Dance 12/31/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Our building had a few people get together bringing food downstairs for New Year's Eve but a lot of people showed up, including me starting at 6 p.m. One of the guys put some CD's on for music and a number of the tenants were dancing with each other.
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Matt's Birthday 12/31/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
Matt's big 5th birthday in Kearney NE this year. A fine time was had by all. We got up to +3 degrees today and looking forward to -25 tonight with the wind chill. Had 4" of snow, but it came sidewards. The weather did not stop us from having a great party.
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Weather Fun 12/29/10
By John Schmit
A quick trip to the mall Monday, only to find no parking available. Ooops, won't go there after Christmas again. There was lightning as snow covered the bus route today in less than four minutes. No chains on the bus and hope for the best. Got off work on time and had no problem getting home.
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Christmas 12/25/10
By John & Cheryl Schmit
Allen and Barb joined us for Christmas this year. We openned a few gifts and had a great meal. The best part were stories that were shared. Lots of fun and laughter.
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80th Birthday Dinner 12/20/10
By Cheryl Schmit
What a great time we had with Mom as we celebrated her 80th birthday. Dinner was Lasagna (and a small glass of wine) at the Olive Garden. Then back to her apartment to celebrate with her new friends. Happy Birthday Mom.
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Michael W. Smith Concert 12/19/10
By John Schmit
Cheryl, Barb and I went to see Michael W. Smith and the All-Star Symphony concert of "It's a Wonderful Christmas" at the ShoWare Center tonight. There was a 60 piece orchestra and a 30 person choir performing Christmas songs old and new. We had a great time watching the three hour show and even sang along on some of the carols.
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40th Wedding Anniversary 12/19/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
Dec 19th is our 40th wedding anniversary, time flies!
The first picture is Candy's sisters - Ellen, Laura and Nancy, also Cliff's brother Ron and my cousin's hubby Norm and a long time friend of Candy's family, Steve Bross. The second picture is off our folks - Herb and Harriet Hansen then Gene and Dorothy Kralicek.
Don't we look the same 40 years later!
Cliff and Candy
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Christmas Dinner 12/15/10
By Barbara Lawrence
We had one of the biggest turnouts for dinner downstairs we've had since I've been here. No food is served in these buildings except for when we have potlucks and/or holiday meals. I went downstairs at 3:30 and came back up at 6:15 p.m.
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Birthdays 12/14/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I went downstairs to the birthday "sing-a-long" and it was really fun. The man, Roger, who leads the singing and plays a guitar, has big binders with MANY songs along with a list so we know what song to choose. Most of the songs people wanted played were, of course, from the 40's, 50's & 60's.
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Home Christmas Lights 12/14/10
By John Schmit
Cheryl, Barb and I went out on a drive to see the neighborhood Christmas lights in the Seattle area. We visited five areas and saw fantastic displays, especially at Candy Cane Lane and Olympic Manor. Block after block of wonderful decorations. We ended the night at Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill, overlooking the Space Needle and downtown Seattle.
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High Water Drive 12/13/10
By John Schmit
We had some really good rainfall the last three days. As a result, the rivers are up and we thought we'd check out some interesting views of the Snoqualmie River. It was reported to be flowing at 8 times its normal rate. Enjoy!
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Bus Decorations 12/09/10
By John Schmit
The 2010 Bus Christmas decorations are up! Reaction from the passengers has been overwhelming. More photos than ever and yesterday even a video. Four strings of lights (83 lights total). Enjoy!
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Outdoor Holiday 12/06/10
By Susie Devries
This is what my sons did for me over the weekend!! As of today, our house is the 'most lit up' on the block!! Anyone in our family remember Santa Clause Lane and Christmas Tree Lane? I sure do!!
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Christmas Lights Tour 12/06/10
By John Schmit
It was the perfect night (Sunday) for a ride. Cheryl and I had to go to downtown Seattle anyway, so why not take Mom and check out the Christmas lights there. Of course we didn't know about the Seahawks game getting over just as we arrived.
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Outside Decorations 11/29/10
By John & Cheryl Schmit
We finished putting up the outside Christmas decorations tonight. New this year are the ornaments hanging on the Birch tree.
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Thanksgiving & The Snow Angel 11/25/10
By John & Cheryl Schmit
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Talked Nana into making a snow angel. Had a lot of fun.
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Thanksgiving Day 11/25/10
By Frank
I was looking at your family web site [@ 10.23 am] and saw that your weather was a bit different than I am experiencing here in Palm Springs.
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Tim Turkey 11/24/10
By John Schmit
Today is the last day this year that Tim (brother of Tom) Turkey will be riding my bus. Many passengers have enjoyed meeting Tim as they got on the bus.
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Snow Drive Home 11/22/10
By Cheryl Schmit
After about 6 hours, I finally made it home. I left work about 3:30pm and arrived home about 9:30. As I got to the hills to go up to our house, I found road after road closed. So I had to go around the back way. I made it, safe and sound.
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Snow Adventure 11/22/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I got my walker (just for an emergency such as today) out of the car this noon and sat at the bus stop, as it was snowing, out here for 20 min. I LOVED every minute of my wait because I was dressed warm and had my new boots on.
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Winter Wonderland 11/22/10
By Heidi Cardona
I just had to send one more. It was soooo pretty!
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First Snow 11/22/10
By Heidi Cardona
Here is what it looks like at night with our first snow fall! How pretty! Also morning snow pics....and more snow to come!
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What A GLORIOUS Day We Had Today! 11/21/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Cheryl called at noon and asked if I would like to go for a ride with them so I said yes. When they picked me up, they didn't know where they wanted to go, but they said "let's go see the snow". They had heard it was snowing about 15 miles south of me in Puyallup.
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Family Pictures 11/20/10
By Lisa Lawrence
Here are our family pictures. Check em, print em, or just admire them :) Sorry, no Christmas cards this year. Love you all!
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TV Show Taping 11/17/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I went with the Senior Center group today (20 of us) on a day trip to be part of the audience at the local NBC TV station for a talk show called "New Day Northwest". I hadn't watched it before but it was sure a lot of fun as it was live so my friend Darlene watched it from home to see if she could see me.
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Steam Engine #844 11/10/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
The Union Pacific Railroad ran the smaller of their steam engines today (Wednesday) through Kearney on the way to Omaha. It will be on display in Omaha for 2 days. It is the UP's 50th anniversary of taking the 844 out of service, the last steam engine on the UP to be retired.
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Des Moines Pier 11/04/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I left here at noon to go to the Des Moines pier to sit and enjoy the gorgeous weather. When we saw all the gulls sitting on that "sandbar", we realized the tide was coming in so they didn't get to sit there long. We were there for over an hour just sitting and walking around a little bit enjoying the beautiful day.
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Shopping - Cabela's 10/31/10
By John Schmit
What a fun day we had shopping. Cheryl and I picked up Barb early and headed on down to Lacey, Wa. We went to shop at the only Cabela's Outfitters in Washington. What a place!!
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Seattle Seahawks Weekend 10/24/10
By Heidi Cardona
This weekend started by going to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) in Renton, WA on Saturday. This is the Seahawks training center and where all of their offices are located. The Seahawks Women’s Association put on an event called Football 101.
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Tairy Tarantula On Bus 10/22/10
By John Schmit
My friend, Tairy Tarantula (brother of Hairy) decided to ride my bus for a few days. He said it was his time of year. Enjoy the pictures of Tairy.
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RSVP Brunch 10/19/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I was downstairs by 7:40 this morning, waiting for Helena (from the Senior Center) to pick up Terri and me. We went back to the Senior Center and then 9 of us rode together in the Senior Center van to Emerald Downs Horse Race Track (most people car-pooled) for our RSVP Brunch and Awards for King County volunteers.
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Pacific Science Center - PLUS 10/17/10
By Barbara Lawrence & John Schmit
Cheryl called this morning and asked if I would like to go to the Pacific Science Center with them and I said yes. It was such a nice day to get out and we were going to see a special Halloween presentation in the Planetarium. When we got there, there were only two seats left and we needed three.
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X3985 Again 10/13/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
This morning Candy and I went to Gibbon Jct about 20 miles E of my house to see this steam engine again. This is where the UP scheduled to stop her and give her a big grease job. They do this every 2-3 hrs of running time. She was Westbound, heading home to Cheyenne WY. We saw her 2 wks ago on her way to St Louis.
Sure is a thrill to watch an old (1943) pile of iron and oil go by. I held my cell phone up with Jack on the other end. He said he just about thought, with all the hissing and groaning, he was there in the cab.
Next month the X844 will come by and I'll be there again.
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Red Wind Casino 10/08/10
By Barbara Lawrence
This big bus stopped next door this morning at 8:30 to pick up a number of people from our three buildings here in this location to take us to Red Wind Casino near Olympia WA. We were on our way and the freeway we were on went right through the middle of Ft. McCord and Ft. Lewis.
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Salmon & Shopping 10/06/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I left here this morning at 10 a.m. and drove to Issaquah using the GPS. I would have never made it without that.
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Two Peas In A Pod 10/05/10
By Heidi Cardona
I found these two mischevious kitties in my closet....looks like they were caught in the act of something! LOL
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Wind Farm Day Trip 10/03/10
By Cheryl Schmit
A mild, fall day gave us an opportunity to cross the Cascade Mountains to see the color and take the visitors tour at the Puget Sound Energy Wind Farm. We had a great day. Enjoy the pictures!
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Chasing A Steam Engine 10/01/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
This morning Candy and I went down to our UP RR crossing 5 miles South of our house. It is a triple main line that handles 240 trains each day. I knew the X3985 was coming thru from Denver, Cheyenne, North Platte, Kearney and heading for Kansas City and St Louis. She went flying by at 70 mph barely working with such a light train.
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At Redondo With Darlene 09/27/10
By Barbara Lawrence
My friend Darlene and I went to Redondo today. Enjoy!
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Auburn Airport 09/22/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I drove over to the Auburn Airport this morning. It is right next to 5 miles from where I live. This is a huge private airport. I didn't count how many rows of hangers they had. I didn't get a picture of them because the street beside them was so busy and there was no place to pull over to take a picture.
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Pretty Day 09/19/10
By John Schmit
Sparkling sunshine and thunderstorm downpours made for a very pretty day here. So, we picked up Mom and headed for a few of her favorite places along Puget Sound. The drama in the sky, along with mild temperatures made for some fun sightseeing.
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Erik & Rickie 09/17/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Cheryl, a friend (Linda) here in the building I live in, and I went to a dance recital on Friday at the Kent Senior Center. It was a "Dance & Desert Fundraiser" for the Center. Performing were dancers Erik & Ricky. They were semifinalists from 2009 "America's Got Talent".
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Power Trip 09/15/10
By Cheryl Schmit
On my birthday weekend we decided to take a mini-vacation to the eastern side of Washington. I have been wanting to see the Grand Coulee Dam for quite some time and we just hadn't made it over there yet. This ended up being one of my favorite short vacations.
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My New Baby 08/30/10
By Susie Devries
As most of you know I've been driving a 1987 Dodge Ram Charger. It has 227,000+ mile on it. Been a good truck. But it's being a pain, showing it's age etc. Over the weekend I found another truck.
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Rose Garden 08/25/10
By Cheryl Schmit
Here are some pictures from our rose garden. Enjoy!
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The Day 08/25/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I went grocery shopping this morning, brought the groceries home and then drove to Redondo and had 1 piece. of fish with chips. We left there (no shade to sit in) and drove to Saltwater State Park where we first sat at a table in the sun then found a table in the shade under the trees. We watched this big ship come on this side of the island and by the time we were there for a little over an hour, we were drained just from the fresh air and the water. We came home and had to walk from the back lot where I parked my car because they're supposed to power wash our parking lot.
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Out & About 08/22/10
By John & Cheryl Schmit
We were out and about today, shopping and running errands. We took some pictures of the beautiful sky and pretty flowers. Enjoy!
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Elvis Concert 08/20/10
By Barbara Lawrence
What a fun day I had today. The Metro Access bus ($1 each way to and from home) came at 2:30 and picked up Darlene & me to take us to Providence Mount St. Vincent - an Assisted Living and Nursing Home in West Seattle for a concert. We had to transfer buses once so that took quite a bit of time.
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Frank & Carol Visit 08/17/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Frank and Carol drove to Bellingham WA for a vacation. On the way back down the Puget Sound coast, they stopped in to see me and my new apartment. We spent some time shopping, then went on to meet Cheryl and John at Azteca for dinner.
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White Bass 08/15/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
Craig and I went fishing this morning to Plum Creek, took my Jon boat and rowed over to the Red Barn. We had ultra lights looking for crappie.
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Gig Harbor 08/04/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Gig Harbor was a neat place but too many hills to climb - both Darlene and I had problems. We ate at a super nice restaurant right on the water called Tides Tavern, an old established place that must be number one in town. We had 11:30 reservations so Mick (driver) had time to take us on some side trips. He took us up to a view place so I could get pictures of the bridge but it was totally socked in with fog so couldn't get it. I took pictures out of the front window of the bus coming home but didn't have any idea what I got because I just held the camera out in front of me - I was in the front seat.
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New Desk 08/02/10
By Heidi Cardona
Here are a few pictures of the new desk in the office. I absolutely love it! Artie is using the old desk.
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Strawberry Festival 07/30/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I were invited the other day to a once-a-year Strawberry Festival at an Assisted Living home next to the Senior Center. They told us to bring more people if we wanted to so we did today and what fun we had.
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Golf 07/29/10
By Roger Schmit
In June, Barb and I along with eight friends took advantage of a deal from our local neighborhood casino (doesn't everyone have one?) to participate in a "Stay and Play" package. The package included golf at three five star courses and two nights at the hotel.
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New Car 07/27/10
By John Schmit
We have been needing a larger vehicle for some time and this weekend found the opportunity to get one. Our neighbors referred us to a salesman who'd just helped them and Monday he put us in a 2010 Toyota Highlander Limited. It has just about everything you could ask for in a SUV. We're happy!
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The Continentals 07/27/10
By Blanch Glaeser
We recently had a very good singing group, The Continentals, come to my church to perform. These young people put on an excellent program.
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Lexi Dress Up 07/25/10
By Lisa Lawrence
Tonight Lexi was playing dress up with her play clothes.... She was posing like a model. How old is she again?? :)
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Becca's B-Day Party 07/25/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
Becca had quite a 3rd b-day party today. Dan and Margaret rented a 13x13 air filled (with compressor to keep up the air) bouncing castle. It would hold weight wise, 9 little kids, 5 bigger ones or one big kid (Daniel). The company put it up this morning at 8am and will come and get it at 7pm this evening. Becca called it a butterfly castle, which was the theme of the party to begin with. It did have wings up top.
A great time was had by all, including the big bouncer. Mugsy served hamburger lunch with the plenty of trimmings. The cake was great as well. None of the kids wanted to go home. The 4 yr old little girl across the street put up the biggest fuss about going home. Mugsy told her mom to bring her back after her nap.
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Water Follies 07/24/10
By Heidi Cardona
Artie had to work the boat races so I went with him and took pictures. We checked out the Army boat and happened to get a chance to sit in it. The last picture is of the driver and the boat. Hope you like!
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Senior Trip 07/21/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Wow, what a good time I had today (Wednesday). Trinna (friend from church) met me at the Senior Center and we got on the van instead of one of the two buses - close to 50 people went. I met three other women on the van and the four of us yakked both ways.
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Spokane Trip 07/19/10
By Cheryl & John Schmit
We just had a great, two day, trip to visit L!sa, Russ, Andrew, Chandler, and Lex! in Spokane. We had been planning to go there for some time and with L!sa there now, what a good excuse to go. With Barbara along we could make it a real family event. And such a time it was.
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New Pics 07/17/10
By Lisa Lawrence
Here are some new pics! We took the kids to Couer D'Alene Lake last week. I love having access to the computer again.
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Redondo Beach 07/15/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I went, by myself, to Redondo Beach today off of Pacific Highway (it's also Hwy. 99) - that's about 5 miles from where I live. I went to Salty's in Redondo (VERY FAMOUS) and if you look at their site on the web - www.saltys.com - they might show the prices - I haven't looked.
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Afternoon Drive 07/14/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I went to Wendy's for lunch and then as I was driving home, I thought about how I always wanted to go up Willis so I did. Did I ever enjoy that ride and it took me to De Moines - fell in love with the area but mostly because it's along the water.
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Settled In 07/08/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Cheryl, John, Heidi and Artie came over on Monday and while they were here, Cheryl took many pictures of my apartment.
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Today's Haul 07/01/10
By Daryl Lawrence
Picked about 150 pounds today... Even got a few Pickling cukes, one could fill a jar by itself!? Taking most of them to Jan's aunts house in Arkansas where we are going for the 4th. Sorry Susie, it's down on the Louisiana border. They run an assisted living home, so it will be devoured pretty quickly. Never thought Chicken poop would DO THIS!!?
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Stumpless In Seattle 07/01/10
By John Schmit
I want to thank the muscles of Artie Cardona and Allen Schmit for their assistance in removing the Catalpa tree stump we had in our back yard. This was difficult work and they made it look so easy. Thanks also to Cheryl and Heidi for taking great pictures!
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Garden Update 06/26/10
By Daryl Lawrence
The garden is doing TOOOO good these days, we can't seem to give it, sell it, freeze it, can or pickle it, faster than it's growing!! We aren't even to the corn, pickling cucumbers, watermelon, tomatos and cantaloupes yet, probably another month before those get ready. Wish I could ship some to the northwest. I didn't know beforehand, that Butternut squash make vines like watermelons and go out into the yard!? Actually, INSIDE the garden they go every which way too. Live and learn for the future.
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Father's Day 06/24/10
By John Schmit
Saw some snow in the mountains on the way to Tri-Cities for Father's Day. We had a wonderful time with Artie and Heidi at the Ice Harbor Restaurant in Kennewick. We checked out the new light house while there. The mountains looked great on the way home.
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Flowers 06/24/10
By Susie Devries
It's hotter than blue blazes right now! 100+ degrees and then factor in the humidity. Our A/C went out on Sunday, and sleeping has been miserable, so has being awake for that matter!!! Hopefully today the A/C man will fix our air and we can be comfortable again.
In the meantime, as hot as it is out side, I took some pictures of flowers around my yard. I just thought they were so pretty and delicate despite the fact that it's so awful hot!!
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Baby Birds 4 - Final 06/21/10
By John Schmit
The birds jump out of the nest, then back in (losing one in the process). Finally, they left for good. Cheryl heard the commotion, grabbed her camera and got a few good pictures of the birds before they fled into the bushes.
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Nebraska Garden Time 06/15/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
I put the spuds in on Good Friday and have continued to get more planted thru May 10. This year like last, my garden is 20ft x 300ft. I plant all my rows the 20ft way. Darn near every row crop is spaced 36" on center.
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My Indoctrination 06/14/10
By Barbara Lawrence
I left here this morning a little after 8:30 to go to a meeting at 9 to hear more about Medicare supplemental insurance. When I left there, I went to Office Depot looking at stuff but didn't buy anything.
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Baby Birds 3 06/14/10
By John Schmit
Picture batch three following the baby birds in the nest on our front porch. The last few days has seen the growth of feathers on their little bodies.
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Today's Haul 06/12/10
By Daryl Lawrence
I KEEP finding these BIG veggies buried under leaves and branches, I need to look better, cause we know how they get tough when they get bigger. Anyway, about 40 to 50 pounds today, I will have several bags to sell on Monday at work. This past week, NOBODY knew what Summer squash is, so I cooked it at work and made them try it. NOW they want me to bring in some for them to buy... Samples anyone?
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Corn After Storm 06/11/10
By Daryl Lawrence
The rain storm we had the day before yesterday did quite a bit of damage to the garden. I doubt the corn is going to come back, with being all bent over from the rain and wind... It WAS going to be sweet white corn too...
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More Baby Bird Pictures 06/11/10
By John Schmit
I added another page of images from the bird cam. Both Mommy and Daddy helped take care of the little ones.
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Government Accident 06/10/10
By Artie Cardona
I was in a car accident in my government van. I was T-boned at an intersection in lovely Burbank, Washington. I had just finished a high school visit and I was heading to another high school for a visit.
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Errands Of Today 06/08/10
By Barbara Lawrence
Wow, am I pooped tonight. I guess I thought I had to do everything in one day and I sure tried. I got my WA drivers license this morning, came home for lunch, went to the Chamber, bank, Goodwill, Ikea (I needed more shelves for my bedroom) and I had to also return one shelf because it didn't have the hardware for it.
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Today's Haul 06/08/10
By Daryl Lawrence
Note size of Summer squash in Jan's hand!!? I gotta pick them more often, before they get that big. About 20 to 25 pounds, looks like about every 3 days will get this. Probably more as the other plants "come on line", that we planted weeks after the original ones...
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Ben's Heart Follow Up 06/07/10
By Cliff Chamberlin
Ben had his open heart surgery last Oct and went in 3 months later for a follow up. All was OK, but they could not get to hold still to do an EchoCardiogram on him.
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Baby Bird Pictures 06/07/10
By John Schmit
I put up a page of selected images from the bird cam. With the Momma bird sitting there, it was hard to see when the first ones hatched this morning. Enjoy!
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