Bus Decoration Fans 12/25/11
By John Schmit
There were many fans of the bus decorations this year. I'd like to show you just a few. The last lady spent the entire eight hour shift on Christmas Eve with me. She handed out candy canes and put a smile on everyones face. Enjoy!
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Christmas Lights 12/18/11
By John Schmit
It
was time to get out and view the Christmas lights on display. We
started at the Seattle overlook, Kerry Park and then visited Candy Cane
Lane. After touring another neighborhood we ended the night out with a
delicious dinner. Enjoyable, Christmas fun!
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Christmas 12/14/11
By Susie Devries
Christmas came early this year to our household!!
So did our 26th Anniversary!! How does that happen? Very simple, Santa
knew I was a very good girl this year!!! He knows everything you know.
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Renton City Concert Band 12/11/11
By John Schmit
What a fun time we had with Mom at the 2011 Holiday
Concert on Sunday at the Ikea Performing Arts Center in Renton. The
Concert Band performed several classical pieces and got everyone in a
light, positive mood. During the intermission the Flute Quartet
entertained with Christmas music. After the intermission, the band
continues with Christmas favorites and even invited the audience to
sing along. It was quite a festive program.
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Mt. Rainier 12/02/11
By Barbara Lawrence
While Linda and I were out yesterday we could see
Mt. Rainier and it was so awesome. Every time we saw it we exclaimed
over how gorgeous it looked in all its glory. We were down in Federal
Way so Linda pulled into a parking lot and I shot this picture. The
reason I wanted to get Mt. Rainier is because of the dark ominous
clouds above it while below was clear blue sky.
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Leaf Sucking 11/20/11
By John Schmit
It was a job that had to be done. Cheryl grabbed my
cell phone and took video as I worked. We sure had a laugh when we saw
it later.
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Video Menu 11/19/11
By John Schmit
I have added a Video Menu selection to Our Other
Pages list on the left. Each video will be available in three formats,
Windows Media - a higher resolution for higher data speeds, Flash - a
small version, optimised for mobile devices, and Quick Time for those
with Mac or IPad systems. Take a look and enjoy the videos there now. I
will add more as we go. NO LONGER IN SERVICE
Speech Class 11/01/11
By Rick Schmit
I am so glad to have this speech class finished. By
far, it has required more hours of work to complete the class
assignments, than in the first two classes. When all you need to do is
write a paper, you are finished when the paper is done. As you know,
that isn't the way it works for speech class.
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Bus Halloween Decorations 11/01/11
By John Schmit
Sally Spider and Peter Pumpkin joined me on the new
Rapid Ride Bus this last week. They we entertaining and even startled
a few passengers. Good fun for all!
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Tree & Workers 10/27/11
By Barbara Lawrence
I'm sending three pictures. One is of a tree at the end of our sidewalk, where we catch the Shuttle Shopper, that has turned gold. The other two shows how the men are removing the stucco. This stucco appears to have been put on in sections so one man makes saw cuts in it and now other men are removing those sections. It looked like I could see nails on the underside of the stucco section I saw so I'm not sure what they did originally. It takes two men to pull off each section of stucco and when they pulled it off, they could barely lift it. The sections looked to be about 2 ft X 3 ft., or less. I can tell you one thing - it sounds as if these men are completely removing the side of the building, it's that noisy. Darlene came down to my apartment on our way to walk, and I had to keep saying "what?" when she talked. NO TV until these men quit for the day.
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Volcano News 10/25/11
By Bill & Susie Devries
Bill is in Guatemala. Someone drove a loader into a 767 and punched a 6-8" hole in the side of the plane. Broke a couple ribs and such also. Extensive repair, much more than just sheet metal. Bill left on Saturday Oct 22.
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Building 10/18/11
By Barbara Lawrence
The men started taking down some trees and putting up the scaffolding today so I took my camera out a little after 3 (after exercises) to take these two pictures. Two of the guys here who have been talking to the workmen, said that they think I will have mold behind the stucco because my living room window has been repaired so many times.
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Weyerhaeuser Rhody & Bonsai Gardens 10/16/11
By John & Cheryl Schmit
Enjoy these pictures from our recent Sunday outing to the Weyerhaeuser gardens. While overcast, the gardens are still awesome to see. The Bonsai plants were fascinating and we even bought two Rhodys on sale there.
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Efing Weekend & Wonderful Weekend 10/09-10/11
By Cheryl & John Schmit and Barbara Lawrence
Forget the wonderful, even the great, we had a fabulous weekend. Just a trip over the mountains, an overnight at Artie & Heidi's and the ride home. But there were too many 'F' words that described the time we had.
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We had a WONDERFUL weekend. John & Cheryl picked me up Sun. morning to go to Heidi's and Artie's house in Pasco WA.
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Connor's Navy Boot Camp Graduation 10/07/11
By Wendy McLaughlin
Here are pictures from Connor's Navy boot camp graduation at Great Lakes Naval Training Center.
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Seahawks Sunday 10/04/11
By Heidi Cardona
Artie and I went up to Renton on Saturday so that we would spend the night and be up early enough to go the Seahawks game. We visited with Mom for a long time to the point where we were still up when Dad got home. We got up about 8 a.m. and had some breakfast that Mom made. We headed out by 10 a.m. to see if we get there early enough we can get some autographs. We did get there early enough to watch them practice but no autographs. We went to the pro shop and bought some more souvenirs and food before heading to our seats. It was a great game, lots of hootin' and hollerin' even all the way down the last 18 seconds. But unfortunately we lost by only 2 points. So it wasn’t a butt whoopin! The score was Atlanta Falcons 30 to Seattle Seahawks 28. Go Seahawks!
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Rocky Mountain Express 10/03/11
By John Schmit
We had another good time at the Pacific Science Center tonight. Picked up Nana and went down to see an Imax World Premier showing of Rocky Mountain Express. It's a story about the transcontinental railroad in Canada. Retracing the original route aboard the majestic steam engine 2816, we felt like we were on the train in the age of steam engines. The film put together spectacular IMAX aerial images, breathtaking vistas of the west, and gave the energy and rhythms of a live steam locomotive. The movie was filled with the stunning natural beauty of deep river canyons and high mountain passes. A must see for train fans! While at PSC waiting for the show to start, we played on some furniture there. On the way home we passed the home of the Seahawks and the Seattle train yards. Just a great night!
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Friday & Saturday 10/02/11
By Barbara Lawrence
Appointments, buses, walking, dinner, and cops! Are we having fun yet? Read on...
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Trees on South Side 09/25/11
By Barbara Lawrence
I woke up at 4:20 with the blinds both doing a dance way out and back because the wind was blowing so hard. I partially went back to sleep until 7:30 and finally got up. Sometime during the morning, the wind realllyy started blowing again. It was still 79 in here when I got up so with the wind blowing through here, it's now down to 75 - thank goodness. I decided to go for a walk but had to turn around and come home because the wind was blowing so hard against me - along with a few rain drops (with blowing junk in my eyes) that I decided it wasn't worth it. I took my camera with me to take a picture of the trees along this south wall before they are cut down. Of course in this picture it looks as if the red tree covers my apartment, but actually it covers less than 1/3 of my living room window.
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RapidRide Bus Testing 09/23/11
By John Schmit
Thursday and Friday King County Metro pulled me off of my regular bus routes to drive the RapidRide bus on a simulated running day. There are no schedules for this route. The attempt is made to keep the busses 10 minutres apart. Thursday was not the best, but Friday was real good. A computer display shows the driver how close his bus is to the one in front of him. This service will begin October 1st and I will be driving one of the busses.
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Frank Visits 09/20/11
By Cheryl & John Schmit, Barbara Lawrence and Frank B.
What a great time we had with Frank as he stayed a couple of days with us. He arrived on Sunday and right away we had to show him some of the special sights in Seattle. A little rain made for just the right atmosphere. We started with Kerry Park, then went to Fremont and saw the Troll. We drove through the University of Washington then headed east to Somerset for dramatic views of Seattle and Lake Washington. Frank spent some quality time with Barbara as she writes "Frank and I were sitting on a bench at Saltwater State Park and I saw a small butterfly land right beside me on a yellow flower - looked like a dandelion. I told Frank so he quietly got around the bench and was able to take this picture before it flew away. We sat and watched it a little while before he took the picture. Frank also got a good picture of a plane going in for a landing because the clouds were so pretty." Can't wait for the next visit, Frank!
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Starting School 09/14/11
By Lisa Barton
Things have been busy as always here. The kids started back at school. Drew is now in High School! I can't believe it, and Chance is in seventh grade now. They both started new schools this year, a little nevous at first but they have both settled in just great! They are doing so well! Alexxis starts preschool next week. She is super excited! I will for sure be taking pictures for everyone to see :) Daddy is taking her to get a hair trim and she just can't wait! It will be all day at the elementary school, so it doesn't cost anything. She is going to eat it up. I can't wait. She wants a lunch pail and back pack and all the goodies that go with school...we'll see what we can do of coarse.
A Berry Good Day 09/05/11
By John Schmit
What a fun day we had yesterday. A quick shopping trip in the morning, then play time in the afternoon. Nana joined us as we took in some sunshine at Redondo Beach. We watched the boats and fishermen as the crowds walked by. Lots of people there. We then drove along the Green River and found several places to pick wild blackberries. Picking was good and we ended up with about two quarts of berries. Once at home we fired up the Bar-b and chopped some wood for the firepit. Allen joined us for a relaxing time around the fire. The blackberry cobbler was delicious.
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Try Cheryl's Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Hunter's Star 09/05/11
By Susie Devries
This is a quilt block I made, it's called Hunter's Star. I hope to eventually make a bunch of them and then put them together into a good size quilt. I enjoy this quilting stuff so much. Three of the gals in my quilt group took a class for the Hunter's Star last October. I wanted to, but the class was full. Then I found a quilt book at Joann's that featured the star on the front so I got the book. I still could not figure it out. Then----one of my friends told me about Deb Tucker. She has a video on her web site that shows how to use a special ruler and oh man, it's so easy!! I made this green one as I call it and am working on a purple one. Bill suggested switching the light and dark colors that attach to the triangle so it would be light dark light dark. The star in the center would remain the same. When I do that, I'll take a picture and you can look at it and give me your opinion.
UPDATED 9/5/11 - Here are 3 more pics of my Hunter's Star [added to the picture page]. Two different green ones and two different purple ones. I think they turned out pretty.
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Our New Addition - Chewie 09/04/11
By Heidi Cardona
This is our new addition "Chewie". We picked him up yesterday evening. He's about 2 years old and already 61 lbs. The doc that we bumped into at Petsmart said he needs to lose some weight but overall he looks really healthy. He does have red eyes which is hereditary, he's already going blind in one eye, so we are making him an appointment later on this month to have him checked out and see if there are antibiotics that he needs to be on. Welcome to the family Chewie!
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Autumn's 1st Cheerleading Game! 09/04/11
By Susie Devries
Autumn has been practicing Cheerleading and this was her first 'real game'. She did pretty good. Our friend did her hair for her, took her an hour, but it sure was cute. All in all, 9 of us showed up to 'cheer her on'. Her cheer team is Jacksonville Wild Hogs, so is the football team and they won the game 38-ZIP!!!!! She has a game every Saturday through October 22. Practice is twice a week.
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The Great Steam Train Ride 09/03/11
By Barbara Lawrence and Cheryl & John Schmit
What a wonderful day to go ride a train pulled by a steam engine. Traveling through the green forest, we rode on the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad and felt suspended in time. We really enjoyed ourselves as it was a lovely day - not hot and certainly not cool. There were mountain streams, prairies, flowers and a grand view of Mount Rainier as we traveled through the valley on a historic steam train ride. We departed from Elbe, Washington and made the trip out to pristine Mineral Lake for a short visit and took the train back. At Mineral Lake we found gentle trails to explore. In too short of time, we were back at Elbe.
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New House 08/26/11
By Barbara Lawrence
Daryl started building his own house the first part of May 2011 next to where the trailer is now located. As soon as they finish the new house to where it is livable (hopefully the end of Sept.), they will move out of the trailer into the house. He already has a buyer for the trailer so one of these days, when he can, he will build their garage where the trailer was. He has done almost every bit of the work himself but decided to have the roofing, drywall and the brick done by professionals.
Daryl said the brick layers left this afternoon and said they would be back next week to finish the window sills as they didn't have enough brick to finish.
I am attaching three pictures taken as Daryl started, during and as of yesterday after the brick layers left.
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Autumn's Ears 08/25/11
By Susie Devries
Autumn got her ears pierced and I just fell in love with this picture!!!
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The First Visit 08/23/11
By John Schmit
Finally got the video done of the first visit to Artie and Heidi's new home. Sure had a nice time there. Artie bar-b-qu'ed and we enjoyed a wonderful meal together.
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Trip to Carpinteria 08/14/11
By Frank B.
You may be getting tired of travel stories and pictures but Carol and I, along with a close friend, went to Carpinteria, just below Santa Barbara, last week for a "Desert heat get-a-way" for a few days. Carol and I along with our sons, when they were smaller, often went to Carpinteria State park to go camping. Over the years we began to think of this tiny old fashion town as our dream vacation place for us as it does not seem to have changed much in the last 40 years we have gone there there.
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Spontaneous Weekend 08/14/11
By John & Cheryl Schmit
We had a great time this weekend. Our main objective was to deliver a headboard to Artie & Heidi for their new king size bed. Our second objective was to find a dark area to see the Perseid meteor shower Saturday night. We accomplished the first, but the full moon was too bright to let us see any meteors. We also had a great ride home on Sunday.
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Our House Part 2 08/13/11
By Heidi Cardona
It's wonderful to finally be in a house instead of an apartment! Woo Hoo!! Artie needs more tools now. The joys of being in a new house. All the things that still need done. There's more than we thought. Still, glad to be moved in! No more dealings with apartment problems. Mom & Dad were our first guests. Glad they could make it over so soon. I love my house!!
Our Building 08/13/11
By Barbara Lawrence
I live in a SHAG building "Senior Housing Assistance Group". They have decided to take the stucco siding off the south side of our three buildings and replace it all with Hardy Plank siding. The first floor has all brick, so they will leave that.
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School 08/09/11
By Rick Schmit
As of August 8th, the first two English classes with St. Louis University are complete. If all goes well, I'll finish this class with an "A"! I'll let you know how it goes.
Sweet Corn 08/08/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
10a Candy and I just got in from picking our first sweet corn for this year. My first patch is 11 rows @ 20ft long each.
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On The Way Home 08/07/11
By John Schmit
There were many pictures to take after the wedding ceremony. Of course the toasts and the cake cutting. Generally we tried to get pictures of everyone who attended. Finally, we were tired and it was time to go back to the motel. We packed the equipment and said good-by to the Bartons.
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Russ and Lisa Barton Wedding 08/07/11
By John Schmit
It was a beautiful wedding. The weather was perfect, the setting was comfortable and the bride was beautiful. Family and friends gathered together to see Russ and Lisa reunite. I had the honor of officiating the wedding this last Friday. You couldn't ask for a better day.
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Our House 08/07/11
By Heidi Cardona
Here is what our house looks like. We have everything up for now. Ther's still a few additional small things here and there to do, but most of it is done. Enjoy!
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Little Bit 08/06/11
By Susie Devries
Well folks, I think my 'little bit' granddaughter is just way too grown for her short 5 years. Today we had her baby sister, Nadia, for a short time. Nadia is 20 months. Autumn is carrying her around and says "oh I think I smell a stinky diaper". She lays Nadia down, inspects the 'soiled diaper' and says, 'yep, just as I thought'.
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Joplin Update 08/05/11
By Judie Riggen
Hopefully you will be able to see just some of the first pictures of our house and neighborhood. Most of them are on our street, the street at the top of the hill and 26th street, which goes down toward the hospital, just a bit less than a mile from our house. There are some pictures of Dianna's house on here too, if you can pick it out. It's the one with rock and yellow. One pic shows 26th street looking from the east toward the west. Our house was just over the hill. It's hard to imagine it only took a couple of minutes to do all this.
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This time the bus 08/05/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
For the past 4 1/2 yrs I've riden the train to Denver everyother Thur morn, to drive Candy back to Kearney after working a week. The past 3 months the train has had big time troubles. getting thru Western Iowa and Easter Nebr due to the flood on the Missouri River. The river is so far out of its banks, the records don't even had an idea how to measure it
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Scottish Gathering 07/30/11
By John Schmit
Saturday we headed off to the old King County Fair Grounds to check out the Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering. We enjoyed the music and there was plenty of that to go around as the various groups practiced for competitions. The weather was clear and very warm. We'll go again next year!
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Ocean Shores 07/26/11
By John Schmit
Had an awesome time at Ocean Shores, Washington this last Sunday. Went to the beach to enjoy the surf and get some video footage. There was a low fog that added so much to the pictures. It was fun to take the car off road and onto the beach. Made that all wheel drive work for a change. Nana got plenty of negative ions and we all had a wonderful meal at Red Lobster in Olympia on the way home. Nothing like some really fresh air to let you sleep good, and we did Sunday night!
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Kitchen/Laundry 07/16/11
By Artie Cardona
Here is a new look to the kitchen and laundry room.
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Day Trip to Sequim (Skwim) 07/13/11
By Barbara Lawrence
What a fantastic day we had. Darlene & I took a taxi over to the other three buildings where the bus would start loading. I wanted to make sure I got the front seat so I could take pictures. I'm shocked at the quality of the pictures I took from the bus because it was hitting bumps, etc. so I thought they would be terrible but surprised they turned out so good. UPDATED 7/16/11
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King County Metro Goats 07/13/11
By John Schmit
Got to work today to see that King County Metro had implemented its austerity program. They went green too! The goats were brought in to replace the expensive landscapers. As Pemco says, "we are a little different!"
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Ralph and a Baby Robin 07/13/11
By Susie Devries
Here are a few more pictures of Ralph the Cat. He sure did want to 'play' with that baby Robin! It was just on the other side of the window. One of Ralphs favorite places to sit/sleep/gaze outside is under my Jade plant. Perfect view of the backyard!!
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Autumn, Baby Birds and Corn Dogs 07/12/11
By Susie Devries
Autumn has been having quite a big time at Gramma Susie's house this week. Her Daddy has been teaching her to float in her swimming pool. Then we found some baby Blue Jays. We got kinda close and Mama and Daddy began squawking at us, so we left them alone. Last but not least, we made home made corn dogs. I'd never had them before and they are not too bad. I always thought I didn't like them!! Guess ya don't know till ya try something. Not going to be a regular meal, but a nice treat once in awhile. Autumn helps make the batter, threads the dogs on the stick and plunks them in the batter. Daddy did the frying.
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Bus Riding 07/09/11
By John Schmit
Had a great time with Nana as we checked out the bus system. We rode everything from vans to articulated rapid transit today. Nice introduction to riding the bus.
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House Update 07/08/11
By Heidi Cardona
Here's the latest on the house, still waiting on the underwriters, may hear something by Monday.
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Joplin Update 07/07/11
By Judie Riggen
We have our Kingsdale house nearly cleaned out of everything we own. It is all stashed in 2 PODS which are in the driveway, or in a storage unit or in our new 'vacation' home. Not much of it is in the vacation home. It is a tiny house. It's adequate and fairly comfortable, but whoever wired that house didn't believe in using electricity.
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4th of July Weekend 07/06/11
By John Schmit
What a great 4th of July weekend we had. Lisa and Lexi came in to stay with Nana and Artie and Heidi came in to stay with us. Over the three days Allen joined us several times and we all got together for good food and fun, including fireworks.
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Vancouver, Canada 06/30/11
By John Schmit
Had a great time last Sunday on a day trip to Vancouver, Canada. Stopped at the Planetarium for a show and toured the exhibits. Took a tour ride around town and stopped at the waterfront for lunch.
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Visitors From Sweden 06/30/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
In 1991 Candy and I hosted a young man, Martin, from Sweden for 11 months. He was a world class skier, who lost the last cut to represent Sweden in the 92 Winter Olympics in two down hill events. So he came to us and we had a great year.
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Ralph The Cat 06/25/11
By Susie Devries
My 20 pound cat, Ralph, resident Lard *** was caught off guard this morning. I'd gone out to get the Saturday paper. He decided to wait for me in his usual spot. My sewing machine was there, so he plopped on top of my Roomba! All of a sudden it 'sings it little song' because he sat on the GO button, and he's looking around. He then got up, and it began to move!!! That cat was gone in a flash!!! OMG, I laughed so hard!!! I don't think he will be sitting on Roomba anymore!!!! ROFLOL!!!!
Snoqualmie Casino 06/22/11
By Barbara Lawrence
Darlene and I had such a fun day today. The Access bus picked us up this morning at 9:15 and took us to the Bellevue Transfer area (at the Bellevue Park and Ride) where we boarded another bus that took us up to the Casino.
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Joplin Udate 06/22/11
By Judie Riggen
We are still with my quilting friend, but slowly moving toward getting into a place of our own. I never expected that it would take this long before we'd be able to get someplace. I guess I didn't realize when we left that night that we wouldn't be coming home again for a long long time.
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Father's Day Weekend 06/21/11
By Tricia Miller
For Father's Day I got Wes a new gas grill, which he absolutely loves! We celebrated Father's Day on Saturday because I didn't have to work that day and we had the whole day to ourselves. We went to the local hispanic market and bought carne asada and marinated chicken and made a day of grilling and relaxing. We had an awesome time!
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Should You Go First and I Remain 06/20/11
By John Schmit
I recently spent another day at my friend, Gary's recording studio. I hope you enjoy the new love song.
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Dam House Trip 06/19/11
By John Schmit
We had a great time over the weekend on June 11th & 12th. We visited with Heidi and Artie and saw their new house under construction. We also went sightseeing including visits to two Dams, one on the Snake River and one on the Columbia.
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Locks Of Love 06/10/11
By Erin Lawrence
Ally donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love :) So proud of my daughter! We also ran in the Relay For Life, 2011. Check out the pics!
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Ian's Preschool Graduation 06/10/11
By Erin Lawrence
Here are the pictures from Ian's Preschool Graduation ceremony. Enjoy!
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Update - Judie and Family 06/08/11
By Susie Devries
I talked with my sister today. The recovery process in Joplin is painfully slow. The city's devastated to say the least. Jim and Judie had good insurance on their household items and got only about a 1/3 of that. The house has been gutted, it's still standing. No roof, but standing.
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Ben's Heart Appointment 06/08/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
Ben went in last Monday for a scheduled Cardiology appt from his open heart surgery when he was 9 months old, he is 28 months now. They did an Echocardiogram and he passed with flying colors.
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Birthday Dream Come True 05/31/11
By Frank B.
As many of the family knows I love the outdoors and camping. I have camped out for most of my life but never had actually gone Back Packing. Most of my back country experience over these years was using a Jeep, a Quad or my old Tote Goat motorcycle to haul everything. I had a chance to go with my neighbor who is an Australian Journalist and diplomat to a restricted island about 50 miles off the coast of California. It was a dream come true as I had always wanted to go backpacking for real.
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MJ (Madison) First Fishing Trip 05/29/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
The first pic is MJ kissing her first fish. The second pic is MJ looking at her first fish, Craig is holding it and Tammy is sitting on the dock helping. The third pic is Cliff holding a nice bass. The last pic is MJ's pink fishing pole racked up on my rod holder in the garage.
We had a great time. The fish were plentiful and very cooperative. One big bass grabbed MJ's bobber and took it under and ran with it. The bobber came up over on the other end of the pond.
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UP 844 Steam Engine 05/28/11
By Cliff Chamberlin
The UP 844 steam engine came through Kearney NE this morning heading East. A light load of 4 work cars + 6 passenger cars. This engine could handle 20 cars at 120 mph in its hay day. Always a thrill to see it working and to hear the whistle blowing. It was heading for St. Louis and Little Rock, before returning throuogh Omaha. We'll see it through Kearney on 7/2.
Nothing better than chasing a steam engine!
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Judie and Family 05/26/11
By Susie Devries
Have just got off the phone with my sister. Their house is a shambles, but supposedly can be rebuilt. They lost the roof, and then 7" of rain fell the next day.
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Snoqualmie Casino 05/23/11
By John Schmit
Had a great time out at Snoqualmie Casino on Sunday. Went out to look around and found some fantastic views. Inside, the casino is very nice, but a bit on the expensive side. I did pass up the $205 steak. Barb and I did pick up our free drinks and a little cash off the slots. Probably will go back for more gaming. According to Barb "Darlene said that Shag chartered a bus not long after Snoqualmie opened the new casino so all of these 6 buildings could go up there. Darlene said it was a real fun trip and she really liked the casino." So, I guess we'll go back soon!!!
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Judie and Family 05/23/11
By Susie Devries
I've just gotten off the phone with Judie. Jim found her cell phone, it was in the basement. Judie is still in shock, but we had a good long conversation and she assured me that no one was hurt. Their house is a shambles, every tree in her back yard is gone, parts of the roof of her house are missing, every window was blown out. Judie said the pressure was just unreal. Their cars are demolished.
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Matt & Jaime's House 05/23/11
By Susie Devries
This is Matt and Jaimes house. Here is a picture of the house. This is the good side of the house.
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Joplin Tornado 05/23/11
By Matt Riggen
Everyone is ok. All houses gone. Mom lost her phone, call Jim if you want.
I'm Free 05/13/11
By John Schmit
Recently, a passenger on my bus was telling me about her father dying. She said that she needed to prepare for speaking at his funeral. A few days later she read to me several poems that she wrote in honor of her father. These were things she wanted to say at his funeral service. What she wrote was very good, so I asked her if I could have a copy and try to put some music to it. She graciously agreed.
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Pool Season 05/06/11
By Susie Devries
Pool season is getting here rapidly. Today Robert, Holly and Autumn got out the pool, cleaned it up and began to fill it. Autumn of course wanted to get in right now, even though it's only about 75 today. She will get cold, but come in and warm up and all will be well.
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Baby Birds 05/05/11
By Susie Devries
We have a nest of Robins again this year. They skipped last year. Mom and Dad are the proud parents of two very hungry little ones. There was a 3rd egg, but unfortunately, it met the driveway, before the baby could grow. Here are a few pictures we have.
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New Man In My Life 05/05/11
By Blanche Glaeser
Raymond and I met at church. He is a wonderful man and we share many common interests. We've been out together a couple of times and it's been lots of fun. Ray has made me feel so young again. Imagine, I'm 86 and have a new boyfriend! I think he's handsome!
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Franz Bakery Tour 05/04/11
By Barbara Lawrence
We left the Senior Center this morning at 9:45 to go to the Bakery Tour at Franz Bakery in downtown Seattle. It was different because this location only makes the bread and nothing else. The building and everything else covers more than one whole block. It was certainly like being back at Ralphs. This bakery was built in 1952 and they're still using it except they have a couple of pieces of new machinery.
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Easter Bunny 04/23/11
By John Schmit
The Easter bunny has been riding my bus lately. It's been fun having her along and the passenger sure enjoy her. Enjoy the pictures.
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Breakfast 04/23/11
By Barbara Lawrence
What a FANTASTIC morning I've already had. There were four of us that went in Linda's car to the Senior Center for a great Easter breakfast put on by the Kiwanis with entertainment from a singing group.
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Wes' Birthday 04/20/11
By Tricia Miller
These are the pics of Wes' birthday celebration. We went to Lake Perris and we stayed there for pretty much the whole day. Enjoy!
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Storms 04/20/11
By Susie Devries
We did get great storms. no damage though, other than some little branches falling from the trees. Was 90 yesterday, so far today only 57!! Big storms though, tornado sirens screaming all over. Apparently one did touch down by the base though, and that's only about 9 miles away. I love a good thunderstorm!!
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