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Wordless July Wednesday

Love ya, Laina. Hugs, MomBee

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Family, friendship, Gratitude, happiness, Love, relationships

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Wonderful Week

We just had the most wonderful week with my cousin and his wife. Adrian & Laura were such fun to have around.

You can see what a joy Adrian is!
And his wife, Laura, is equally delightful

They are DeAngelis (my maiden name) “of angels” – apropos!!

They visited Great Falls, MT on their way from CA to us and now…

They are spending a week in Yellowstone

We enjoyed the Ennis Rodeo and fabulous July 4 parade

We were privileged to watch the parade from dear friends, Roy & Barbara Washburn’s lovely place. Such gracious, generous people!

That’s Roy with us.
After the parade downtown we had our own kiddie parade in our neighborhood.
Adorable children & great neighborhood fun!
Before Adrian & Laura left for Yellowstone, they prepared our last night’s dinner (homemade pasta and bolognese sauce. Delicious!) and we had the neighbors join us.
It was a marvelous culmination to a beautiful week together.

Wish you coulda joined us!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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Family, friendship, Gratitude, holidays, Love, Montana, relationships

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Dogs & Baby Boys

Every morning I interact on WhatsApp with my daughter, De, in Switzerland and bonus daughter, Laina, who lives near Baltimore. We exchange love, lives, pictures of our loved ones, and weather reports.

Laina & Leo

Leo’s parents are happy about sharing his face on social media. Laina, his grama, knows how to make him smile. He’s such a happy baby.

DeDe, our daughter in Switzerland, is thoroughly enjoying being a Grama.
This is not Ethan, because his parents don’t want his photo on Social Media
But you can see where Ethan & DeDe go for walks

And that baby up there looks a lot like Ethan did at that age. He’ll be 2 end of October. We hope to go there to celebrate with him. We were there for his one week birthday! But two years is a long time not to be able to see your great-grandson. He won’t know us 😩

Here’s Lacey, Laina’s granddog. He was the “flower dog” in his people parents’ wedding. A real companion now for Leo!
And here is our Kenny, a thoroughly spoiled Boston Terrier, soon to be two.
Kenny has calmed down a lot, but he still doesn’t understand what’s his to chew and what’s not!!

It’s not like he doesn’t have enough toys and chew sticks of his own!

Why does he abandon them and go after our stuff! Ah, pups! Such a challenge!
Look how big Lacey looks next to little Leo!

Kenny loves Yak Sticks. Do you know about them?

That little piece is what’s left of one 10x longer.
If you have a dog, you may wanna give these a try. Kenny loves ‘em.
Best wishes training that active pup, huh?

Only thing harder to train than a pup might be a baby… or a husband?

Hah! I can’t get this guy to stop shouting “No” when Kenny is biting at his slippers. It’s a game. Sigh!

The dog trainer told us “No” is not understood. It’s just paying attention and giving his positive attention for negative behavior. Oh my! We’ve spent two years reinforcing bad habits. Help!

Time for a walk to the neighbors. Isn’t this the cutest baby?

Enjoy babies & dogs? I sure do!

Love, JanBeek

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Animals, children, learning, Life's Challenges, Love, pets

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Ninth Inning

Oh my goodness! What a ballgame!

My first pro baseball experience
Pittsburgh Pirates

The first 3 innings were exciting … but we trailed the Minnesota team 3-4. No scores in the next 5 1/2 innings. Then, one man on, bottom of the 9th, Pittsburgh home run! The stadium erupted!

And the drone light show that followed the game was nothing short of phenomenal!!
Each of those lights is an individual drone. Amazing !

Wish you could have been there!

Look at how close we were! Yes, we saw that home run get smacked outta the park!

Great experience!

And today we went to a beautiful church service in Sewickley, PA with my niece, Jodie. Gotcha in my prayers.

God bless you!

Have a great weekend!

Love, JanBeek (& Jodie)

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Family, happiness, Love

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Hospitality

The gift of hospitality

Cannot be taken for granted

It’s a gift to be treasured

A gift that cannot be measured

Our niece, Jodie, is a gracious hostess

and…

… her husband, Bill, is generous beyond measure
Yesterday he barbecued steaks, chicken, veggies, etc. and created a meal fit for royalty!
Of course, Jodie was responsible for all the prep work. No small feat!
In this home, tucked among the trees, love grows.
And they treated us to a night out on the town, too. A wonderful banjo event!
My maternal grandpa played the banjo, so this took on extra nostalgic meaning for me.
Could you hear me singing along? I loved it!🥰

Tonight we’re headed to a Pittsburgh baseball game. So, stay tuned! I’ll be back!

Love, JanBeek

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blessings, Family, food, Giving, Gratitude, happiness, kindness, Love, music

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Flowers Flowers Flowers

Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA
Here I am… ready to tour this beautiful exhibit.
The theme is Alice in Wonderland
Amazing displays!
Gorgeous displays
Time for a rest. Lots of walking!
Some glass art still on display from the Chuhuly (sp?)
exhibit
Thanks to my niece, Jodie, for her gracious hospitality!
Many fascinating flowers!
Wish you could have seen these in person with us!

Thanks for traveling with me vicariously!

Love, JanBeek

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art, Family, flowers, Gratitude, Love

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Just Write

No prompt needed

Just capture life

Sitting at the back

Row 19 out of 20

Gives you an interesting perspective

Look at all those people

Look out the window

Row after row

Nothing but houses

A city coming up

Let’s land at the airport

No prompt needed

Just look at life

Exciting, isn’t it?

Time with niece, Jodie
Time with her son, Liam

Jodie’s husband in his way home

Life is its own prompt

Enjoy!!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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Family, happiness, Love, relationships, Travel

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Time to Climb

We did it! Couldn’t look at that boathouse and not experience it!!

But the climb… oh my!
This is the easy part… but the ramp with no railing… that needed someone to help us!
It’s steeper than it looks here!
Loved joining the friends down here.
That’s LeighAnn
And here she is with daughter, Isla
Big blue eyes, dimples, and a devilish grin —- oh my —- what a cutie!

Meantime, Marcie sat up there and watched us.

Hellooo!!
A break in the rain…
Such a pretty day in SoddyDaisy, TN

Wish you were here!

Love, JanBeek (and Marcie)

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children, Family, friendship, happiness, Love, Travel

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Mothers

M others

O nly

T hink of

H elping

E veryone

R egardless of their

S ituation

Hope your day was beautiful and you had (have) that kind of helpful mother (I did!)
And I am blessed with this very loving helpful son and…
… these two very sweet, helpful, loving daughters.

I am sure a lucky mama!

I hope your Mothers’ Day has been blessed, too.

Happy Mothers’ Day

Love, JanBeek

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blessings, children, Family, flowers, Gratitude, Love, relationships

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This n That

Happy St. Patrick’s Day
My bonus daughter, Elainè, certainly knows how to celebrate
And our daughter, DeDe, in Switzerland does too
Our son, Ty in California, knows how to have fun with his granddaughter
I hope your day is filled with happiness, too
Send some snow or rain our way, will you? We are very concerned about our missing winter and lack of moisture.
Love,

JanBeek

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Family, Living in Harmony, Love

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