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1,5,10: What we were up to 1, 5, and 10 years ago…or at least close

May 29th, 2014 · Leave a Comment

One year ago: At the cabin in Serene Lakes for Independence day with Les, the Petterles and Wassermanns, July 4, 2013.
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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Patrick · Steve

Spring Cleaning? No, Tom and Gretchen Give a Spring Update

April 6th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Gretchen and I are healthy, all things considered. I await knee replacement but prefer to play with pain as long as I can. Gretchen, the smoker, walks the dog every monrning before work. In my eyes she still looks good.

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Skiing and Sledding with the Killers

April 5th, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Killers made it up to our cabin for a fun-filled weekend of skiing and sledding. All of the kids took a lesson for a few hours and then joined us on the slopes at Donner Summit for the rest of the sunny day of skiing. Sunday was spent sledding just down the street from our cabin. We had a great hill with some super-fast runs all to ourselves.

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Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Photo Albums · Steve

Killer Chicks

December 4th, 2006 · Leave a Comment

The Killer girls, and by that I mean the ladies that go by the name of Killer, have been branded by a new vanity license plate. Dad and husband Dave took the Killer approach to labeling his wife and daughters. Much harder to take in is the name on the ultrasound photos of then unborn kid Carson: Baby Killer…

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Giving thanks on Thanksgiving

November 25th, 2005 · Leave a Comment

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Dad and Gretchen’s place in Roseville, and I had much for which to be thankful. I was thankful that I got to play 9 holes of golf with the boys for about 3 hours even though Lisa threatens that next year she and the girls will

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Filed Under: Family · Lisa · Patrick · Self Actualization · Steve

Baby Killer arrives

June 26th, 2004 · Leave a Comment

No, it’s not some supermarket tabloid headline…Kate Elisabeth Killer was born to Amy and Dave Killer on June 26th, a little over a week early. “We figured she wanted to be here to watch the fireworks for the 4th of July,” said Amy, “In true Killer fashion our little girl arrived early.”

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