Carolina Christmas, Part 3

   

 

December 26

 

Baby Ralip in the morning sun, and Beloved Mother...

 

Mother's gift to Chieko, just before we sent it off to her in California...

 

Father taking a chemo treatment, with Willie Nelson on the headphones...

 

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December 27 Watching "The Sound Of Music" with Mother...

 

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December 28

 

Stopping in at Tom Billotto's, where Tom's brother Tony from New Jersey was also visiting...

 

     

 

 

At Randy's home - Randy's son Logan. Randy at the Fairfield Grill...

 

     

 

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December 29

 

Sister Jan, Ranger Will, and Firefighter Ryan stopped in at Farmwood...

 

       

 

   

 

A postcard that Chieko and I sent the week before from Grand Coulee Dam...

 

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December 30

 

At Mother's doctor appointment...  x-ray of Mother's hip reconstruction...

 

 

Mother & Father have decided to move into a smaller, more manageable home. Apartment shopping at the Strawberry Hill complex...

 

       

 

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New Year's Eve

 

Playing some old favorites with Mother & Father...

 

       

 

     

 

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New Year's Day

 

Having sorted out some garage junk in advance of my parent's upcoming move to Strawberry Hill...