for Wednesday December 12th

From Fort Worth

Emma all dressed up for the Xmas show at school (?)

Looks like Hedge is doing crafts,

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Mike and Amber family on a short trip to Korea last fall(?)

Hedge sees more than anybody.

Our world wide explorers.

for Tuesday December 11th

Greeting gentle readers, the Blog is going to take a short nap today. Back soon. 

for Monday December 10th

Amber takes Emma and Hedge to a Park.

Thanks for the pictures.

Playing volleyball.

for Sunday December 9th

2012 Paddy and Frank went to the Army vs Navy game in Washington DC. They cheered for the Army as Taylor is serving time in Alaska with the Army. When I checked the score, Navy was ahead, I wonder if Paddy sat in the Army section with the Navy sign on his hat and shirt.

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1965 Family Xmas card

Another view of the picture taking work in progress. I feel multiple pictures can say quite a bit more.

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Xmas 1951 at 641 Kenneth.

Jim Sr. holding Kathleen, Julie in the foreground. Then Mary Jean. Jim jr. Johnny in the foreground, Sue, and Mama Jeanne, Louise in the foreground. Where is Beth?

for December 7th,Friday

I remember December 7th. Mom and dad called us kids to tell us we were at war. We only had a vague idea of what war was. Their demeanor told us how serious it was.

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Brendan, Joe, Taylor, and Paddy, fill a frame.

One scary picture. Joe

The great profile by Brendan.

Julia, Payton, and Taylor.

2009. The grand kids ham it up at the gallery.

for Thursday December 6th

Our 1963 Xmas card.

1996 Xmas card.

Joe, Mike andWillie

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New baby at Maureen's sister Colleen's home yesterday.

"New healthy and happy baby boy named Benjamin Walker Mayo.  A little light at 5 lbs,,,, but all is well and he's bound to be a proud Irish fighter."    Uncle Steven Aunt Maureen*****

This little bird looks hungry.

for December 5th, Wednesday

This Emma (2.61) on her birthday 11 years ago.

Payton, Joe, and birthday girl, Emma

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The big day in Austin. 

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Happy couple 11 years later.

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This is the legal notice Henry J. and myself are defending against a lawsuit. It is a long story and made legal papers. It took years to settle it. I had to sue my insurance company to defend me, which they did. In the war years Kaiser wasted rejected paint in a trench in the marsh lands near Richmond. 50 years later we dug into it as part of a grading contract with the city of Richmond. Someone had to pay to have the soil removed. At one meeting in a small theatre with about 100 legal people in the audience for a session with the judge. I made many many train trips to San Francisco.