June 2007

Eric,Tif, Sam & Elizabeth

Gary,Nina & Kaela

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Gary & Kaela

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Our grand - nieces, Samantha & Tiffany

came from Illinois for a visit .

They are almost 17 years old .

I remember when they were little tiny girls that

were afraid of Cruella

from the movie 101 Dalmations.

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The fluffy bracelet that Sam was making

She finished it before she went home

This if Tif's bracelet

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They did a little shopping while they were here.

The shopping was done in between card games

and beading

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Samantha getting ready for another canasta game

This kid is a card shark, We need to take her to Vegas when

she is old enough.
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Sam in Red. Tiffany in white t-shirt

Sam's bracelets

She made these during her visit

Another picture of Sam's bracelets .Tiffany modeling her new sunglasses

Notice the Armani styling ...

We had a lot of fun while they were here and I just want to

thank Jenny for the yummy spaghetti sauce and the Portillo's .

YUM !!!!!

More photos from Texas

Yes, this is me in my car again...

After a couple of times, I did not need

any help with this slide thing

A man and his car is a beautiful thing

Look !!! A starfish !!!

I love my Mom , but I'll be glad

when I can go in the deep water by MYSELF !!

Jack's First Car

This entry will have to come in sections..

I have many many things to do today.

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Tom is getting ready to leave again,

our nieces are coming to visit and I

will drive out to Greenbrier, they are at their

Great Grandmothers right now.

I don't know what I will do to keep two 16 years olds

busy.. I am sure we will find something fun to do.

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I need to go grocery shopping this morning,plus

I need to stop and see Miss Bernice.. She is

having a rough time right now . I can't make her better

but maybe I can make her laugh.

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Now for the info on Jack.

He is learning more new words.

Burp, more, some,and

HELLO. He is working on

"love you". It is very mumbled right now , but we

know what he means .

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He also gives the best hugs and kisses !!!

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Jack likes to watch the movie "Happy Feet",

thank you Grandpa...

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Daddy had to go to California, because his grandpa died.

I'm not sure what that means , but it made my

Daddy sad. I will give Daddy hugs and

kisses when he gets home to make him happy again.

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Grandma & Grandpa brought me some

fun toys for the backyard

Daddy was building cabinets for the big room

and I was helping him re-wire stuff.

I am really a good helper-- Grandma said so.

This wiring thing isn't so tough.

Grandma & Grandpa got me my first car !!

Then they thought that the slide would

work better in my pool. They were

right again !!

More later - Grandma took a lot of pictures this time

Recorded books and other things

We just got home from Texas and we are feeling sad .

It is hard to leave Jack, he has grown soo

much and has new words, but more

about that later.

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This is a warning to those of you that get recorded

books for your road trips.

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We (I) picked up "To The Nines"

by Janet Evanovich-

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performed (?) by C.J. Critt

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Let me tell you, this CJ Critt is almost

enough to make me forget about recorded books.

She has an annoying voice, think nails on a

blackboard or styrofoam rubbing against the

interior of your car.
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Her use of "dialect" is a joke.

She made the grandmother sound like Gilbert Gottfreid.

and made the main character sound like a cross

between a valley girl and warped Penny Marshall cd.

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And the old Italian lady sounded like a nasaly impaired road

company gypsy. I grew up in an Italian neighbornhood

and have NEVER heard that accent - E V E R !!!

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Jeez, I will write this name down and NEVER

get another recorded book if her name is on it .

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OTHER THINGS ....

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IS it just me or are any of you noticing

the quality of semi drivers on the road?

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These people USED TO BE PROFESSIONALS.

Now since they cannot run 90 mph due to

black boxes in the trucks they find other

things to do instead of focusing on the road..

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You see them with cell phones, radios,

tv's and we have all heard (and seen proof)

of the piss bottles that they use while driving.

I think if they are caught with the piss bottle they

should lose their CDL's. How much time would they lose

by stopping to pee like a normal human???

Seeing those containers of piss in the rest areas is

disgusting!!!

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I am so sick of seeing these "professionals" weaving

all over the roads while trying to multi-task.

WAKE UP -

Drive like your life

(AND MINE)

depends

on it ..

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Summer is here - June 2, 2007

June 2,2007

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I went to the farm with Tom - he has spent

every weekend busting out the beaver dams.

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It seems he is winning the battle

for now .

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Tom thinks there is a possibility

that there are gators out there.

Hope they eat the beavers.

Tom tearing the damn apart

AGAIN !!

Dragonflies doing what comes natural ???
Now he is down to the clay

center of this dam.

 This is NOT the only dam at the farm

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A pale blue dragonfly