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As the Family ages it is harder to buy presents for or find the right gift, so 7 Years ago I made the decision that for Christmas I would take the Family out to a Christmas get together.  So We have been going to an Old established Restaurant in Watertown, NY,  "Art's Jug",     run by the Sborro Family, I think this is the 4th Generation !!
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This is the Youngest Member, Our Great Grandson, Aiden Andrew Naklick,  2 months old !!!!

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Great Grandma Anna Mae getting in her "Lovins" on the Baby !

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Me, My Wife Anna Mae, My Ex-Wife Donna, Back is Son in Law Ed, Daughter Sabrina Holding Baby, Grandson Aaron an Granddaughter Shannon Naklick,  missing is Grandson Brent and My Son Jonathan !

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My Ex-wife with her Great Grandson !

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My Grandson Brent and his girl friend in an earlier picture at Art's Jug !

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My son Jonathan from earlier picture taken at Art's Jug this summer !

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This is the whole Fam Damily at Art's Jug and as you can see Aiden has not been born yet, and Brent the grandson is not 6 ft 4 in and filling out!

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Me, Jonathan, Shannon, Donna !

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Daughter and Granddaughter!

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This was us at Art's 6 years ago for Christmas !

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This is us when Jonathan came home as an early Christmas Present !

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Son Jonathan and Daughter Sabrina !

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Grandson Brent and Granddaughter Shannon !

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Don't forget, Remember our Vets this Holiday Season !

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Living Life !!!

WoW, Time sure has flown by,  I am sitting here contemplating just where the time went !!!
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This is me in 1947, I am being held by My Great Grandmother, Sarah Ellen Hall,  She was born in March of 1857, she came to the United States from Ireland, Her maiden name was McKain.  She lived to be 90 years Old !     I always thought we were Native Americans with Indian Blood was completely wrong, we are Irish and Welch and English !!!!!

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This is me, I am wearing a hand me down shirt and dungarees passed down from one of my older Brothers. 

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This is John, James, Donald, Me, Ronald and Roland, my 2 sisters are on the Porch !  

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You Bet, I was Buck Toothed and Home style haircuts !!  In the summer when school was out we got a Buzz cut, and a quick sponge swabbed over our head just in case, Mother was afraid of Lice and School at this time was full of Head Lice !!!!!

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My sister Beverly, My sister Janice holding me and my Brother Donald !!  Donald died from Lung Cancer,  My Sister Janice is in a Nursing Home suffering from Dementia !!!

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This is me in my Senior year of High School, I was in the School Play,  I was a Priest and I was going to Marry Lloyd Perry and Joan Ferry in the Play !  I was a scrappy 125 pounds and 6 ' - 2 " tall !

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This Is my Mother and I in 1974 !  I always thought she was a Big Mean Woman growing up !

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This is my Dad, John Ellsworth Wood, My best friend, confidant, and Man I truly thought the world of, He passed when I was only 35 years old and I was devastated for Years  !

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Finally after jobs of every type I became what I always wanted to be, a Policeman !!!

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The Love of my Life when we lived in Punta Gorda, Florida !

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Life is still Good,    Older but wiser !

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Don't forget to Honor our Vets !

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BANG. SNOW STORM !

It started SNOWING at 5 am this morning and has snowed all day, it is after 10PM and we have now gone past the 24 inch mark and it is supposed to stop about 1AM!
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It is also cold !!!!

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It just kept coming down !!!!

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This is a New York State Plow Truck that got stuck outside the Village !

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This is the Patio and Picnic Table an Grill, there is at 10PM over 24 inches of snow and still snowing !!!

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Hope it is a quiet day tomorrow, it will take a couple days to clean up all the Snow and clear the Roads and Restore Power !!

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Tomorrow is 12/07/2018,  Day of Infamy!  Let us not forget !

Christmas is coming

Well, Christmas is coming and I beleve it is going to be a "White Christmas" again this year, does not look like we will be in Florida at Lake " O " for the Holidays as we have been in the past !
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This was me in 2006 putting the Old Glass top on our 4 foot tree in Buckhead Ridge over by Lake Okeechobee, we rented here for either 5 or 6 years and really liked it, it was a small Mobile Home,  1 bedroom, 1 bath but nice Florida Room !    We really enjoyed it as I could fish every Day and relax! 

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This year putting the Old Top Sphere again on the topo f our New pre lit tree !  

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We have gone thru Zillow this year looking for something to rent for January thru March and are getting lots of replys,   but they are too big for our simple needs,  I don't need to pay for 3 or 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.  This picture above shows me about 280 pounds,  now I am 200 and feel better !

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This is what we love to spend out time doing, Fishing, Picnics, and exploring !

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This was back in 2006 when I was 280 pounds, I was wandering around Indian Town and some other places back in the swamps !

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The above is in Myrtle Beach where we stay on our way back to New York From Florida !

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Well, Getting ready for Winter and waiting to see how many replys we get back from our Ad on Places to rent in Okeechobee for January thru March!!!!.

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SAD TIME ON THE LOSS OF FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W.BUSH.    

FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS MR. PRESIDENT, REST EASY, WE HAVE THE WATCH.

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Snow Here !!!!!!

Well, Mother Nature has sent "Winter" to the North Country, she is making sure it stays a few days, temps are in the 30's and we have about 6 inches of SNOW !
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It is OK to drive in and looks pretty as long as the roads are bare and wet !!!!!  and NO   "Black Ice" !

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All the leaves shown are the last ones to fall up here, these are from the big old Oak Tree,  The Squirrels, chipmunks, some birds use these leaves for bedding for the winter and they come down last !  Bird feeders are bare of snow !

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We got about 6 inches of snow if you look at the yellow feeder next to the one I cleaned off !   I am standing in between 5 - 6 inches of snow. 

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Sunday,  December 2nd it is going to be RAIN and some local FLOODING !!!!!!

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Oh Well, Weather Changes, Stuff Happens,  Don't forget, Remember our Bets !

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Thankful Thanksgiving

It has been a busy weekend,  We went down to Morrisville for a 4 day retreat,  we went on Thursday the 14th,  all went well, Prayers, Singing, lots of food and about 40 people sleeping through out the Church and woke up Singing Friday Night I lost my voice, couldn't talk or sing,  Saturday morning woke up and went to an Urgent Care, they called 911 and I was transported to St. Josephs Hospital for breathing problems and chest pain,   breathing treatments, some Codeine Syrup, and we came home, later on a trip to another Hospital as I was am still am Coughing up Blood !      Think it's the Pneumonia got me!
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Up early, cleaned and got the "Bird" ready for cooking, made the Apple Stuffing and got the Bird cooking !
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Potatoe's, Squash, Stuffing and Broth as neither of us can eat Gravy.   Turkey came out OK !

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My Honey getting things ready to serve !

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My Favorite, the Drumstick !    Was delicious meal, So much to be Thankful for!     God is Good !!!

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Fresh Ice Cream and Pecan Pie for me and it was "Nap Time" !!!!

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Let us not forget our Armed Forces, Police, Fire, EMS who work today !!

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Winter Weather Arrives

WoW,  We attempted to drive up to see our Friends, No Such Luck, had to turn around,  White Outs, Wind, Temperature at 27 than 32 that 28 degrees and slippery roads.     We were going to go see my friend who just lost his younger Brother to a Stroke and Heart Attack, He was only 69 years old.  So Sad!
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This is half of our Parking lot, with the snow it makes it slippery and dangerous to walk in !!!  The lady coming in in the Van is our Neighbor,  she is coming home from the store ! 

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My Honey in her new Fur Lined hooded coat, we hate to break down and buy new clothes but sometimes ya just have to !

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I had to dig out my winter frock to wear, it was just a tad cold !!!

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Out of the Cold and Inside, this is our hallway and our Front Door decorated for fall !.

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DON'T FORGET VETERAN'S DAY !

Snowing

Well, it is Snowing lightly and cold, this is how it is starting this year,  In 2008 and in 2010 by October 30th we had a foot or more of Snow that stayed till April,   In 2012 we had a bitter snow storm on Mothers Day in May !!!
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This is what it looked like in 2010 the first week of November, Nasty Outside !

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It is not bad yet and hopefully it waits as it is "Deer Season" and I need to Fill the Freezer !!!!

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This was outside our window and would have been nice to knock down and cut up and put in the Freezer but I didn't want to got to Jail !!!!

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Last year this was a 5 Point Buck,  this is some of what we cut up, wrapped, and froze up for the winter months !  It does not look like much but a 100 pound deer will only give you about 35 pounds of meat ! 

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Well, Sunday is Veterans Day, Thank You All Current  and Past Veterans for your Service !

ELECTION DAY

I will be $o glad when December gets here, I am so Sick of all the Million$ and Million$ of Dollar$ spent on Election Ad$ telling me who I $hould Vote for and How bad their opponent I$,  there are $tarving Children, Homele$$ Veteran$, and People who need help.
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What is wor$e is after the Election the$e People who get Elected $tart building their Fortune and Fame and forget all about any Promi$e made a$ to how they are going to help u$ !   Sick of it !
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As we head for 11/11 at 11AM don't forget to Honor our Vets !

Birthday Girl

Happy Birthday to my Honey, Today, 11/1 is her Birthday,  39 years Old.    She sure is a Pretty Little  Thing !    Cuter than a speckled Pup !!!
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She is a very Lively Woman, must be the Lebanese Blood !!!!!

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Growing up !!!!!!

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Delivering the Sunday Service at our Church, She was the Lay Speaker!!!!

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She is my Fishing Buddy and Camping Partner !

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She is my Honey !!!!

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Tonight we went to Art's Jug Italian Restaurant for her Birthday !!   Happy Birthday Miss Anna Mae !!!!

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Great Evening !!!!!

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Don't forget our Vets as Veterans Day approaches!

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