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Resilient – Alone and Together

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Catita Tx — 6 Comments

I’m starting 2017 with the Weekly Photo Challenge “Resilient.” There are two parts to this blog. The first part is “Alone.” The second part is “Together.” It’s a pertinent topic. December 2016 was, to say the least, a challenging month.…

Tagged with: 2017, Family, family archive, Personal, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted in 2017, Uncategorized

Celebrating 63 Years – Congratulations Mom and Dad!

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Catita Tx — 2 Comments

This year Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May. Coincidentally the date is also May 3oth. Sixty-three years ago, Memorial Day was on a Saturday. My father was on leave from the military. The date was…

Tagged with: Family, family history, Pictures], postaday, postaweek, weddding, wedding anniversary
Posted in 2016

Spare – Saticoy

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Catita Tx — 7 Comments

The Weekly Photo Challenge is “Spare.” I thought about a photo from the family gallery that shows a point in my father’s childhood during the 1930’s. My dad is on the left. My Uncle Lupe is in the center. My…

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Boundaries–Fenced In

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Catita Tx — 4 Comments

The weekly Photo Challenge is Boundaries. I knew immediately that the family gallery had a photo that was perfect for this challenge. My nephew Bob had boundless energy. He was always on the move, or so it seemed. My dad…

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Posted in 2015

Mother’s Day 2015 – One Day Early and Nineteen Years in the Making

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Catita Tx — 8 Comments

Yesterday was the day before Mother’s Day. We decided to celebrate a day early by going out for breakfast. I would imagine most of you figure that’s no big deal. People go out to eat breakfast all the time. That’s…

Tagged with: 2015, B4Peace, Family, Personal, Pictures], postaday, postaday2015, special needs
Posted in 2015

Endurance–“Sugar Beets”

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Catita Tx — 5 Comments

The Weekly Photo Challenge is Endurance. I went to the family archives to find the photo my father labeled “sugar Beets.” This photo from the mid-1920’s helps me to understand this part of my family’s history. When I asked…

Tagged with: 2014, Family, Personal, postaday, postaweek, uncategorized, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted in 2014

Raising Compassionate Children

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Catita Tx — 4 Comments

Kozo has once again challenged us with a timely Bloggers for Peace topic. He focused his post on raising compassionate boys, and has started an video series about this topic. As I grew up in a large family, I decided…

Tagged with: B4Peace, faith, Family, Peace, Personal, postaday, postaweek, uncategorized
Posted in B4Peace, Spirituality

More Changes Ahead!

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Catita Tx — 7 Comments

Hi everyone! Since last year represented major changes for me, I decided that it was also time to make some changes to my blog! When I started blogging I was writing stories primarily about my family’s history. I wrote occasionally…

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Posted in 2014, B4Peace, Family, Personal, Uncategorized

Perspective

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Catita Tx — 18 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve participated in the Weekly Photo Challenge. It’s definitely time! This week’s theme, Perspective, challenges us to share a photo where a portion of the image presents one perspective, and a wider angle gives a…

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Posted in 2014, Family, Personal, postaday, Uncategorized

Family

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Catita Tx — 21 Comments

This week’s Weekly Writing Challenge is “Family.” After much thought I decided it’s important to express what’s taken place in the past few weeks with my own little family. The center focus was our Mija. A little over a year…