for Wednesday December 1st

Gary, cutting the back 40 grass.

Gary Sr. and Jr. hunting.

for Tuesday November 30th

Steven, Jeanni, and Mary Kelsey, about 1 year, 1992.

for Monday November 29th

More from Amber and Emma and their parade.

for Sunday November 28th

Patti and Jeanni in Mexico 1978.

for Saturday November 27th

Steven, Joseph, and Mike. Kauai Island, 1979.They are looking down on the Napali Coast.

for Friday November 26th

Amber in a parade.

Emma rode the float seen with Amber. I put their names above their head, but it is hard to see.

for Thursday November 24th.......Thanksgiving Day

Patti has Thanksgiving at Mama Jeanne and Papa Jim's house. Also there is KDB. I remember eat two Thanksgiving dinners some times, one in the late afternoon at the Flynn's.

for Wednesday November 23rd ... One day to Thanksgiving

More kids in the backyard. Jeanni, Mimi, and little Mike.

for Tuesday November 23rd

Patti, Jeanni and Mimi, with dog Willie and pony Lady. Stanley Ave. About 1970.

for Monday November 21st

Looks like Brendan has his shopping list ready. About 1999,

for Sunday November 21st

Loy Kratong festival. Paper lanterns are released and slices of banana trees are decorated with flowers and released on the river.

Pictures from Mike and Amber.

for Saturday November 20th

Hedge (2.162) and Emma (2.161) go to a party

Hedge plays tug a war with the big guys.

Thanks Mike for the pictures.

for Friday November 19th

Jim with boys Steve and Mike.

A trip up Highway 49 in the gold country. See Beth's Blog today. About 1975.

for Thursday November 18th

Joseph* (2.12) and Patti taking baby Steven outside for a bath. 1965 summer.

for Tuesday November 16th

Happy Birthday Maureen. Picture Dec 1991. 24 years old. From left: Steve, Maureen, Patti, and David.

Lower row: Jeanni, I am holding Mike, and Mimi in red.

for Monday November 15th

The Ferry kids and Flynn kids at Disneyland. The Flynn boys are Steven, Patrick and Michael. (I think). Mary Ella and Betsy are in the background.
The whole gang.
Canoeing. I can identify most of our gang.

for Sunday November 14th

Amber and Mike need help filling 227 stocking. Xmas is just 40 days away. Still time to hit the Dollar Store.

Monetary donations are welcome too J

Suggested stocking items:

Toothbrushes/toothpaste

Crayons

Peppermint candy canes

Coloring books

Small toys/puzzles

English books

Erasers

Pencils

Small stuffed animals

Hair barrettes

Socks

These items do not have to be expensive, but new things purchased from Oriental Trading, the Dollar Store, Cosco etc….

for Saturday November 13th

Here are Mike, Jeanni, and Steve on the Queen Mary at Long Beach Harbor. The loud ship's horn is being blown.

for Friday November 12th

Steven's first communion class. 1971 about.

There is Steven as the middle child.

Here is a picture of all the kids with their mother. I took the picture. Mimi, Patti, Joe*, Steve, Jeanni, Mary Ella and Mike.

for Wednesday November 10th

1970. Sleeping kids, Mimi.

Jeanni.. (Addition: Steve commented on the Betty Crocker Cookbook by her head)
And Patti.... Little angeles all.

Brendan Bungie Jumping

Brendan Bungie Jumping last summer at the State Fair. I was with him, on the ground, not in the basket. He was up there a long way.

For Monday November 8th

1970. The boys are sound asleep: Steve.

Joe.
And Mikey

for Sunday November 7th.......Change Your Clocks

The Searbys visit the Galapagos last summer.

Dan 2.13a with Julia 2.131

Dan with Julia and Payton 2.132. Pattie must be the photographer.

for Friday November 5th

Halloween with Joe 2.152. He is a Roman warrior. Great get up.

Halloween with Paddy 2.153 and his friend Christopher. They are dressed as...oh well.

The loot. Enough for a year of lunches. When I was a boy, a lifetime ago, I got popcorn in wax paper, homemade cookies, hard candy, an apple, a nickel, etc. We also got a big pile of stuff and would race around the neighborhood to get the most. We would walk an extra block if some one was giving a wrapped Hersey bar. When we got home mom would give us a bowl to keep it in. It seemed to disappear over a few days and finally the bowl reappeared on a kitchen shelf all washed and empty, except for the Hersey bar which we hid.

for Thursday November 4th

More pictures with Amber (2.16a)

And Hedge (2.162)

for Wednesday November 3rd

Pictures from another world. Hedge (2.162.)

Amber (2.16a) and Buddha.

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Halloween Kids from another world. Jeanni, Steve, Patti, Joe, and Mimi. 1971 about.

for Tuesday November 2nd

Mary Ella visits Jim 2.1, and Steve 2.4 on one of our job sites. (Corrected)