for August 1st

Happy 18th Birthday, Joe (2.152) A fast man on the track.

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Joe, a real cool guy with brother Paddy.

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I see in the papers it has been very hot in VA. Frank, Joe, and Kelsey during the winter season working on a winter chore and cooling off.

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Jeanni (2.15) puts the camera down and gets in the picture.

for Sunday July 31st

Hedge
Emma

Emma and Hedge wall climbing and doing very good at this tough sport. It could have been on their last Cruise. Their ship had everything.

for Saturday July 30th

Joseph Leo Ferry's (2.12) birthday remembered. 1961--1987, He is missed.

For Friday July 29th 2011

Amber, Emma, and Hedge in Barcelona

Mike 2.16 is taking after his dad and becoming a world traveler. Pictured above they are in St. Michael's Church in Hamburg. They are traveling via Cruise ship beginning in Hamburg, Germany and ending their journey in Spain.

For Thursday, July 28th 2011

Hedge 2.162, Mother Amber 2.16a, Emma 2.161

I can't stop laughing. The kids look almost normal size, but Amber looks so tiny. It reminds me of the Disney movie: Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.

for Wednesday July 27th

This is also being posted on my other blog http://updateonbeth.blogspot.com/

By special request one of my kids wanted to be on the real, grown up blog.

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for Tuesday July 26th

A visit to The Queen Mary at Long Beach. About 1972. All six of my kids: Mimi, Patti, Mike, Steven, and Joe. Also Mary Ella (2.1a), Mother Flynn* (18.0a) and Tim (18.12), who is youngest of 12.

for Monday July 25th

This is Taylor years ago visiting the FBI academy in Washington, DC.. Steve and family did a real trip of the area.

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Here is Taylor's class at Fort Sill, Oklahoma getting in shape.
The infamous rope climb. I well remember how hard it was to do in high school gym class.

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for Sunday July 24th

More pixs from Taylor's band of warriors.

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Walking on logs.

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Crawling in muck?

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Climbing to the top.

Keep it up young man, we are all proud of you.

for Saturday July 23rd.

Taylor at summer camp. With their shaved heads Taylor looks the same as everybody else. These pictures are from his group, but I can't identify him.

Crunches.

Taylor says they run everywhere, even in races. He was already in great shape when he entered.

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for Friday July 22nd

I sent Taylor this 15 question quiz. He filled it out and returned it. His answer to what did he miss most about Calif. He checked his car. Steve keeps me updated on him. I hear he is doing well.

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The soldiers are masking up for a gas attack.

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To make sure everyone gets a good doze of gas, they are masked in a room full of gas. They take off their masks and head for fresh air. A very difficult ordeal.

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Date about 2005. From days gone by. Joanie and I had a barbecue lunch with the Allmuths while their home was being built. David did most of the heavy lifting work himself and to perfection. Mimi and Marcus pitched in too on the 1000 little items, like countless trips to the planning/building dept.

I recall the cabinetry came from Ikea in 140 separate boxes.

for Thursday July 21 st

All six kids in the picture.

for Wednesday July 20th

Steve and Taylor at Alisal.

Jeanne and Joe at Alisal.

for Tuesday July 19th

Last night we went to Music Circus with Steve, Maureen, and Brendan. Maureen took my picture walking down the aisle.

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Then she took our picture in our seats. An iphone picture, great pix.

Then I took her picture while she was showing off what she took.

They caught me taking their picture and went into hiding. The show was the Producers.

for Monday July 18th

Jim Ferry children at Alisal July 1995. Mike, Patti, Jeanni, and Steven,

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Jim Senior with myself and Jeanni holding Joe.

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At church on Sunday. Jeanni holding Mary Kelsey.

David, Marcus and Mimi.

for Sunday July 17th

Aug 1999. Barbless hook fishing around Mammoth, CA. Guide, Steve, Taylor, Mike, and yours truly. I really look the part of an avid angler.

for Saturday July 16

Mimi and Joe with the always friendly goats. There is another child behind Mimi. The pond and house in the back ground. Year?

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Mimi with horse Cheri. The fence could use some paint.

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for Friday July 15th

Dan sent in this beautiful picture of Payton and her puppy.

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This is the rest of our elder abuse picture story.

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The abuser gets his wind up and goes on the attack.

It is a pin down for the count. Sheer luck. The elderly need their canes for protection.

for Wednesday July 13th

A new crime, Senior Abuse. Here the kid takes on the old man.

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The old man pins the kid down. But he needs a free hand to call the cops.

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Here our hero pins the kid down under his superior weight. Will the kid cry "Uncle"? Tune in tomorrow.