,

They won the conference twice-

And went to the NCAA tournament twice!

A LOOK BACK at family!

Debby and Mike –

Parents of Maddy – Ella and Sarah.

Here they are before marriage.

They met in college –

And today – 25 plus years later –

Have raised the three daughters – Maddy and Ella have graduated from college –

And Sarah is in her Freshman year of college!

A fond LOOK BACK AT FAMILY!

Our dear friends – John and Nancy –

Who now live just outside Charleston, S.C.

They attended the same church in Sterling, VA,

As we did.

We have maintained that friendship-

Visiting each other over the years we have lived in N.C.

A FOND LOOK BACK AT FRIENDS!

EACH MORNING WE WAKE UP BLESSED!

Now – Maddy – Debbby – Mike – Ella and Sarah.

A FOND LOOK BACK AT FAMILY!

Debby and Mike –

The day they were married.

A FOND LOOK BACK!

Our protection for our IMMUNE SYSTEMS!

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LOL – All I have to do is find someone slower- MIGHT BE A TALL TASK! LOL!

We were neighbors in the mid-to-late 1980s.

On Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y.

In the mid-90s, they moved to the Wilmington, NC, area.

We are still friends – still get together – golf and travel the World together!

Sherry – Buck and Cindy and Papa!

A FOND LOOK BACK –

AND DECADES AND DECADES OF FRIENDSHIPS!

SHERRY and PAPA!

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Papa’s World – Community and Beach!

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Good morning from Papa’s World and the entrance to our COMMUNITY!

Pictured here – (Sherry – middle right) – is the Cameron Woods Community-

Annual TURKEY WALK for Thanksgiving!

This was the fourth walk – every year since we moved in!

While I could not walk this year-

It was a good turnout, as it has grown every year from six to what you see here.

Also note – no children – that is because there are only a few in the entire neighborhood!’

We are mostly retired or soon to be!

Sunset between the trees in our backyard!

We have beautiful early morning sunrises and sunsets here.

One of the two reasons we selected this location –

I wanted a front porch to sit on –

And ours is in the shade almost the whole day!

I can sit out there most of the day if I want to.

The other reason is that Sherry wanted an office, and we got one!

Sitting on the front porch – seeing the sunrise –

Sitting on the back patio – seeing the sunsets!

The front porch I wanted!

The glider where I sit!

Protected, as you can see from the wet sidewalk from the rain!

Early morning sunrise from the front porch!

The beach – The pier and surf, and sand!

We always dreamed of beach living!

While we are on the mainland –

Ten minutes without traffic and we can stand here!

This is the life we have chosen.

We are blessed!

This is OCEAN ISLE BEACH with the causeway bridge we cross every day if we want to.

We are living the dream.

Never did we think this would come to be!

Our lives has changed!

FAMILY AND FRIENDS are still important to us.

And we built a home to accommodate both.

FAMILY – JULY 2024 – CELEBRATION ON THE BEACH FOR BOTH OF OUR 75th. BIRTHDAYS!

We also celebrate our health!

Twenty years ago, we chose this supplement!

Research and cost led us to this.

If this interests you –

Sherry became a distributor and has her own website!

Sold in over twenty countries worldwide.

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Papa’s World – Life comes at you!

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I had been experiencing a troublesome pain in my right calf on my leg.

But – only after I had walked 1/4 of a mile.

It did not bother me walking around the house –

Driving the car –

Sitting or sleeping!

I thought, “What the heck”!

So,

My walking 2 or 3 miles a day –

Came to a sudden stop!

I had a Nuclear test coming up –

And I expressed concern that I might have to stop for the pain-

In that calf!

BUT – I DID IT AND COMPLETED THE TEST!

Everything about my heart was fine-

For my age, I excelled.

I still had that pain if I tried to walk long distances.

So, my regular GP told me I should see my cardio doctor –

He felt that the small blood vessels might be blocking up-

Thus, when I walked a long distance-

Not enough blood flow would get through,

Thus causing the pain!

But to try to push through it so new capillaries would form.

LOL – SOME HUMOR FOR THE DAY!

I saw my cardio doctor,

And he referred me to a vascular doctor!

I had a consultation.

And a CT SCAN WAS ORDERED!

The results came back!

I had a 50% blockage in my right calf –

And a minor blockage in my left calf.

It was called a “HARD BLOCKAGE” –

Not a “SOFT” blockage,

Which met that most likely –

Would not break off!

It was CALSIFIED,

And had taken years and years to develop.

I was told –

At this time,

The best thing I could do was continue to walk –

THIRTY minutes a day for four times a week!

Push through and do the best I can.

And it did not have to be all at once.

Break it up – it would cause pain.

The last resort would be operation –

Stents or more extreme.

And sometimes this might not work.

Resulting in more serious problems and remedies!

Usually, they do nothing until 75%.

This has been a result –

Not eating healthy for the first 55 years of my life.

LESON WELL LEARNED!

On the positive side –

I did a complete lifestyle change TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Trying to repair as much damage –

As I had done during those early years of life.

I firmly believe had I not –

I most likely would not be here!

I HAVE TAKEN THESE SUPPLEMENTS EVERY DAY FOR TWENTY YEARS-

This is my life preserver –

I BELIEVE THAT!

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I am convinced my life depended –

On these FRUITS – VEGETABLES – BERRIES and OMEGAS!

To conclude –

LIFE COMES AT YOU-

I AM A SENIOR – CLOSER TO 80 THAN 70!!!!

I will continue on my path to health and nutrition.

I am active- I enjoy life –

AND I LIVE LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

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Papa’s World – The world of senior living!

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Yes – we are from this era!

Those were special times-

I look back and think ‘I LIVED THAT”!

Today is much different –

Being a senior –

Well, a trip to the pharmacy-

Is a way to get out and about! LOL

Shopping for groceries –

Post office and returns!

I think we keep Amazon in business!

LETS EXPLORE!

A side road to find out where it ends!

Down here near OIB-

We have viewing platforms over the marshes!

Ideal place to go and watch birds –

Fish jumping and the occasional GATOR!

We have always made do with what we have,

We also volunteer our services and give what we can to charities.

The church is very prominent in our lives.

Just thankful for the blessings we have!

Also, when playing golf –

I need a sense of humor!

Frustration – anger – just doesn’t cut it anymore.

Just enjoy the wide open spaces and nature at its finest!

It is more suitable that way for me!

It is hard to fathom for me –

The three oldest granddaughters-

Ella – graduated from college and is teaching!

Sarah is in her Freshman year in college!

Maddy is working in the Environmental Science field after graduating from college.

Those three were a big part of our lives as they were growing up!

Now the three youngest are growing up-

The twins are in H.S., and next year, Bode will be in Middle School!

Our senior years are about staying connected to grandkids!

We have also stayed connected for over Twenty Years to our Health and Nutrition Supplement.

We are aging as healthily as we can during our senior years!

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Papa’s World – SHE LOVES HORSES!

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Taylor – one of our twins –

Her first homecoming date-

She is as tall as Sherry,

But the real story here is
HER LOVE OF HORSES”!

As soon as she could walk –

She was drawn to horses!

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Here is Taylor –

Being held up by her mother – Tammy!

This was the beginning of her LOVE OF HORSES!

She began going to the BARN once a week –

Spending hours there grooming horses-

Cleaning stalls and leaning to ride!

She also learned to play the violin –

Singing in church and recently for her confirmation –

With her own money –

Bought a guitar –

And composed a song and sang in front of the congregation.

Her happy moment is to ride for hours!

If she could be there overnight,

She would!

Grooming and feeding the horses-

Cleaning their hooves-

This is Taylor!

You can see how much she has grown over the years –

She has grown.

This past basketball season –

She tried out and made the JV basketball squad as a Freshman.

Cassidy and Taylor – Fraternal twins.

Both have gone their own ways –

Cassidy – Gymnastics competition and cheerleading.

She wants to go to a college that has an equestrian course!

Taylor – her love of horses.

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Papa’s World – Being a senior!

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My dream since I was in my twenties!

I would kid to my wife –

“I WANT TO SELL HOT DOGS ON THE BEACH”!

We would take yearly vacations –

To a beach.

I found myself counting down the days as soon as we got there.

I formed an idea in my head-

“Someday” – I will be able to spend every day at the beach if I choose to.

I would be the one sitting on the sand and watching those folks –

Packing up after a week and leaving to go back home!

Our SENIOR years are now just like that.

We live maybe four or five miles from the beach.

No traffic and in ten minutes we are standing on the sand.

My dream has come true in my senior years!

We still travel back to NVA for the holidays.

And they all travel down to spend time with us.

Our plan for moving South-

Was to be within a six to eight-hour drive –

For us to go home-

Or family to come down to us.

As we advance in our senior years –

We might have to curtail the traveling!

But for now,

We are still able to do the trips back and forth.

Home is where our hearts are.

Blue skies- white clouds –

Sunshine- warm weather-

Hardly any snow or ice.

Yes- it can and is cold during periods of time.

But with a jacket, gloves, and scarf-

I can manage-

Taking them off as the day warms up!

Being a senior-

It seems that the cold affects me more and more each year!

My two sons –

Troy on the left and Shawn on the right-

Still live back in NWPA where they grew up!

Both have been down once or twice.

And both will come for more visits.

Love them always.

That is why our beach chairs sit high rather than low to the sand! LOL

Being a SENIOR –

And for the past TWENTY YEARS-

We have taken this supplement –

To obtain healthy nutrition in our senior years.

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The sand – surf – call us.

What was a dream for all those years-

Is today a reality!

Closer to 80 than 70!

Dreams do come true –

Living life to the plus in our senior years.

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Papa’s World – Being a senior – love of life!

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In our senior years –

I believe family-

Becomes more and more important.

Now the grandkids are either out of college or in college.

Those are the older ones!

The younger ones are in H.S., and one is in middle school-

Or soon to be!

We also moved to a warmer climate.

At our age,

We no longer want to deal with ice, snow, and extreme cold!

So we plan trips back to see them –

And also for them to visit.

They are all in the busy portion of their own lives.

We give – we volunteer-

And help when we can.

Senior years –

Life goes by quickly.

Before you know –

You are on the edge of caregiver –

To be a receiver of care.

Climbing that step ladder –

Becomes dangerous –

Bending over to weed becomes a chore!

Driving becomes-

Becoming more aware of where you are and who is around.

Happiness is when you can give-

And not expect a return!

Celebrations are when you stay awake at an outing –

Beyond eight PM!

But you also appreciate the little things of life –

LOVE OF LIFE follows you into the senior years!

We seem to look –

And see what we can do to help!

One day it will be reversed.

But until that happens-

LOVE OF LIFE will be our focus.

Living life to the plus one day at a time!

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And what we believe in!

We can make our world better –

By making the world a better place.

SENIOR YEARS – we are long into them.

BUT WE HAVE A LOVE OF LIFE!

SENIORS – THE GOOD WITCH AND JUST TOM!

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Papa’s World – Living – IN THE SOUTH!

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The beach – the ocean – warmer climate- hardly any snow or ice-

Golfing in the winter months –

Walking in sunshine with a coat and scarf-

Getting too warm and taking them off!

Blue skies – white fluffy clouds-

Watching thunderstorms rolling in!

Shows – music – entertainment-

Friends nearby.

These are just a few of the many things I associate with living in the South!

We wanted to be within a day’s drive from family in NVA!

The deep south was too far.

Being close to beaches was a plus.

Shopping – doctors and medical facilities.

Cities we could travel to if we wanted.

We chose the border of N.C. and S.C.

It can be hot in mid-summer –

But that is offset by being comfortable in mid-winter.

Our decades-old friends are 35 minutes to 3.5 hours away.

We still manage to get together several times a year.

The closer ones are about once a month.

We have made many new friends –

And other close friends from NVA have moved nearby!

We have downsized to one level –

With enough room for family!

In a community that is both quiet and has protected wetlands.

You see here behind the house,

Trees that are protected!

We feel we made the right choice!

We are happy here.

Friends and family visit.

The weather is to our liking-

Neither one of us likes the cold.

Andrea and Troy – my oldest son!

They will visit once again in the future!

Sunsets – this is our life in the South!

Our senior years are now here.

As the days begin and end

We are truly living in the South.

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Papa’s World – Thoughts and Humor!

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I have always thought this way.

It is up to me to make my life what it is.

I think back on the choices I have made,

And one choice —another way — would change my life completely!

But with everything said –

I am happy with my life!

As true today as it was all these years!

I count my blessings and live my life one day at a time!

My dream of moving to the borders of N.C. and S.C. –

Was to be able to golf!

We have achieved this dream.

Once every two or three weeks –

Satisfied my need!

Living here –

It can be year-round!

LOL – A sense of humor goes a long way!

YEP – I RELATE TO THAT!

Our granddaughter –

Cassidy –

Made varsity as a Freshman Cheerleader.

She is also in gymnastics!

Here she is at sunset on OIB by the church overlooking the marsh.

Such a gifted little girl!

When long-time friends meet up after golf!

Bob – Papa and Jim!

All from little Eldred, Pa.

GOOD THOUGHTS SAVED IN A PICTURE!

Taylor – first homecoming date as a Freshman.

She is so pretty!

Our choices for health and nutrition for twenty years!

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Papa’s World – A journey through life!

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The ending of a day with the sunset!

Here in Cameron Woods Community –

We get Sunrises and Sunsets from in front of our home.

The journey of the sun across the sky –

Tends to be like our journey of life here near the ocean and the borders of N.C and S.C.

Our life is living one day at a time!

Sherry, as to what I call “THE GOOD WITCH” of Lindley Lane!

Here she is dressed up for our community’s Halloween party at the Community Center.

Sherry and Papa –

I WENT AS “JUST TOM”! LOL

Many times in the past, I have dressed up. But this year, I just could not get into it!

OLD AGE – SENIOR MENTALITY –

But I was happy to be “JUST TOM”!

So many times I have heard “THINGS” that are better left unsaid!

Those “THINGS” are just not true when checked out –

Yet that does not seem to bother that person!

I ask “WHY” to myself?

I have no answer –

That is my “WHY” I do not watch news stations –

Or listen to the radio podcasts.

Life is too short to be all wrapped up

In beliefs that go contrary to my beliefs.

The TRUTH is out there – just take the time to find it!

A POSITIVE outlook on life for me!

Our happy place – our home and our front porch-

Where I sit and watch the neighbors go by and wave.

LIFE IS GOOD!

For twenty years, we have practiced this concept.

As SENIORS, we are aging and taking care of our own HEALTH and NUTRITION!

What we started twenty years ago and take daily!

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I HAVE NEVER MISSED A DAY!

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Papa’s World – Together as ONE!

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The day we were married –

June 25th. 1982 –

Began our life together as ONE!

This describes our life as ONE together!

I believe all marriages have their ups and downs.

But there is always conversation to work things out.

This picture was drawn by Cassidy when she was 11 years old.

It is framed and sits on a dresser in our bedroom.

A little girl’s gift of art –

And we proudly show this as it has special memories of small children –

A theme we both cherish in our life together as ONE!

We lived this era of life!

LOVE – PEACE and HAPPINESS-

Brings us together as ONE in our beliefs!

FAMILY – Andrea – Troy – Trisha and her daughter – Autum-

Brings us to our family ideals.

We love them all –

Shawn and Sherry –

Sitting – relaxing, and this brings me joy!

We are ONE with family!

Our beliefs –

Leave no family behind!

Mother and daughters –

Debby and Tammy-

Their bond runs deep –

FAMILY – always since the day we married!

The years have passed –

The commitment remains the same-

ONE is what we believe.

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Papa’s World – Memories in pictures!

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LOL – but when you are in your senior years, there is a lot of truth here!

When family comes to visit –

My two sons and their families!

Important to us because they live so far away!

MEMORY IN A PICTURE!

YES, I CAN AND HAVE MANY TIMES! LOL

Family in Lynchburg, Va.

For six years, the two oldest granddaughters played college soccer in this town.

One at the University of Lynchburg and one at Radolph College.

Many times over the years, we rented Airbnb’s to stay for senior nights and games.

This is a MEMORY IN A PICTURE!

MY GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

When our three oldest granddaughters came for a visit.

Maddy, in the center, graduated from college –

As did Ella, far right –

Sarah, on the left, is a freshman in college.

A brilliant sunset as they came running down the street laughing!

A MEMORY IN A PICTURE!

Making memories for twenty years for Sherry and me.

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TWENTY YEARS OF MEMORIES IN THIS PICTURE!

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Our granddaughter Taylor –

A freshman – her first homecoming date!

LOVE HER SMILE!

A MEMORY FOR LIFE!

Cassidy with her parents as a freshman and her first homecoming date.

Shy but oh so pretty.

A MEMORY FOR A LIFETIME!

Papa – when Taylor and Cassidy were little.

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The life we lead and the memories we make!

Papa’s World – Past Memories!

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Sherry and Papa on the beach of the ICW in Vareen Gardens.

We discovered this place during our exploration of the area before moving into our new home.

Situated on the borders of N.C. and S.C. –

It is a wooded area and marsh with trails – wooden walkways –

A fishing pier, and you can view the boats traveling up and down the ICW.

We have taken family and friends to this peaceful place.

A LASTING PAST MEMORY!

LOL – some humor for today!

For nine months, we lived in Ocean Keyes-

North Myrtle Beach –

And every day, we would walk the one-half mile to this beach entrance.

The time we spent here was a LASTING MEMORY we shall always cherish.

My good thought for the day!

The very first Cameron Woods Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Walk.

Six of us here –

Now two have moved away and one has passed on!

A LASTING MEMORY!

A lot of truth to this!!!!

Spring is coming – keep the faith!

Taylor and Cassidy when they were little-

Helping Papa rake leaves and bag them up!

A LASTING MEMORY!

So true – when listening – LASTING MEMORIES RETURN!

A memory in the making for the last twenty years.

Our way to a healthy life.

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When the family visited –

My sons and their families.

LASTING LIFE MEMORIES!

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