• Posts Tagged ‘family’

    R.I.P. Walter Keiss (Uncle Walt)

     • February 18, 2012 • 0 Comments

    My Uncle Walt died earlier this week. He was my mom’s brother and a great uncle. Larger than life, really — a big man with a big voice, big laugh and a big heart. Since I’m 2,500 miles away from almost all of my relatives, I only got to see Walt (and his wife...

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    The Nicest Thing You Can Say to a Married Person

     • November 16, 2011 • 0 Comments

    It’s been more than 24 hours, and I’m still completely flattered by something that was said about me and Cari yesterday. As you know, we’re building a new Oasis home that should be ready in a few months. Yesterday, we had a big meeting to go over final plans and details. Cari and I...

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    Why I Love Where We Live

     • January 9, 2010 • 3 Comments

    Very early in our marriage, I used to tell Cari that someday I wanted to live in (or build) a development where everything that mattered to me was, like, really, really close to our house. I wanted all of my best friends to live on the same street so we could hang out without...

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