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| CHRISTMAS IN ALASKA...THEY TELL ME THAT THEY STARTED THE ELLEN AND PETE TOROLA TRADITION..GINGERBREAD HOUSES...GRAHAM CRACKERS, TONS OF CANDY, AND NUKED WHITE CHOCOLATE.....EVEN ALL THE GROWN UPS PARTICIPATED! YAY! 2018 |
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| ELLEN YLITALO IN MENAHGA...VISITED HER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND IN MENAHGA (WITH her "pillow" |
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| GREATGRAND, GRADY JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY...(selena and kurt's) GRADY IS ON THE RIGHT, FRONT.... |
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| GRANDDAUGHTER OF AMY AND TOM JOHNSON...ELLE |
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| AT THE PARTY...ALL THE LADIES |
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| ANOTHER JOHNSON GRANDBABY....NINA |
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| BRITA AND HANS HAAPALA GANG, PLUS ONE GIRLFRIEND...ON THEIR ICE RINK AT HOME (see, we LIKE SNOW!) |
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| THE KYDS FROM CHURCH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S SKATING AT THE COLLISEUM IN CALUMET {imagine 1000-ish kids!) click to enlarge |
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| LENNY TOROLA EATING BREAKFAST (ERK?) CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES, SMOTHERED IN PEANUT BUTTER AND SYRUP... |
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| ME, GRAND/MADDIE TOROLA & DANICA RYYNANEN |
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| PETER TOROLA (DAVE AND ANN'S) PRACTICING HIS PIANO LESSONS |
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| ME AT KEYBOARD, ANTTI TOROLA, BRANNON TOROLA, TREVOR TOROLA AND LOWELL TOROLA, ACTING OUT THE 12 DAYS OF XMAS AT OUR PARTY, WHILE THE REST OF THE GANG SANG...THIS ONE IS "THREE CALLING BIRDS"...LOTS OF LAUGHING! |
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| THIS GAME IS POPULAR WITH EVERYBODY..ELECTRICITY...DAVE IS THE ELECTRIC CHARGER, OR STARTER |
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| MORE SHUFFLING OF KIDS, A FEW MORE ADDED, AND READY TO CHARGE, DAVE |
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| HEAD DOWN, EYES CLOSED, FEEL THE CHARGE!! TWO TEAMS, ONE ON EACH SIDE...WINNER GRABS THE HAT ON THE CHAIR.... |
