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| OUR MUSIC SKIT AT OUR XMAS PARTY....THEY NAMED IT "CADE AND OTHERS" FROM L., PAM W. FLUTE, ME (CONDUCTOR), JOYCE ON KEYBOARD, CADE ON DRUMS, ROSIE, MOUTHORGAN, ISIS W. JINGLEBELLS, JANIE W. CLARINET, DARLENE W. GUITAR, NINA W. BELLS....THEY PLAYED JINGLE BELLS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT VERSIONS WITH THE KEYBOARD SOUNDS. (TAP TO ENLARGE) |
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| CORINNA HAVERINEN, DAUGHTER OF ANDREA AND LOREN FROM MENAHGA MY GR/GRANDDAUGHTER...A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE! |
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| boys at church...stan, charlie, etc???? |
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| DON D'S BIRTHDAY PARTY....A WHILE BACK (CATCHING UP ON A BUNCH OF PICS, SO I AM WAY BEHIND) |
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| SAD CHRISTMAS TREE....JUDY R.S TREE WAS DROPPING NEEDLES SO BADLY, SHE UNDRESSED IT OF ORNAMENTS AND STARTED BREAKING BRANCHES OFF....IT WAS SO DRY, THEY JUST SNAPPED OFF. IT WAS SO FUNNY...THEN SHE HAD TO GET TWO INCHES OF NEEDLES OFF OF HER RUG! CHARLIE BROWN, THIS BEATS YOUR TREE! |
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| ABBY AND JOHANNA NIEMI...MET THEM IN THE STORE DOWNSTATE...LISA AND JOE'S KIDS, KARLI AND AMANDA. |
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| JAMES AND EVA STORM (SEPT) |
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| LISA AND GLEN NIEMI |
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| NICE CHAT WITH AN OLD FRIEND IN CHURCH DOWNSTATE....WE USED TO CALL HIM "LEGO"...I SAID, "LEGO, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE WALLY ANYMORE!" HE ANSWERED, "WELL, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN I HAVE TEN CHILDREN AND LOST A LIL BIT HAIR!" |
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| TESS KASTAMO |
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| MY SPECIAL FRIENDS FROM DOWNSTATE THE NIEMI'S...ILONA AND STEVE'S KIDS JANEL, JARED, ETHAN, KRISTEN AND BETHANY |
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| in 1999, these kids just happened to be all sitting on a couch at our christmas party...all by themselves. I grabbed my camera...so every year, we take a picture at our party, all in the same order. we have watched these kids grow into young women (and man). From left, Pam, Rosie Torola, Darlene Helminen, Janie Torola, Joyce helminen, Cade Torola, and Nina Torola...so these are only three of the many photos we took. |
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| WELL, I GOT AN EXACTO PENCIL SHARPENER FOR CHRISTMAS, WHICH I NEEDED, BUT SEVERAL SMALL ONES KEEP COMING MYSTERIOUSLY....I HAVE ONE MORE WHICH ISN'T IN THE PIC.....I JUST KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE, BUT THEN, THE WRAPPING ON IT WAS FROM ANOTHER HOUSE...?????? |
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| ANNUAL "GINGERBREAD" PARTY AT MY HOUSE, 2013 |
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| SOME CREATIONS...NOT ACTUALLY GINGERBREAD MATERIAL, JUST GRAHAM CRACKERS, ALMOND BARK MELTED AND TONS OF CANDY...WE HAD HORSES IN A STABLE, DIVING BOARD WITH SOMEONE READY TO DIVE, CASTLES, ETC. LOTS OF IMAGINATION |
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| OUR CHRISTMAS GATHERING AT THE MOHAWK GYM, 2013 |
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| ELECTRICITY GAME BY DAVE....YOU CAN ASK HIM HOW IT'S PLAYED, THE KIDS LOVE IT |
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| CATERPILLAR RELAY, GREAT FOR THE YOUNG'UNS, BUT THE OLDER KIDS PLAY TOO |
