Category Archives: Holiday

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful Winter Break (assuming that applies to you!) Everyone has left the Alyn Family residence and we’re back to school today – just in time for the temperature to get … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

We’ve just returned from a wonderful week in Florida with Gretchen’s siblings. Rachel and Kevin generously donated a week at their timeshare in Ft. Lauderdale to celebrate Patty’s 29th birthday. The accomodations were wonderful and a good time was had … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas – Our Holiday Thus Far

For those who may not have heard, Erik is spending some time with us while Pammy recovers from a surgery she underwent on the 22nd. She’s recovering nicely and Erik’s doing okay being here with Oskar and Xavier. The Alyn … Continue reading

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MrBeer Homebrew Batch Coming Along Nicely

After a 7 day fermentation in the basement, which was a few degrees too cold for the yeast, I moved it into the kitchen and it’s coming along nicely — definitely a good move. The MrBeer kit was a present … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

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Redskins Game (They Won!)

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Gretchen Bakes: Part 2

As a follow-up to the original Gretchen Bakes post, we’ve been assembling and decorating Gingerbread houses this morning. Assembly began bright and early (along with some sampling of the candy) and wrapped up a little bit ago. Oskar worked very … Continue reading

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Gretchen Bakes: Part 1

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Halloween!

So the boys were Mario and Luigi (as previously mentioned) and they had a great time trick or treating around the block. Lucky for us, it was a reasonable amount of candy. Enjoy the costumes from Sunday’s neighborhood parade and … Continue reading

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