20130930

For Tuesday, October 1st


Kelsey (on the left) & Friends
Atheletes & Mathletes party.
Current pix 2013


Athletes & Mathletes 
The girls are the Mathletes (nerds)


Paddy ready for Patrick Henry HS  Homecoming 2013


Is Paddy late picking up his date? Something is not going right.


Paddy and date for Homecoming 2013. Matching blue, even the flower.

20130929

for Monday September 30th


Brendan and friend head off to the homecoming dance.


Looks like Brendan spent a lot of elbow grease on his car.


Maureen and Steve were the chauffeurs. It was a fun evening.

20130928

for Sunday September 29th


More pictures on the Civil War re-enactment.


The army camp. The actors take this all very seriously.


A parade.


 Mimi on the right taking a picture.

20130926

For Friday, September 27th


Here are Steven & Taylor
in 2012 in Fairbanks.


Steven & Taylor
pix 2011


Steven & Maureen at the
2010 Reunion


Joanie, Taylor, Steven, Brendan & Maureen
pix taken in 2010

20130925

For Thursday September 26th




Looks like Paddy got breakfast in bed from his brother Joe.

20130924

For Wednesday,September 25th


Happy 16th birthday to Paddy! 
Above photo taken in 1998 are cousins Julia and Paddy.


1998 On Paddy's 1st birthday. 
 Here he is with Grandpa Jim getting ready to give him a chocolate smooch.


1999 abt cousins at play: Brenden and Paddy


2010 out to dinner with cousins.  Paddy wearing a sombrero. 
 In the background are Brenden, Julia and Taylor


2011 Paddy and Mary Kelsey at Church- all grown up.

20130923

For Tuesday, September 24th




Today is KDB's* birthday remembered.  
Here are photos of her 90th  party in 1974.  
Her dates are 1884--1979. She lived to 94 years.
On the left is Frank Diener*



Patti (2.13) and Chris (5.11) pouring drinks at the birthday party.


KDB ready to blow out the candles.  
Joe, Mike, Mary Ella, and Jim jr are in the background watching. Jim Sr. at the end of the table, then Frank Diener* and Jeanne.



Mike, Mary Ella and Scotty watch as KDB opens her gifts.

For Monday, September 23


Joe on the Morro Bay breakwater job. 1975.
We repair and rebuilt the breakwater. All the rocks had to be hauled to the end of the jetties.

for Sunday September 22nd.........First Day of Fall.


Reunion at the Ranch 2000. Magic tricks.
It looks like Kelsey, unknown, Marcus, Taylor, and Brendan.


At the hotel swimming pool before the event.
Brendan, Marcus (?), Taylor, Kelsey, and Joseph. 


Kelsey, David holding Joe (?), Marcus, and Jeanni.

20130920

For Saturday, September 21st


Marcus at work. Pix 9/19/13. Marcus as two jobs. This one is in a health store. It is spotless. On reason is Marcus sweeps the floor every 15 minutes. His other job is across the St. at a restaurant. He works 20hrs per week so he canl not qualify for medical.

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This image takes some explaining. It is a screen saver using Emma's picture taken is a museum. My ipad apps shows on top of this picture. The Angry Birds lands right on her head.



20130919

For Friday, September 20th


Happy 43rd Birthday to Amber!  The above photo was taken in Thailand in about 2009.  
Emma, Hedge, Mike and Amber are bathing an elephant.
See the Family Blog for more photos of the birthday girl.
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Mike working on a levee job along the American River.


Mike and Amber bought a new home last year in Fort Worth.


The contractor tore down an old home and built a brand new one. I outlined the lot in yellow. 
It is a far cry from the Stanley Ave farm days where Mike grew up. Mike and Amber did not seem interested in raising animals. But they did have a lot of elephants in their lives in the last 5 years.




20130918

For Thursday, September 19th


1979 Hawaii Trip: Jim took his family to the Islands.


Dining out in Hawaii: Left to right: Steve, Jeanni, 
Mimi, Mike, Jim, Jeanni and unknown


More dining out. Steven in the forefront.


Daughter and Father: Mimi and Jim.
It was a great trip. 

20130917

for September 18th, Wednesday


A Battle.

We met Mr. Lincoln.


Last year Mimi and I went to a Civil War Day at a park near her home. 
The actors really get into it.

20130916

For Tuesday, September 17th


A recent photo of our soldier, Taylor, in Alaska.  What other military base has its own chair lift?


1997 Cousins making music together- 
Mary Kelsey on the vocals, Joe on electric guitar, 
Brenden on the drums and Taylor on the trumpet.


Here is Chico a way back

 Another picture. 
Chico is more than full grown now