Christmas
2022
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Below: A wish to all soldiers,
and a display of angels - one for each Christmas the two RV Gypsies
have had to spend WITHOUT their beloved son, Brian
Duquette, who resides in Heaven. The two Christmas cards are unusual
and funny and they were given to Karen and Lee by their son Brian many,
many years ago, They are a standard yearly decoration since the Christmas
received, because nobody could ever resist opening up the coats on the
Christmas cards. |
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Karen Duquette could not decide which hat to wear to
a Christmas party, so Lee Duquette photographed her in each one so
she could decide. Well, yes she could have just looked in a mirror,
BUT!
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Below: Is the Tissue Holder
by the door making fun of Karen by wearing one of her hats? |
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Below: The great-grandchildren
of the two RV Gypsies with Santa Claus - And with their grandparents. |
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Below: On Christmas Day, Karen
Duquette wore the same outfit shown above with a different hat and tights.
The two RV Gypsies celebrated Christmas at their daughter and son-in-law's
house. Their grandchildren and great-grandchildren came too, along with
John's son. But they did not get together on Christmas Eve this year,
only Christmas day. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
got some really nice U.S. Navy and Marine Corp. plaques, plus a cute
USA star from their daughter and son-in-law. Plus some bigger stuff
of course. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
tried-on their U.S. Navy and Marine Corps t-shirts that they also got
for Christmas so they could tell their daughter that the shirts fit
properly. The Christmas tree is decorated with "memories"
that the two RV Gypsies buy when on their travels.by RV and cruises.They
try to find something that can hang on their tree and represent where
they visited. Unique things include, but not limited to, lobster pots,
a lobster claw, a sea horse, Mexican hot sauce, Kiwi bird, koala, Mark
Twain puppet, Abraham Lincoln puppet, moose, deer, a big lizard, Pops
can opener, fish from Belize, a hot air balloon, Kokopelli, a cowboy
hat, horses, Abilene storybook, Canadian flag, totem pole, sled dog,
and the list goes on and on. There are about 300 items on the tree this
year. |
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Below: And of course, their
granddaughter gave Lee Duquette (aka "Grampy") his yearly
T-shirt with photos of his great-grandchildren. He really does wear
them a lot throughout the year, so he always needs new ones. |
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Of course, everyone got lots
of gifts that were not photographed, especially the children. The turkey
and other food was delicious and it was just nice being with family,
as usual. |
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