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| Tammy Sue and Curtis Willey |
A few days ago Cyndi, Bill and I got home from a wonderful week in Connecticut. It was a family affair for sure. We started in Manchester, near Hartford, to see my daughter Tammy and her husband Curtis, went down south to Fairfield to see my sister Donna, up to Stratford for an afternoon of music where we met up with my son Mike and grandson Monterey, then back to Manchester.
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| Musical brothers, Larry and Curtis |
Curtis is a musician as is his brother Larry, so the music event was on the water with Larry's band, The Mighty Soul Drivers. Eight of us were there to enjoy the beautiful day and blues music--Cyndi, Bill, Tammy, Curtis, Mike, Monterey, Donna, and me.
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All eight of us
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In Manchester, while Cyndi and Bill stayed in the guest room, I was made very much at home in Tammy's girl cave, a few feet away from their house. The weather was gorgeous and a lot of time was spent in the backyard eating, talking, watching the birds and squirrels, and doing some serious relaxing. Tammy noticed my unmanageable hair, called her hairdresser and got an appointment for me our first full day there. I went in looking haggard and came out looking bright and very, very happy. An amazing transformation.
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| Sisters |
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| My kids |
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| Me and Mike |
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| Sisters-Second Generation |
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| Cyndi Jo and Bill Hemby |
In Fairfield, while I visited my sister for three and a half days, Cyndi and Bill visited friends they don't often get to see.
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Monterey Peterson
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From Fairfield, we drove a little north to Seymour to have a cookout with Mike, Monterey, and Mike's fiancée, Kari and her children. And Yeager, their adorable little puppy. Monterey serenaded us on his guitar with a little heavy metal he wrote himself.
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| Yeager |
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| Kari |
All in all, it was a fun, relaxing, family time, the first time we've all been together since last July for Stewart's funeral. I am one lucky, blessed, woman!
Quote of the Day: Family is not an important thing. It's everything. Michael J. Fox
