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I posted this on September 12, 2015, just a bit over 2 years ago.  But today is the official day of our Wedding anniversary!  We were married 62 years ago today.  Little did we know that a bit more than 5 months would be all we would have together on this earth!  At the point we had this celebration on Labor Day 2 years ago, he was beginning radiation for esophageal cancer, and went through some difficult physical problems.  HE NEVER COMPLAINED!  It was almost a surprise when he passed away, because his last full day he dressed himself, and tried to do all he could for himself.  We had put him on hospice the day before, and only that last day did he use a walker and wheelchair.  He truly endured to the end of his life, with faith and dignity!   496. Our 60th Wedding Anniversary Party last Saturday, Sept. 5th, 2015. Just a week ago today, we were honored by our family, about our 60th Wedding Anniversary, which will officia...

A year ago tomorrow was my dear husband  Wayne's funeral.   I decided to post the  entry I wrote on our 60th wedding anniversary, September 24, 2015, with  the recipe for Swedish  Pancakes!   That is a family tradition with us, and all the family know when they come to visit us  we will have it for  at least one breakfast! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 502. Swedish Pancakes (recipe) for Breakfast for our 60th Wedding Anniversary today! It is right now 6:37 a.m. and I can't sleep.  So much has been going on in my mind about the last 60 years.   When we were married in 1955, life was quite different.  Wayne had returned home from the army, after serving there after his mission to Sweden in 1950-1953.  He had the GI Bill which helped us get through college, and we were both ready to be married.  He had turned 25 years old in the last week, and I was still ...

It is right now 6:37 a.m. and I can't sleep.  So much has been going on in my mind about the last 60 years.  When we were married in 1955, life was quite different.  Wayne had returned home from the army, after serving there after his mission to Sweden in 1950-1953.  He had the GI Bill which helped us get through college, and we were both ready to be married.  He had turned 25 years old in the last week, and I was still 20, but would turn 21 on October 6th soon.     First of all, (in the present) this morning, after eating only blended food for 2 or 3 weeks, Wayne was able to eat a Swedish pancake, with apricot jam and whipped topping on it, without it being blended.  The recipe for it, our family favorite, is:   Swedish pancakes,   4 eggs, 3/4 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, 2                                   ...