Bryce Canyon here I come!!!

Taking a few days off and heading to Utah to take a few photos. I'll make sure to take a couple of digital photos, so I'll have something to post.
I've still got this blasted cold, but a day with a cold and not at work beats a good day at work anyday. I will try to post later in the week.

pics of us

Some of the pics or about 1 year old some or recent. Nelson , Shannice and her wing Mya at the Greek Festival getting her face painted. Shannice and one of her high school friend Alyssia. Mya and I in our Halloween costumes. Mya is a Butterfly Fairy and me a Peasant Girl. More to come.

Gotta cold

It started in my head and has moved down to my chest. Hopefully it's on it's way out. Anyway I'm home surfing for a good movie. Why is it when you don't have time to watch TV there's something interesting to watch. It's only bad news or bad movies. The weather is nice, I think I'll go lounge in the backyard. It's probably time to replant the garden. We planted tomatoes, green beans, bell peppers, herbs and squash. The squash tried to take over the garden so we had to pull it out. Here's a picture of the backyard in May. The vegetable garden is in the far end of the photo. I have the best gardener in the neighborhood and his rates are really cheap. Actually I don't even pay him(Bob).

Cedric's birthday was Tuesday, so we will have some sort of get together tomorrow. I may cook if I feel better if not we'll be going out for dinner/lunch somewhere. He's 28 now, time sure does fly. I still remember a scrawny kid playing little league baseball. Surely they can't be the same. Oh well.........

I'll try to take photos of them this weekend and post them.

til next time....

Hi guys: I work up this morning feeling so good. Just so that you guys know I e-mailed the family members twice that have not logged into the blog yet. I have not received any response from them, and they still have not logged in. So oh well.
If all goes well we plan to invite the family over and barbecue this weekend. I kinda want to get together before my surgery. The weather here is getting cooler and that's a nice change, especially when it comes to cooking outside.
I think this blog is really neat. So to the family members that are participating lets keep it up.
I will try to post some pictures also when I figure it out.
Until Later
Louise

Hi

Hi everyone I am back.
I forgot my password and had to reset it. Any way not much going. Just taking in one day at a time.
Happy Anniversary Bob and Kathryn.
Fall is here for us windy weather all week long.
Girl Scout will be on the way for us in about a week or so. Can wait to see how thing go the first night. Cross your finger and say a pray ;)
One day I will try to put some pics up pray that the computer don't freeze up on me.
Will that all for now.
Little sis.

PS Louise I am glad you can get up and around some, praying for you.

Just checking in.

Bob and Kathy congratulation on your 2 year anniversary. May you have many more happy years together.

Not this last sat, but the sat before that I had a really good day. We cooked outside. Moma, Harry and Alyssa came over. After we ate myself, Moma and Alyssa went to Trail Dust Town which is located at Tanque Verde and Grant. We walked around and had a good time. They have alot of little shops. Most of the shops were closed because we got there kinda of late. It kinda like Old Tucson. I kinda worn myself out, but it was worth it. I can't wait to get my health back and feel like a normal person. But until then I'll have to take one day at a time. Moma said to say hello to everyone.
Until Later
Louise

2 years of wedded bliss

Yesterday was our 2nd anniversary and we spent the evening at bootcamp!!! We will go to San Francisco this weekend to really celebrate. Our real first date was a trip to SF, so the city is kind of special for us. It's been a wonderful 2 years. Maybe I'll get around to taking some pictures of us this weekend.

Photos from Oregon

I've attached a few pictures from our lastest trip to Oregon.   Our first stop was Portland for a couple of days.  We arrived just in time for the Gay Pride Weekend celebration.  What a shock!!  On friday night there was a Dike Parade(this is what they called it).  There were topless women on Harley's.  Didn't know boobs could sag that far.  There was also several gangs of pirates roaming the streets.  Never did figure out that out.  The following day there was a full-on Gay Pride parade.  What a sight!!  Unbelievable!!   After those very enlightening couple of days we headed to the coast for some serenity.  On a previous our trip to the Oregon Coast we discovered this small town called Manzanita that we really liked.  It's right on the beach, population about 600.  There is a small motel right across the street from the beach.  It's great, Bob can go Kiteboarding and I can take pictures without going too far.   If  you are ever in Oregon, you should definitely  visit the coast.  

Manzanita is just beyond that last big rock.  

Correction

In my previous post I made a boo boo. I had posted that I was going to try to get Aschala's e-mail addr (Kattie's youngest daughter). I meant to say Ashley's e-mail. My bad. :) You guys probably read that and was wondering "what the heck is she talking about".
Enjoy your day
Louise

Back to School

Miles at Funderland (loves trains!)

Miles & his friend Bella (and the Daddys)

after a long day of swimming.

Aaron, Miles and his cousin Elise

Miles and his best friend Isabella

Hey everyone!

Okay Mom I know I said I would post sooner but better late than never. School started last week for Miles and I and we're all finally getting into a kind of groove with our new routine. Wednesdays are our busiest days with Miles going to swim lessons after preschool. He sure loves the water. After watching the Olympics last month he knows who Micheal Phelps is and he wants to go to the Olympics and "do diving". He was very disappointed when I told him the Olympics were over and we wouldn't be able to watch it again for a few years.

School will be very busy for me this semester because I am interning for a professor and, in a sense, teaching a class once a week. For someone as shy as I am, I can't believe I accepted the position but I figure it will be a good experience for me.
Hope everyone is well. Aunt Louise congrats on your last chemo! You are in our thoughts. Aaron and Miles say hi.

HELLO FROM TUCSON

It has taken me awhile to log on and post anything on this blog, reason being that this is my first day up and about since my last chemo. Yahoo my last chemo, I'm so glad that I'm finished with that. Hopefully later today I can get outside to see the blue sky. I've been inside for 13 days.

Well enough about that. Kathy you did a really good job of setting this blog up. Congratulations on your dark room.

Bob, you kind of had me confused with the nickname thing. I had forgotten that my stepfather had given Kathy the nickname puddin, so when you put pookie, I was like what is he talking about.

We didn't do anything for Labor Day, I was under the chemo fog.

Well I've got tons of e-mails to check, so I'm signing off for now.

By the way Kathy, did you ever get Kattie's email addr. I will try to get Aschala's (Kattie's youngest daughter) e-mail addr. I sure that she will participate.

Photography

I finally have my very own darkroom. Thanks Bob. Something that I have wanted for a long time, just never got around to doing it. I've have had most of the equipment for a few years. I'm amazed it still works. I've developed film and actually printed an image in there. Now no more excuses. My goal is to print something weekly. Who knows maybe one of them will show up in your mailbox one day.
I became interested in black and white photography after attending a class at the local community college about 10 years ago. I remember developing my first negatives and was amazed that it really worked. Then watching the images appear on paper in the developer. I was hooked.

New Girl Scout Leader

I will be leading Mya's troop. I am meeting with April Penn today to fill out papers for trianing a talk about my duties.
Let pray these Girls don't give me crazy;)
Tammie

Greeting form the East Coast

Hi every one not much going on I doing some after school care Hannah and Chloe Jeffer they are twins. Mya meet them two years ago.
Any way the family is great, school started of for Mya with out any problems I am so glad about that.
Shannice got a full time job at Dillars in Customer Services. I am happy for her and she is happy too.
Nelson is still truckin ;) but he is home for often.
Till next time
Tammie

Boot Camp

Boot camp on Wednesday was a killer.  It was at least 100 degrees, in the shade.  We started out with a 1/2 mile warm up.  Then we attacked the bleachers.  We ran up and then down the whole bleacher at the neighborhood high school.  Around the track and back to the bleachers.  Then push-up and sit-up, some I've never heard of before.  Hopping and jumping.  And if that wasn't enough.  Pilates followed the boot camp class.  I wasn't as sore as I thought I would be the next day.  

Okay people I'm still waiting for comments and posts.

Labor Day

Yesterday was great. Everyone was able to make it over for dinner. Derek is the new BBQ chef. Did a great job on the Tri-tip. There was way too much food as usual. And everyone probably ate way too much.

I think I enjoy the kids more, now that they have all moved out. All the bedrooms have been converted into office and photography rooms. So I guess they can't come back any time soon.

I signed up for 2 fitness classes(bootcamp and pilates). I may regret this later, but I really need the motivation of a class to keep exercising.

I will try to post some pictures soon to make this a little more interesting.

Be sure to make comments or even add your own post.

Keep checking.