for Sunday August 1st

Young Joseph shown mother and dad.

He looks like a real runner, lean and hard. Both feet off the ground.

for Saturday July 31st

Steve and Mo at the reunion.

for Friday July 30th

Jeanni, Emma, and Paddy visit Joe's grave. I think Kelsey was there too.

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Joe's. 2.12 Birthday remembered 1961--1975. Picture above was taken at our apartment in San Diego, while I was working for Ferry Bros.

He was such a bright happy kid. A joy to all our lives. He has been gone 31 years and I think of him almost daily. I remember his birth all too well. I just about had a disaster. We had an old VW Beetle. It didn't have a gas gauge at all. Just a lever you flip when the car ran out of gas. The lever gave the car another quart+ of gas. (10 miles?) Mary Ella waited until the very last minute to go to the hospital. About 1/2 way there I happen to look at the gas lever. It had already been flipped. We were almost on fumes. We made it to the hospital. She was rushed away. I found the waiting room and sat down with a room full of pacing, smoking fathers. I few minutes later the doctor called me out with news about a wonderful baby boy. "Come back in an hour and you can visit your wife". (It was decades later till husbands didn't wait out side). During that hour I went to gas station and filled up.

I shutter to think I might have unexpectedly been in a VW delivery room as the doctor. Joe and Mary Ella would have lived through all this, but I would have aged quickly. I kept that tiny gas tank full from then on.

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for Thursday July 29th

Mary Kelsey's Graduation last May? Thanks Jeanni for the pictures.

for Wednesday July 28th

Brendan shows off a gift tee shirt. I guess the hat has a story too.

Here is our chef trying out deep fried Twinkees at the faire. He said they were great.

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Here is our runner, Joe, in the middle of the pack.

for Tuesday July 27th

Mike better watch out, Hedge will someday be running bigger scores. (corrected)

for Monday July 26th

At the Reunion Dan 2.13a and Brendan 2.142 at Sea World. They are protected from the whale splash

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The boys scuba diving in the pool.

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The boys, Paddy 2.153 and Joe 2.152 brought a parachute with them, to work out with. I have never seen this before.

for Sunday July 25th

Paddy at the surface.

Joe, Paddy and Taylor. 2010.7
Getting tuned up for open water. I hope the see the great article about scuba diving in National Geo. this month.

for Friday July 23rd

An older picture of Brendan waiting for the fairy godmother.

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The boys were up late watching TV awhile back.

for Thursday July 22nd

Jim with Marcus 1993.

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My beautiful grandchildren. Joe, Paddy, Julia, Brendan, Payton, Mary Kelsey holding Hedge, and Taylor. Emma down front. Marcus didn't make the reunion. (Thanks Heather)

for Wednesday July 21st

St. Andrews Golf course in Scotland.

The shadows give a clue to how deep the traps are.

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In July 1995. Right after Mike got out of the Navy, Dr. Jim Schubert took a party of eight to play as St Andrews, including Steve, Frank, Mike, and David. I heard it was a great trip, but nobody was bragging on any low scores. Are there any pictures from the trip?

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The reason I thought of all this. The British open is being played there this July.

for Tuesday July 2oth

Dan 2.3a and mom Joan visit the mainland off the Galapagos.

Dan and Julia 2.3 visit the land of lizards, this last summer.

for Monday July 19th

Easter a few( ?) years back, Taylor 2.61, Sue, Maury, and Brendan 2.42

for Sunday July 18th

The other side of the dinner table.

for Friday July 16th

3 sets of couples in the Gas Light Area. Hedge, Helen, Mike, Amber, Brendan and Paddy.

for Friday July 16th

I thought this an ironic picture.

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Mike at family at Disneyland. July 2010.

for thursday July 15th

At the Reunion, Paddy, Hedge, and Julia.

for Wednesday July 14th

Steve and Maureen at the reunion. Steve thanks for you stills, hope to see your movies too. (And Jeanni and Mike's too)

for Tuesday July 13th

Julia, Joe, Emma, Paddy and Mary Kelsey at reunion.

for Monday July 12th

Mimi and Gary at a tailgate party. With his parents.

for Sunday July11th

At the Reunion: Paddy, Hedge, and Julia

for Saturday July 10th

2010 July. Jeanni, Frank, Paddy. Joe, and Mary Kelsey at the Reunion.

for Friday July 9th

Julia, Dan, Patti 2.13, and Payton at the reunion in San Diego.

for Thursday, July 8th

Jim & Joanie enjoying the State Fair 2008.

Jim, Mimi, Gary

Hedge doesn't need a Jungle Gym to have fun, he has figured out the windows are just as fun to climb.

for Wednesday, July 7th

Summer Time Fun.

Marcus 2.111

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Emma 2.161 and Amber 2.16a swimming with the Dolphins 2005

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Hedge 2.162 and Emma 2.161 going down a water slide.

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Julia 2.131 and cousin Kate 2005

for Tuesday, July 6th

I love these new smart phones, I get lots of pictures sent to me instantly. Thank you family.

From Maureen July 10th 2009 Taylor & Joe

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From Maureen. This is Emma after a night swim at our house :-)

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From Steven We had a night basketball game in the pool and I got you a photo: Taylor, Brendan, Marcus, Paddy and Joe Cotter and little Hedge in the striped shirt and the big squirt gun.