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"Remembering Yesterday" by BethShelby
A widow's journey into her relationship with her

Talking to a deceased mate
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Posted February 3, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 584 views

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The start of a developing relationship
Chapter 1: The Beginning

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Posted February 4, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 534 views

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Going on dates is new experience for me.
Chapter 2: First Dates

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Posted February 5, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 524 views

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Meeting my husband's family
Chapter 3: Meeting the Family

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Posted February 6, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 514 views

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The end of my high school years
Chapter 4: Early Courtship and Graduation

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Posted February 7, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 520 views

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Summer after high school
Chapter 5: Summer Interim

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College and Life Changing Decisions
Chapter 6: College Life

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Posted February 9, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 518 views

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Remembering Younger Days
Chapter 7: What Will Be, Will Be

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Posted February 10, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 522 views

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My Wedding Day
Chapter 8: The Wedding

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Posted February 11, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 517 views

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The next thing following the wedding
Chapter 9: The Honeymoon

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Searching for a place to live
Chapter 10: Beginning Our Life Together

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Posted February 12, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 515 views

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The apartment we rented.
Chapter 11: Apartment Living

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Posted February 14, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 523 views

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Problems of Newlyweds
Chapter 12: Learning Our Roles in Marriage

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Posted February 15, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 529 views

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A move from first apartment
Chapter 13: Moving On Up

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Posted February 17, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 533 views

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Our second Year of marriage
Chapter 14: Our Second Year

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Posted February 23, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 523 views

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Hazards of my last year in collage.
Chapter 15: The End of My Formal Education

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Posted February 28, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 521 views

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A Family Crisis and Other Episodes
Chapter 16: Pros and Cons

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Various bits of Life During Fall of 1958
Chapter 17: Reunion With an Old Friend

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Ins and outs of work situations
Chapter 18: Pitfalls Of the Working World

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Posted March 9, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 518 views

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We buy a new House
Chapter 19: First Pregnancy and Our Own Home

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Posted March 14, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 513 views

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The first months in our new house.
Chapter 20: Shady Lane Drive

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Posted March 16, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 518 views

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Birth of first child and what happens next.
Chapter 21: Blessings and Heartache

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Posted March 20, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 516 views

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People deal with grief differently
Chapter 22: Dealing With Grief

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Posted March 22, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 541 views

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The new job presents unexpected problems.
Chapter 23: New Job, New Problems

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Posted March 28, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 580 views

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Someone new on the scene
Chapter 24: And Baby Makes Three

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Balancing working and raising a child
Chapter 25: Parenthood and the Working World

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Posted April 4, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 593 views

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Pregnant Again, I stay home with my toddler.
Chapter 26: Stay At Home Mom

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The birth of twins brings the family number to five.
Chapter 27: A Growing Family

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Getting used to a growing family.
Chapter 28: Adjusting to Twins

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Posted April 17, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 519 views

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Job insecurities and the Terrible Twos.
Chapter 29: Growing Pains

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Posted April 19, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 606 views

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A need to help support the family sends me back to work.
Chapter 30: Back In the Job Market

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Posted April 27, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 584 views

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I was expected to learn new skills
Chapter 31: Learning More New Skills

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Posted May 2, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 579 views

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My son causes me to lose my maid.
Chapter 32: Another Change In the Wind

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Posted May 6, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 569 views

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Dealing with the day to day ups and downs.
Chapter 33: Kiddy Woes and Money Matters

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Posted May 8, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 583 views

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An illness and a traumatized child
Chapter 34: Childcare Problems Yet Again

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Vignettes of what our life was like in the sixties.
Chapter 35: Life in the Sixties

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Posted May 14, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 576 views

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Memories of the fall of 1967
Chapter 36: Up in the Air

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Our family life evolves as another year begins.
Chapter 37: Holidays and Another Year

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Adventures on a trip to Colorado
Chapter 38: Going West

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All three children are going to school.
Chapter 39: School Days and Work Relations

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I attend a Printing Institution for further training.
Chapter 40: Nashville

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Again ourfamily deals with change.
Chapter 41: Live-Style Changes In the Making

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Many problems arise as we go about moving.
Chapter 42: Moving Woes

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Posted June 11, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 546 views

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Change didn't come easy for the family.
Chapter 43: Adjusting to the Changes

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Posted June 14, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 550 views

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The first winter in our new house.
Chapter 44: The Winter of `69

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Beginning of a new year in our new home.
Chapter 45: Life in Our New Home

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Not everything went smoothly in our lives.
Chapter 46: Things Which Don't End Well

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My Job problems seem to be on a repeating cycle.
Chapter 47: Here We Go Again

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Posted July 1, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 537 views

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I change jobs once again.
Chapter 48: Home Life and Yet Another Job

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We may be moving to New Orleans
Chapter 49: Uncertain Future

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Posted July 9, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 521 views

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We ae moving to New Orleans because of a job transfer.
Chapter 50: Leaving the State

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Exploring New Orleans
Chapter 51: The Beginning of a New Adventure

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Posted July 17, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 516 views

Last View: November 27, 2021 Last Remark: July 24, 2020 by BethShelby

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New Orleans was different from the South as we knew it.
Chapter 52: A Bit of Local Culture

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Posted July 22, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 519 views

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The children bring home some wild pets.
Chapter 53: Possum Tales

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Miscellaneous things our first year in New Orleans.
Chapter 54: First Year and First Mardi Gras

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Posted July 28, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 521 views

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Things don't always go smoothly in life.
Chapter 55: Reasons For Concern

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Posted August 15, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 505 views

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Changing circumstances make life more interesting.
Chapter 56: Life is Full of Changes

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There is always something new in the works.
Chapter 57: Medical, and Other Concerns

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Posted August 22, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 473 views

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The early waiting period
Chapter 58: Growing Waist & Flaring Tempers

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Leading up to the birth of my new baby
Chapter 59: Baby Number Five

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Posted August 29, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 493 views

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The first month with our new baby.
Chapter 60: The New Family Addition

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Posted September 1, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 474 views

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Family activities during our second year in Louisiana.
Chapter 61: Life With a Family of Six

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Personality quirks and ways we dealt with each other.
Chapter 62: Family Dynamics

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Posted September 11, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 468 views

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Styles and other changes of the the day.
Chapter 63: Seventies Trends and Challenges

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Family needs call for expansion.
Chapter 64: Needs of a Growing Family

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Posted September 23, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 481 views

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The pros and cons of a vacation.
Chapter 65: Niagara Falls

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Posted September 26, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 472 views

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Some memories of the mid-seventies.
Chapter 66: As Our World Turned

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A hodge-podge of incidences in 1975
Chapter 67: 1975 in Retrospect

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More things that happen in 1973
Chapter 68: Job Solution and Country Days

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Posted October 10, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 460 views

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Our family takes another vacation
Chapter 69: Rocky Mountain High

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Changes occur in the lives of our children.
Chapter 70: Sitter Changes and Public School

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More Shelby family happenings in 1976
Chapter 71: Fall and Winter of 1976

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Celebration and family occurrences.
Chapter 72: Carnival Season In New Orleans

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Extended family and other updates in 1977
Chapter 73: Shelby Family Updates

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Up and down of family members.
Chapter 74: All About Family

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The children are getting older and ready to leave home.
Chapter 75: First Bird to Leave the Nest

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Continuing memories of the family life.
Chapter 76: More of Life in the Seventies

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Three of the children will be away for the school year.
Chapter 77: A Shrinking Household

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What it's like to be a parent long-distance.
Chapter 78: Long Distance Parenting

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What it was like having them home again.
Chapter 79: The Family Together Again

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Mischief causes my daughter to get in trouble.
Chapter 80: To Graduate or Not to Graduate

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Posted November 21, 2020 Biographical / Non-Fiction 405 views

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After the summer of 80, we have three in college.
Chapter 81: Summer and Fall of 1980

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All of our children will change schools in the fall.
Chapter 82: Changes in Store For the Four

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The older children change colleges.
Chapter 83: Changing Colleges

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Our son buys his first car with our money.
Chapter 84: The Firebird

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I decide to take some night classes.
Chapter 85: Night School

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Our family makes a trip to Orlando
Chapter 86: We're Going to Disney World

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Carol graduates, but three more are still in school.
Chapter 87: One Down And Three To Go

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It wasn't easy to see my oldest child leave home.
Chapter 88: Leaving the Nest

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A world fair, a funeral, and a possible wedding.
Chapter 89: Highlights of The New Year

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Three kids are camping and one is getting married.
Chapter 90: Camporees and a Wedding

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My daughter goes to Australia
Chapter 91: A Twin Down Under

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Glen's father visits New Orleans.
Chapter 92: Visitors from Down Under

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A time when everything goes wrong.
Chapter 93: Could Things Get Worse?

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Recovering from the trials that saw an end to 1985.
Chapter 94: The Aftermath of the Fire

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Getting back home among other things.
Chapter 95: Forward into 1986

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As the children grew and Evan retired, things changed.
Chapter 96: Changing Family Dynamics

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Evan is anxious to leave the New Orleans area behind.
Chapter 97: In Search of Greener Pastures

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Selling a house isn't so easy.
Chapter 98: How Do We Go About This Move?

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You plan, but sometimes the results surprise you.
Chapter 99: It's Funny How Things Work Out

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For a few months, we had to live the best way we could.
Chapter 100: Living Like Gypsies

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The move from New Orleans to Chattanooga takes place.
Chapter 101: Moving Day

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The first weeks in our new house
Chapter 102: Settling In

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We make some changes on our property.
Chapter 103: New House, New Projects

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Our differing interests and daily activities
Chapter 104: The Shelbys in Motion

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Activities and problems for the five of us.
Chapter 105: Spring and Summer of 1988

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Connie continues to get herself into trouble.
Chapter 106: Further Teenage Trouble

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All my children have the melancholy trait.
Chapter 107: Melancholy Personalities

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The old years ends, and 1989 begins.
Chapter 108: From One Year Into the Next

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The Shelby family moves into another year.
Chapter 109: Beginning the Year of 1988

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Couple need to agree on certain things.
Chapter 110: Money Matters of Concern

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Looking at the world from our viewpoint.
Chapter 111: Looking Back on 1989

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Another summer in the life of the Shelby family.
Chapter 112: Summer of '89

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Another Fall in the life of the Shelby family.
Chapter 113: The Fall of `89

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The fall and winter of 1989.
Chapter 114: The End of a Bang-Up Year

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As usual, not everything goes smoothly.
Chapter 115: Another Bang-Up Beginning

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Another child will soon leave our home.
Chapter 116: Don Pops The Question

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A disastrous occasion in the Shelby household.
Chapter 117: A Rehearsal Dinner Debacle

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Sometimes the good and bad overlap.
Chapter 118: A Wedding and a Surgery

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Evan is recovering from hip surgery.
Chapter 119: The Fall of 1990

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A lot happened with our family during 1990.
Chapter 120: The End of a Memorable Year

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I convince Evan to pursue a case of wrongful death.
Chapter 121: Dealing With A Legal Issue

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Continuing Live among the Shelbys
Chapter 122: 1991 As The Year Begins

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The first half of 1991 for the Shelby family.
Chapter 123: Another Milestone

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The Shelby family's summer activities.
Chapter 124: Summer of 1991

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Continuing dynamics of the Shelby family.
Chapter 125: Into the Fall of 1991

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The World in 1991 and the Shelby family.
Chapter 126: The Continuing Shelby Saga

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An end and a new beginning.
Chapter 127: Christmas and the New Year,1992

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A lot of company in the Spring of 1992
Chapter 128: Frequent Family Visitors.

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Our nephew comes to visit.
Chapter 129: Our Nephew, Jimmy

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More changes for the Shelby family.
Chapter 130: Emptying the Nest

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When a child is hurting, the parents hurt too.
Chapter 131: The Down Side of Caring Too Much

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1993 gets off to a bad start.
Chapter 132: A Year of Discontent

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The family comes to terms with a first divorce.
Chapter 133: Dealing With Divorce

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Carol's divorce becomes final.
Chapter 134: Ending and Beginnings

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The year 1993 ends and another year begins.
Chapter 135: Passing Another Milestone

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Sometime life throws unexpected curves.
Chapter 136: Life's Not a Fairytale

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If life gets rough, thoughts turn to going home.
Chapter 137: Home is a Place of Refuge

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Life among family members moved at different paces.
Chapter 138: Currents of Change

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Home is a place to turn to when needed.
Chapter 139: Family Doors Swing Open Again

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Shelby activities during the summer of 1994.
Chapter 140: The Summer of 1994

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At the end of camp, Connie comes home to live.
Chapter 141: Another Birdie Back in the Nest

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Tensions are too high and among family members.
Chapter 142: Something's Got to Give

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