tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57275887623280105762024-02-06T23:52:31.232-08:00OwensvilleMike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-51101919278628769622013-12-20T11:14:00.000-08:002013-12-20T11:59:07.938-08:002013...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is our 2013 year in review. It was a year with lots of travel and fun...but also one with great sadness in it. But that is life....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our 2013 started out happy in January with a wonderful visit with some good friends to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. </span><br />
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We visited both Charleston, SC and Savannah, Georgia and enjoyed them each so much!</div>
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In February, though, things took a bad turn for our family. My dear wonderful sister got a very severe infection....a side effect from her bone marrow transplant which had been successfully done in October. She was in Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston from mid Feb until March 13th when she finally lost her courageous battle with leukemia. We were and are heartbroken and miss her every single day. Life will never be the same for those of us who loved her. She was a smart, funny, kind, caring, giving person who gave so very much to so many during her 63 years here on earth.</div>
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She would have loved that her beloved Boston Red Sox beat our St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series! Mike and I were lucky enough to be able to go to Game 3 of the World Series thanks to our generous cousins Rick and Vicki Fowler. My cousin Nick and beloved Uncle Larry also went with us that cold night! But they won!! Sadly...things did not go well for them after that! </div>
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In November we were able to join my brother David for his daughter's vow renewal ceremony in Hawaii! I have so many pictures but here are just few of some of the gorgeous scenery we saw and some of our family. It was a wonderful experience!</div>
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Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-36118738551706524472012-12-18T19:01:00.000-08:002012-12-18T19:01:03.617-08:00A very brief look at our 2012<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well....another year has almost gone and assuming the world does not actually end day after tomorrow, anyone who wishes to can see a very abbreviated version of what our 2012 has been like. It has not been all wonderful....some illnesses for much loved family members but thankfully, things seem to be improving and we are so thankful for medical advances, donors of blood and bone marrow and for the kindness of friends and strangers. No doubt that we all are connected.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial;">The following posts go from most recent to last Christmas in Maine with some of my family. We still are very happy in Owensville...have wonderful new friends here and wonderful old friends in St. Louis and other parts of Missouri. And saw many of our Michigan friends in Florida last Feb. I put way fewer pictures on this year cause I am running out of time to work on this. Christmas is fast approaching! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial;">I am now back at Osage County Health Department part time and am going to be cutting my hours even more in 2013. MIke and I do want to travel more....maybe a trip to Ireland, a summer trip to Michigan, a winter trip to South Carolina with friends, and hopefully a trip to Maine and to New York City sometime too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial;">Mike has been doing so well with the antique business...both in the antique mall here in Owensville and in one in St. Louis. We both are very active in our church. Mike is in the Lions and helps out at the Gasconade County Historical Society. We are so thankful that, so far, our health has been pretty good. We wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season and a healthy and peaceful 2013!!! </span><br />
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Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-14089434723616558762012-12-18T18:41:00.001-08:002012-12-18T18:41:38.873-08:00A new member of our family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Meet our new kitty, Wally. We got him at Walmart when he showed up and tried to get into the store while we were ringing the bells for the Salvation Army and our local Food Pantry. We ended up taking him home with us and have had him now for about a week. It is an adjustment for Cali...our older kitty. But hopefully eventually she will stop hissing and growling at him. All he wants to do it to play! We love them both so much!! We hope to travel a bit this year and think that Wally will be good company for Cali while we are gone.</div>
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We also spent some time at Lake of the Ozarks where we rented a friend's condo<br />
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We go into St. Louis often and enjoy seeing our grandkids...here is Ella on a summer day...always in motion!<br />
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We did go to the wonderful Chinese Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden too<br />
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Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-84013680645100837562012-12-18T18:20:00.000-08:002012-12-18T18:20:10.001-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-27104725860159882872012-12-18T18:15:00.001-08:002012-12-18T18:27:34.218-08:00Part two of Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Paul, Judith and Evan<br />
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Mike and I, Dennis and Corey My sister Susie's home is so lovely esp at Christmas!<br />
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Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-34842391307057974092011-12-16T11:34:00.000-08:002011-12-16T11:56:31.158-08:00Merry Christmas 2011<span style="color:#990000;"></span><span style="color:#990000;">Well another year has come and about gone. So finally I am updating our blog! Here are a few pictures and news about how our 2011 was. We had some good times and and some sad times with illness and deaths involving some dear family and friends. I now have a new job right here in Owensville, working for the Gasconade County Health Department. I still am doing some things for the Osage County Health department as well...but will leave that position in the spring and only work in Gasconade County...our home county! We will be sharing Christmas with my sister and some of my brothers and family this year. But we have had some parties and gatherings here too for the holidays. We love our home here and living in Owensville. We treasure our friends here and our church family and love becoming more and more involved with the community!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_HzDK5K-fbf2gGPN3u-IU9Ep21zue-nUpTG8FmZfxWOQM_kkKvV3qEAFaHhgNNAcO-CcU1_tQ4gmObFbWdwxTvXisq-tFBeStRXa-yGtIb567VvHPBR_xe8upEG54QHeFHYAocKO0FAi/s1600/P1030337.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686812647812542498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_HzDK5K-fbf2gGPN3u-IU9Ep21zue-nUpTG8FmZfxWOQM_kkKvV3qEAFaHhgNNAcO-CcU1_tQ4gmObFbWdwxTvXisq-tFBeStRXa-yGtIb567VvHPBR_xe8upEG54QHeFHYAocKO0FAi/s320/P1030337.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#990000;">Mike's daughters, their husbands and the grandkids came out for a brunch and gifts and games...and Ella is about the only one who let's me take her picture anymore!! It was a fun day though for us....</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVNC5nRrA5ovftWkLj4CJ73FEqiY3beHkw_OfXHFtmPdXa_W442hlvhLUEictPbgG2fOZmrAt4ZFEBrNDg_j715rEa0yBV5i3U_c7EDS3E_PFpRuSrPx0MnApFUam0oYgEeGPrvkssEMo/s1600/P1030319.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686812634486639186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVNC5nRrA5ovftWkLj4CJ73FEqiY3beHkw_OfXHFtmPdXa_W442hlvhLUEictPbgG2fOZmrAt4ZFEBrNDg_j715rEa0yBV5i3U_c7EDS3E_PFpRuSrPx0MnApFUam0oYgEeGPrvkssEMo/s320/P1030319.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#990000;"> I am so excited that my Christmas Cactus looks as if it actually may bloom on Christmas Day this year. The following posts will show you some things that happened through out 2011. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who read this!! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7sogWHXpHTZH8ocLU2OpRMK1GIfmYNlSoqBZ-zFBQklRPQfQOk2zUPo-d_RFZUmAPVlFv0Z0dLXzMp0kgSpZkkPIKSCuY81NFIOb05nhpYeYZ_S3-H69SEix363dr3Bt9t4FdeJ8paZf/s1600/P1030341.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686812630666641938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7sogWHXpHTZH8ocLU2OpRMK1GIfmYNlSoqBZ-zFBQklRPQfQOk2zUPo-d_RFZUmAPVlFv0Z0dLXzMp0kgSpZkkPIKSCuY81NFIOb05nhpYeYZ_S3-H69SEix363dr3Bt9t4FdeJ8paZf/s320/P1030341.JPG" /></a>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-3191377303629676022011-12-13T12:24:00.000-08:002011-12-16T11:27:06.956-08:00Misc Happenings....In June we finally sold our Michigan home!! Some very nice people bought it who are loving it and though we will miss it lots, it was becoming quite a drain on our finances! We loved our time there and made many dear friends whom we will never lose contact with and we plan to go back to visit everyone often. But good by to our wonderful home and Diamond Lake!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWndiyuoQ7UVC66UipczIaVQ6f8LMg0K8pcxqhvgD-N8oFfhYJyLMx7KiHfawZKOa9On3MK5jyo_U5hA2iiNyY7K6sFlxCkisfE2HuiwRIj51tyE8Ypi775mOSgyDOG6FMigd5E78eu7H/s1600/P1000232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686807009018593474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWndiyuoQ7UVC66UipczIaVQ6f8LMg0K8pcxqhvgD-N8oFfhYJyLMx7KiHfawZKOa9On3MK5jyo_U5hA2iiNyY7K6sFlxCkisfE2HuiwRIj51tyE8Ypi775mOSgyDOG6FMigd5E78eu7H/s320/P1000232.JPG" /></a> Now we were able to do some things to our house here that we had been unable to do before...we did some improvements to the kitchen....new sink, new countertops, new dishwasher etc. We got a new roof on our garage and did some landscaping. We also sold the van and got a Prius to drive which saves us a lot on gas!! We love our Prius!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKqFmWjwr9fm4v7jSoih04G_IV1NBiVjy-Eo070s4yPR1etzKDwGAVh8CG61N9-ByPN_XDlY_8F2k2X7EiYBOBY71X5k4Lgix9byYomoIRs1DWm8CdIP78Qi37iMTixrGKJFecvTrul6m/s1600/P1030343.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686806718994606194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKqFmWjwr9fm4v7jSoih04G_IV1NBiVjy-Eo070s4yPR1etzKDwGAVh8CG61N9-ByPN_XDlY_8F2k2X7EiYBOBY71X5k4Lgix9byYomoIRs1DWm8CdIP78Qi37iMTixrGKJFecvTrul6m/s320/P1030343.JPG" /></a><br />In the fall, we also were able to see Ella in a school concert....and visit with her and her mom and dad at their new home. Here is Ella being a cowgirl....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DPxlQWTmZWUR7cgsr5_LYqkluYbPWkiZPaqgNUzyB0EOO-H-rMtUZA1wdoERtDcns5MNNmr9TEfpKesoBqjoLtCJGzQTRzkADRj1nFC5conbuPu3cMrUKrEk6y-GZ0UwSvRNOaqpdfPN/s1600/P1030309.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712999577992754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DPxlQWTmZWUR7cgsr5_LYqkluYbPWkiZPaqgNUzyB0EOO-H-rMtUZA1wdoERtDcns5MNNmr9TEfpKesoBqjoLtCJGzQTRzkADRj1nFC5conbuPu3cMrUKrEk6y-GZ0UwSvRNOaqpdfPN/s320/P1030309.JPG" /></a>And her in the back row on the left with her class as they sung patriotic songs...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpEi_-0UQvn_Q3q5ZAnDrFMcaYeCsKysUd3B0LyfydPdq6kNcNy3yj9iibvIn04nQtHTaHRvEp_zkf-3sibk8jLFFV1B5TTRHrOvQWH84pfAo_jjipRC2AmkNcyKcG5FMYZ8mwjiyLXx7/s1600/P1030305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712672876329650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpEi_-0UQvn_Q3q5ZAnDrFMcaYeCsKysUd3B0LyfydPdq6kNcNy3yj9iibvIn04nQtHTaHRvEp_zkf-3sibk8jLFFV1B5TTRHrOvQWH84pfAo_jjipRC2AmkNcyKcG5FMYZ8mwjiyLXx7/s320/P1030305.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FqaVKJs8PoSgqyTT1TSyypuY60wrKzN6zh6XLdvJZyTOChSvDcaViBIoQ7yMFVOp4mwdz78jNSgNSj4EuO-kBrXL0Akt8bgNwKI21NMZ5sIOhJVg2pjxlh991xW6pywpjOj6c2reBM5u/s1600/P1030302.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712655720972178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FqaVKJs8PoSgqyTT1TSyypuY60wrKzN6zh6XLdvJZyTOChSvDcaViBIoQ7yMFVOp4mwdz78jNSgNSj4EuO-kBrXL0Akt8bgNwKI21NMZ5sIOhJVg2pjxlh991xW6pywpjOj6c2reBM5u/s320/P1030302.JPG" /></a>Our area has so many wineries which we enjoy...so here we are doing a late fall dinner while listening to a band at a winery not too far from us...one we had not been to before....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG7a0ePta-t3LbEVnolu-rEk0DjvZhIht3lLjy7bRlLlMENtGn7x6cx1ltUE9mCFSnDHcv9d8a6UINqnablLb-ks0hYdSJfPROShixtnbtSuC8-_8W8Gq559bF98Gn0FfvOBfnqO81boG/s1600/P1030298.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712650946266866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG7a0ePta-t3LbEVnolu-rEk0DjvZhIht3lLjy7bRlLlMENtGn7x6cx1ltUE9mCFSnDHcv9d8a6UINqnablLb-ks0hYdSJfPROShixtnbtSuC8-_8W8Gq559bF98Gn0FfvOBfnqO81boG/s320/P1030298.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZCZzO7eS-nhHKkA0HRzl9H9uPUBRjj_rMGHppikYlctgS2NHP_OG13QjVfkUx09Bjy-KWG0D7Ue5FFMQoEokaKJTrPPzI0x5RBQIiW5t3760t-z4E5-si-KG11DA3A18VgSo-FQQrAw1/s1600/P1030300.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712633474664610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZCZzO7eS-nhHKkA0HRzl9H9uPUBRjj_rMGHppikYlctgS2NHP_OG13QjVfkUx09Bjy-KWG0D7Ue5FFMQoEokaKJTrPPzI0x5RBQIiW5t3760t-z4E5-si-KG11DA3A18VgSo-FQQrAw1/s320/P1030300.JPG" /></a>And Mike in his Halloween costume...we was suppose to be a pirate...I was his aging wench.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wwOi8fpdd-OXOkBqr2NLEHrwMUhGicRC4YzJKK1cSIeNOzAjdHkwHK3h_D3cFZz0ZkecZMGapMZoQ4zHRQEQVyj2n9yVNi41trYGFuVfuw75xRvR9DVEsfZEQOq__wrA7X42k_biHOL7/s1600/Mike+on+Halloween.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685712629501476754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wwOi8fpdd-OXOkBqr2NLEHrwMUhGicRC4YzJKK1cSIeNOzAjdHkwHK3h_D3cFZz0ZkecZMGapMZoQ4zHRQEQVyj2n9yVNi41trYGFuVfuw75xRvR9DVEsfZEQOq__wrA7X42k_biHOL7/s320/Mike+on+Halloween.jpg" /></a></div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-12387433413114100112011-12-13T11:30:00.000-08:002011-12-16T12:03:06.662-08:00Trip to Maine...partial family reunionIn August of the this summer we took a long planned for trip to Maine for a family reunion. My brother Paul, Judith and Evan were not able to make it and were very much missed...but we had a great trip! For most of the time, we rented side by side cabins on a beautiful lake....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomWvuQxOs9GEZ3gang4T9LpSVyVpXOTg8SChOg90F1rZ2gXwoEAEJcgXrjznyKbLA8BLFUFQ_qPpsOoeaqsW6m4WbBvRLchRVXmQe1UomOfObSsE3nHfz_hntubRLkFSgZdTmhethopJb/s1600/P1030167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685699276516750514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomWvuQxOs9GEZ3gang4T9LpSVyVpXOTg8SChOg90F1rZ2gXwoEAEJcgXrjznyKbLA8BLFUFQ_qPpsOoeaqsW6m4WbBvRLchRVXmQe1UomOfObSsE3nHfz_hntubRLkFSgZdTmhethopJb/s320/P1030167.JPG" /></a>The views were gorgeous ...it was a great lake called George's Pond...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX8KdeaHFNzlQa7iOi8V_eQ4eUb3LqFATi4AKrZHynCivNh3FnZwMLrFENWXbQMYYmpKvW3fuL_MBIHNeQnVf5uo6Fq-XWdOSe9QrvQV2kCtZff8FrG99AuSPRPcCtbUoXaB1i4IZFJqf/s1600/P1030155.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685699267515105426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX8KdeaHFNzlQa7iOi8V_eQ4eUb3LqFATi4AKrZHynCivNh3FnZwMLrFENWXbQMYYmpKvW3fuL_MBIHNeQnVf5uo6Fq-XWdOSe9QrvQV2kCtZff8FrG99AuSPRPcCtbUoXaB1i4IZFJqf/s320/P1030155.JPG" /></a>My brothers and brother in law were very successful fishing and we had actually more than we could eat at one sitting!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNrVW0VT5S-KDQuYrymI_iNmnvo8gBCG0LQJfBH_YA0Zs3nK3LGdv3Ff-9u2UobdzuZ9ozdII-MYoT9l7sFTLsnCk_Z0eA8pIIfI9e-9UC2FXAtORknpKCeKBuFRskbTbZGRse80eObz6/s1600/P1030109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685699265843604866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNrVW0VT5S-KDQuYrymI_iNmnvo8gBCG0LQJfBH_YA0Zs3nK3LGdv3Ff-9u2UobdzuZ9ozdII-MYoT9l7sFTLsnCk_Z0eA8pIIfI9e-9UC2FXAtORknpKCeKBuFRskbTbZGRse80eObz6/s320/P1030109.JPG" /></a>We bought lobsters from a local lobster man and were able to eat lobster which were in the ocean that morning!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHb6C-8q9huXN5vOdm6yNvbLInS4eAaQrcQKAhwQur8u2Po-DVaBJLitTJ8mnnQ4A795T1z-QE0ky7GBTaDBmEL7ezc0_7kyUOodLzKZ9tlOiA6WJamFNCxltWIt85hxewC1IK_fz_JkC/s1600/P1030145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685699260816711410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHb6C-8q9huXN5vOdm6yNvbLInS4eAaQrcQKAhwQur8u2Po-DVaBJLitTJ8mnnQ4A795T1z-QE0ky7GBTaDBmEL7ezc0_7kyUOodLzKZ9tlOiA6WJamFNCxltWIt85hxewC1IK_fz_JkC/s320/P1030145.JPG" /></a>We toured around wonderful little coastal villages on more than one day....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q_i9xlB0nC4XMS4di3k4jqxGRVRvdNnvzd2UtUvEMrA3jBgsfmGk56dPZfqOmroagj98-Uzm0HAOEPdeO3s-_fF0hZaDtYn8Ad_mDbAhku7c3DHgwvQdhtkWuHl2yb9ReZpbHxdHhVs8/s1600/P1030141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685698371682298514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q_i9xlB0nC4XMS4di3k4jqxGRVRvdNnvzd2UtUvEMrA3jBgsfmGk56dPZfqOmroagj98-Uzm0HAOEPdeO3s-_fF0hZaDtYn8Ad_mDbAhku7c3DHgwvQdhtkWuHl2yb9ReZpbHxdHhVs8/s320/P1030141.JPG" /></a>And ate some great meals waterfront!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqlZ8JUbo7CNj3-5vW_ciiClroeULU0PLeCZ-CTpiX6CmnHdg5uedHtvxS8sS3zSns4nZzWlJSoRb18un2cYi_a4gfgJgrM_TXGuQItLxJpwSZup2KzClqtPRAlOQPxp5qEp_Kzq2YWZl/s1600/All+of+us+at+lunch.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685698366733370834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqlZ8JUbo7CNj3-5vW_ciiClroeULU0PLeCZ-CTpiX6CmnHdg5uedHtvxS8sS3zSns4nZzWlJSoRb18un2cYi_a4gfgJgrM_TXGuQItLxJpwSZup2KzClqtPRAlOQPxp5qEp_Kzq2YWZl/s320/All+of+us+at+lunch.JPG" /></a>Maine is so gorgeous!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6WNRpZG4gGCidTI53cILLGiKYiPB4sdojU9-2bDWnl1bliNSCoS_C0r4rsb-_Sf4Vhyl4SBE0O8MFiKdR6OO4T2OWZdPNuyhnjtwpaUByIONG8Jpnex2RAVQhCRM99k0auH8VL7NVwxC/s1600/P1030136.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685698361039466642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6WNRpZG4gGCidTI53cILLGiKYiPB4sdojU9-2bDWnl1bliNSCoS_C0r4rsb-_Sf4Vhyl4SBE0O8MFiKdR6OO4T2OWZdPNuyhnjtwpaUByIONG8Jpnex2RAVQhCRM99k0auH8VL7NVwxC/s320/P1030136.JPG" /></a>And we had lobster more than once needless to say!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mZkbo9XcOEUk7R29WriwLlNpi2-9gUerx_tR6Exd30qkiwYBfyoK4nKSHD-foAHgJhaiHLVBvPY9eB5wevVQUu1L57PrC0Xg8115Ub7BRYp5kUxaXiuREnbAvQppRjA2SPr5prMm3aJO/s1600/P1030111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685698349782147058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mZkbo9XcOEUk7R29WriwLlNpi2-9gUerx_tR6Exd30qkiwYBfyoK4nKSHD-foAHgJhaiHLVBvPY9eB5wevVQUu1L57PrC0Xg8115Ub7BRYp5kUxaXiuREnbAvQppRjA2SPr5prMm3aJO/s320/P1030111.JPG" /></a>But mostly just being with family was what was so special about it! Love you guys!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4GMfB-DLrZcZwx3rnenaUN30cSUrVmvmRZE7vCdQSZq_bplGHTy0WQbcZ5YB8XpF_Pni9Cq8Z7lQzGFVh7qlktgQrHzPkshuy6c4bdeLaCr_IyvQK772EXwy8oQ_heXqFfkw2RqFQCQA/s1600/Group+photo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685698351887366834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4GMfB-DLrZcZwx3rnenaUN30cSUrVmvmRZE7vCdQSZq_bplGHTy0WQbcZ5YB8XpF_Pni9Cq8Z7lQzGFVh7qlktgQrHzPkshuy6c4bdeLaCr_IyvQK772EXwy8oQ_heXqFfkw2RqFQCQA/s320/Group+photo.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-76276034405674935922011-12-13T11:09:00.000-08:002011-12-13T11:21:20.156-08:00Family Memorial Day VisitOn Memorial Day Weekend we had visits from my brothers and their families...one from Springfield, Mo and the other from the Chicago area. Did some porch sitting....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcqpstIMsoPiuD8m2jSwGlg7yxTBAyq-sUyWWfolpkPJeB-GhDvCTuFyW61g2M2B6wLtyVM7n0N0wAr5X0kKAbe2hWh9mAlIpebhXTwdMBsjAXxLLDWEY5hltA_eOPMvmV8C1lpavMDVa/s1600/P1030074.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685693138835330210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcqpstIMsoPiuD8m2jSwGlg7yxTBAyq-sUyWWfolpkPJeB-GhDvCTuFyW61g2M2B6wLtyVM7n0N0wAr5X0kKAbe2hWh9mAlIpebhXTwdMBsjAXxLLDWEY5hltA_eOPMvmV8C1lpavMDVa/s320/P1030074.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Amanda brought her new little baby Mason...so there was lots of snuggling with him<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMC13-98gRgfK4Upu0gZtxjdtpNOUcPeVyTjc0SPL_V3JBcrr7iB2sgxpDiEwje41289j80R66I8_FqMcQVvbK8MT3_7jKmSwH5wcwA6j5wd3ggRC2SxSjRm91tmqulp1pQQbD2dLzX_L/s1600/P1030060.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685693136597971842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMC13-98gRgfK4Upu0gZtxjdtpNOUcPeVyTjc0SPL_V3JBcrr7iB2sgxpDiEwje41289j80R66I8_FqMcQVvbK8MT3_7jKmSwH5wcwA6j5wd3ggRC2SxSjRm91tmqulp1pQQbD2dLzX_L/s320/P1030060.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The proud Grandma, Pam</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr21CbMUSBOJPu1ljdOhrHOTxJaCP1WYpoQYd05FOnmAbbIYAl-57c_lHIQhIRLSw2-3LfvqQJLYmGS29b6trbbJ5xfN94M9qHZbJnJxZVCY6MqIB8Hc1ydmjZH17fzSVyNL7lv74cb3G/s1600/P1030064.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685692812564970482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr21CbMUSBOJPu1ljdOhrHOTxJaCP1WYpoQYd05FOnmAbbIYAl-57c_lHIQhIRLSw2-3LfvqQJLYmGS29b6trbbJ5xfN94M9qHZbJnJxZVCY6MqIB8Hc1ydmjZH17fzSVyNL7lv74cb3G/s320/P1030064.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt0YiB3g-pIzeoNCAZNLeJhQXfotvT3HSMIqOZil8F0Hzk90qKExjmwBWx3JMKlmMC9RUly8m5Mpi2lmEJPSVdAZ99T0-Q2R3IVsBtkOTC_GpiiQtZLqEOu_XYbV9SMv_Bkghjq7dr-if/s1600/P1030077.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685692815199827314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt0YiB3g-pIzeoNCAZNLeJhQXfotvT3HSMIqOZil8F0Hzk90qKExjmwBWx3JMKlmMC9RUly8m5Mpi2lmEJPSVdAZ99T0-Q2R3IVsBtkOTC_GpiiQtZLqEOu_XYbV9SMv_Bkghjq7dr-if/s320/P1030077.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The proud Grandpa Steve....</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinycBLqh8eGHscl0FyJlQHkO98ec83jm9EzklfI5qWr_ziUxY6Vq038BLIuJ1jbZ_eI6K1cjjll7hD1cs-r4YQF2xMZOhZEnGtqTe5Kg4baICM9K5RjCs_Pw6Nvw_AdRCAtomDwhElvVhv/s1600/P1030081.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685692808461030306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinycBLqh8eGHscl0FyJlQHkO98ec83jm9EzklfI5qWr_ziUxY6Vq038BLIuJ1jbZ_eI6K1cjjll7hD1cs-r4YQF2xMZOhZEnGtqTe5Kg4baICM9K5RjCs_Pw6Nvw_AdRCAtomDwhElvVhv/s320/P1030081.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Evan is such a great baseball player! Played with the guys in the back yard...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHW1C-fEbKSx-MFABG7xYKKOeEo_xgH38GLPC5GSvxxjYRr1bVY1RLrBretbPyNQwHPUFXCaoRz2f46jFSoS_jMM3z4gwrGLcMG0iEUUzk8-JF-f3nbgm2t0xrLU36TZJWrEvAi6W0l42/s1600/P1030089.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685692807150610674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHW1C-fEbKSx-MFABG7xYKKOeEo_xgH38GLPC5GSvxxjYRr1bVY1RLrBretbPyNQwHPUFXCaoRz2f46jFSoS_jMM3z4gwrGLcMG0iEUUzk8-JF-f3nbgm2t0xrLU36TZJWrEvAi6W0l42/s320/P1030089.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The brothers made their famous lemon BBQ chicken..yum! And Evan apprenticed. It was so fun!!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy_u_yBM1Jhz8W6v_NdYKRaBvS9whzA5-IExSTaBg-tNcOwh4wWXLC6OfIiTExR4k3OYhYDKWob90qUjOrGVT8ZxneRDvEMl2QX7_w5D1B8X6TpW7CZTGNxOY_me7QZAOGT2B1qkbx-Z-/s1600/P1030092.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685692800413137362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy_u_yBM1Jhz8W6v_NdYKRaBvS9whzA5-IExSTaBg-tNcOwh4wWXLC6OfIiTExR4k3OYhYDKWob90qUjOrGVT8ZxneRDvEMl2QX7_w5D1B8X6TpW7CZTGNxOY_me7QZAOGT2B1qkbx-Z-/s320/P1030092.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-35955696310312471662011-12-13T10:14:00.000-08:002011-12-16T12:05:12.006-08:00Spring Training, 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS_UptOvwfJWC-lI40FO-XL34u2_cM124FZvl_Fi0pZxBThMMLBJGbynWEHOOSBn-NbgoS4VpSc0X94ghzqPMOPkJ_eB0bDHQ-BC_T5qlYYv6Nd4CyTmmJnMuYbO4jbzQO5GfpU5g6XP7/s1600/Mike+Matheny.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685684589487409138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS_UptOvwfJWC-lI40FO-XL34u2_cM124FZvl_Fi0pZxBThMMLBJGbynWEHOOSBn-NbgoS4VpSc0X94ghzqPMOPkJ_eB0bDHQ-BC_T5qlYYv6Nd4CyTmmJnMuYbO4jbzQO5GfpU5g6XP7/s320/Mike+Matheny.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">In spring of 2011 we took a trip to Florida. Traveled up and down and to both sides of the state in the limited time we had. Here is a view from our room where we stayed to go to Cardinal Spring Training Games. We plan to do this again and stay here again too this spring!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21qNw8vLTcCDyzXvtxM_c4Jhtjho1HnMT9D4zwhUhylHtHiClgaUrzFOGyjDQbFbjuXpKG6ahsA-sundwxIbNyb7S14VCAxC1IgNf8nZzxNP1DgvfeM6ImZEz4bWfCUJ2Xn4ot5AQfxhX/s1600/P1020936.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682398221813938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21qNw8vLTcCDyzXvtxM_c4Jhtjho1HnMT9D4zwhUhylHtHiClgaUrzFOGyjDQbFbjuXpKG6ahsA-sundwxIbNyb7S14VCAxC1IgNf8nZzxNP1DgvfeM6ImZEz4bWfCUJ2Xn4ot5AQfxhX/s320/P1020936.JPG" /></a> We saw then future coach Mike Matheny there!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We got to see Cardinals like Molina up close and personal...so neat!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTl2rWbcPrEk_IWszZjygpBBfiOYpJkq4o_L8whEHVItW78kpIvUUirhhG91HdknI_hyphenhyphenTyx2UuqKGD_6TWpFDfItzBFemOg1-6Bo2tFEdkPM0Sd3JNUyKbs2ftSMsdfmKDePOtIcB1xQV/s1600/P1020941.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682392040089314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTl2rWbcPrEk_IWszZjygpBBfiOYpJkq4o_L8whEHVItW78kpIvUUirhhG91HdknI_hyphenhyphenTyx2UuqKGD_6TWpFDfItzBFemOg1-6Bo2tFEdkPM0Sd3JNUyKbs2ftSMsdfmKDePOtIcB1xQV/s320/P1020941.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>By, by Albert....we had your best years and last year was really not one of them!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cNznVGPGdUpEidB6m6Yf2nJzaQx8e5aVZUivP16o_BPqAnJzkO1UHorHRu8gCxFpYkSJp7jrHYaRkJ5RRJjg_8o9aZSaRvq7FEwZZRnZenhB5Zg9YpIZanzS19KZu5ufnLARsWMDvGc/s1600/P1020950.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685682386977637938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cNznVGPGdUpEidB6m6Yf2nJzaQx8e5aVZUivP16o_BPqAnJzkO1UHorHRu8gCxFpYkSJp7jrHYaRkJ5RRJjg_8o9aZSaRvq7FEwZZRnZenhB5Zg9YpIZanzS19KZu5ufnLARsWMDvGc/s320/P1020950.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Crowded dugout!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLix6V1KusMzKj76kANI61WLMVbPRQXfnE6IrStFRGvMJZlfyBfeIt0rNOVbCz2lN0mS1An37ltzTAAKy2vGfmN3Md2j4mw-NziJfPiu_-2t-wI8YL9rvZ_Jb6xBcJBUiuL0QLSqBcpMcx/s1600/P1020926.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685681010885065234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLix6V1KusMzKj76kANI61WLMVbPRQXfnE6IrStFRGvMJZlfyBfeIt0rNOVbCz2lN0mS1An37ltzTAAKy2vGfmN3Md2j4mw-NziJfPiu_-2t-wI8YL9rvZ_Jb6xBcJBUiuL0QLSqBcpMcx/s320/P1020926.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We met and mingled with radio personality Mcgraw Milhaven!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEryDh-v4cDJ_i4mlkoSqXH-WwjxMxl0B7b_56ZVSrqr_J6xF99C4vk02qf9RSyjG4PW8ap1PIqf_XJG5SOhvVRH0A2LZSaHyBbouBVs-SXTlfkOFb7Jj45L7EKKsf_ATMPFqIbBRhrgJ/s1600/P1020956.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685681004140796898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEryDh-v4cDJ_i4mlkoSqXH-WwjxMxl0B7b_56ZVSrqr_J6xF99C4vk02qf9RSyjG4PW8ap1PIqf_XJG5SOhvVRH0A2LZSaHyBbouBVs-SXTlfkOFb7Jj45L7EKKsf_ATMPFqIbBRhrgJ/s320/P1020956.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Visited dear friends....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSfbyNpvumZVAmCk_jJyRo96mi1B7l8q4pxFaudZLJFym8wvzTZPvCb8NGwcJxpXMIKJv0eyBD106wWsTGoULSMc4d-q7x4uKcL-pgVhrsbdTkX6AoytQclObgyV_Uo5NGTCoZAd-uBai/s1600/P1020923.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685681001205819730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSfbyNpvumZVAmCk_jJyRo96mi1B7l8q4pxFaudZLJFym8wvzTZPvCb8NGwcJxpXMIKJv0eyBD106wWsTGoULSMc4d-q7x4uKcL-pgVhrsbdTkX6AoytQclObgyV_Uo5NGTCoZAd-uBai/s320/P1020923.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And ate lots of great seafood!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCZf5Uyi3CVD9uuutDxgo9IAnc9OiVuOHrIdrq8HQOe7bPkN1Z3CvwIpxs2IRsmS2Yg7fhBfH-JWDYzT9B6Cc1M-cIvcs9HOY-qOBwjih9NF9mkFpHeCrAL1PTaZ-24XVG_f9zO7Ge1zB/s1600/P1020957.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685680994756637730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCZf5Uyi3CVD9uuutDxgo9IAnc9OiVuOHrIdrq8HQOe7bPkN1Z3CvwIpxs2IRsmS2Yg7fhBfH-JWDYzT9B6Cc1M-cIvcs9HOY-qOBwjih9NF9mkFpHeCrAL1PTaZ-24XVG_f9zO7Ge1zB/s320/P1020957.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks for putting us up guys...on both coasts!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkirt75i_UA45VwjJN3YcK3IDlYHcUD-crUb57FzS10TgVY6PSoVB-XA8WOsqSpIgXakftyVTcgJeMxfsyhrF9DEnm8DhHjLbifCICuq5rOSlYByHOKxVZK23jyh18OmoEiuaEQPtFaEu4/s1600/P1020958.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685680994771816498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkirt75i_UA45VwjJN3YcK3IDlYHcUD-crUb57FzS10TgVY6PSoVB-XA8WOsqSpIgXakftyVTcgJeMxfsyhrF9DEnm8DhHjLbifCICuq5rOSlYByHOKxVZK23jyh18OmoEiuaEQPtFaEu4/s320/P1020958.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-71005028798845186122010-12-21T09:24:00.000-08:002010-12-21T09:51:48.437-08:00Merry 2010 Christmas!!<span style="color:#330099;">As we end 2010, we want to wish all of you who read this very happy holidays! Our year was a good one. Still have not sold our house in Michigan, which continues to be a bit of a financial drain for us, but we have good health and really are very fortunate. Mike had his left total hip replaced this fall and his thoughts about that are further down in this blog. Various pictures of some of our other activities are also posted here. I found a good part time job as a public health nurse in a town about 40 minutes from here and think I will grow to love it. We have not been able to see our St. Louis friends either out here ...or in there...as often as we would have hoped...but are loving living here in Owensville. And are making <em>new</em> friends here. Mike has become a bit active in the local theatre group and we are going to join both the Arts Council and the local Democratic club. We have found a wonderful church which we are now members of. These folks have been so friendly and welcoming to us in every way....and we look forward to developing lots of friendships with them. We have joined the choir and love singing in harmony with their lovely voices. We have said to each other many times....how glad we are that we chose Owensville as a place to live...and look forward to having many happy years here! </span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Below are some pictures of our Christmas Decorations. We got two new electric heaters and have loved having mantles to decorate. This Christmas besides giving and going to parties with our friends...both new and old, we will have Mike's kids and grandkids out on the 26th for gifts and dinner. They are predicting snow on Christmas Eve so to go to the 11PM service at our church should be lovely! We can walk if it gets too deep!! Love living in a small town. Hope all your days are merry....and that 2011 is a wonderful year for us all!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50sJnizSyQ6L1haIyTWrJ-C1ll81OYN3EiztQd0LulkeF4_BZjoBiG3AdZSv1Rlvc3bUDyiMFLBx9Pet-6l9ydchYhFZ8sxpgotTreZeMb9VqOYqRa9ivOalAdpiXv0fr8YLEWZkyOj4O/s1600/P1020841.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553189329334517618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50sJnizSyQ6L1haIyTWrJ-C1ll81OYN3EiztQd0LulkeF4_BZjoBiG3AdZSv1Rlvc3bUDyiMFLBx9Pet-6l9ydchYhFZ8sxpgotTreZeMb9VqOYqRa9ivOalAdpiXv0fr8YLEWZkyOj4O/s320/P1020841.JPG" /></a>Some decorations on the porch.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDFEIZCaM41tymTvDo3Rx2AxtDzK8RRV103X6UIcGa3NqoC79oDOzsPIf1vz9qQvYbhY3swh9TqYF2qiaXAIdfUOuMzN5LCXSVQMpTUnHdXhzCU-G-E53nyChK4FpqkfNnLow2GfCzeW/s1600/P1020840.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553189324712224994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKDFEIZCaM41tymTvDo3Rx2AxtDzK8RRV103X6UIcGa3NqoC79oDOzsPIf1vz9qQvYbhY3swh9TqYF2qiaXAIdfUOuMzN5LCXSVQMpTUnHdXhzCU-G-E53nyChK4FpqkfNnLow2GfCzeW/s320/P1020840.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuot9z6gfGcOabY6WBBLZx2woE7Yhn5YB7T_CRAgDu_q2v7gPw110KzK08_mIxCaWgXcWZzozljk2KCL9XLBXnCDZZhyphenhyphenR6gGig0fSkUcK-ckRqQZdzuX_qjZ36_nttQIWfjiyhgHSOi85D/s1600/P1020833.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 196px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553188861546071298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuot9z6gfGcOabY6WBBLZx2woE7Yhn5YB7T_CRAgDu_q2v7gPw110KzK08_mIxCaWgXcWZzozljk2KCL9XLBXnCDZZhyphenhyphenR6gGig0fSkUcK-ckRqQZdzuX_qjZ36_nttQIWfjiyhgHSOi85D/s320/P1020833.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ_Aslo1Pi7rT4FOQG10bc59j-QOETohjqy1bwHgDDWYRVOxCQwM6cNteDInj65ZbwIvTBMvTABGPpd3k6VlDyl2g0kIhMc9bsJiePdiCUATRuo49TPJT272LDmqYOV1_x5uLGQWAr8jC/s1600/P1020832.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 293px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553188856443140898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ_Aslo1Pi7rT4FOQG10bc59j-QOETohjqy1bwHgDDWYRVOxCQwM6cNteDInj65ZbwIvTBMvTABGPpd3k6VlDyl2g0kIhMc9bsJiePdiCUATRuo49TPJT272LDmqYOV1_x5uLGQWAr8jC/s320/P1020832.JPG" /></a><br />One of the smaller mantles.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc8Q9YYEfD7CWB97MfpEbKkh5EtxYRqHPUazZrnptjpm0dbDguplwHQhY3-Er4u7lLXqZ_SsnvplhACI19AQsXQnFNGdOA0Gqi4Gwx6E3pYiehcIj9c_qQViK8bOLDo1aNnahFO1Mslgu/s1600/P1020831.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 204px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553188846192915554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc8Q9YYEfD7CWB97MfpEbKkh5EtxYRqHPUazZrnptjpm0dbDguplwHQhY3-Er4u7lLXqZ_SsnvplhACI19AQsXQnFNGdOA0Gqi4Gwx6E3pYiehcIj9c_qQViK8bOLDo1aNnahFO1Mslgu/s320/P1020831.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjeUqXTaHLZRmOgVlTUjI1U8bdiluWIdmFyQdWqtfFVeSF4lmGC3HjadUM4IWfSdeUJI3jWCf9XE5Q0jGSzwWVSBCS1DzPEo-DX3aX1e6xxzerO9xt5kdsu5ODlFlV4GGnGhAwk-8HAR1/s1600/P1020830.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553188844024468450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjeUqXTaHLZRmOgVlTUjI1U8bdiluWIdmFyQdWqtfFVeSF4lmGC3HjadUM4IWfSdeUJI3jWCf9XE5Q0jGSzwWVSBCS1DzPEo-DX3aX1e6xxzerO9xt5kdsu5ODlFlV4GGnGhAwk-8HAR1/s320/P1020830.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkpYJvZJX3V936rst1R-cV1hthSMHG8QZ7MwCf94whvHiv08nCgZJHGBmenpPnJMlWPPRiI-WCJtsfhedfe3Pm-UyDM_AbCFufQNZ_-twJGicYtV21CcXNxPBnN3nJT0fwSVFk9cAN7X/s1600/P1020829.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 205px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553188839967478850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkpYJvZJX3V936rst1R-cV1hthSMHG8QZ7MwCf94whvHiv08nCgZJHGBmenpPnJMlWPPRiI-WCJtsfhedfe3Pm-UyDM_AbCFufQNZ_-twJGicYtV21CcXNxPBnN3nJT0fwSVFk9cAN7X/s320/P1020829.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>And the larger one in the parlor.....</div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-87760759749497614352010-12-12T14:47:00.000-08:002010-12-12T15:03:10.656-08:00Fall outings.....One evening in the late summer, we went with some friends to eat in a restaurant which is inside a cave! It was interesting......the food was OK. But I think all of us feel....we've done it...no need to do it again! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJUtC_YkLHhf1GgZq_CrOK2qIWlMznRjTAz3pWl-VDcq2fvqaF6dSuz0SwYEEbMl1PrTaWRD5KmQZ5qTUdmVQoShnm4BXhRUbIAiNB0VjPl-ubdlfRvyeTwaVaidACQz6IYpmLWakhSWn/s1600/P1020776.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933843572217474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJUtC_YkLHhf1GgZq_CrOK2qIWlMznRjTAz3pWl-VDcq2fvqaF6dSuz0SwYEEbMl1PrTaWRD5KmQZ5qTUdmVQoShnm4BXhRUbIAiNB0VjPl-ubdlfRvyeTwaVaidACQz6IYpmLWakhSWn/s320/P1020776.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgCpKPqUy1njhhKgWyRwdtbauCBjOG1n3PH4j4m9ETX0WaNK3UFxFBluE9qWUEmdUwR0EogQ0nswYxhkwZbfNvz0c6xI2NOxiLpvjDh5Zki6H6pBVYNhWC29IwW8IvmSXFx2i5VohBUoL/s1600/P1020777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933841369470722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgCpKPqUy1njhhKgWyRwdtbauCBjOG1n3PH4j4m9ETX0WaNK3UFxFBluE9qWUEmdUwR0EogQ0nswYxhkwZbfNvz0c6xI2NOxiLpvjDh5Zki6H6pBVYNhWC29IwW8IvmSXFx2i5VohBUoL/s320/P1020777.JPG" /></a>Then in October, my dear Uncle Larry and cousin Nick came for a visit. We toured a lot of wineries...cause that is the area we live in. Here is an old historic stone church...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVaYTFmeaCTiTzYNNIIIa_zRH9-wQLYZ8zHPIFM61Ayyx34_cxze9RhYbMobQyQyXIvKX5wQeCJkacXLjjO4FtwVq5BehSFOEJXx3U2mBiJ2cXGNWBdEpED-B68-NABwFsNdWCxVTaWG7/s1600/P1020786.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933290192846946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVaYTFmeaCTiTzYNNIIIa_zRH9-wQLYZ8zHPIFM61Ayyx34_cxze9RhYbMobQyQyXIvKX5wQeCJkacXLjjO4FtwVq5BehSFOEJXx3U2mBiJ2cXGNWBdEpED-B68-NABwFsNdWCxVTaWG7/s320/P1020786.JPG" /></a>And the historic RR Missouris River town of Augusta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wIB7OfUoLeqcvTGWvGi9wkg3S_l8BMP-Bz2hrKzOKZL1nI6Vc3mFAarZq4yQW_wS8FvtrHnCBP8aSb0y8Yr-T3iBcYAHwazf7BTR3brwBJHxmCEGEeRmyA0l3I7aQ11xvNtIzpkqFvXU/s1600/P1020793.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933288251809442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wIB7OfUoLeqcvTGWvGi9wkg3S_l8BMP-Bz2hrKzOKZL1nI6Vc3mFAarZq4yQW_wS8FvtrHnCBP8aSb0y8Yr-T3iBcYAHwazf7BTR3brwBJHxmCEGEeRmyA0l3I7aQ11xvNtIzpkqFvXU/s320/P1020793.JPG" /></a>At a winery on the banks of the Missouri River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkV7w13mSeiOSYGgvP1vNw2Jz99nommN-xk7Sh6LgZk9gzh0Ewr73WX4Js8J5oPF2CWeGDovrQyR7dN58a9EcRyQ5v8zO93D8Q9pxh4zozYzcHCFIUZeYdZaCAWPDEDcFAIAPsIdWmWlE9/s1600/P1020799.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933281493517618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkV7w13mSeiOSYGgvP1vNw2Jz99nommN-xk7Sh6LgZk9gzh0Ewr73WX4Js8J5oPF2CWeGDovrQyR7dN58a9EcRyQ5v8zO93D8Q9pxh4zozYzcHCFIUZeYdZaCAWPDEDcFAIAPsIdWmWlE9/s320/P1020799.JPG" /></a>Uncle Larry swigging from the bottle....well....not really!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3jvuolgRChx2qyEW0pezFge2Bp_zv-lUofmN3b0t6Ie5kFJiOj4-753r_UCc42a7fZQXC7cUkBJJyiU1DewTGMyOuZJXFw4qVK_lnMXL5yqjO9V3aWBSv4PP_YXfFOMnelLXbwlyPYB_/s1600/P1020803.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549933277546910882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3jvuolgRChx2qyEW0pezFge2Bp_zv-lUofmN3b0t6Ie5kFJiOj4-753r_UCc42a7fZQXC7cUkBJJyiU1DewTGMyOuZJXFw4qVK_lnMXL5yqjO9V3aWBSv4PP_YXfFOMnelLXbwlyPYB_/s320/P1020803.JPG" /></a>At Hermann....a wonderful old German town near us<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMNXGekuGBGs1ebkyoah8K9RayRIMriSMQTxPKTQnFTtcnQedaReHd6cvhHo8RPWrY1Q4k8_8ZnomBW829obZ4Ii3Nqs5o-zseXiKD2t19GwfIaDAxM5N29draxbZeOP_8vmL2um9i31o/s1600/P1020808.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549932591046245714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMNXGekuGBGs1ebkyoah8K9RayRIMriSMQTxPKTQnFTtcnQedaReHd6cvhHo8RPWrY1Q4k8_8ZnomBW829obZ4Ii3Nqs5o-zseXiKD2t19GwfIaDAxM5N29draxbZeOP_8vmL2um9i31o/s320/P1020808.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjh1xcPWDfbrMdQzSyHMPWM_RhgaMBY3wjQpe3oU-YgLM7E5gvZQWfWavQPo_ZU4iGzoSzzZMpYaP2sZdp76GHkvORR09Ee-e9TCyv04EF_Q6p0gF512BEve6J39rLJ3N6A2KLq8tObh0/s1600/P1020815.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549932584894965506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjh1xcPWDfbrMdQzSyHMPWM_RhgaMBY3wjQpe3oU-YgLM7E5gvZQWfWavQPo_ZU4iGzoSzzZMpYaP2sZdp76GHkvORR09Ee-e9TCyv04EF_Q6p0gF512BEve6J39rLJ3N6A2KLq8tObh0/s320/P1020815.JPG" /></a>And on a trip into St. Louis...we visited the house Uncle Larry...and my mom...grew up in. I lived there for a while too...a wonderful house in South St. Louis.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfUJCR_GI9DwcXV2AIM0SuZXVRScAEugIl2mZYXsvsm9wmN1bcRXhzFWTEbEz27pVHNJSTcZDNKwIDP8HiEuxszLZwOQidKQyCvcjmSYkllbrUfjfcKRkphLbTmk-zPfXEsVzqsO3LTZ/s1600/P1020825.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549932577593954338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfUJCR_GI9DwcXV2AIM0SuZXVRScAEugIl2mZYXsvsm9wmN1bcRXhzFWTEbEz27pVHNJSTcZDNKwIDP8HiEuxszLZwOQidKQyCvcjmSYkllbrUfjfcKRkphLbTmk-zPfXEsVzqsO3LTZ/s320/P1020825.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dOELFR06YMvIGVjfNlv1La3JNoNE1bMNQlasaYbLbRetOOg7rGFij-uRM4_SnlwMhF1VjeZptyRKxlRvfZp9oMzGTDM2uXw5wZ5Ullw01NxTus6cLbWUDYr797_89vHkxJ67HjOQJGoo/s1600/P1020827.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549932571269431170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dOELFR06YMvIGVjfNlv1La3JNoNE1bMNQlasaYbLbRetOOg7rGFij-uRM4_SnlwMhF1VjeZptyRKxlRvfZp9oMzGTDM2uXw5wZ5Ullw01NxTus6cLbWUDYr797_89vHkxJ67HjOQJGoo/s320/P1020827.JPG" /></a>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-25737840353273695622010-12-12T13:48:00.000-08:002010-12-12T14:45:21.307-08:00Family ReunionsWe had two family reunions in August....the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Balluff</span> one in MT Morris....and here is the whole crew at breakfast....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTPfhzuxBPYfPw77RpbaeDODDVokRKje3UMhffSd-l0cIju-f1XRsdpTdYAkpoxjzhGBj8fwG77H9jQIeLASDw1tPKMC-eP2kTT4sy8yaqJmWgknpLUiZuuvtEOHCL7wPBETe4byQIk5B/s1600/P1020753.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549918710996234594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTPfhzuxBPYfPw77RpbaeDODDVokRKje3UMhffSd-l0cIju-f1XRsdpTdYAkpoxjzhGBj8fwG77H9jQIeLASDw1tPKMC-eP2kTT4sy8yaqJmWgknpLUiZuuvtEOHCL7wPBETe4byQIk5B/s320/P1020753.JPG" /></a>Enjoying our picnic/BBQ in the park....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lC6LBLXil8g4mYq9Gmj-kNABX8tPVvP0ZoBL685WgvWNyDK6i_7ZS6z5yImfu5cXntzIFL-K3BCo9FxiOAO2Lu7OtQ94PHFQHVIXOEGgyoNAnSJbVImYJXR8ASH5tPFSHY2qwgbSUiC/s1600/P1020748.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549918705621637970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3lC6LBLXil8g4mYq9Gmj-kNABX8tPVvP0ZoBL685WgvWNyDK6i_7ZS6z5yImfu5cXntzIFL-K3BCo9FxiOAO2Lu7OtQ94PHFQHVIXOEGgyoNAnSJbVImYJXR8ASH5tPFSHY2qwgbSUiC/s320/P1020748.JPG" /></a>Aunt Ruth and Lucas...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7ge3FMbWfsxcfZnGUEwhJwuuHLUfoZte7AB0mS7WDSHDbFy585JcGDaypQZRpw0ra-iVihpzU8q9il7sHMc62Xw_AvrxlxtjIOqj79kpDdIg0nFpp8K3v13vb8TZge5HH8ngVW9_fxSL/s1600/P1020740.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549918696417187458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7ge3FMbWfsxcfZnGUEwhJwuuHLUfoZte7AB0mS7WDSHDbFy585JcGDaypQZRpw0ra-iVihpzU8q9il7sHMc62Xw_AvrxlxtjIOqj79kpDdIg0nFpp8K3v13vb8TZge5HH8ngVW9_fxSL/s320/P1020740.JPG" /></a>Aunt Ruth and Ella....the oldest and the youngest!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc5sll1sCZwTypEDpr-x4m1LZ4zHk4ZZp8W-nrvV9YgFmvXnv5toAoQuUTQEKvuvIqkxUl6aZFKMlKPPJWWzVR-6aObbYZdE2r3QWQ9gfnk1hX7x_2Umo1yhbOFe3tfKmJoCPJiWodRRK/s1600/P1020737.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549917639949754018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc5sll1sCZwTypEDpr-x4m1LZ4zHk4ZZp8W-nrvV9YgFmvXnv5toAoQuUTQEKvuvIqkxUl6aZFKMlKPPJWWzVR-6aObbYZdE2r3QWQ9gfnk1hX7x_2Umo1yhbOFe3tfKmJoCPJiWodRRK/s320/P1020737.JPG" /></a>A good pic of Luke...and it is hard to get him to pose...which is why there always seem to be more of Ella. But he is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">soooo</span> handsome!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6ENIPhH2J855pJAwiYqTn7ABV21oIqUeZpWWQRCfQMoBMyoPMa80CZvg6QpyO1G6d19OrIAGv_HgIQcGAhqAAQQmkA2q27l4V9RGiikHYMAHF1w8yu9FZkWlx1AYJKmtIBjuTjXlic0m/s1600/P1020733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549917625483302290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6ENIPhH2J855pJAwiYqTn7ABV21oIqUeZpWWQRCfQMoBMyoPMa80CZvg6QpyO1G6d19OrIAGv_HgIQcGAhqAAQQmkA2q27l4V9RGiikHYMAHF1w8yu9FZkWlx1AYJKmtIBjuTjXlic0m/s320/P1020733.JPG" /></a>My brother David in town...and we took in a Card's game at Busch Stadium...fun!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7d1nhJGibx1oCLcEWUcKJS-Zo6jstqAqlr0CuHHoal4eZIUgK2LsUazg6vF_P-26GWoHnrT9Lc0zXulWou47iZl7RDXTH-fzWj0YkeIF3VXzQBdbE85O8WzeElqJyafIKqJaEc-YynCT/s1600/P1020727.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549917614022741634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7d1nhJGibx1oCLcEWUcKJS-Zo6jstqAqlr0CuHHoal4eZIUgK2LsUazg6vF_P-26GWoHnrT9Lc0zXulWou47iZl7RDXTH-fzWj0YkeIF3VXzQBdbE85O8WzeElqJyafIKqJaEc-YynCT/s320/P1020727.JPG" /></a>And the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kuehnert</span>/Wright family reunion...cousins reunited. And two kids named after my mom's cousin Evan who is missed by us all.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcQyi61XOTIiT8J8mQxxax5WQT-ayCpkpEHDH1zgC186dOyleHolgj4opx03nnWIwhXqBByk26UKPrO0WYMB_IK3b7B9v0ypjKY_4WFQ3XUIMkDoUHblBQHRQpSCPT0a5F-T2fK1rRCFG/s1600/P1020713.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549917611952596818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcQyi61XOTIiT8J8mQxxax5WQT-ayCpkpEHDH1zgC186dOyleHolgj4opx03nnWIwhXqBByk26UKPrO0WYMB_IK3b7B9v0ypjKY_4WFQ3XUIMkDoUHblBQHRQpSCPT0a5F-T2fK1rRCFG/s320/P1020713.JPG" /></a>All of the cousins....do we look hot...and I mean that in the bad way?? It was one of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hottest</span> days of the year.....in the 100's! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">YIKESSS</span>!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCDobKY7BCWztngK7rnOL80cUKI6PSwTmwci_XbgGzxAnqGbctISHwbTzjoi6sQBBnf5_wl1EUyjAEKaX4fr9J7n6bVfGb4MmYYqxkO_I263eQqwrYPn3J0gysTd37Jv8ilv3cEVquo4G/s1600/P1020724.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549917605482897938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCDobKY7BCWztngK7rnOL80cUKI6PSwTmwci_XbgGzxAnqGbctISHwbTzjoi6sQBBnf5_wl1EUyjAEKaX4fr9J7n6bVfGb4MmYYqxkO_I263eQqwrYPn3J0gysTd37Jv8ilv3cEVquo4G/s320/P1020724.JPG" /></a>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-63022510935328194622010-12-12T13:22:00.000-08:002010-12-12T14:47:31.796-08:00Spring and summer fun 2010<span style="color:#330099;"></span>On a hot summer weekend, we went to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sedalia</span> to the Scott Joplin Jazz Festival...toured an historic home and listened to some great Ragtime Jazz.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8nV80zmo6PFIkNi9OwJ2HAyiwWwR1sIj_4f2MU61G-ZW8SM_AAc9l7xXJJL_50KWfG6rCELokiyhyhxNMhTzD_NBLqXLuDXSsVctrJbDMGSbMgXhWa2a3Dx0PZ-JC0PC5q7jKWoduBMo/s1600/P1020656.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549913458961908642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsHd8YQ6tco90uRWQYOAdGri9lB3hQTxxeElDKPNcUsi52qjVA_MgBvzsHvZotH7nKt1NCpti0-9t4GvsSWCgOq9E1DAPtF8anX_mCWvU2hx-DO5rlQZH1Iu6XLF8F-C7y4i77fO02nuL/s320/P1020642.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFu55fYzWvpztUe_fBEy6dhLaJsQeNSPbr5u0i1-bTZgYkRQiKrQwrb2zPzb99J0iE0N_NJjJP1EOi1CzzO05GkVntcfiN5ZbaGErS7gRsXuXkkVz6cDeNahyphenhyphenAcVBjAcF9lhbDrnq7jvW/s1600/P1020641.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549913446799117938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFu55fYzWvpztUe_fBEy6dhLaJsQeNSPbr5u0i1-bTZgYkRQiKrQwrb2zPzb99J0iE0N_NJjJP1EOi1CzzO05GkVntcfiN5ZbaGErS7gRsXuXkkVz6cDeNahyphenhyphenAcVBjAcF9lhbDrnq7jvW/s320/P1020641.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And went to the Rose evening at the Missouri Botanical Garden in June<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A8X5K_aJSirQ8c1PR_g0D9MniyGLx-Qdwu08uSDHop4MAEte-cVbbhjG8qWzGSLu2Uxv9Suia7DCCpMxK4m52JYADVkF-T8TrpGZtSP-TvozG_W4_7vkImDkTAVT2tcW1GaiHCng9lWY/s1600/P1020633.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549912564547939922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZRhNe8JWC5kTqavE89kAKojTHpRdATi-UjzViP5drTDGq1oiL0puCzj07dGEKFVbwf9iykD5TYdClgw1646_jYEJxolETgRQDvC1_2uGjTmIG6TiO3MvhbyF64s3f5VBFi_drN75wm60/s320/P1020619.JPG" /></a><br />Paid some visits for wine drinking and music to our local <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wenwood</span> Farm winery.....<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM1ahI6rA217bkaV-TMQbAM8FgXqnzacd25YzLkOPYTaB6ppA-hR9H2KMX0iIMhgl6Sp4fv7H6fSpulnZaYC7f4Qi6MWeDw4iQD3_qrAI6jBlVDi9o5GLHcjmLgCB3xIHcWWf__mFqk93/s1600/P1020545.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549912554609518226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM1ahI6rA217bkaV-TMQbAM8FgXqnzacd25YzLkOPYTaB6ppA-hR9H2KMX0iIMhgl6Sp4fv7H6fSpulnZaYC7f4Qi6MWeDw4iQD3_qrAI6jBlVDi9o5GLHcjmLgCB3xIHcWWf__mFqk93/s320/P1020545.JPG" /></a> And had fun with the kids in the backyard.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJQgmkztHGEJw0H-JNS3BYpOOLWMQqZhvJOziPaXyw5SUHlvw8jLIpAsx_YBHNAb-b4-tkngxCX4q4BbvUp6QSP416Pg5Mp0vQ3KJ0uEHMFA1ckJPobdy5UrLEZbEmMD6bs0Vt8OL2-QU/s1600/P1020605.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549911461710499538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtU2S0VLakmVi_u2q2PZ5C2EC0A2bzOQfCBxGgoRUttvwI24v5x7cnFRMJQ-JcMHNqdquYG1_7fMICjTHEZBhVV47GxX_oBnPXquZb2_maZ4UHlKAEy-xZD58GAT24wGFunDZ83EZS7ZHr/s320/P1020534.JPG" /></a>In the spring my two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">BFF's</span> and I went to the Mo Botanical Garden too...one of our favorite places in St. Louis.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qz-y3RQ6Zk3tciknLza0nxPnFLkLBc2UNBRo68wlv1pUhdfzh7CY08KbBMzYgH6rtwoPcKqUpk_gaK7NQ_vFGTbndbjDcKrV5FH8qWJXS3jpHQfivMgrqaacdklhvJ1MqIsfinrFcACO/s1600/P1020446.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549910136983042322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qz-y3RQ6Zk3tciknLza0nxPnFLkLBc2UNBRo68wlv1pUhdfzh7CY08KbBMzYgH6rtwoPcKqUpk_gaK7NQ_vFGTbndbjDcKrV5FH8qWJXS3jpHQfivMgrqaacdklhvJ1MqIsfinrFcACO/s320/P1020446.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwMnDZf7MMTGiYqkaBcWQEywe19UlMXJJIagudP3pW_EkEjmDzXnnJ_XKGj3tzyZiON6snIozt4oqbcx7NGNc5KHHLqKLdHt5BgC5zTMUlxe9Qh8Byp1IOIY8RejGDVypb6vHBJGq7p2d/s1600/P1020437.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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I'm playing golf, walking a lot to strenthen my legs. It is surprising how much you lose strength when you don't use some muscles for a few weeks. I'm going to my Orthopedist in two days for another follow up. I feel very good now and I'd say that I am about 90% back to my normal self. My legs do get tired, but could that be age??? I seldom even think of limiting myself actively, but I am cautious when walking on uneven lawns, and up hill. I really don't want to step in a gopher hole. I am now pain free after 3 years of enduring the hip pain of bone to bone contact. Hallejulia! Amen!<br />Thanks for reading. MikeMike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-70966288639999349682010-10-13T14:55:00.000-07:002010-10-13T15:20:09.471-07:00FOLLOW UPOne month after my surgery I returned to my orthopedist for a follow up exam and advise how to continue my treatment. I have followed my physician's advise to the letter, in spite of difficulty sleeping and restricted moving about in my world. We checked in at his office and I was taken to X-ray where they took pics of my hip. Wow, how interesting it was to see inside my body and the device implanted in my hip!<br />Plus the fact it is working well. Still no pain or discomfort to the joint or incision, just achiness in the other muscles of my back and legs. After the X-ray we sat in a examination room for a few minutes when all the lights went out. There we were in total darkness until a nurse came and herded us all into the parking lot in front of the medical center, not knowing why or what was happening. Everyone was there, patients like me with walkers, and some with IV's on a stand, and some in wheelchairs. My doctor spotted me there and came over and checked me out in the parking lot. He told me to get rid of the walker and go to a cane for two more weeks, continue on my meds, and check back with him in another month. Done!!! <br />Hallelujah!!! Jubilation reigns. It has been up hill from then on. Every day improvement is seen and felt. I am not back 100% yet, probably more like 75% and another 5% every week. I'm sleeping on both sides, walking without a cane a lot, but get tired easily. Hopefully in a month or so, I'll feel up to getting out the golf clubs again. Thanks to you all for your good wishes, prayers, and thanks for reading. Mike PS- the lights went out due to a transformer failure.Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-13650779788869318792010-09-29T14:54:00.000-07:002010-09-29T15:17:38.845-07:00CaregiversThis blog would not be complete without a word or two about my caregivers. Let me just say that I really hate to be dependent on anyone else but myself in any situation. I have always had pride in the fact that I could fend for myself when push came to shove, that way I am responsible for any action or inaction on my part. However in this situation, I was always at the mercy of my caregivers- the nurses, my physician, physical therapist and most of all my wife, Judy, my personal nurse. What dedication they all had! They guided me, advised me, and treated me so well that I am going to be forever grateful. I know that I can never repay them for the wonderful service they gave me so gently and confidently. What a great group of people. My wife, Judy, has been so good to me in this helpless condition in which I was, meeting my every need with smiles and great insight into what I need, she has gone the extra mile and then some. I think that I am ahead of my expected healing because of her and my diligent program of exercise that was given to me by my therapist. Thank you Judy and every one of my caregivers. MikeMike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-88857063170014292632010-09-26T19:28:00.000-07:002010-09-26T19:50:59.075-07:00Getting stronger.Had I known this hip surgery would be so easy, shucks, I wouldn't have been so skeered. Fear of the unknown, that is just what is is. Solved by complete trust and faith in my surgeon and my God. Gosh I should have known, but then I'm only a poor dumb human. It will be three weeks since my surgery on this Tuesday, and I still have had little or no pain from my hip, or the incision since I left the hospital. The only complaint that I can think of is that the muscles in my other leg, lower back and arm and shoulders, hurt more than they usually do. They are compensating for the loss of weight bearing on my repaired hip. I am still using a walker which makes me feel like I'm 90 years older than I really am, but I could walk across the room without it I am sure. I hesitate to do anything that my doctor told me not to do, so I continue to be just an old dog. Judy has taken me out for a ride in the car, which was a treat, but I miss working in the yard and flower garden more than ever. I am going to follow the doctor's regimen to the letter and remain steadfast in my exercise and do the drugs as he has prescribed. I know in my heart that is best, I will continue to improve. Please return next week after my follow up with my surgeon, I may have more encouraging news. You all know that this is for the benefit of anyone who is contemplating hip surgery, and to put you at ease. Thanks for reading. MikeMike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-7713674175384340062010-09-21T06:51:00.000-07:002010-09-21T07:17:55.402-07:00Continuation of the Hip HopWell, here I am two weeks to the day after my surgery. I have a nurse come to see me once a week to check my vital signs and to check my blood to see how the various drugs are affecting me. They ask me to evaluate my pain on a scale of 0-10. I'm pleased to say that it is a 0 most of the time, with and occasional 2-3. Most of that pain is not from my hip, but from my other muscles which are taking over the task of supporting my weight that I cannot put on my hip. There are 3 things that I must keep in mind, according to the doctor. 1) only 50% weight on my left leg, no more. 2) the angle of my body bending at the waist cannot excede 90 degrees and 3) my foot and leg cannot cross a line equidistant between my feet. So crossing my legs is a no-no. Also I must walk like a duck with my left foot pointed to the outside of my body. It must not be forced to turn to the inside.These things are getting hard to remember as it is difficult, with no pain, to resist just getting out and running or jumping or climbing trees, as I feel that I can readily do all that. I sleep at night very well, but it must be on my back. I have adjusted to that as I am a side sleeper. Judy said that I snore mightily on my back. So to insure a sound night for her, I must sleep where all my growling bear noises cannot be heard by anyone. (She suggested the car in the garage, but I nixed that) I am still a little uncomfortable siting and typing on the computer as it is close to the 90 degree rule. As time allows, and time does march on here, I will keep anyone interested apprised of my progress in future blogs. thanks for reading. MikeMike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-63090778005565527252010-09-13T14:29:00.000-07:002010-09-20T14:42:54.234-07:00Midsection Pain or the St. Johns Hospital Hip Hop<div>About three years ago now, when we were in Texas avoiding the Michigan winter, I noticed something of a pain coming from my leg near my hip joint. It was rather painful to walk so I took some aspirins and it went away. It went away until about 6hours later. Then one day I was riding my bike and took a rather unintentional, awkward, and embarassing spill landing on my side. Watching me do this inglorious act was a group of about 10 picnickers about 10 feet away! I dusted my self off, smiled as if it was a regular occurrance, righted my bike and said that I was fine, and not to call EMR. The next day I had to cancel my golf game with the fellas I usually joined once a week. A few days of rest and a few ibuprofen tabs later it felt all right again, except for a few elbow scabs that were healing. Nothing severe enough to keep me from playing 18 holes for sure, and at that time I was coming in 1st or 2nd in our group of 6. Never had to buy a round of beer as the bottom player.<br />Well winter came and went and we returned to MI and I continued to play my usual golf once or twice a week limping around at all the local courses there. I kept the OTC drug companys in business. I was switching between Motrin, naproxin sodium, acetaminiphin and aspirin on consecutive days, never taking more than the recommended dosage. My liver meant too much to me.<br />Meanwhile we moved to MO. I limped my way through that.<br />Advancing to 4 months ago, I had my physical where they took an xray and informed me that I had an arthritic hip and warned me that I had a hip procedure coming soon.<br />Not me! Said I. Can't be true as I am too tough and indestructible for this, besides it scared me as I had never been in a hospital before..since I was 9 yrs old, that's almost never and I really don't remember much except that then there was no TV and my entertainment was a nurse who came in once in a while to play checkers.</div><br /><div>About August 10th I went to Washington MO to the Patients First Clinic to talk to an Orthopedist about getting a new hip to replace the old worn out one. I engaged Dr. Dean Lusardi to do the surgery and he scheduled me for 195 minutes in the Operating room on Sept 7. I counted the hours, days, and minutes until the big day arrived. I got up at 5:30 AM, showered with the antiseptic soap that they gave me and Judy drove me to St. Johns Hospital where they prepped me for surgery at 9 AM. I don't remember anything after that until I woke up in the recovery room at about 12:45PM. Where did the time go? Birds were singing, music was playing and I was floating in the air. Wheee, what fun that was! They took me for a ride up in the elevator to my private room. (don't remember the elevator ride either) </div><br /><div>I felt like a special king of kings as the nurses were looking after my every wish.</div><br /><div>My doctor came in and asked me how I was doing, and I remember telling him that I was still alive. I still was feeling no pain and all I wanted was to drink water and sleep. That night I must have awakened 10 times to go potty. Had to call the nurse to help me get out of bed. Then every two hours the nurse came comes in to take my temp, blood pressure, and a blood sample. It was a very long night.</div><br /><div>The next day I had my wife and my pastor visit me. I enjoyed seeing someone whom I recognized. The hospital food was horrible that day, but got much better as the days wore on.</div><br /><div>I think the explanation for that is that my taste buds were screwy, and I got hungrier as time passed.</div><br /><div>Hospital nurses are so kind and gentle, and that is just what I needed, as being moved from position to position for eating, pottying, and sleeping was a little trying.</div><br /><div>My hospital stay was 3 days, I was really ready to leave. Driving home from the hospital was an hour except there was an accident that blocked the road for another 45 minutes.</div><br /><div>Now in retrospect, the experience was not that unpleasant. I am glad that I had the procedure done. I'm exercising every day for my new hip, eating well, and sleeping like a dead man. In another 3 weeks, my doctor says that I won't know I've been through anything like this. I have a new perspective on life and looking forward to more golf. Thanks for reading.</div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-61600638990111557832010-01-03T15:15:00.000-08:002010-01-09T11:21:16.965-08:00Christmas 2009 is now history...and what a time it was!We had lots of plans this Christmas and the following pictures tell the tale of some of them. We had wonderful times with friends and family. December started out with 3 dinners one each week...one at our friends', the Fould's house, one at ours, and one at our friends', the Smiths' house. We have known each other for a looooong time...and live in kind of a triangle from each other...about an hour apart from each other. We planned on sleeping over at each other's houses the night of these parties...so we could have some glasses of Christmas cheer. Each one of us cook and decorate differently...so that makes it interesting. Each party is a little different and each party was wonderful!
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<br />We started at Barb's where she had a wonderful array of appetizers to start us out with.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtW64GhSTZ3krH_Fyv0wfEE7oGbwm6Ge0Se2AVmeaefXZ9Jk63GJFrED0x0k0dfrPYmhLskMXtXusuGgj3uwNkuanZ8dfbWn_Kpd60OxRoV1pyBgzetfCiLqJZRWaInle-hjCwCSuRBo8/s1600-h/P1020171.JPG">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtW64GhSTZ3krH_Fyv0wfEE7oGbwm6Ge0Se2AVmeaefXZ9Jk63GJFrED0x0k0dfrPYmhLskMXtXusuGgj3uwNkuanZ8dfbWn_Kpd60OxRoV1pyBgzetfCiLqJZRWaInle-hjCwCSuRBo8/s1600-h/P1020171.JPG"><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663656709421682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtW64GhSTZ3krH_Fyv0wfEE7oGbwm6Ge0Se2AVmeaefXZ9Jk63GJFrED0x0k0dfrPYmhLskMXtXusuGgj3uwNkuanZ8dfbWn_Kpd60OxRoV1pyBgzetfCiLqJZRWaInle-hjCwCSuRBo8/s320/P1020171.JPG" border="0" /></a>Their two kitties Doozi and Sunshine entertain us between courses always...and are sooo cute!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDlQi0BOMCZ4hPEq1byayAjAOsHKxrH8-si0TZJURS1Ax1BZdT451AbmHBKTjWSto5Yw10mytVlpd7LOfGlvU8wpuuzYdnQiM1lIS4caDBvj5_pbmtC7JcgaTYWr6cNMC_3Xfb75gybHG/s1600-h/P1020175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663421790854482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDlQi0BOMCZ4hPEq1byayAjAOsHKxrH8-si0TZJURS1Ax1BZdT451AbmHBKTjWSto5Yw10mytVlpd7LOfGlvU8wpuuzYdnQiM1lIS4caDBvj5_pbmtC7JcgaTYWr6cNMC_3Xfb75gybHG/s320/P1020175.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then we tucked in to a wonderful, fabulous meal of paella! What a great time! Wonderful meal and beautiful setting! Click on this picture to make it bigger and see that beautiful paella!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG248BdhUZDmpu0fAILhR90jJCxQe4Ph_OPlvSWxwLZbzoGyBU9GJ4eq5tNF7Bede2lCb_ZpaJ3cko46G2FR18JIuPGbVXqtkpGVMih4QjBr_gvtGSuihsH0Or7WusB4EZfJrdAjP1qb6/s1600-h/P1020178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663417791801026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG248BdhUZDmpu0fAILhR90jJCxQe4Ph_OPlvSWxwLZbzoGyBU9GJ4eq5tNF7Bede2lCb_ZpaJ3cko46G2FR18JIuPGbVXqtkpGVMih4QjBr_gvtGSuihsH0Or7WusB4EZfJrdAjP1qb6/s320/P1020178.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next dinner ...about a week later was at our house....we had appetizers in the parlor....
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<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy29uqakEr1DiRSSrHKuW5ZlVt0T_Cbf8P3Dle9rk8BPxaZrA7j78bQw7B1njpGPPQVHt3r2Ly9QDMOGaCkRKIg-_dDqJkCAeMJB7wFQkb9MvlYTEoZqpVvKFJlFMiD_ICkUP2vbLoMroC/s1600-h/P1020181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663408009702258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy29uqakEr1DiRSSrHKuW5ZlVt0T_Cbf8P3Dle9rk8BPxaZrA7j78bQw7B1njpGPPQVHt3r2Ly9QDMOGaCkRKIg-_dDqJkCAeMJB7wFQkb9MvlYTEoZqpVvKFJlFMiD_ICkUP2vbLoMroC/s320/P1020181.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is how it looked before I put all the food out actually....pics reversed! Mike got me the wonderful centerpiece for one of my Christmas gifts!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C9FtENNOi2_wSTohEtPQxhtkWGAyhirY2hPKKhDUiPeT-_wlEPw1p7wBvnVzD9nRDYQLmROZ5YErbxsInCtxslGx5M-q7K0MtjcEjh5RWJYck17ZDK4uQ0hriCCKDAjZEHhJQBUuQYHY/s1600-h/P1020180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663403701337858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C9FtENNOi2_wSTohEtPQxhtkWGAyhirY2hPKKhDUiPeT-_wlEPw1p7wBvnVzD9nRDYQLmROZ5YErbxsInCtxslGx5M-q7K0MtjcEjh5RWJYck17ZDK4uQ0hriCCKDAjZEHhJQBUuQYHY/s320/P1020180.JPG" border="0" /></a>And here is the table before we started eating.....being the hostess I never took another one until we were done! But I made Cocquille St. Jacques....thanks to Julia Child! Yummy if I do say so myself! And I heard everyone else thought so too.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKt9UP3OfMIpX-GX0B-Mq3jqC9yGVx6Y49I8s4uAKG9hbIfcW1tmFL38fyuXcvT39aa7tiYSJ0_RI0zCC-QDkz0HWajKwyjbq2SuhRrHcDBrNq8PAwdw5rGYsOVpYEfM6giBGg88UhL-F/s1600-h/P1020179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663398971056018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKt9UP3OfMIpX-GX0B-Mq3jqC9yGVx6Y49I8s4uAKG9hbIfcW1tmFL38fyuXcvT39aa7tiYSJ0_RI0zCC-QDkz0HWajKwyjbq2SuhRrHcDBrNq8PAwdw5rGYsOVpYEfM6giBGg88UhL-F/s320/P1020179.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>The next dinner was at the Smiths who live on the family farm in the country....a wonderful spot! 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<br />My sister and brother in law came for the holidays and during that time we got together in St. Louis with some dear old friends of both Susie and me.....here at Seamus McDaniels in Dogtown are: Kevin, John, Lynn, Susie, Dennis....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJUAwdq7UuAidhOdSK4Dm7n3SIFUkpL3vjwXVqhzrSDQWtu7DhtYyWM3Knjlvve93vIxZPOf01rIfGGQzGNGJcBGQCMsCktgGyVVL9ImEmr5ifG2C6HQugHgE4_HSgf35xciYEReTyJwI/s1600-h/P1020214.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422661380001424962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJUAwdq7UuAidhOdSK4Dm7n3SIFUkpL3vjwXVqhzrSDQWtu7DhtYyWM3Knjlvve93vIxZPOf01rIfGGQzGNGJcBGQCMsCktgGyVVL9ImEmr5ifG2C6HQugHgE4_HSgf35xciYEReTyJwI/s320/P1020214.JPG" border="0" /></a>And ME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLCtp0Dh9HXS_Y-lY1a6MgI806Uhf1VMAuHchz-yaxd03pKlil_zPXCocAwk8mcO83SwXYsM_X2sBRf9RJrC7UqMGOdkDNGkmCWlD6_ijESvaU2RxSGQL1HkjPR-zYxIBoeJHO_SBPpuW/s1600-h/P1020217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422661376800274354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLCtp0Dh9HXS_Y-lY1a6MgI806Uhf1VMAuHchz-yaxd03pKlil_zPXCocAwk8mcO83SwXYsM_X2sBRf9RJrC7UqMGOdkDNGkmCWlD6_ijESvaU2RxSGQL1HkjPR-zYxIBoeJHO_SBPpuW/s320/P1020217.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Before my relatives arrived on Christmas Eve...we had the kids and grandkids over on a Sunday for Christmas Brunch and gift exchange...as usual they were darling. Hats were the item this year for both grandkids....Luke.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu265W9KEhmVQrk7AYDxDjWZGcfBMH0oRpodklAR76k863JOnsLkN-aq5G0eUCws-7Hi3GPX7eodTUVuyd_2ukx4L6__C5kxF8SWTwDkqJrDXUh63G1K6iFYRDoBPKru2XHCAH0_HWDUY/s1600-h/P1020184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422661372636252530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu265W9KEhmVQrk7AYDxDjWZGcfBMH0oRpodklAR76k863JOnsLkN-aq5G0eUCws-7Hi3GPX7eodTUVuyd_2ukx4L6__C5kxF8SWTwDkqJrDXUh63G1K6iFYRDoBPKru2XHCAH0_HWDUY/s320/P1020184.JPG" border="0" /></a>Geeez...look at those eyelashes! He is sooo handsome...but does not really like his picture taken at this age.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yG8f_f_FgAgB6Usnvxzs3jmM183ij6Wuc-WWjwYmkaXxVtyr21SRyKJSHkRu4Li3hJ7Bm2N-CRyghS17fHqic7c57Hnk1DC2g3GhsDg_oPhoQ6afbfSBIJd5-FGaG4rcoc69OJmgKevl/s1600-h/P1020186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422661367262390594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yG8f_f_FgAgB6Usnvxzs3jmM183ij6Wuc-WWjwYmkaXxVtyr21SRyKJSHkRu4Li3hJ7Bm2N-CRyghS17fHqic7c57Hnk1DC2g3GhsDg_oPhoQ6afbfSBIJd5-FGaG4rcoc69OJmgKevl/s320/P1020186.JPG" border="0" /></a>My wonderful niece Becca knit this hat for Ella....she looks so cute in it!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JORN9Qb6lKnJu3lXeWXGh3nwdSREkYrzWzMR0aJbGCwjUxWT0AE18fJMpWFRX3NrpOrtBCRn6CGCQWYbZ3BKz2JmsJ4f5d_AyE2wTJOz_nyQu9Q-P2jGZOCRS9QmY2FczIB-LV9A7iy3/s1600-h/P1020192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422660479250856146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JORN9Qb6lKnJu3lXeWXGh3nwdSREkYrzWzMR0aJbGCwjUxWT0AE18fJMpWFRX3NrpOrtBCRn6CGCQWYbZ3BKz2JmsJ4f5d_AyE2wTJOz_nyQu9Q-P2jGZOCRS9QmY2FczIB-LV9A7iy3/s320/P1020192.JPG" border="0" /></a>And she loves to have her picture taken at the age she is at!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBygSyhljsgvASTyu5o77-3uf98hNx82Sc12ypuK8HRgJR4WMv-XCoZlN5B5FE5hAs_ApgNGIqnd7e0T0jcPpgHMflpjn5QMYXH2kE1GERAJxEkJCBEi-rP2tjAd-D2wzrry6n00KD-P1q/s1600-h/P1020193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422660476203246290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBygSyhljsgvASTyu5o77-3uf98hNx82Sc12ypuK8HRgJR4WMv-XCoZlN5B5FE5hAs_ApgNGIqnd7e0T0jcPpgHMflpjn5QMYXH2kE1GERAJxEkJCBEi-rP2tjAd-D2wzrry6n00KD-P1q/s320/P1020193.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhx0OQzZKOAkjz5-D4kYletkMji2kcvnREW4ynWcHqkVRPVpzwJcSxIgKvaVMfxpQg6XKvNeIX7uwBWtRVUFD8IToOqSSUvJQXiq0GG1ALPPY3zT9rVuVb63biWub_W6BhSdYHAh6uA0y/s1600-h/P1020194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422660470091575010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhx0OQzZKOAkjz5-D4kYletkMji2kcvnREW4ynWcHqkVRPVpzwJcSxIgKvaVMfxpQg6XKvNeIX7uwBWtRVUFD8IToOqSSUvJQXiq0GG1ALPPY3zT9rVuVb63biWub_W6BhSdYHAh6uA0y/s320/P1020194.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>Then Christmas Eve came and my sister, brother in law, and nephew came in on a rainy Christmas Eve! Thank goodness it was not ice or snow. It did snow that night and we did have a white Christmas which is so rare for Missouri! But was pretty. We were very glad we did not have to go anywhere that day though.......
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<br />We got some rather bad news a couple of days after Christmas. Our brother had had chest pains while he was at the hospital for another medical emergency of another family member in he and his wife's family. He was rushed to the cath lab and ended up having 2 stents put in. Very scary for us. Heart disease runs in our family and our mom died of it way too young. He is fine now though. We did drive down to Springfield to see him and so glad we did! He was in the hospital for a few days and he and his wife, Pam did not make it here as planned for New Years. We missed them! But are glad all ended well!
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<br />Paul....another brother, his wife Judith and their son Evan did arrive for New Years from Chicago though and we had a nice lasagne dinner the night they arrived....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OX4U_0-hPSa_0w3ifFzKci0JD4dM-sv1NsOenov577aiCG1xZBZh780voLWDuCd-ms5oaePdsb5-fsTMQ-zoG6Oj8rvHjMBCktojfuVPU7XTS1AW27vXHgI0XbXGePJVDlj5qTWRPsgq/s1600-h/P1020220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422658794016351986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OX4U_0-hPSa_0w3ifFzKci0JD4dM-sv1NsOenov577aiCG1xZBZh780voLWDuCd-ms5oaePdsb5-fsTMQ-zoG6Oj8rvHjMBCktojfuVPU7XTS1AW27vXHgI0XbXGePJVDlj5qTWRPsgq/s320/P1020220.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>We went to a fun old quaint restuarant near here on the Gasconade River for New Years Eve dinner. It used to be an old mill and will be fun to go to in good weather and sit outside and watch the river. But that night....Great food....great company!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-SNRNFBj-867zsRZZRjlia6fteEj7K3-tVROpuUgibHS_pL_eJDvQ_GNIvT0bkaJ4FrBJ_GrUTwkw5XTU4NZtZPjFWpYXRZJcmpQAVFWvE27TXtKLWmrSXxggECg2_PzbFTQyvaur8Vg/s1600-h/P1020222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422658790075871586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-SNRNFBj-867zsRZZRjlia6fteEj7K3-tVROpuUgibHS_pL_eJDvQ_GNIvT0bkaJ4FrBJ_GrUTwkw5XTU4NZtZPjFWpYXRZJcmpQAVFWvE27TXtKLWmrSXxggECg2_PzbFTQyvaur8Vg/s320/P1020222.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwebzxmah89pSERV4D-wHGZhWhFqUG8WITMDrkI6m-mgXP2dxRsYm2_938QsT0SQxnDWzZPi-452uD8sVyauaqZr6YXFd36ko_Mm-_-BkW7DiwRwuECiIGO39E7s3JVkjZ4ylONwQsja8j/s1600-h/P1020223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422658787385405922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwebzxmah89pSERV4D-wHGZhWhFqUG8WITMDrkI6m-mgXP2dxRsYm2_938QsT0SQxnDWzZPi-452uD8sVyauaqZr6YXFd36ko_Mm-_-BkW7DiwRwuECiIGO39E7s3JVkjZ4ylONwQsja8j/s320/P1020223.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0IJJMN9Gz1ly-cxsaa9KRpi3PxcsMxmyZPaZz6ApnY2CKsVHJZ3uvSTNMF1tYT-Gew62DquILW8LDur3yXwQ5ns5LaaCmXKwTTGRZGN0wK3DYdRX5pHnkvZgULB16wgGAA0y8TvQQ1a8/s1600-h/P1020225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422658776495872034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0IJJMN9Gz1ly-cxsaa9KRpi3PxcsMxmyZPaZz6ApnY2CKsVHJZ3uvSTNMF1tYT-Gew62DquILW8LDur3yXwQ5ns5LaaCmXKwTTGRZGN0wK3DYdRX5pHnkvZgULB16wgGAA0y8TvQQ1a8/s320/P1020225.JPG" border="0" /></a>We all then came back here and played games and drank champagne until midnight. Missed Steve, Pam....and David and Nat...but was great to be together!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQt8taMLNjvSM8wdKQ12B8C35cvh61H480mfH1GvB5W3PkAyOxr2FwNppe0B77CGun-hvBScE-InT1FHZd5LziE0i0i_tY3z9YP7-cliHOe5UAVOJvz3PU81OvPjgctsHOXs4ZLphd189/s1600-h/P1020228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422658772297034114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQt8taMLNjvSM8wdKQ12B8C35cvh61H480mfH1GvB5W3PkAyOxr2FwNppe0B77CGun-hvBScE-InT1FHZd5LziE0i0i_tY3z9YP7-cliHOe5UAVOJvz3PU81OvPjgctsHOXs4ZLphd189/s320/P1020228.JPG" border="0" /></a> Had lots of fun during the families visits...and the weather was not too bad. Played cards, watched DVD's, caught up with talk....ate a lot. What you do during the holidays. They were great in our new home and we hope we have many more like them with family and our best friends! Thank you all for coming! And Happy 2010 to all who read this!!!!</p>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-83117152750442163982009-12-09T09:20:00.001-08:002010-01-03T15:14:19.285-08:00Getting ready for ChristmasAt last it is December.....and 2009 will be over soon. What a year it has been for us! So happy to have found this house and to be living here. We always will treasure our times and friends in Michigan and are so glad that we lived there for so many years...but are now very glad to be here. Hope that 2010 brings us a buyer for our house up there! But Michigan will always be in our hearts and we will always visit dear ones there!<br /><br />I am happy to have found a job I love...even though I have an hour and half commute to get to it. I have just completed orientation to be a hospice nurse for Visiting Nurse Assoc. of Greater St. Louis...who I worked for for about 15 years when I lived in St. Louis previously. When I see patients, I will get paid by the patient so my hours will be my own and I won't have to fight rush hour traffic to and from St. Louis. I think I will find it very rewarding. I am only going to work one or two days a week.<br /><br />We have started decorating this old house for Christmas and it has been fun. We don't have too much outside except for lights....and lots and lots of candles inside. But I plan to go to after Christmas sales and stock up on bargains for next year's decorating! My sister and family are coming for Christmas from Maine....and we are sooo excited to have them here! Then two of my three brothers and families and are coming to join us for New Years. Also we will host get togethers with the kids and grandkids and some of our wonderful friends, so the holidays here in Owensville will be very special for the Balluffs! We wish everyone who follows our blog a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Will post pics of holiday gatherings after...and I promise to keep it going in 2010! Please keep in touch with us!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlll9uLdonanOMwAOFQLzSAzSWU6mkQWBQhkOkc1EHg8bpQt_vPud4Trtdo7MZlk2TbUKQF6Bp7cBC1vJ6u4TZybNay5SAPVBlwtJLJZtHTxepUfgeOZunL3rf1pCG-Yak9IKJHg1ZMdV/s1600-h/P1020165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288915573220946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlll9uLdonanOMwAOFQLzSAzSWU6mkQWBQhkOkc1EHg8bpQt_vPud4Trtdo7MZlk2TbUKQF6Bp7cBC1vJ6u4TZybNay5SAPVBlwtJLJZtHTxepUfgeOZunL3rf1pCG-Yak9IKJHg1ZMdV/s320/P1020165.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt1GCTw2Jcm_1PmEsas4H6Z7P8MtyiolF327pRUxrONpI_GjKrB-smITgODaCj-fZSaDinVHbSke5flSzRVF3XwkjmQyXimdOoLFlqswnhrpxdavQIQURW5nLk-ELQrBVyH01Tt-ms5HD/s1600-h/P1020166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288654370606722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt1GCTw2Jcm_1PmEsas4H6Z7P8MtyiolF327pRUxrONpI_GjKrB-smITgODaCj-fZSaDinVHbSke5flSzRVF3XwkjmQyXimdOoLFlqswnhrpxdavQIQURW5nLk-ELQrBVyH01Tt-ms5HD/s320/P1020166.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiWP4KBQ3lo4kYp2l80vMExib_B08Rh9magWSmEXbBZnCQw3qzr8JLtNQkid5hbDHDn2CJV_G4zADxGH_k_ctW2J9t1jZDB1ycTtORznftfcw_MM_5bUkLxAl2hckhwHdcHmg2McFtDan/s1600-h/P1020167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288650732468546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiWP4KBQ3lo4kYp2l80vMExib_B08Rh9magWSmEXbBZnCQw3qzr8JLtNQkid5hbDHDn2CJV_G4zADxGH_k_ctW2J9t1jZDB1ycTtORznftfcw_MM_5bUkLxAl2hckhwHdcHmg2McFtDan/s320/P1020167.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Th-XtL-s0rqr0SO6S3KQIv5lDZboww2Njk-P5iZ8tYpjoTjk6lTmlvr3DV5sO0C2-Z8mEMgpK4j-WKdHSqLoJzf8g-WAt77fjhJGSObccZY237l3k8ATLetAP7BY8tdNggRrovB1WzL_/s1600-h/P1020168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288639468946162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Th-XtL-s0rqr0SO6S3KQIv5lDZboww2Njk-P5iZ8tYpjoTjk6lTmlvr3DV5sO0C2-Z8mEMgpK4j-WKdHSqLoJzf8g-WAt77fjhJGSObccZY237l3k8ATLetAP7BY8tdNggRrovB1WzL_/s320/P1020168.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLRlw-Xg9HG3VKrIThxuRjmn4MJfrZsOUWE4KDkIrWCd8wPk9AdZmaLFTZuqsmUC8_1GRYdb1icm2oln0VxuPLYeGZa3xrVW2c4_ol5fuj9M_YcytwRf1VviUBE9Z_ppAgEMN0M1v3RA0/s1600-h/P1020169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288636733583122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLRlw-Xg9HG3VKrIThxuRjmn4MJfrZsOUWE4KDkIrWCd8wPk9AdZmaLFTZuqsmUC8_1GRYdb1icm2oln0VxuPLYeGZa3xrVW2c4_ol5fuj9M_YcytwRf1VviUBE9Z_ppAgEMN0M1v3RA0/s320/P1020169.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8PDeGUfEBCmgZlANaCnvdjlTfPFfzKUg-3qNdf8_a6QVP3_PWcxfTI_z1di9J3_g04vqLgzA1gXf7LIZFwJm9zVVIRz_syLxvpbB5Wt8vjAXQICi3pYCAP0lMRLeOGLy1AZ38qGfOFYo/s1600-h/P1020170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413288628453094594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8PDeGUfEBCmgZlANaCnvdjlTfPFfzKUg-3qNdf8_a6QVP3_PWcxfTI_z1di9J3_g04vqLgzA1gXf7LIZFwJm9zVVIRz_syLxvpbB5Wt8vjAXQICi3pYCAP0lMRLeOGLy1AZ38qGfOFYo/s320/P1020170.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-19183245594083223722009-12-09T09:15:00.001-08:002009-12-09T09:20:20.533-08:00ThanksgivingWe were so happy this year to be able to spend Thanksgiving with family!! It was a great day. Luke was in the St. Louis Thanksgiving parade playing his trumpet in the HS marching band. He is only in Jr High...but is THAT good with the trumpet. We saw him on TV but did not make it in to see the parade....had a BIG turkey to stuff!! Everyone brought dishes and wine and we had a great time. Too good of a time to take too many pictures. But here we are.......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYqsPjGS_5ua50_qNXyC8qjMTRNmZ84exkFmf2fILg1MlnSLPtWu2hlmN3Gi2eY-bsely7Ddk58bGEhMEeOXRya0i4Omqe82h2uAO074aI7Wf7IFB_eYK0DRxC3guU29jZkGpk7mhDdNq/s1600-h/P1020163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413286602601695362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYqsPjGS_5ua50_qNXyC8qjMTRNmZ84exkFmf2fILg1MlnSLPtWu2hlmN3Gi2eY-bsely7Ddk58bGEhMEeOXRya0i4Omqe82h2uAO074aI7Wf7IFB_eYK0DRxC3guU29jZkGpk7mhDdNq/s320/P1020163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5qcq5_4dujVaMb-YvVUZXbi5T1wLjOOFpDACFxw1nfJdz8csfXo5vy3fFpuVELC7L-3v5vowsaInnTY8HieeR6ka-khj3yRpKQcR6QuOwT80zHI-qhyphenhyphenygHGOduvndkQxzt9NdGNUCPzz/s1600-h/P1020162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413286589940443682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5qcq5_4dujVaMb-YvVUZXbi5T1wLjOOFpDACFxw1nfJdz8csfXo5vy3fFpuVELC7L-3v5vowsaInnTY8HieeR6ka-khj3yRpKQcR6QuOwT80zHI-qhyphenhyphenygHGOduvndkQxzt9NdGNUCPzz/s320/P1020162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727588762328010576.post-8751878981275082422009-12-09T08:55:00.000-08:002009-12-09T09:11:22.085-08:00A fall day....A couple of weeks ago...we had Ella and her parents out for some touring around the countryside, to a winery and some shops and then to spend the night. Can you tell I like taking pictures of Ella? These are at the winery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN2U_92NBIJjVpafhTmBCLT1wACI_aZtruz7USHwDBpbA2r0jNhMbZgdsZMHTrf4Wqszg1XxKEv0TFchOCBZM3Yr0A8awnhamZ922oJGuUb_o_e5wMgHL8VAV0bG38VoILBuQCacJ7Ce5/s1600-h/P1020143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283619039075938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN2U_92NBIJjVpafhTmBCLT1wACI_aZtruz7USHwDBpbA2r0jNhMbZgdsZMHTrf4Wqszg1XxKEv0TFchOCBZM3Yr0A8awnhamZ922oJGuUb_o_e5wMgHL8VAV0bG38VoILBuQCacJ7Ce5/s320/P1020143.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sometimes she gets tired of posing for sooo many pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5AG-tO_YoMzB4iLJ3Ph7w0idLLhSUr_hr5pu0D0jP35W_oHgKJ0dtTSL1P-UvfF-FxxHcnwMZ45m4XfutA859Bycq_T4rYehfRoPHlpEejpsMv-u6uirHAkJ3VRtfEn7AoX5zGgYlES8/s1600-h/P1020146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283449474780818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5AG-tO_YoMzB4iLJ3Ph7w0idLLhSUr_hr5pu0D0jP35W_oHgKJ0dtTSL1P-UvfF-FxxHcnwMZ45m4XfutA859Bycq_T4rYehfRoPHlpEejpsMv-u6uirHAkJ3VRtfEn7AoX5zGgYlES8/s320/P1020146.JPG" border="0" /></a>What a great family!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoazOmr3XWZt4hyfRLkCjUNGY4NJkdIQhZ6tkLTUkcgSVaoi9eN5kdMYjjR1XhXzqcWmb4cF81lpXPbv8cT0AgB-VN6Vj3zvluonqO4Z0n3gelhG4WCykwOxEKQuDHRiKxE27o7xayhz5j/s1600-h/P1020149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283438780110050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoazOmr3XWZt4hyfRLkCjUNGY4NJkdIQhZ6tkLTUkcgSVaoi9eN5kdMYjjR1XhXzqcWmb4cF81lpXPbv8cT0AgB-VN6Vj3zvluonqO4Z0n3gelhG4WCykwOxEKQuDHRiKxE27o7xayhz5j/s320/P1020149.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-VWjEzKD1o3JduSDdi-FU1qq-vdQuP0JDqKoQUcNwA6ZKkrNpVx2HBZy9XWAo_xQKfuCY0dsciuv9EQqdGi7tkRuFAurpHDwnJltnWmwBYwdZSNYwdwhHqfrRe4gWsA5UWlVaCltiJd1/s1600-h/P1020150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283433271286642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-VWjEzKD1o3JduSDdi-FU1qq-vdQuP0JDqKoQUcNwA6ZKkrNpVx2HBZy9XWAo_xQKfuCY0dsciuv9EQqdGi7tkRuFAurpHDwnJltnWmwBYwdZSNYwdwhHqfrRe4gWsA5UWlVaCltiJd1/s320/P1020150.JPG" border="0" /></a>Dancing in the field at the winery.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREDjxjcEf-aax626eDWiEo2HZj2jOusu2PTKir8-6mFsA5PdwzuReTuBzczVgEPpprpiS6OUHVFuQPn9tiGzxit9KiIFrerB73YaQj45ygQ_TE0rsfQoxSuk6HAbG-wNRNqDybbIGHjhl/s1600-h/P1020152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283427523142402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREDjxjcEf-aax626eDWiEo2HZj2jOusu2PTKir8-6mFsA5PdwzuReTuBzczVgEPpprpiS6OUHVFuQPn9tiGzxit9KiIFrerB73YaQj45ygQ_TE0rsfQoxSuk6HAbG-wNRNqDybbIGHjhl/s320/P1020152.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Jd4xt1KECYdC-6hqN3g9US-dxa0DJylu8tUgJCW9weQshwhWuC1mJkU7QuC0enkwamu_O-UNQ4FA6CYfFcZzVfXlbgws-Nu4J5tnFaudLTKABncBXqZHOWtu6qeYQaMBYY10K7qX3Vi/s1600-h/P1020155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413283419541289938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Jd4xt1KECYdC-6hqN3g9US-dxa0DJylu8tUgJCW9weQshwhWuC1mJkU7QuC0enkwamu_O-UNQ4FA6CYfFcZzVfXlbgws-Nu4J5tnFaudLTKABncBXqZHOWtu6qeYQaMBYY10K7qX3Vi/s320/P1020155.JPG" border="0" /></a>It is a beautiful setting.....and she looks sooo small...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1CaAV4VgC9suDQ06QSEpOFvARHaYdsq48TSbWrguWwwvj7SoB18Yd0tjXDLlfb30XfAtEz7MQw7VBk7ILj9mzp2u4b_qp12iCIx7Vro_B9Ee7kRhh6F3dsWNkbXglsiCLzYwA36IzpPo/s1600-h/P1020156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413282720869915826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1CaAV4VgC9suDQ06QSEpOFvARHaYdsq48TSbWrguWwwvj7SoB18Yd0tjXDLlfb30XfAtEz7MQw7VBk7ILj9mzp2u4b_qp12iCIx7Vro_B9Ee7kRhh6F3dsWNkbXglsiCLzYwA36IzpPo/s320/P1020156.JPG" border="0" /></a>Playing Old Maid with Yeye back at the house.... Believe me...she knows the rules!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtygNHUbnJBRRtNwKEMK76VOdDZZ2iwnmfq2OLkdbj7PhOyesg93wha2K-qd8pe1I7Ghb7pn8k9U_KfgLR9GGJ0uS6KEcqHMxKKSeV3NN2jjCkD_RtuHGCom2kDwPaEeLkgd7cHHXe_5lr/s1600-h/P1020157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413282714013611394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtygNHUbnJBRRtNwKEMK76VOdDZZ2iwnmfq2OLkdbj7PhOyesg93wha2K-qd8pe1I7Ghb7pn8k9U_KfgLR9GGJ0uS6KEcqHMxKKSeV3NN2jjCkD_RtuHGCom2kDwPaEeLkgd7cHHXe_5lr/s320/P1020157.JPG" border="0" /></a>Clowning around with Yeye....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQkGRp_APrxMbb231Iog-ci-czHm59FTRF2P640ieLzXF2OnidCg7h-isY8RjTwUiVzbNzKGx6V6KZJisVbsr-eRMN7nMTq8qALeh_VVRUTh3jP1iGTMxeOkEkdcdjIlVnQjOMNxIJUeA/s1600-h/P1020158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413282710005121202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQkGRp_APrxMbb231Iog-ci-czHm59FTRF2P640ieLzXF2OnidCg7h-isY8RjTwUiVzbNzKGx6V6KZJisVbsr-eRMN7nMTq8qALeh_VVRUTh3jP1iGTMxeOkEkdcdjIlVnQjOMNxIJUeA/s320/P1020158.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTRBVeS4XgZ2XKK0y5B1fjlaFOSE0BRIaBJm7wACIEel_2QdTj4dPbyBOjKO0ZPuxwBjp2oI8RcwRs-kQT2dZglRFM3TL-1uE9Tnf2uZHBbu57iHwVBSff9kdmMmiCrJyh3l9LDE12zgj/s1600-h/P1020160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413282701081865170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTRBVeS4XgZ2XKK0y5B1fjlaFOSE0BRIaBJm7wACIEel_2QdTj4dPbyBOjKO0ZPuxwBjp2oI8RcwRs-kQT2dZglRFM3TL-1uE9Tnf2uZHBbu57iHwVBSff9kdmMmiCrJyh3l9LDE12zgj/s320/P1020160.JPG" border="0" /></a>Relating to Cali....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNr7BX-7ePPvamCcYKJmW9nfYR8buse6yxvZOPXndJw8lEZesJFPCA9eEYYO2G6pDzv7S2Af10zCQNXX-LsasBxFv4He8Y1qYiIL7HhT6g0JCz56ujenFOxDflzl-vGsiMz1AgJ-EyYJbw/s1600-h/P1020161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413282695547411410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNr7BX-7ePPvamCcYKJmW9nfYR8buse6yxvZOPXndJw8lEZesJFPCA9eEYYO2G6pDzv7S2Af10zCQNXX-LsasBxFv4He8Y1qYiIL7HhT6g0JCz56ujenFOxDflzl-vGsiMz1AgJ-EyYJbw/s320/P1020161.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Mike and Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604775338762447775noreply@blogger.com0