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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 – Life as we live it!

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A long time ago –

In a small town far, far away-

Sherry and I played co-ed volleyball and one year won our division!

Papa to the far left, and then Sherry and the “BEACH CLUB” team.

You see, even back then we had the “DREAM” of Sun, Sand and Surf.

Those were times we have always cherished.

LIFE AS WE LIVE IT!

Mount Jewett, PA.

Above is the “KINZUA BRIDGE” before it was partially destroyed by a Tornado.

Today, only half of it remains.

The left half and the middle are a viewing platform some 300-plus feet above the forest.

Locomotive steam engine trains ran across this, carrying coal from the coal mines in Pa.

Sherry lived near here, and this valley, “KINZUA,” is a native american name.

From the Native Americans who occupied this land

Hundreds of years ago.

Her father, long past, would ride a snowmobile across the bridge!

LIFE AS WE LIVE IT!

Sherry with the wine for communion at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

A LIFE AS WE LIVE IT PICTURE!

Mother and daughters.

Swedish genes run deep!

LIFE AS WE LIVE IT!

Tammy and Sherry – mother and daughter running a five K –

Coming across the finish line at Portville H.S.

Sherry ran right up to she was 70-plus years old!

A LIFE AS WE LIVE IT!

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Papa’s World- Pictures from the past.

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We attended a Juice Plus Conference close to where my brother Roger –

Who lived in The Villages in Florida.

He came and stayed with us during the conference and attended the public program.

Here we are sitting outside at a bar at the resort we were at.

Another memory in a picture I have of him.

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

When they were little.

Before the Pandemic-

We lived about a mile from Tammy and Marcus and the three younger grandkids.

We got to be a part of their lives every day.

Here are the three of them as we went shopping.

I do not think Bode could walk at that time.

Bode and Cassidy were inseparable.

To this day –

They are more alike than Taylor and Cassidy.

Except – if I am not in the same room –

I get Taylor and Cassidy mixed up when they talk.

And from a distance, at certain times in pictures-

They look alike!

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

Sherry and Cindy at “VANISH”!

A brewery not far from where Marcus and Tammy live outside Leesburg, VA.

They are always laughing when together.

Esp. back when we golfed “GUYS vs GALS”

And they would beat Buck and me.

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

One time we were golfing with the McBrides, and Sherry hit her drive.

From the ladies’ tee box-

The hole was a little over 320 yards!

Here you can see the green and people on it putting out!

Maybe 50 yards away.

That is her golf ball where it ended up!

It hit the cart path and kept bouncing forward.

It was almost a 300-yard drive!

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

TRUE-TRUE-TRUE!!!!!!

This is the new Wegmans store near where we lived.

We could walk to it in Fairfax. Va.

I would walk up to it from Ridgetop Commons.

Sit on a bench

Across the road –

And watch the construction!

When they opened –

They took a picture of all the folks waiting to get in from the parking lot!

We are in that picture.

Here – Sherry and I visited a Wegmans during the Pandemic!

We had to shop and choose which Wegmans to go to.

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

Our longtime friends from back in Portville, N.Y.

Elaine and Steve –

Who paid us a visit in our new home at OIB!

Just this past summer, they sold their home in Portville, N.Y.-

And moved to Lynchburg, Va., to be near family!

Many, Many happy memories with these two when our children were growing up.

Volleyball, golfing, and picnics.

PICTURES FROM THE PAST!

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Papa’s World – Memories with family!

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As each day draws to a end-

It is always a happy thought that it begins over again at sunrise.

Before, it was vacation time, and the countdown started the day you arrived.

So many days – hours and minutes until you had to leave.

Our dream is now a reality –

We live here, and FAMILY comes to visit!

On a recent visit –

Tammy and Bode came for a long weekend to take Taylor back home.

Here – we have a bite to eat at 59 Causeway on OIB!

Marcus and Cassidy did not make the trip.

Thus creating FAMILY TIME!

This sign hangs on the front wall of the porch.

We had always dreamed of living near the ocean and beaches.

Now – over the recent years-

We have had FAMILY TIME with the whole family here!

While this is a past memory –

Our wish is to have them all visit again!

FAMILY is important to us!

It was with “GIGI” –

Sherry’s mother, who loved her great-grandkids!

Today, she is gone but never forgotten, even with them.

Sherry – grandma-MorMor with her grandchildren!

Life as a family passes on.

FAMILY!

Our HOME is here now.

They all come to visit, and we also go back home.

This is my blog for the day.

MEMORIES OF FAMILY!

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Papa’s World – Living our lives and having friends!

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The day we were married – 6-25-1982!

We each had been married before.

Sherry had two young daughters ( Debby and Tammy) –

And I had two young sons (Troy and Shawn).

We blended the family together –

And lived way out in the country –

That was the start of a marriage –

That back then we had no money.

Back to front –

Jim and Dottie.

I grew up in Eldred with them, and I played softball with Jim.

I went to their wedding way back in the 70s.

Jim also worked for American Olean Tile, as did Sherry and I!

Then there is Sherry, followed by Buck and Cindy!

They were friends with Jim and Dottie –

We occasionally saw them –

Then in the late 80s-

We sold our house in the country –

And moved to Pleasant Acres Drive-

Right across the street from Cindy and Buck!

We became closer friends and neighbors.

We all raised our children together –

And vacationed together.

Cindy and Buck and Sherry and I –

Have traveled the world together.

Jim and Dottie now live in North Carolina, as do the four of us.

We still all try to gather at one another’s home for long weekends!

FRIENDS!

Papa, Sherry, Elaine, and Steve.

They became our friends also, and we played co-ed volleyball with them for years.

We also raised our children together.

Having dinners at each other’s homes – picnics and social gatherings!

They have been to visit us and just recently relocated to the Lynchburg, Va. area to be close to their children and grandkids.

Back in those Portville, N.Y. years –

We all played golf.

And later we played Girls vs Guys scrambles.

They always wanted strokes, but it could only be a few because even up, they would almost beat us!

Those volleyball years –

16-team league – and competitive-

You always had to be on guard, or you would get spiked in the head.

One year we won our division!

FRIENDS!

Bob and Pam ( PJ) –

Bob and I went to grade school and graduated together from Otto-Eldred H.S. and lived in Eldred, PA.

Childhood holds many memories for us both.

This is also a second marriage for them. Twenty-plus years.

They retired and went on a 6 1/2 year journey criss-crossing the country, towing a car behind their RV!

East to West Coast and North to South.

We lost contact other than class reunions, and about 10 to fifteen years ago renewed it!

This past year, they leased a home near us.

And now they are trying to sell their condo in N.H. and deciding where to settle.

RV life may be the past.

Time will tell –

But these past few years we have gotten together and golfed!

Relived those memories of growing up.

We hope they settle down near us.

Only time will tell!

Dottie – Cindy and Sherry –

A lot of funny memories and good times are here.

Our lives have been good, and I would not change them!

FRIENDS have always been a part of that life.

We are blessed!

Buck and Cindy – Papa, Carol, Mike, and Sherry.

Carol and Mike were also our neighbors.

We played many a joke on one another.

Today, they have sold that home – built a new one –

And still live in WNY.

Owning and operating a nationwide painting company –

Traveling the country painting and contracting for gas and oil lines.

They recently visited Buck and Cindy, and we all got together.

They also own a home on a lake.

Cindy, Papa, Sherry, and Carol on the back of their boat cruising that huge WNY lake.

FRIENDS!

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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 – Our life with family and friends!

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Our entire life being married –

Revolves around FAMILY and FRIENDS!

In the beginning – we had no money.

Living paycheck to paycheck.

But – we made do by taking day trips –

Packing picnic lunches and seeing local sights!

Also – we spent a lot of time at Sherry’s parents’ house in the country outside of Mount Jewett, Pa.

Her father had a fifth wheel, and we had a tent.

The children would stay inside the camper, and Sherry and I tented.

One night we were awakened by an uproar.

They had set a bear trap in the part of the campground that had no utilities.

It was about a couple hundred yards from us.

All of a sudden, there was a roar and banging going on.

The bear had become trapped inside the metal trap.

Like a giant metal barrel, and the door had come down.

It drew a sizeable crowd and the wildlife officers.

They tranquilized the bear and then transported it miles and miles away and released it.

First and only time I have ever witnessed this!

Here is Shery and I and the five granddaughters before Bode.

Maddy, Sarah, and Sherry.

Papa and Ella.

The twins, Cassidy and Taylor!

The grandkids were always with us.

The older two called us Grandma and Grandpa.

The younger ones, including Sarah –

Call us MORMOR and PAPA.

MORMOR is Swedish for MOTHERSMOTHER!

Sherry’s grandmother was born in Sweden.

Taylor and Cassidy one Halloween at our home in Brambleton, VA.

Many happy memories there as they lived a mile from us.

We would pick them up after school, and they would stay with us until one of their parents finished work!

FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US!

What was started as an annual tradition by Rob and Missy-

Third from the right –

A Thanksgiving Turkey Walk.

It continues to this day, growing in size each year.

Sadly, Rob and Missy moved a few years ago.

Today, we remember them every Thanksgiving!

FRIENDS!

The six of us were neighbors back in Portville, N.Y.

Buck and Cidy lived right across the street from us.

Carol and Mike lived right next door to us.

They own a national painting company.

Traveling to all points, painting Gas Lines and Oil Lines!

We all lived on Pleasant Acres Drive.

This was the late 80’s!

This is my brother Roger and Sherry.

I have to say he was my idol growing up.

He relocated to the Villages.

We became close after he retired and would visit him often.

This was taken a few years before he passed away.

He passed away there, and Sherry and I took his cremated remains to Eldred, PA.

There, he was buried beside his wife and the rest of my family up Barden Brook.

I always looked up to him and miss him to this day!

FAMILY!

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Papa’s World – Crepe Myrtles and Palm Trees!

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Good day – growing up in Pa. and NYS. –

We had no Plam Trees or, as far as I can remember, crepe myrtles!

So, in 1999, we transferred to NVA. -I planted Crepe Myrtles in the yard of the last home we lived in before moving South!

On my hands and knees – because of rocks – I planted three of them.

They had the bright red color!

They survived the winters of the NVA and D.C. winters!

BUT – NO PLAM TREES!

Now fast forward to 2021 –

We made a choice and bought a lot in Cameron Woods Community –

On the mainland side of Ocean Isle Beach in N.C.

This is the construction of that house, and you can see the irrigation system –

And the bushes and small Crepe Myrtle on the corner of the house.

This one now towers over the corner of that porch and blooms WHITE!

There is also one on the other corner of the house.

As we moved in July of 2021-

We gradually had major landscaping completed.

We went to the nursery and picked out three palm trees ( short ones) –

And two Pink Crepe Myrtles!

The two Pink Crepe Myrtles in the back yard –

These trees are so tall, I need a step ladder to reach the lower branches to trim back in the late fall, early winter.

They have grown so fast, and so many pink flowers!

The ones on the corners in the house out front-

They have gotten tall, but do not flower as much as these do!

This was taken over a year ago, and today the white Crepe Myrtle is taller than the porch roof!

This is one of the three palm trees we selected.

And it sits directly in the center of the back yard.

I can not reach the top on a step ladder and will eventually be twelve to fifteen feet tall!

In the background, all of the trees are in a protected wetland and cannot be cut down.

Looking back on the right side of the house.

We have had all the landscaping done by a man called ANDY!

Today, we are in the maintenance mode of lawn care.

We sold all our outdoor lawn maintenance tools when we moved.

And today, we hire most of what needs to be done.

I still trim the small bushes and cut back the palm trees and the Crepe Myrtles.

I trim the live oak tree out front!

Eventually, I will have that done!

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Papa’s World – Through the years – Family-Friends.

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Maddy – first grandchild- graduated from college three years ago –

And working as an Environmental Scientist!

Here is her grandmother, Sherry, on one of our vacations to the beach!

The bond was incredible and exists to this day.

THROUGH THE YEARS – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Here we are with four of the grandchildren-

Bode was not born yet –

And Maddy was not with us.

The twins – Cassidy and Taylor-

And their two older cousins-

Ella and Sarah.

Looks like Cracker Barrel.

THROUGH THE YEARS – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Bode – first and only grandson in the family!

Today, he is in his first year of middle school.

Active in football, lacrosse, golf, and sometimes soccer.

And an avid Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins fan!

Along with hockey and the Washington Capitals!

THROUGH THE YEARS – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

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FRIENDS – DIANE ( neighbor) – PAM and BOB-

Good friends – laughs and golfing!

Here at Pelican Perch for the derby!

THROUGH THE YEARS – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Since the 80s – our closest friends.

MIKE AND CAROL – JIM AND DOTTIE – BUCK AND CINDY!

We have gotten together over the years – sometimes golfing, other times boating!

Escape rooms – (WE FINALLY SOLVED IT ) –

Always laughter and until we meet again – Hugs and farewells!

THROUGH THE YEARS – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

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Papa’s World – Looking around – living life!

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We have all been friends for decades –

Six of us were neighbors on Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y.

I grew up with the other couple in Eldred, Pa.

We gathered at the McBrides’ house in Magnolia Greens, Leland, N.C.

For a long weekend!

Mike and Carol – on the far left-

Flew in from NYS to Wilmington, N.C. airport.

Jim and Dottie – next to Carol and Mike-

Drove down from Edenton. N.C.

Buck – next to Cindy and me next to Sherry – hosted us all.

The highlight of the long weekend –

Was the ESCAPE ROOM –

The Greenlight Escape Room – “THE CABIN IN THE WOODS” –

In downtown Wilmington!

At one of our previous meet-ups!

We spent over an hour in the room, which, through solving the clues –

Actually turned into THREE ROOMS!

We had clues strung out all over the floors and laughed so hard!

It was such great fun –

Loud noises scared the crap out of me! LOL

This whole episode could very well have been this! LOL

After getting out of the Escape Room –

We went to dinner!

A day we can all remember when “SENIORS SOLVED THE PUZZLE OF CLUES”!!!!!

Our friends – for decades and decades – PRICELESS!

WINTER OF 2026!

A rare SNOW CYCLONE came up from Florida!

Of all places-

And deposited 15 inches of snow here in Cameron Woods Community!

This is almost a once-in-a-lifetime happening!

We do not own a snow shovel!

I was using a Leaf Blower for hours to make a path out of the garage –

Through the driveway and into the street.

Our good friend Jim showed up with shovels, and we cleared the driveway.

We waited for three days for the melt to take it all away.

I thought moving South to the borders of N.C. and S.C. –

I would leave this all behind!

JUST ANOTHER LOOK AROUND AND LIVING LIFE!

This time, we ventured to Dottie and Jim’s in Edenton.

Mike and Carol were not there.

Their new home is on the back side of the Outer Banks, near New Bern.

They live on a small canal on one side and a golf course on the other.

They have a small boat that they can get onto the bay with.

I have known Jim and Dottie since before they were married.

Jim, Sherry, and I all worked for American Olean Tile Co. – Dal-Tile.

Jim and I also played softball together in the mid 70s to the early 80s.

FRIENDS – JUST ANOTHER LOOK AROUND OF LIFE!

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Papa’s World – Our life in North Carolina!

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American Olean Tile Company – Dal-Tile Company – shown here in Olean, New York –

Where Sherry and I worked before transferring to Northern VA.

The lower right side of the plant is the original – when it closed in 2012 –

Existed as an employment for generations of families –

Ninety-nine and one-half years!

This is Cattaragus County in Western New York.

This valley is where the Seneca Indian Nation existed –

The Reservation is about ten or fifteen miles away, with a Casino!

The Alleghany River flows North from Pa. into NYS directly on the upper part of the picture –

And then after continuing through the reservation, turns South again –

Back into Pa. and South to Pittsburgh!

We worked here before we both transferred to Northern VA in 1999!

I had 32 years here, and Sherry had about 20 years!

We were both divorced and met here.

Married on 6-25-1982.

The Alleghany Mountains are in the background.

Many fond memories and friendships for both of us are here!

Today we live here!

After retiring from Dal-Tile – American Olean Tile in NVA –

We decided to follow our dreams and move to N.C.

It is here in Cameron Woods Community that we built this new home.

From the street, looking at the right side of the house and lawn.

Since we moved in on 7-02-2021 –

We have had all the landscaping done – front, sides, and back.

Neither one of us liked the pine straw that came with the house.

We tried black mulch for one year –

And then with stones around the entire house.

In N.C., there are snakes, and they love pine straw and mulch!

I have only seen Blake Snakes, but the neighborhood has seen Copperheads,

And Timber rattlesnakes,

So, we are very careful in looking around.

Our front porch with a glider.

The one thing I wanted in this build –

Was a front porch that had shade most of the day.

And a glider to sit on!

Sherry wanted a separate room for an office –

And we both got what we wanted.

We also wanted to be near a golf course –

And we live right in the middle of over 30 courses!

Here we are with our friends Pam and Bob-

I went to school with Bob.

They leased a house about nine miles from us.

And in the future will decide where they will end up!

Our longtime neighbors from NYS –

Cindy and Buck –

Who first moved to N.C. in the mid-90s.

They live about 38 miles from us, and we often get together to golf.

We have traveled the World with them on vacations!

Moving to the Ocean Isle Beach area has afforded us BEACH TIME only minutes away.

Sharing that with family!

Sherry’s daughters, Tammy and Debby taking a picture of themselves and their mother on the beach.

OUR LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA!

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Papa’s World -Family – pleasant memories!

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SENIOR – looking after our bodies to remain as healthy as we can!

It is a lifetime journey –

Little pains – illness and accidents.

But – we constantly maintain –

Doctor visits are routine –

Dentist all to prevent major disruptions in our life together.

It becomes a must in senior years –

But also a blessing as each day draws to an end and a new one begins.

Sherry and Cindy –

Our close friends live 38 miles away.

Our friendship goes back to the late 80s in Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y. –

Where we were neighbors!

In those ensuing years –

They moved to the Wilmington, N.C. area –

But we stayed in contact and started taking trips together all over the world!

Buck and Cindy and Papa and Sherry.

Many laughs and smiles.

Today, we try to get together once a month.

Sometimes that works out –

Golf and dinner out!

FRIENDS FOR OUR LIFETIMES!

Marley and Taylor –

Taylor is one of the twins of Marcus and Tammy – the youngest daughter!

She has trained Marley and is quite good with animals.

She has ridden horses since she was about six years old.

Today, she is 16 and a Sophomore in high school.

FAMILY – PLEASANT MEMORIES!

Our new home under construction in 2021!

Cameron Woods Community – Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

We have been here for years now-

Watched the community build out and made new friends!

Our SENIOR years are now here.

Today – it is HOME to our families and us!

It is here where we decided to live out our senior years.

Family comes to visit – Friends come often!

Our home is our life now, with new memories being made!

FAMILY – PLEASANT MEMORIES!

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Papa’s World – Worry? Be HAPPY!

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Life is full of HAPPY FEELINGS!

Here – Sherry and I don hats for a skit at the church we attended before moving to Cameron Woods Community!

It was Christmas time, and the younger grandchildren were in the “SKIT”!

I was a DONKEY and Sherry an ANGEL!

Many times in our marriage, we participated in activities for the grandkids.

All part of our marriage and life together for over 44 years!

WORRY? BE HAPPY!

LOL – I do so love vegetables!

Talor and Cassidy – Twins but not fraternal.

I miss these days –

Now they are Sophomores in High School.

Both have their permits for driving.

Where did all that time go?

But – as time goes by – new times are here.

Pictures and words from memories!

WORRY? BE HAPPY!

All new experiences are happening –

The older grandchildren –

Two have graduated from college, and the younger is a college sophomore.

Cassidy and Taylor both have jobs.

Cassidy is a high school cheerleader for football and also participates in team cheerleading competitions.

She has since given up the violin, which she was very good at.

Taylor still rides horses – plays violin, piano, and guitar.

She works in a horse barn.

Plays soccer, basketball, and flag football.

Maddy – the oldest grandchild –

Works as an Environmental Scientist –

For a large national firm.

Ella is teaching PhysEd in elementary school!

Sarah is working part-time and is in college.

Bode – the only grandson –

Plays Lacrosse, football, and golf!

They are growing up, and we get to see it all!

WORRY? BE HAPPY!

Sarah – now in college and a Sophomore.

A beautiful young lady!

Bode – now in his first year of middle school!

Sarah, Ella, and Maddy!

The three oldest granddaughters.

Mother and daughters –

Debby, Sherry, and Tammy!

WORRY? BE HAPPY!

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Papa’s World – Funny things – thoughts!

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Beach life – sand and surf –

We dreamed about this, but thought we never could be here!

But – life happens, and we found ourselves in a situation because of the Pandemic.

We lost so much money in the downturn of the 401K in our retirement fund.

BUT – all of a sudden, the housing market exploded!

SELL!!!

That is what we did.

Brambleton in Loudoun County, Va., is very expensive to live in.

TAXES – Housing- cost of living –

All contributed to our thinking of cashing in and moving South!

It was hard – we would be leaving grandkids, family, and friends.

Florida was too hot – we wanted out of the cold, snow, and ice.

We were advancing in our senior years, and I did not want to take care of the lawn outside anymore.

The border of N.C. and S.C. looked interesting.

We had friends in the Wilmington, N.C., area.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH! We found a condo to lease – month to month!

TIME – it would take time to look and find a house.

Everything we looked at needed work to update.

We increased the budget – and found that building new was the best choice.

We found Cameron Woods Community, thirty minutes from North Myrtle Beach in N.C.

We were still within a 7-to 8-hour drive to family back in Va.

We pulled the trigger and for nine months lived in the condo.

We selected everything we could for the new build.

And still came out cheaper than buying used.

Our new build at Christmas time, a year after we moved in!

And if we wanted to drive early to the beach – SUNRISE on OIB!

We never dreamed we could do this!

Life has a way of making dreams come true!

Losing part of our retirement but gaining equity in the housing market proved beneficial for us.

Today, we live in the South!

We are aging SENIORS!

But – we are where we want to be.

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Papa’s World – Some humor and happy thoughts!

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Smile – be happy!

When Sherry was finished with her rehab after falling off her bike and fracturing her pelvis-

The staff asked her what song she wanted played as she said goodbye to everyone.

“DON’T WORRY – BE HAPPY”! she replied.

And sure enough – when they pushed her through the hallways-

Over the loudspeakers –

“DON’T WORRY” played.

Everyone got into the mood and swayed down the hall, and folks came out of their offices and said goodbye!

That is customer service!

Sherry in her room before being discharged!

Both of us grew up in this era and are “HIPPIES” at heart.

Love – peace – gratitude – being thankful – helping others.

Sherry and her grandchildren and Tammy – youngest daughter.

FAMILY MAKES US HAPPY!

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FAMILY – FRIENDS – LIFE – JOURNAL – MEMORIES and HUMOR and GOOD THOUGHTS!

Writing about our life – family and friends –

Encouraged by Sherry to record these thoughts and memories!

This is a fact – it is a journal of thoughts and pictures of memories –

To be passed on to the future generations to come.

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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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Papa’s World – Good times in pictures and humor!

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Sherry and I lived in Brambleton, VA, and in Fairfax, VA.

For almost 21 years!

During that time, we became Washington Nationals baseball fans!

Many times, we either drove into D.C. or took the Metro to see games at the stadium.

Even at first, RFK Stadium, when they first moved from Montreal!

They won it all in 2019 –

It was a special time in our lives in the D.C. area!

GOOD TIMES IN PICTURES AND HUMOR!

Our home at night with Christmas lights in Brambleton, VA, at the time we were and are now Nationals fans.

This was a two-story townhome –

3100 SF.

We built it as our “RETIREMENT” home and spent 14 1/2 years there!

But “STUFF” happens –

Namely, in 2020, the “PANDEMIC” hit!

Our 401K took a major hit-

But this home zoomed up in price, and we decided to “CASH” out!

We sold and moved South to OIB – Cameron Woods Community, where we built hopefully our last house!

Today we live here after downsizing to 1900 SF.

All on one level –

Four seasons, but warm most of the time.

The Ocean and beaches are but a few minutes away.

Entertainment and shopping are all minutes away.

Along the way, friends have also moved into the area or 40 minutes away.

Plus, old friends are nearby!

We golf and volunteer –

We have our new church, and this is where we are retired to.

Sometimes major developments cause changes in your life!

This is our case, and the door opened, and we went forth.

Our life today is standing on our front porch!

Life today – memories of yesteryear!

This has never changed for us-

When we were married all those years ago (6-25-1982) –

This was part of our vows together.

GOOD TIMES IN PICTURES AND HUMOR!

Today, our life together, but memories from the past bring us into the present!

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Papa’s World – Our life – come along!

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On our wedding day – 6-25-1982.

Our journey began by combining two families into one with four children.

Sherry has two daughters, and I have two sons.

The daughters lived with us, and my sons lived with their mother.

Those early years were spent traveling to sports events, activities, and taking children back and forth from ex-spouses.

Schools and churches –

We had no money and made do with what we could.

We lived way out in the country in the Portville, N.Y. school district.

It was a fun time – the driveway was 1/10th of a mile long!

In the winter after it was plowed –

A place to sled ride down the gentle grade.

I would hand-mow, and it took three days!

I would rest on day four and then start over again.

The next year, we purchased a ride mower from SEARS!

I could do the whole thing in four or five hours.

Looking back on fond memories of those early years.

I write these blogs because I want to exercise my brain and the memories I have in writing and pictures.

This is my journal on life.

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For the next generations to come and read, view, and remember the words, pictures, and memories!

Maddy – our oldest granddaughter –

On the day she graduated from the University of Lynchburg –

With a degree in Environmental Science.

Today, she works for a nationwide firm in her field!

OUR LIFE – COME ALONG!

A family celebration on the beach when Sherry and I turned 75 years old in 2024!

Here are the Myers and Krohn family.

Debby and Tammy –

Sherry’s two daughters, husbands and the six grandkids.

Five granddaughters and one grandson.

Family time spent together.

The families still live back in Va., where we moved from.

When we moved, we decided to settle a day’s drive from either family.

Today we visit back and forth!

My two sons still live back in NWPA, where they were raised-

But both have made trips down, and we have made trips back to see them.

FAMILY!

My oldest son, Troy, and his life partner, Andrea!

My two sons, Troy and Shawn.

Both still live back in NWPA!

Very proud of these two men.

FAMILY!

RETIRED now for years and years.

Our senior years are now in the N.C and S.C area.

We are close to the borders of both states.

Cameron Woods Community in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

OUR LIFE TOGETHER – 6-25-1982 to-

Now living life to the fullest!

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Papa’s World – Pictures turn into stories and memories!

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Sherry and I planned a trip to the Expo at Disney.

We later found out that our granddaughter, Ella, would also be there!

We coordinated our day at the park with her and met up!

An unplanned trip turned into a meet-up with a granddaughter!

A PICTURE TURNS INTO A STORY AND MEMORY!

Tammy came for a visit and had Cassidy and Taylor with her.

They are the two youngest granddaughters and also twins.

To me, here the eyes tell the story.

Generations of Swedish descent!

A PICTURE TURNS INTO A STORY AND A MEMORY!

When they were all younger –

The six grandkids at the beach.

Before Bode –

We had taken a similar picture of the five granddaughters!

Today, he is the only grandson.

And of course, as curious now as he was then!

A PICTURE TURNS INTO A STORY AND A MEMORY!

Here is Papa and Sherry with Pam and Bob.

Bob and I grew up together in a little town called Eldred in Pa.

Many fond memories of that time.

Today, we have rekindled our friendships!

Here we are golfing together –

All these years and still good buddies.

A PICTURE TURNS INTO A STORY AND A MEMORY!

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Andrea – life partner and my oldest son – Troy!

He can build a house from the ground up.

He got that from my own father, who passed away when Troy was just a couple of years old.

Very proud of the man he turned out to be.

A PICTURE TURNS INTO A STORY AND A 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!

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Papa’s World – Family history – looking back!

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The six grandchildren –

One boy and five girls!

Family history shows –

Maddy, then Ella, and Sarah – the Myers girls.

Then the cousins –

Taylor, Cassidy, and Bode- The Krohns!

Family beach vacations.

Now Maddy and Ella have graduated from college!

Sarah is a Sophomore in college!

Taylor and Cassidy are Sophomores in High School –

And Bode is now in his first year of Middle School!

Beach vacations have always been our favorite times-

Here – Taylor sits on the deck of the beach house!

Today – she plays violin – guitar –

Sings solos in church and is an accomplished rider on houses!

She has joined the H.S. soccer team, basketball team, and flag football!

Bode on the day he graduated from Elementary school to Middle School!

Ella, after being hired as an Elementary P.E. at Leesburg Elementary School!

Cassidy and Bode –

With MORMOR –

Then Taylor, Tammy, and Marcus!

Debby – Sherry and Tammy – Mother and daughters!

Sarah and Maddy!

Granddaughters all grown up!

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Papa’s World – Writing blogs – thoughts and humor!

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MEMORIES are thoughts of the past-

Pictures bring them to the present!

Here is the couch in Sherry’s mothers livingroom in Mount Jewett, Pa.

Little Bode and his sister Cassidy.

Cassidy is the twin sister of Taylor –

But these two should have been the twins!

Big sister is sharing her electronic book with little brother!

Meanwhile –

Taylor is in the same room –

Playing in her own way.

She is her own person.

Today – Taylor and Cassidy are Sophomores in High School –

While Bode is in his first year of Middle School!

Here are their parents, Marcus and Tammy.

Memories from the past –

Being brought back in pictures for memories of the present!

That smile says it all!

Graduating from grade school to Middle School!

Bode – into all sports –

Growing – smiling and loved by his teachers, so they tell the parents!

Future memories to come!

The journey of past memories captured in pictures for memories of the present!

A picture of two camels in Morocco!

What for?

Because I rode one of them, and Cindy North McBride rode the other! LOL

Cindy and Buck in the forefront!

We were neighbors back in Pleasant Acres Drive in the late 80s and mid 90s –

When Cindy and Buck moved to the Wilmington, N.C. area.

We maintained that friendship and have traveled the world with them on vacations.

Today, we are once again near each other, separated by 38 miles.

Here we are with our other friends who are also from our past!

Pictures are for the present time in memories!

Great thoughts on golf.

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Papa’s World – Positive writing blogs!

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Being positive – helping – staying out of the political fray!

Being seniors,

Life now is even shorter.

Why waste time arguing with someone who will not change their minds?

My beliefs are mine,

And I will vote for those beliefs.

And then go on with our life together.

Time is not on our side!

I look around each day –

The sunrise or the sunset.

The storm clouds-

And then listening to the thunder and patter of rain.

Makes me sleepy!

Gratitude, we are where we are.

Blessed that we are still together and caring for one another.

The direction of our day –
Small trips –

Store – post office, or appointments.

The little things in life make me happy!

It has changed over the years –

Now, instead of black mulch,

Stones with a border.

But this glider and porch are my happy place.

A place to sit in the shade and watch the neighbors go by!

A wave of a hand –

And then wait for the next one.

Much as I did in my youth, sitting on our front porch-

On Main Street in Eldred, Pa.

That is where I got the happy memories that I have today, sitting here!

Sunset Beach and in the distance –

The high rise of Ocean Isle Beach!

These two beaches are our dreams!

We always wanted to be near the ocean,

And this is where we ended up!

But – in my life –

I have no regrets.

It has been a good life –

Family, work, and now retirement.

We grew up together in little Eldred, Pa.

Elementary – then 7 through 12th. grade –

And graduation.

We both went our separate ways –

But always maintained contact.

Now, we are well into our senior years.
Bobby and I are playing senior golf.

Once again,

The stories of youth and memories are regaled.

LIFE IS GOOD!

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Papa’s World – My BLOG – shows who we are!

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Here is Troy and Andrea – my oldest son and his partner.

They still live back where he was raised in Eldred, Pa.

Waiting for their next visit!

Sherry and our friend and neighbor, Diane.

Not only our neighbor, but connected back to WNY as she grew up in NYS and has a family cottage-

On Rushford Lake in WNY!

CAMERON WOODS NEIGHBOR!

When they were little –

Maddy, Ella, and Sarah –

Sisters and granddaughters!

Taylor, Bode, and Cassidy –

Granddaughters and grandson.

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME!

Shawn and Trisha –

Youngest son and wife.

Waiting for their next visit!

FAMILY!!!

Tammy and Marcus-

Parents of Cassidy, Bode, and Taylor!

FAMILY!

Oldest daughter –

Debby and Mike –

Sarah – Ella, Maddy, and Kenderick – who are engaged to be married!

FAMILY!

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May 2020 – during the pandemic – before we sold our home and moved to the Carolinas!

Here we are in the new Wegmans parking lot –

This store we watched being built, which was very close to where we lived in Fairfax, VA.

I would walk to a bench across the street and sit and watch the construction!

NVA was a very busy life.

The beltway around D.C.

We ended up moving a little bit further out behind the DULLES AIRPORT!

Our new neighborhood in Brambleton, Va. with 15 miles of walking trails.

Here we are walking around a small man-made lake.

We were just behind the DULLES AIRPORT, and planes were always flying in and out!

For 14 1/2 years, we watched this complete town being built-

From one elementary and one High School –

To multiple elementary and middle schools to FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS!

A quiet countryside farm area has become a completely new small city.

We watched it being built.

Walking our neighborhood in Brambleton, VA.

These three – where did we put the wine bottle!

SHERRY – CINDY and DOTTIE-

Friends for decades and decades!

In July, 2021, we moved into Cameron Woods Community, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina!

Here is my view watching the houses being completed as construction moved down the street from our new home!

Our newly constructed home –

This would be our last move unless it is to assisted living.

We are in the Carolinas after living in Pa., NYS, and Va.

CAROLINA BLUE – endless skies, just a few miles to the ocean and beaches.

This is the life we always wanted.

It took a PANDEMIC to get us here.

We lost money in our 401K but gained in the housing market and sold.

CAROLINA BEACH LIFE!

FROM THE WEGMANS PARKING LOT TO THE OCEAN ISLE BEACH!

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Papa’s World -My family while growing up!

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My parents’ grave –

Up Barden Brook just outside of the Boro of Eldred, Pa.

My brother-in-law Bill –

And my sister Donna’s grave.

Just a few feet from my parents’ grave.

My brother Roger shortly before he passed away.

My younger brother Mike’s grave is just a few feet from the rest of my family!

All are now gone.

My niece Terri, my brother Mike, and I are in the middle.

Terri is no longer with us.

Not here is my nephew Rick, who passed away, and Kelli, who still lives in Donna and Bill’s house.

So, almost everyone I grew up with has passed away.

Jamie and Brandi – my niece Terri’s daughters – my great nieces!!!

Jamie lives in Portville, and Brandi lives in the home I was raised in.

This home has been in the family for, I guess, 82 years!

My oldest son, Troy, and his partner, Andrea, still live back where they were raised in Pa.

Next is Sherry.

Then Trisha, my youngest son Shawn, and Trisha’s daughter Autumn.

They all still live back in Pa.

The day Sherry and I were married – 6-25-1982.

While my family is mostly still in the area I grew up in-

Sherry is all alone here in the Carolinas with the exception of her one sister, Debbie.

Most of the family she grew up with remains in Pa.

Her daughters are back in NVA, where we transferred to.

As are the six grandkids.

Sherry – Bonnie and Debbie.

Her mother, Barb, and her father, Bill.

Today, we are scattered, or most have passed away.

But our roots still remain in Pa.

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Sherry is watching my brother, Roger –

Tee off at one of the courses in The Villages.

Shortly after we retired –

My brother, who was alone-

Wanted us to visit him and keep him company during the Winter months.

We did that for half a dozen years before he passed away.

Growing up, he was my hero.

Those years gave us both fond memories of him.

He wanted us to sell and move down with him full-time.

I still cherish these memories –

Great times – golfing and “HAPPY HOUR” with him.

The last winter we spent together!

I shall always cherish these times –

TODAY- YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES!

Trisha is married to my youngest son, Shawn-

Here with his older brother Troy!

They still live back in Pa. in the area they grew up!

All have visited at one time or another.

Looking forward to more visits!

TODAY – YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES!

Sherry – (MORMOR) – Swedish for MothersMother –

Youngest daughter Tammy and the three grandchildren-

Taylor – Bode and in front – Cassidy.

They have all visited numerous times since we moved to N.C.

Here we walk around the waterfront of Barefoot Landing in NMB!

TODAY – YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES!

A long time ago in Eldred, Pa.-

Where I grew up on North Main Street-

Pictured here is my niece – Terri-

Me in the middle, and my brother Mike.

Both are gone –

But live in TODAY-YESTERDAY’S MEMORIES!

My parents’ grave-

Up Barden Brook in Eldred, Pa.

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Papa’s World – Living life one day at a time.

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Sherry is at the Brambleton Town Center in front of the theater.

We lived here in this neighborhood for 14 1/2 years until the Pandemic came along!

We had our retirement home built and watched as this neighborhood went from one High School-

To FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS when we sold in 2020 and moved South!

They built an entire town with shopping, restaurants, etc.

Once here, you did not need to go back out to the extremely busy NVA traffic.

It was really a Utopia of a sort.

But – being in NVA and within 30 miles of D.C. –

Very expensive to live.

The Pandemic caused the 401K to collapse –

But the housing market is about to explode!

So – we CASHED in and SOLD!

The three “LITTLE ONES” grandchildren –

Bode, Cassidy, and Taylor –

Had moved away – not far – but enough that we no longer picked them up from school or walked to their home.

It made no sense that we remained in an ever more expensive area to retire in –

And the Pandemic resolved that issue.

We lived with them after we sold and went back and forth to the other daughter’s family in Lake Holiday, VA.

We were able to help out with the three little ones to homeschool until they got situated.

This was when the schools closed for the pandemic, and they did everything online.

WE WERE TRULY LIVING LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

Bode started preschool at this time.

He is an active boy –

Into all sports –

And constantly on the move –

So it was hard for him by himself to do online schooling –

But he prevailed, and today he is a good student and in his first year of middle school.

The twins are no Sophomores in H.S.

Today – Cassidy, Bode, and Taylor with their parents, Marcus and Tammy.

And of course –

“MARLEY – THE GRAND DOG”!

A Golden Doodle!

And then the three oldest granddaughters!

Sarah, Ella, and Maddy.

Sarah is a Sophomore in College-

Ella and Maddy have graduated from college.

Ella is an Elementary School Teacher, and Maddy is an Environmental Scientist.

Parents – Debby and Mike.

Sarah, Ella, Maddy, and her engagement to Kendrick.

Our Lake Holiday family.

Our grandkids and “MORMOR.”
SWEDISH of “MOTHERSMOTHER”!

Oicking Strawberries back in NVA!

We are living Life One Day At A Time.

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Papa’s World – Forgotten memories – always together.

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We have always spent a great deal of time together.

Exploring wherever we are!

The places no one finds unless they happen upon them!

Life together – helping one another.

Creating memories that become forgotten and resurface for my blogs!

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES – ALWAYS TOGETHER!

Life not in the fast lane –

But slowly looking and watching as we go by!

It does not have to be exciting –

We can make do with whatever comes our way.

Here we are in Northern California at a vineyard.

Making lifetime memories of places we have been and places to come!

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES – ALWAYS TOGETHER!

Before they moved their training camp to South Florida-

We visited the spring training camp for the Washington Nationals.

We both love sports –

And try to see games in all sports-

But most assuredly – on TV!

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES- ALWAYS TOGETHER!

COVID – 2020 –

We were isolated at our home.

Tammy and the three grandkids would visit –

I would put a tarp down, and they would sit on it at the end of our driveway.

We would sit on chairs in our garage and talk back and forth.

It was a hard time in our lives –

But we faced it together –

Making memories such as these!

FORGOTEN MEMORIES – ALWAYS TOGETHER!

When the three little ones would come to stay overnight!

Before Covid –

We would always pick them up from school.

Bode would come and stay with us as he was not in school.

Overnights were counted by them in “SLEEPS” left before they came!

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES – ALWAYS TOGETHER!

Today they have grown up.

But FORGOTTEN MEMORIES – ALWAYS TOGETHER in our hearts!

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Papa’s World – Memories that may have been forgotten!

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Here is Little Maddy – on her father’s back –

She is the first grandchild and is engaged to be married today.

Three years ago –

She graduated from college with a degree in Environmental Science-

And works for a large national firm on the environment.

Times forgotten, but memories still shared.

Twenty years ago –

We started our Juice Plus Business from home!

Every six months, we attended a JP conference-

Held on the East Coast or the West Coast-

We have made hundreds of friends –

Our business today has traveled with us in our move to OIB, N.C.

Creating many forgotten memories, but always present when revisited!

Sherry, Buck, Cindy, and Papa.

In the mid to late 80s, we met and became neighbors at Pleasant Acres Drive-

Portville, N.Y.

Since then –

They moved to the Wilmington-Leland area, N.C –

In 1996!

We remained friends and in contact.

We have traveled the world with them on vacations.

Now, we live 38 miles from them.

We still get together for golf, entertainment, and small trips together.

Oftentimes, just for dinner.

Decades of memories –

Revived when we meet up!

MEMORIES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN – BUT REVIVED IN PICTURES!

Sherry’s grandmother was born in Sweden! LOL!!!!

The Kinzua via-duct bridge just outside Mount Jewett, Pa.

This is where Sherry lived and was raised.

This bridge is historic and preserved now in a State Park.

Built in the 1800s and is some 310 feet high!

A tornado came through years ago, and half of it tumbled down.

Today – a viewing platform on the end where you can look straight down through glass –

Allows you to walk out there-

Me – No Thanks! LOL

A must-see if you are ever in NWPA –

Land of the Seneca Indians –

The reservation is nearby with a Casino!

A picture of a memory revisited!

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Papa, Jim, and Buck!

We have all been friends since d the late 70s!

Today – we still get together –

Friendships that have lasted for decades are still going!

Memories revisited in a picture!

LOL!!!!

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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 – Special places!

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Sherry is lighting a candle at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

We spent almost 21 years living about 30 miles from the capital.

Oftentimes, becoming sort of tour guides for family and friends.

Taknin both family and friends into the city by car or the Metro line.

We had Metro passes( still do), and the little ones loved riding the rails!

When Maddy was just able to walk –

We took her and the stroller and pushed her all over D.C.

We even have a picture on the wall of her standing outside the fence-

And the White House in the background –

Hanging on our wall.

Sherry with Jo and Paul – friends from Arizona – who visited our home in Brambleton, VA.

Jo graduated behind me in the same H.S. in Pa.

And Paul graduated from the same H.S. that Sherry attended.

Both have been long-distance friends, and we have visited their home in AZ.

Here we are at the Martin Luther King Memorial!

Reflections of Paul, Sherry, and Jo at the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

We all had friends’ names on that wall.

Bode, Taylor, and Cassidy in the back of our car-

This was during Covid, and the services were outside in the parking lot of Community Lutheran Church –

Strling , VA.

Our last service here before we moved to the Carolinas.

Here is Sherry and Papa saying goodbye to the congregation we attended for our years in NVA.

Pastor Annebbelle presides.

Notice the masks on everyone.

It was a bittersweet moment for us as we were involved in the church here.

Our car with the grandkids is in the background.

We were soon to leave –

SPECIAL PLACES!

Our longtime special friends –

Steve and Elaine, from back in WNY, who recently moved to Lynchburg, VA.

We raised our families together and played co-ed volleyball together for years.

Here we are on the ICW at Vareen Gardens –

A special place for us to walk on the ICW at the borders of N.C. and S.C.

Hoping we can visit once again!

Family time at one of our AIRBNB trips to Lynchburg, VA, to watch either Maddy or Ella play college soccer.

Watching the game –

I believe this is the game where Maddy(white), captain of the University of Lynchburg-

And Ella – (black) was the captain of the Randolph College soccer team.

Maddy and Ella are shaking hands.

Maddy was a senior and Ella a Sophomore.

SPECIAL PLACES!

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Papa’s World – Events in a lifetime!

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July 2nd. 2021 –

After nine months of living in Ocean Keyes, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

We moved into our home, which we had built in Cameron Woods Community, OIB! N.C.

Some 30 minutes from Ocean Keyes but in N.C.

The one requirement I had in this home –

Was a front porch with a covered, shaded glider.

Here you see that front porch and glider!

Today it is a bit different in the landscaping!

Gone is the mulch; in its place are stones, rocks, and border stones.

We did this to cut down on the weeding and how it enhances the property.

It still is my place to sit after all these years.

Saying hello or waving as neighbors go by.

This is one of the major events of our life together as most likely the last house we build.

Other than me trimming the plants and bushes –

We have a company come in and mow-trim -weed and feed the yard.

EVENTS IN A LIFETIME!

Papa is walking in our old neighborhood of Brambleton, VA.

Above are our growing systems of Tower Gardens –

We sold all except one, which we installed in July 2021 on our back patio here in Cameron Woods-

And it has been producing ever since.

We were one of the earliest to invest in the country in these home-growing systems.

We can grow anything that does not grow on a tree in this self-watering system.

Every couple of weeks – add tonic and nutrients –

Just water in the base and no dirt.

It grows about 30 % faster and has no pesticides!

For about fifteen years, we have been growing our own produce-

And now in N.C. –

We can grow outside all year long!

After starting in three to four weeks –

You can have salads every night!

We had five, and now we’re down to just one that feeds us every day!

THE TOWER GARDEN-

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EVENTS IN A LIFETIME!

Sherry and Papa –

On our tour with friends in Northern California.

We have traveled the world with Buck and Cindy, who were our neighbors back in Portville, N.Y.

Sherry, Buck, and Cindy.

They live in Magnolia Greens just outside of Leland, N.C.

About 38 miles from us.

We often get together to golf, or just have dinner or see entertainment together.

We have had many traveling the road together worldwide!

Here we are in OHAU –

We rented a car and explored almost everywhere we could drive together.

Cindy and Buck are at Lake Tahoe with us.

Friends for decades and decades.

Many, many – LIFETIME IN EVENTS with them!

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Papa’s World – Memories of life.

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I wish we could turn back time and revisit these days!

Here are the twins –

Taylor on the left and Cassidy on the right!

Now here they are with their parents and their brother, Bode.

They are now Sophomores in High School, and Bode is in Middle school.

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Our favorite pastime –

Playing golf while we still can.

Here is the course at Brickyard Landing –

The finishing hole along the ICW!

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

The Dominican Republic – our honeymoon in June 1982 – Sherry.

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Sherry and I are on one of our many walks in Vareen Gardens, just across the state line in S.C.

This is right on the ICW and a good place to go – sit in the shade-

And watch the boat traffic!

Folks write on seashells and hang them from the trees!

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Pam and Sherry are on the Leopards Chase golf course across the street in Ocean Ridge.

One of the many times we have golfed with Pam and Bob!

Bob, Pam, and Sherry!

They are still trying to find a place to settle down from RVING!

They are leasing a home near us-

Time will tell.

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

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When friends meet up –

Jim, Dottie, Sherry, Buck, and Cindy.

We go back to the early 80s.

Still get together at each other’s homes.

Now, all of us are in N.C.

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Papa and Jimmy.

We played softball together in the mid 70s-

And worked together in American Olean Tile Co.

Both transferred within the Company, as did Sherry to Va.

Sherry and I to NVA and Jim and Dottie to Va. Beach.

Today they live in NNC and we in SNC.

MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Mike and Debby, back when they did the Tough Man Marathons.

Mike and Debby – the oldest daughter and her husband.

MEMORIES IN LIFE!

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Papa’s World – Vibes – thoughts and memories!

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My two sons and their families!

Troy, with a beard, is the oldest.

Andrea, his partner –

And then Shawn – the youngest –

With Trisha and her daughter, Autum.

A fun visit, and we showed them as much as we could in the time they were here.

Looking forward to when they can come back.

FAMILY – memories!

The oldest grandkids and their parents- Debby and Mike.

Today – Maddy and Ella have graduated from college-

Sarah is a Sophomore in college.

They – Debby and Milke –

Still live in Lake Holiday in VA.

FAMILY – memories!

We live life one day at a time!

FAMILY – VIBES and MEMORIES!

The three youngest grandkids – Taylor, Cassidy, and Bode-

And their parents –

Marcus and Tammy.

On one of the many trips they have made to see us!

FAILY – GOOD VIBES!

In our life together – Church and its teachings-

Play a big part in our lives!

Be kind – Smiles are free!

Help when you can and be forgiving!

OH – if I could just have a “MIRACLE” on every swing! LOL!!!!!

Sherry – standing in front of our home and neighborhood!

We are settled here.

Life is good, and we are happy.

MEMORIES are being made here!

GOOD VIBES!

Looking forward to another football season coming up!

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Papa’s World- Humor – some thoughts and positivity!

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Sherry and I sometimes watch a friend’s two Corgis!

Here is the smallest one named DAX!

He likes to sit by me as close as he can get.

He is the youngest of the two –

The other one is larger and named DUKE!

We take them for walks three times a day-

Feed them twice a day –

And sometimes just relax like here and sit and pet them.

They have gotten to know us quite well.

MY GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

POSITIVITY!!!!

Papa- ELLA, the second oldest granddaughter, and Sherry.

Here at sunset in our backyard.

She has graduated from college and is now teaching in school.

A POSITIVE AND GOOD THOUGHT!

Oh, to step back in time to when these grandkids were young!

Here are Cassidy, Bode, and Taylor!

A POSITIVE AND GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

One of my favorites – George Carlin!

Sherry, Buck, and Cindy!

Friends for decades and decades.

Still get together once or twice a month.

Still go on vacations and explore together.

A POSITIVE IN OUR LIFE TOGETHER ALL THESE YEARS!

LOL- some humor and smiles for the day!

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Papa’s World – Senior living!

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Sherry and Papa – our life in our senior years –

This is what we dreamed of doing all those years ago.

Trying to remain active – volunteering –

Walking – taking in events and staying in contact with family and friends.

We are well past retirement and in our final senior years.

We have close friends –

But we have always done things together.

I am not much into involving myself with others when not in the company of Sherry.

That is just who I am.

Sherry likes to be involved in lunches, crafts, and meet-ups with lady friends.

That is just fine with me.

I use my time to read –

Write my blogs and do chores around the house or outside.

Opposites attract!

We enjoy settling down in the late afternoon –

Eat dinner and then watch our favorite series together.

During the Turtle Season – we are volunteers for the Protection of Sea Turtles-

We are on the beach from mid-May to the beginning of October.

Here I am talking to tourists and explaining what we do and why we do it!

You can see the Turtle ramp that extends to the water.

This is for the baby sea turtles to make it into the water when they hatch.

Our jobs are to keep people back –

And from picking up the little turtles.

To educate folks on the survival of the little turtles.

Only one in a thousand survives to adulthood.

It is a magical moment to see them scurry to the water –

And keep the people back and the children so that they can see this moment in nature.

These times are now part of our senior lives together.

Sherry is on the back patio with Ella to the left and her mother, Debby!

Ella has graduated from college and is teaching elementary children in Va.

Here – we have a fire in our Solo Fire pit!

LOL – I like “PBR”!

And down here –

You can get a bottle for less than $3.00!!!!

Which is good for me!!! LOL

We decided over twenty years ago to find a supplement to help us as we aged into our “SENIOR” years.

We found it in Juice Plus –

I swear by it!

If this interests you –

Sherry is a distributor and has her own website.

There you can at no obligation –

See and read the research on what it proves to do.

I truly believe in this –

Having had 13 years ago –

Open heart surgery –

I will always take this as long as I live.

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Papa’s World – This is my life!

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My mother – “MARY” – was almost 98 years old when she passed away.

Here she is with “Skeet,” a childhood and adult friend of my brother Roger.

Mom loved “Skeet’ like he was just another son.

He would spend all holidays at our home and come to dinner often.

You can see from this picture just how much they adored each other.

“THIS IS MY LIFE”!

This is how I was raised- my mother was a lot like this!

This is my life –

I have taken this supplement for over twenty years.

As a senior, I want to age as healthily as I can.

I find this to be of great help in achieving that goal.

Today we both take this supplement.

Building our IMMUNE SYSTEMS –

Eating healthy.

Giving up fast food –

Eating more fruits and vegetables.

These berries act together –

After a high-fat meal –

Keep the arteries from shrinking –

And allowing the blood to flow.

THIS IS OUR LIFE that revolves around aging as healthily as we can.

Both of us are closer to 80 than 70!

We want to enjoy our senior years together,

Our path to health –

This works for us.

THIS IS OUR LIFE!

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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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I mix mine with water, ice, and almond milk.

I also use it as a replacement for breakfast or lunch to watch my weight!

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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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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 – Positivity – blogging!

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POSITIVITY!

Sherry was a runner – me – not so much! LOL

I was the SUPPORT TEAM!

In one of her competitions, she placed first in the age group 60 to 64!!!!

She ran the Cherry Blossom 10 milers several times through the streets of Washington, D.C.

The most memorable time was when her daughters –

Debby and Tammy ran with her.

They all crossed the finish line together, holding hands!

THAT WAS A PRECIOUS MOMENT IN TIME!

Mother and daughters-

Debby, Sherry, and Tammy!

Sherry – holding Cassidy’s hand –

Sarah is next to Cassidy.

Tammy is holding Taylor and Maddy, scooping sand.

On a beach vacation.

A moment in time –

Today, the twins are Sophomores in H.S.

Maddy has graduated from college, and Sarah is a Sophomore in college.

MEMORIES IN TIME WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS!

Ella and Maddy at their confirmation in the Lutheran church in Winchester, VA.

Time has passed –

A sweet memory –

POSITIVE THOUGHTS!

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After their marriage and before their three children.

Marcus and Tammy!

At Debby and Mike’s house in Lake Holliday!

A PICTURE AND MEMORY IN TIME!

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Papa’s World – More positive blogging!

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Tammy and Marcus with the twin girls – Taylor on the left and Cassidy on the right!

Today they are almost 16 years old!

Here is the family on a recent spring break to come and see us.

Cassidy and Bode –

First boy grandson and almost 12 years old.

Sherry was standing next to Taylor, who had a fractured arm from playing soccer.

Then Tammy and Marcus.

The years have passed since the twins were little, and now they have Bode.

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This is a ruler from the Western Auto store in Eldred, Pa.

My father was a part-owner – Fitszsimmons-
Growing up, he was a supervisor for South Penn Oil Company!

Before he passed away from cancer-

He retired from that job and started working in the store.

This ruler is a memory from that time.

A POSITIVE BLOG FROM MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD!

A way to have a healthier drink –

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Cindy, Dottie, and Sherry-

Have been close friends for decades – since the mid 80’s!

Along the way, they all had daughters.

Sherry has Debby and Tammy.

Cindy has Sandy –

And Dottie has Katie.

All the mothers and daughters are true BUFFALO BILLS FANS!

In the 2025 NFL season-

The Bills played against the Carolina Panthers, and they all got together-

To rent an Airbnb and go to the game.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS BILLS MAFIA FOR THAT GAME!

Another Positive thought for a positive blog!

A positive dream come true-

BEACH LIFE!

Now well into retirement –

Living OIB and SUNSET BEACH –

All positives in our life together.

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

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To remain fun in golf-

I follow the above!

Plus – there is always that one shot – putt that brings a smile and back for another round!

BEER – FOR ME IT WILL BE BEER! LOL

Needless to say – “WE DIDN’T WIN”!

But – to dream –

Most likely – if I did –

I would not know what to do with it!

Boating is like owning motorcycles- snowmobiles- or RVs –

Just not my thing! LOL

Be yourself and love your life!

When family comes to visit!

My sons and their families!

My good thought for the day!

LOL- never thought of this – “BUT”!!!!!!

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A walk on the beach –

Water on your ankles-

Sand between your toes-

Straw hat-

LIVING LIFE TO THE MAX – ONE DAY AT A TIME!

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Papa’s World – The life we live!

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Sherry and I have always lived our lives to protect the environment and help others when we can.

Almost everywhere we have lives –

We have planted “TREES”!

We live for our families, our church, and the life we have chosen in this turmoil in everyday life.

It makes me sad to see what is happening now in this world.

Life now is a road full of pitfalls.

But life to us is also full of volunteering –

Trying to help where we can.

About two miles from the Sunset Beach Pier toward the SE –

Sits a mailbox that has been there for over four decades!

This is a place of solitude-

A place to sit and gaze out over the ocean or over the dunes and marshlands.


“THE KINDRED SPIRIT MAILBOX,” as it is called.

A journal is placed within with a pen or pencil

You are encouraged to write –

Leave a message or just a thought!

It is monitored daily and removed and replaced when full.

Years and years worth of journals.

I am not sure, but I have heard they are preserved at a university.

After decades and decades, it is still there.

A peaceful setting still preserved, and our kind of thoughts –

This is what we live our lives for.

We choose our lifestyle –

One of hope and helping!

Not everyone understands this –

But we are what we are.

We are stronger together for this.

Sherry – in the rising of the sun on the shore of OIB.

I hope this blog explains how we feel and think.

PAPA’S WORLD –

THE LIFE WE LIVE-

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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 – Carolina living!

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Papa at the entrance to our community!

Carolina living is now our home –

And the climate is a major factor in the “WHY” we moved here.

An early view from our front porch, soon after we moved in.

You can see the house directly across from us is still under construction!

A lot of the houses in and around us –

Are second homes!

We have nine close to us!

Which means we see the occupants maybe monthly!

Our lawn in the backyard butts up against a protective area and forest.

Which means no one will build there!

In landscaping, we have installed two Crepe Myrtles and three palm trees!

And extended the stone landscaping around the entire house.

We now have an enclosed lanai –

With a space heater, you can sit out there in the dead of winter.

Sherry has plants and flowers out there year-round.

We have the outdoor patio that has seating for four –

And room for a Solo Fire Pit and more seating!

The screened-in room has been fitted with material that makes it water and pollen-proof!

Sherry said in the beginning –

I WANT AN OFFICE FOR BOTH OF US!

Well – this is what we ended up with!

French glass doors to shut off the sound!

Also, we put a queen-sized blow-up mattress in here for grandkids and company if we have a lot of people!

It makes for an additional sleeping room with shades to cover the glass windows.

CAROINA LIVING!

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Today, the stone landscaping goes all around the house!

My comfort zone on the front porch glider!

Overhead protection from most storms.

CAROLINA LIVING!

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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!

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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.

It has worked well for us –

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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 Birthday, Sherry”!

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Today is Sherry’s birthday!

Here we are pictured on 6-25-1982 –

The day we were married.

In all these years –

She has guided me and been my best friend.

Our life together has been a ride –

Ups and downs, but always steady.

She is the leader of the family – Called grandma by the older grandkids –

And “MORMOR” by the younger grandkids –

Which is Swedish for “MOTHERSMOTHER”!

Except for Sarah, who has adopted “MORMOR” from her younger cousins!

Sherry with Dottie, one of her oldest friends, after we were married.

And her husband Jim.

Sherry is a BILLS MAFIA FAN!

Sherry with Cindy – the second oldest friend since we were married.

They both are BILLS MAFIA FANS –

And she and her husband, Buck, have traveled the world with us.

She loves walking on the sand on the beach.

And wading in the surf looking for shells.

Here she is with two of the oldest granddaughters – Ella and Sarah –

And her oldest daughter, Debby.

Maddy is not with us on this trip.

BESTIES through thick and thin –

Cindy – Sherry and Dottie!!!

Sherry with the youngest grandkids – Cassidy – Bode- Sherry – Taylor, and daughter Tammy and husband Marcus.

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO HER!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHERRY –

FOREVER YOUNG –

ALWAYS ELEGANT AND STYLISH!

The GOOD WITCH of Cameron Woods Community!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE!!!!!!

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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 – 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 – FAMILY GOOD TIMES!

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Family has always been important to us.

Getting together – special events – vacations.

When we built our house –

We had this in mind.

To be sure, we had room for ten plus ourselves.

We pull out a single bed to a queen pull-out couch –

To blow up a queen mattress for the office –

Plus the couch – we have the room for twelve.

The downside is only two bathrooms –

Wish we had thought of that when selecting upgrades.

Everyone is here except Mike, Maddy, and Kendrick (Engaged to marry Maddy)!

Ella, Papa, Sarah, Sherry, and Debby!

The Myers family.

Cassidy, Bode, Sherry, Taylor, Tammy, and Marcus.

The Krohn family –

Family is important!

Tro, Andrea, Sherry, Trisha, Shawn, and Autum-

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT!

Relaxing on the beach –

The destination for family at the end of a long drive!

Our dream was to have all of this available when they visit, along with our friends!

CAUSEWAY 59 – one of our places to go and have coffee and tea while watching the boats at the marina!

Our causeway to the OIB and our beach town on the island.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA!

For family good times.

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Papa’s World – Intentions – Kindness – Helping!

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I guess growing up, I had some of those “WILD” moments –

Nothing serious – Sleeping out – campfire or sneaking a bottle of beer.

Raiding gardens – roaming the streets after curfew!

Just normal teenage stuff.

But my early years were formed by my grandma!

She had eleven children, and she was the kindest person I ever knew in my young life!

When I was born, her children had already left the nest and had their own families.

My grandfather was a big man – and he died before I was born.

From the stories passed down –

He, too, was filled with kindness.

He was a farmer and during the Depression –

He fed his neighbors from his farm.

Often carrying provisions to them.

He did not have to do this and had eleven children to support.

But – that is who he was.

My middle name, David, is after him.

I never knew him-

I only knew what he looked like from pictures.

My grandma was Pa. Dutch –

And he was descended from the Irish.

KINDNESS – I have always felt that to help one another –

To offer a hand and not expect any return –

Only THANKS!

That is why we volunteer so much.

Sherry is kind –

Always helping others.

Our life together is looking toward those we can help when we can.

Giving when we can –

It makes me sad to see what is happening to our country –

Our God is a just God –

Our religion follows the teachings of Jesus.

In church, we are quiet and sing the songs together.

Communion – praying for the world in general.

Either one of us is the one to express our joy in shouting –

But in silent prayer.

This is who we are –

We have Family, Church, Friends, and Community.

Our vow when we married on 6-25-1982 –

Was to love and cherish one another.

We have kept that vow all these years.

My mother was the same as her mother –

She and Grandma were so much alike.

Kind, gentle, and well-liked.

Grandma was 85 when she passed away –

And mom was almost 98 when she died.

My father died at 59 from cancer caused by smoking.

And his parents lived well into their 80’s and 90’s.

YES – I HAD SOME WILD TIMES GROWING UP!

But – really, only what a country boy experienced.

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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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