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The three Coughlin sisters: Peggy, Julie and Amy. All three are (or, in Peggy "Vice Principal" Modory's case, were) teachers. Coincidence? | |
| Kevin and Peggy (Two of Amy's five siblings) |  |
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Andy and Marilyn, his mom | |
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Andy, Amy, Jen and Paul Jen, aka "Funder", is Amy's cousin, and will be the Matron of Honor. Paul is Jen's husband as well as a big Jimmy McNichol fan. |
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Andy and Amy ponder the cake. Lurking in the foreground is the apple crisp that Cinda made especially for Amy, despite the four-hundred degree weather. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all. | |
| Sue and Amy Sue is one of Amy's friends from high school and will be a bridesmaid. |
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Large, sweaty men ponder how they're going to rip up the sidewalk | |
| In the middle of all the festivities, a work crew pulled up in the street in front of Marilyn's house. Four workmen started sizing up the sidewalk, which was slated to be dug up and replaced because of how cracked and uneven it was. We didn't know that it would be done right then, but there they were, with a little skiploader and a dump truck. | ||
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Jerry, Amy's brother-in-law who is a construction manager, scurried over to talk cement.
He quizzed the men out about the per-square replacement cost down in Illinois, compared to
his native Wisconsin.
Once the men started, they made short work of the sidewalk. The skiploader scooped up squares and dumped 'em into the back of the truck, where a man bashed 'em into pieces with a sledgehammer. After about 15 minutes, they'd pulled up ten squares and were ready to leave. |
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