tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148666742024-03-13T21:08:10.972-04:00Sea-AmiWe are a retired couple with grown children and many wonderful grandchildren.
Sea-Ami comes from the place where Keith wanted to retire to - "Somewhere between Seattle and Miami" an that's what we've done. We've made our home in between the two - no matter where the Lord puts us.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.comBlogger531125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-10167740774688939422016-12-19T14:20:00.006-05:002016-12-19T22:58:30.015-05:00Christmas 2016<div class="Publishwithline">
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It is time again for you all to suffer
through another one of those annual updates from me! We have had a not very interesting and not
really very busy, but at the same time, very eventful year! <o:p></o:p></div>
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On Keith’s health front, his
Parkinson’s is doing great. His neurologist is totally happy with the “lack of”
progress that this disease has made.
Such a good thing! I credit that
with his absolute dedication to maintaining as much independence as he can and
taking pretty good care of himself. On
the other hand, … this blasted arthritis is kicking our collective butts… Last fall, Keith suffered a couple partial
dislocations of his left shoulder. In
March, problems with that shoulder caused a reverse shoulder replacement
surgery, a second surgery to remove the prosthesis a month later, and a
collective two month stay in rehabilitation center after the surgeries. That took us up to middle of May before he
was released from the rehab the second time.
Thankfully, he is still recovering his strength and is faithful in going
to physical therapy twice a week to maintain and try to improve balance
issues. God is good!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Concentrix (where I was working)
closed their doors in February, so I was not working for the time period when
Keith was going through the surgeries and initial recoveries and was able to
stay close and entertain him when he was unable to get around at all. I went to work at Lowes during the spring and
was there until August, when Keith began having issues with his right arm and
shoulder which made me feel as though I was needed more at home <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> and they seemed unwilling to work
with me on scheduling. So I again became
Keith’s major pain in the hiney
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tradition: In April, our granddaughter
Brayana left for the Army! She has
decided that she wants to be a Combat Medic and we are so very proud of
her. Our hearts break at the thought of
this precious baby being out in COMBAT, but at the same time are so proud that
her heart is leading her to wanting to help others and stand for our Country. She is
currently at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. In November, Grandson Jay (Jaleel) also headed
out for Army life. He is currently in
Ft. Benning, GA. It will be a quiet
Christmas getting used to both of these two being on their new life journeys.</div>
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son in law Rod retired from the Navy after serving for 22 years. It was great to be able to host Rod’s parents
and brother when they came to visit and attend a most beautiful and moving ceremony. It was great that all 4 generations of his
family is so photogenic! Bray was
missed greatly and one of these days I will figure out how to put her into this
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We were able to take a short trip down
to visit Dad and Evie during Labor Day.
It was a short visit and I was so glad to be able to go down and visit
for a bit! Then in October they
unexpectedly sold their winter place in Arizona, and S’te volunteered to “Papa
sit” (LOL) so I flew down to AZ, met them and Tanya, and we packed them up for
them to move all the rest of their worldly goods (hahaha) together in
Oregon. So dad is once again, an Oregon
resident!!! Another clue to the “never
say never” adage…. And I got to spend a bit more time with Dad! He is doing pretty well. He is now 84 and gets around much better than
many his age. He still cannot hear much…
even with his hearing aids – which he does wear these days… and he still likes
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been a blessing for April to have been able to bring Logan out and visit twice
this year! Due to the extended recovery
we have not been able to get back to the mid-west and visit with Mom Beatty and
the rest of the family. It has been
really great to be able to be host to Keith’s nephew Jason and his buddy Cotton
also!!! Keith had an absolutely, the
most awesome 75<sup>th</sup> Birthday with them here! It was wonderful! Wish I had gotten a photo of everyone! We had a houseful with great fun and good
food! It was a great day! Logan is growing so fast and furious… he is a
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Elizabeth’s fantastic volleyball talents have earned her the offer and she has committed with Marquette Golden Eagles at <span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background: white;">Marquette University in Milwaukee,</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> Wisconsin. We are so very proud of her, her hard work, and how well she uses her talents and abilities. Brennan worked another whole summer in baseball. Traveling all over with tournaments and doing so very well! He is loving his first year in High School, playing basketball, and just being 15! They are all just growing up way to fast<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">!</span></span></span></div>
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absolutely blessed with the ability to do a family cruise to Alaska during
August! I hunted for the photo that was
taken when we boarded – but didn’t find it …. But here is the back half of the
van when we got underway! It was a great
trip. Glacier Bay was in it’s glory
being midsummer and we could do the train to White Pass as it has handicap
availability. Makk connected with a
group his age and really did the teen party trip… he seemed to have a blast and
the rest… well… everyone seemed to have a great time! I was so happy and content seeing my chickies
being busy and enjoying themselves. It
was quite different from the family trip of 9 years ago … where swimsuits and
horserides were the thing… beings at it was a Mexican cruise… LOL
What a wonderful world we live in!
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-31434656676516026242015-04-16T11:01:00.003-04:002015-04-16T11:01:49.811-04:00New Job AnnouncementOur church - Crossroads Neighborhood Church - has just posted the announcement for it's search for a Church Administrator. We are going through a big transition and this is a huge step for our church as a whole. If you know anyone that would fit this bill!!! Please pass it on!<br />
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Thanks to all!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-75355118488984943872014-04-11T12:24:00.000-04:002014-04-14T12:41:12.576-04:00San Diego in April - MexicoachHappy 10th Anniversary to us!! We actually spent most of our Anniversary in Tijuana - visiting with Dra. Ruth! She is the bestest!! :) Yay!!!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrmGiga7PGj-3lSDz7rIdzhS0PrHreHJTq_uU7T0hwx2mfL6mEQEHAwddGv9laGlbQld57Pdi9qzbRBZy6MFuCHNHKl-NbLzwleXNvemrs1mn9WFKaVhNbWnujcYZh8C-Prhd/s1600/2014-04-07+14-11-16+-+P4070024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrmGiga7PGj-3lSDz7rIdzhS0PrHreHJTq_uU7T0hwx2mfL6mEQEHAwddGv9laGlbQld57Pdi9qzbRBZy6MFuCHNHKl-NbLzwleXNvemrs1mn9WFKaVhNbWnujcYZh8C-Prhd/s1600/2014-04-07+14-11-16+-+P4070024.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>It was a beautiful day! We found our way across from the new and un-marked revised border crossing! Don't know why the streets are almost empty - could it be that someone that does not have a predetermined reason for visiting TJ cannot find their way across any more? I get teased because I absolutely refuse to drive over there - but jeez.... I have been going to the same address for over 15 years - and still don't recognize my way around in a cab or bus! OH and the BUS ! ! ! ! Hahahahahaha!!! 3 times in 7 days, after Keith spent the day at Dra. Ruth's, we walked down to the station to catch the <a href="http://www.mexicoach.com/" target="_blank">Mexicoach</a> (or whatever it is that they call it these days) and 3 times we were told... "No Service Today"... The coach was at the parking lot when we went in - but... on Friday the 4th - we had to take a cab from the station to the border and walk across because "last bus left at 3"... So when we went back on Monday I asked the attendant specifically - what time is last bus today... She said 5, every hour until 5... We got to the station at 1:30 - no bus this afternoon... said the pharmacist next door... no attendant... On the next Friday - again I asked the attendant on the US side... she said 'every 1 hour until 3... we got there at 2:30... no attendant, no service, no bus. So on both of those occasions we again took a cab for $6 ($5 +$1 tip) to the border, walked across, and since Keith couldn't do the bridge walk again, we took a pedicab back across the bridge to the parking lot - for another $8... the $7 for the parking... SO I'm thinking that maybe the <a href="http://borderstationparking.com/" target="_blank">Border Station</a> parking lot is no longer the best place to park... It used to be - but here I am again... living in history! Oh, the pedicab ride was great!! I would have loved to have had the option to take a longer ride... those guys sure earn their money!! I asked the one fellow if he was sure he could get us across the bridge and he just laughed at me bwahahaha!! They were so very nice!<br />
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On Monday, while Dra. Ruth was taking care of Keith, I went over next door and got the most amazing facial EVER!! For 2 hours I laid back in the chair with the sweetest tech working on my face... she massaged, oiled, creamed, electrocuted, zapped... oh MAN it was awesome!!! and when my time was over my face was soooo soft... so sweet!!! She did a pretty good massage on my neck and shoulders too... oooohhhhh I could've just stayed there all day!!!! and for ...... wait for it.... less than $50 INCLUDING TIP!!!<br />
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<br /></3>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-83196312288614421852014-04-02T19:27:00.001-04:002014-04-14T12:42:52.193-04:00Saga of our planned San Diego Trip . . . Oh the joys of online shopping.... and for what???<br />
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Back in February Keith decided that he wanted to go to Denver, CO to see Elizabeth play volleyball in the Regional's. She is quite a talented player and Keith really, really enjoys seeing her play. I have only seen her play once - and since I am not 'up' on all the rules of volleyball... don't know for sure just exactly what I was watching... but Elizabeth did great .... but I digress.... again....<br />
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So anyway, we looked at airfare between Vegas and Denver... found what looked like a fairly good deal on <a href="https://www.spirit.com/" target="_blank">SPIRIT AIR</a>lines... and while booking our trip - what looked like a decent price for a rental vehicle popped up there, so Keith said go ahead and do that - since we would still need to travel between the hotel and the volleyball venue and airport. THEN we had to choose if we were going to have a carryon (the computer bag) - for $$$ .. then (we are getting used to having to pay for checked luggage) our checked suitcases- more $$$$... and then for OUR SEATS!!! Now, I've not had to pay in advance for our seats before... BUT I didn't think we would actually be allowed to stand in the aisle for the trip.... so more $$$.. at the end of it... the beginning price was $444 for the flight and car (not bad!) BUT- the NET price was $787!!! and then another $450+ for the hotel ... all righty then... THEN, the weather changed to terribly nasty and I'm thinking there must've been something else happen - but Keith decided not to go... So, expecting a hefty cancellation fee - I cancelled the hotel (whoa - no fee since I cancelled over 30 days before) - and then I called Spirit... $ 125.OO EACH cancellation fee... so ok... I will lose $250 of the $787.. so sad to see it go... and then find out NO REFUNDS - NOT EVEN ON THE CAR RENTAL...<br />
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So we decide to use the $537 for hotel and go to San Diego for our Anniversary - and go see Dr. Ruth (our dentista)... NOT... We cannot use the credit unless we book a package that includes airfare... and if we have airfare, we have to have a vehicle, and the hotel charges us per day PER PERSON... So we are trying to decide what we want to do ... meanwhile Keith talks to Jackson and he says - oh great, will be so glad to see you guys, you are going to stay here with me again... Keith says that sounds really good... so we firm up our plans... We book our airfare and a car... and the website won't let me use the credit because I have to have the exact amount booked or more... a glitch (hahahahaha) they say... so I call them... To book via a person is a different price than booking online (and way more than the credits we have coming) but I can contact tech support to see why it won't take the credit... lol... by now I am ready to literally pull my hair out..........<br />
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So tech support gives me the workaround - and we should still have $40+ in credits left over to use on the NEW seat purchase... which I was to go back into the website and redo that part... BUT wa-la!!! no credits... So I call them back again and find out the credits are a ONE TIME DEAL AND CANNOT BE SPLIT BETWEEN BOOKINGS.... EVEN THO' IT IS 1 TRIP - IT IS 2 'BOOKINGS'...... So... I ask about seats... and they said since we are not purchasing seats in advance - we will be assigned random (not necessarily together) seats when we check in.... well it's only a 1 hour flight... I can deal.... Dad and Evie will watch the granddogs - and we are all set...<br />
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Then Jackson's son called Keith - Jackson has fallen again (oh so sorry to hear that... he hasn't been doing all that great and we were really looking forward to seeing him again) and he is now in Reno - his house is all closed up - sorry if there is inconvenience - but - even tho' we've been there many times before and the fact that I used to housesit often for them when they went on their trips - due to liability - we cannot stay there. He can arrange for someone to meet us to get the things we've left there but that is all. So.... I hunt up a hotel... we hope it is decent - but it IS BOOKED... We have a place to stay from 4/3 to 4/14... the dates of our very expensive Spirit deal...<br />
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and then on April 1 Evie got a very scary phone call regarding her mom. Not good news... Ever feel like you are trying to plan a trip to hell???? So . . . Evie is trying to decide how fast she can get North and just how. We aren't leaving until Thursday and the only airline that has straight in flights to Eugene flies on Thursday (good) at 9 am (not so good) - our flight isn't until 1:30 and we don't have parking until 11 am... Keith suggests that maybe they should just drive... Dad hops on that (trying to help Evie who is almost a basket case trying to figure the best way for everyone) and gets things arranged with the office and Mike (the summer caretaker) and they pack the car - and they are taking the boyz... with them... until we head north ourselves (when depends on if we have people in our house or not) to stop by and pick them up. So I pack the boyz up too... Tuesday morning comes and Dad and Evie are both on tenderhooks... waiting for hospice to call back and not wanting to hear from them... then just giving up and taking off... SO I promise Evie that I will clean up, empty the fridge and freezer, and take care of all that stuff... before we leave Thurs. AND I GOT IT DONE! :)<br />
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Wednesday noon, Evie calls and they made it up there in time :) she was able to hold her Mom's hand and get a squeeze on hers. She said Dad and the boyz made the trip find - and she was going to take a nap. Now for her it is the sad waiting game... I pray that her Mom rallies and gets better... selfish of me to wish for this for Evie... I know the pain of losing Mom... don't wish that on anyone . . .<br />
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So today I get an email... Check in online (it is an additional fee to check in and get a boarding pass at the airport) - so I do that and get....<a href="https://www.spirit.com/ErrorMessage.aspx" target="_blank">ERROR</a> again and again... after about 3 hours I finally get online and print the boarding passes - seeing a note that the bag sizes and weights for the Vegas airport are listed under help on the homepage.... so I go back in and try to find out what this is talking about... haven't made it yet... more error messages... I hope I find out before we finish packing...<br />
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We got here in Feb - we left Bremerton the day after the Seahawks totally kicked butt in the SUPERBOWL!!! Not to sure why the score was so totally one-sided - but glad to be rooting for a winning team :) This was at Church the morning of Superbowl... Even had Bronco's fans right up on stage with the Seahawks fans... It was so cute :)<br />
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Bray's Varsity Basketball team made it clear through to the next to last game before a hard, hard loss. It's doubly hard for the girls since so many got injured by the other team and the ref's didn't seem to be at all on the ball.<br />
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It's really nice and plenty of room for us for a few months at a time. <br />
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Sunday's we've been going over to the Aquarius (in Laughlin) for brunch and on Monday's we (Evvie and I) go over and play Domino's - so I've finally learned how to play the Mexican Train game LOL<br />
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The 'closest' neighbors that are trying so hard to annoy Keith into packing his suitcase and walking out. They park their noisy diesel as close to our front door as they possibly can. It wouldn't be so bad if they HAD to be this close... One more reason to just hang it up... hehee....<br />
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We got our satellite dish installed but cannot park directly in front of it - or it won't work... hmmmmm<br />
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AND since our 'closest' neighbors have a 5th wheel and their bedroom is right next to the tv - we put up plywood to insulate.... and Mike and Keith got the screen door installed too... so now we have a sun AND wind protected area to watch tv without bothering anyone else :)<br />
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Jaleel is all dressed up for the TOGO dance at school - His date also wore black and white - so they matched! It was a looonngggg process finding just the right things for his 1st high school dance :)<br />
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Our pretty tree in the front window of our new house. Not to bad for 9 days after unloading our storage unit! LOL Bray and Jay helped me by putting up the outside lights :) They scared me to death up there laying around and hanging over the roofline! I think they had fun arranging and rearranging the lights so they looked the best. Next year we will have more of an idea of how they are going to look - so it WILL be better :) but I love how they strung these :)<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">and we went to Cavelle's 1st grade Christmas Program... As you can see - it was a tad bit long for him ~ but he actually did really really well!!!! It was a great program!</span><br />
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And to several of Desi's JB and Bray's Varsity Basketball Games :)<br />
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and to Makkiah's band concert :)<br />
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And to Jay's band concert :) He actually plays in 3 band so we got to watch him more than most!!<br />
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And a really nice lady came barreling out of the Church parking lot and tried real hard to take my bumper off... S'te came right out and checked on us ~ and took Papa on to the YMCA for his group - Did $6,000+ worth of damage - she hit hard enough to even break the bumper mounts... Absolutely no problem though. <a href="http://www.uptownab.com/" target="_blank">Uptown</a> Auto Body did an awesome job in getting it all repaired - good as new - made sure we had a rental car - it was almost a painless process!<br />
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And on the 20th I had surgery on both hands :( I had a trigger finger release on my right hand and carpal tunnel release on my left... I was pretty well no-handed for several days<br />
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and somewhere along the lines - we went to the Elk's (BPOE) Family Christmas party and the kids got to do the Limbo, Musical Chairs, and, of course, See SANTA!!!! Keith ended up joining the Elk's Lodge so it will be a new place to see people - and it's nice and close too!<br />
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And we strung popcorn for a whole afternoon! and then hung it out on the bushes :)<br />
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Makkiah in his winter attire LOL He made an arrow out of his as he decorated part of the front yard :)<br />
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I fixed breakfast and Rod and S'te prepared a huge dinner. We had all sorts of goodies! Ladaria and her boyfriend made it over and spend the afternoon - so the kids had all their kids together again for Christmas :) I am so glad they now how special that is!</div>
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Baby Logan is coming up on 4 months old and April says he is growing like a weed! He looks so much like Brennan did that it is almost complete deja' vu for me. Mostly since about all I had of Brennan at this age were also photos :) He is sure a cutie. April sends us photos and videos pretty often. I sure wish we were ALL closer. I saw Elizabeth a few times when she was tiny like this but not very often since. <br />
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April's tree with all the different ornaments from over the years. It is definitely 1 of a kind :) Maybe someday we will have the pleasure of spending Christmas with this set of wonderful grandchildren ~<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-44615149863535441342013-12-08T20:23:00.000-05:002014-03-14T20:23:36.527-04:00The finished product and move in!We finally made the move out of the storage unit on the 5th of December. Hard won progress! On Monday the 3rd we had movers all lined up and about an hour into the truck loading we got word that we DID NOT have a Certificate of Occupancy or a Final on our permits - so nothing could be moved into the house... So we ended up paying the company to move all the stuff back into the storage unit - and then found out that they were booked on the 5th... Geez... if it hasn't been for bad luck - we've had no luck at all. On top of it all - the wife to the contractor is a snotty little ***. If excuses were dollar bills she could paper the county... and most of it false to boot. I guess she figured that I wasn't smart enough to find out when the permits were pulled or inspections requested.... NOTHING was done in the promised time frames.<br />
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We did get our final, called a couple on Craigslist.com and met them - and got all moved, set up, and done before 2 pm on the 5th (the last day so I didn't have to pay for another month of storage!). Thank you guys for the awesome and happy job!!!! It was soooo cold!!! and it started snowing just as they finished!!!<br />
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At the end of Day 1 - we had this much stuff washed, stripped, unpacked, organized and put away! It never would've come together like this without the (can I say it again?) AWESOME assistance of my Grandchildren!!!! And all without begging, pleading, or coercion!!! LOL I think we even had dinner ready over at S'te's - so we were in them!!! :)<br />
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S'te... well what can I say. S'te is S'te. She has more energy and craftiness in her little finger than I have in my whole body! In addition to coordinating all the 'stuff' for our house, trying to get us moved up there, and being the Mom to 8 children, she has opened her boutique. For several years now she has done crafty stuff from home... starting with her Daddy Pillows and bows... In fact, Will calls her the bow lady :) She graduated to an Etsy shop and sold her crafts, made to order, online at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllRibbonedOut?ga_search_query=allribbonedout&ga_search_type=seller_usernames" target="_blank">All Ribboned Out</a>. Then she bought her embroidery machine and set up the family room... Then they moved and she had a designated workshop - which it took less than a year for her to grow out of. By chance there was a wonderful place, in a little strip mall, close to home, with plenty of room for a showroom and her machines and inventory, for close to a decent price. Her work is so awesome and such great quality that she is now working 5 days per week to try to keep up with orders!<br />
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Some samples of the personalized, custom orders that have been crafted by S'te and Jeanne at All Ribboned Out.<br />
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They even have 2 Facebook pages... <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AllRibbonedOut" target="_blank">All Ribboned Out</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/651223758254904/" target="_blank">All Ribboned Out Bremerton</a> - for those who are in the Bremerton area and can come in and patronize the store! She has some awesome adorable things for boys and girls!!!<br />
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and these are my favorites!! She made one for baby Logan!!!!</div>
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Which is our newest addition. He was born in August and I will probably have a whole page of photos to share as soon as I get some emails forwarded from April. <br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-81396401194730221832013-11-30T18:24:00.000-05:002014-03-02T20:43:50.607-05:00November 2013 - The MOVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In getting ready to move - we had some wonderful weather! Dad and Al came and took the Salem deck apart to put back together out at Evies' house in Gaylord... (not quite to Powers). This happened just before they took off for BHC so it didn't get put together (lol) YET - but it will be 'as soon as they get back'... hahaa!!! The fruit trees gave abundantly this year and I have given away soooo much!! I am thankful that Keith talked me out of putting in a garden... I would have been totally overwhelmed with all that ripening produce on top of everything else :)<br />
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And next of course, is Ladaria's birthday... She has blossomed into a fantastic young lady. She has grown into some of her potential - and is working hard on getting back to school and realizing some more of it. She is one awesome girl!!!<br />
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ok... back to the move... With renters expecting to move into a CLEAN house on November 10 - we finally got our behinds out on NOVEMBER 8th... We had to buy another fridge for the house - but - we did get gone! We had nice weather for the drive up to Bremerton - but towards dusk - it started raining... We should have arrived by about 3 pm but the trailer rented from Uhaul got a flat... and that became a 3 hour delay... but the movers did finally arrive and we did our 3 part unload... Even Ellie made it in 1 piece :) <br />
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Now ensconced back in the 36' Salem Travel Trailer in S'te's driveway - we waited, and waited, and waited, for workers to show up. Our house should have been complete Oct 15 ~ Oct 30 at the latest! S'te and I went to Lowes and got everything that we thought they could possibly need that I would want to pick out - we had the cabinetry ordered before we even went back down to CB - and they were DELIVERED on Nov 1 - Patrick assured us all would be ready to just 'slap them in' as soon as they got there - Appliances were delivered Nov 3 - and ended up in Rod and S'te's garage because THERE WAS NO MORE ROOM IN OUR GARAGE BECAUSE NO ONE WAS SHOWING UP TO WORK ON THE HOUSE!<br />
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It was a real unusual sight to see 3 trucks with workers there... all at the same time... YIPPEEE!!!!<br />
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Thanksgiving week rolled around and Patrick was still saying we could move in before 12/1... What a crock! These photos were taken the day after Thanksgiving - not a worker in sight and SOOO much work still to do! The counter-tops ended up costing us about $1,000 more than budgeted because of the lack of planning and scheduling... The empty spaces on both sides are where missing cabinets will go - when they finally arrive. This is the point we were at when our VA Inspector showed up to inspect for our transition-from-construction loan. It was not a good inspection. <br />
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BUT... on a better note! We had Thanksgiving Dinner at the Crossroads Neighborhood Church with the family. Ladaria didn't join us as she was busy cooking her own 1st Thanksgiving meal for her new family. But we did get a photo taken at the CNC! So here is the 'family photo' for Thanksgiving 2013! S'te hard at work in her new shop, Rod still slaving away for the US Navy! Good things are still happening all the time :) I don't let the frustrations with the house rule our lives... I still see the blessings in each and every day!!!<br />
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Rod made CHEIF... !!!!! and here is the family photo taken at the ceremony! We are all soooo proud of him!!! Yay!!!<br />
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And so ended our November... Still in the Salem but getting to spend each day with the kids and helping out as best as I can! :)<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-56089270722282119162013-10-19T21:25:00.000-04:002014-03-02T10:59:48.169-05:00ANOTHER remodel!!!It actually took months and months and months... but we got it... If it wasn't one thing going wrong - it was yet another. I so love to use the little bit of talent I seem to have for putting a house together!! LOL We finally closed on the house on August 15th... We had our contractor in place... 6-8 weeks.... well that turned into a circle jerk... I heard all the excuses for not getting done during the timeframe quoted... but the fact remains, if you don't show up at the house - nothing is going to get done!!! We started off with a bang... the 1st weekend - we had a rolloff delivered and we started in!!!<br />
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We opened it:<br />
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We tore into it!<br />
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We hauled it out!<br />
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The kitchen almost completely empty! Jeannie and I are hauling the "countertop" outside<br />
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And so many pitched in to help!<br />
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Bray swings a really mean hammer!<br />
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Even Cavelle got into it! He loved tearing things apart! LOL<br />
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Over Labor Day weekend - or at least on both sides of it - <a href="http://heatingwithquality.com/">Quality </a> installed our new heat pump system. It took them less than a week to install all the ductwork and the system... :) We had a configuration issue that DID hold us up some a while later - but Quality did come back and make it right - then, we waited, and we waited, and we waited... </div>
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Need I say more? In August, Rich and April expanded their family by 1... :) In my opinion he looks just like Brennan did when he was a baby. He is happy, healthy, and very, very well loved! You can tell by the photos below!<br />
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Keith was able to go back and spend a few days with the new baby, his Lil' April and kids, and see his Mom all at the same time. <br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-14432912846593108432013-05-25T21:15:00.000-04:002014-03-02T11:00:40.869-05:002013 - Almost Summer!!! April and MayIt's been a while - again! Got so far behind! And I've been busy too!<br />
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We got headed home mid-April. Keith had his appointment for the surgery to correct the 'swan's neck' syndrome in his 3 "leftist" fingers of his left hand. After many miles and absolute circle jerks with the VA (yes, Veteran's Health Administration) we totally gave up on them and went to Dr. Butters at Slocum Ortho in Eugene! His surgery was scheduled for May 28 - right outta the box!! I was like - YEA - go team!! So great! <br />
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So we did the preop before we headed north to Bremerton! We took the travel trailer up and parked it in S'te and Rod's driveway before boarding the Holland-America Westerdam for our 7 day Alaska Cruise!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith worked with him for several years. They were on board </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with their daughter and son-in-law</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one of the glaciers - we were lucky enough to see it 'calving' just a little. The blue is the 'fossilized' snow and is what makes it a glacier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of where we were on Glacier Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith was so excited - we took a helicopter ride up onto a glacier near Mendenhall Glacier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us standing on the Glacier with ice boots</td></tr>
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The helicopter ride was awesome. At times I was glad that I was sandwiched between Keith and another couple in the back seat. It was quite a ride. Weather came in right behind us and they sent a 'scout' helicopter in for our pilots to follow out. Ours was the only trip of the day... 'due to weather'... sure glad we were on the ground when I heard that! haha!!<br />
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Keith went into town by himself in Ketchikan. I just wasn't up to it. I watched the activity from the Lido Deck and we both enjoyed our days. Keith went ashore in Seward also - They used the dingy's to go ashore and I just didn't think that would work for me :) I only went ashore in Juneau and Victoria.<br />
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We had an awesome trip - we played some slots, a few table games, went to the entertainment each evening, and of course, we ATE, and we ATE, and we ATE! We invested to a week pass for the hydro-pool and sauna - and that was totally unbelievable. We saw wolves, fish, whales, people, food, all sorts of birds - early spring - everything was just waking up. The whales were awesome but surfaced so quickly I didn't get any good photos :) </div>
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In Victoria - the ship had an issue with Customs so - even tho' we actually arrived early - we berthed about an hour late and also at the same time as another ship - it was an unbelievable mess! No one seemed to know where anyone was going - or supposed to go. The signage was vague - and we got wrong directions several times. Our excursion was supposed to go to one of the Castle's, to the "Hotel" for Tea, and tour the historic area - a 3 hour tour... (reminds me of Gilligan's Island) hehee... BUT... we got in the wrong line - went to another line - got told to go back to the 1st line - got told this is NOT the right line - and I finally got change to call the number - and found the guy - and it as already 7 and the ship was leaving at 10 - and it was SOOOO cold!!!! He just gave me a refund - I paid $140 USD for the excursion for 2. He refunded 140 CanDollars - and then I had to pay 10% to the exchange to change it back to USD... I really got ripped... A bit annoyed for sure! We got back on the ship and had some culinary therapy and went to enjoy the Casino for the last evening! We learn a great lesson every single day :)</div>
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S'te picked us up from the ship on Saturday morning and wah-laa - there was a Jaguar's Track Meet in Seattle! So we drove across town and watched the kids! They did so great!</div>
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0Coos Bay, OR, USA43.3665007 -124.2178903000000243.274174200000004 -124.37925180000002 43.4588272 -124.05652880000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-25447147837375144572013-04-06T13:04:00.000-04:002013-08-04T13:07:14.569-04:002013 - March and part of April. . . It was a very, very busy spring. Still depressed over losing my little Tristin - I had to stay busy or go totally nuts. So stay busy I did! After our move across the 'street' to the park model trailer - I followed my neighbors suit and put in a 'drip' sprinkler system so that I could keep everything watered while we were gone for the summer. I potted new plants and transplanted cactus that were actually splitting out their old pots. The boys really loved having the deck and front windows that they could 'see' out of! :)<br />
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About two weeks after our big 'move' April, Elizabeth, and Brennan got to come out for their promised visit! April is getting a little bit of a 'baby belly' but not to much of one :) So excited to be expecting a brand new grandson in August. Elizabeth is real excited to have a new baby - of course! Brennan is rather blase about it - like boys seem to be when it comes to "girl" stuff!<br />
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While they were there we did the River Tour that was provided by the Riverside. It was a great boat ride. It toured up to the Dam and down beyond Harrahs giving details, history, and a lot of fun facts about Laughlin, Bullhead City, and the Colorado River. Of course we had lots of great food, a soak in the hot tub, and a great gab fest! Evie's family was also here to visit this same week - so we were all busy going and doing! April and kids also visited Lake Havesu City and the London Bridge, and went over to Oatman to see the ghost town. We didn't do this trip with them as Keith had an appointment as I had to get him ready to travel back East with April.<br />
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Just before the kids and Keith were due to leave for the trip back to St. Louis we got some really bad news about Aunt Nita. She had earlier been diagnosed with an inoperable 'growth' - and time was getting closer than anyone had realized. Dad and I decided that we needed to make a quick trip up... Here is how we traveled...<br />
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Before leaving Myrtle Point, we stopped down at the Assisted Care Center and saw Aunt Peggy and Uncle Homer. They were just finishing dinner and were happy to see us. We visited for just a few minutes before Aunt Peggy said she was tired and ready to go back to their room. Everyone there was very nice to us.</div>
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On April 4 we celebrated our 9th Wedding Anniversary. It was a very quiet day - we just kind of unpacked and got resettled after our trips and recent loss of my very dear Aunt.<br />
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In memory of Aunt Nita and Uncle Jim . . . Clear back in 1975 when I first got back to Myrtle Point (I was 20) after living back in the eastern part of the USA most of my life, Aunt Nita kind of took me under her wing. She acted as tho' I had never been gone. She was a bit rough on me (or so I thought at the time) at times but she helped me immensely. I had no car or transportation - so she took me over to SWOCC to get my GED, took care of Jeremy while I took (and passed ) the tests. She helped me get situated with a doctor, loaned me funds to get an apartment (right upstairs from Mom on Ash Street) for Jeremy and I, and always welcomed me at her house. I spent many, many hours over there - never tiring of the conversation and learning about my father's side of the family. Uncle Jim also took me right in - like the lost that I was... All through the years, Aunt Nita and Uncle Jim championed me - during some very hard times - and through some even harder times. I worked for them for several years at the Casino. I sometimes felt that she expected more from me than anyone else and I pushed to try to produce. Sometimes I failed. Sometimes I didn't. But I always felt close to her. There was a time of a massive misunderstanding and we went several years without contact - even though we lived in the same community - but Jeremy's disappearance in 1986 completely dissolved and overcame that. Aunt Nita immediately flew into high gear and did everything she could think of to do - to help me find him. Her efforts (as all of our efforts) came to naught - but I know - in my heart - that she tried her very, very best. To this day - I love and thank her for all she and Uncle Jim did for me, S'te, and Jeremy. I know that she will find a way to help Jeremy let us know where he is and what happened. I just know she will. Rest in Peace Aunt Nita and Uncle Jim. I think of you often and always with good and loving memories.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0Bullhead City, AZ, USA35.1477774 -114.5682982999999834.9399784 -114.89102179999998 35.355576400000004 -114.24557479999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-50558612407016113972013-03-10T20:40:00.000-04:002013-05-30T20:41:00.694-04:00Intermission - Part IIWe went back to Bullhead on the 15th of February (or thereabouts) and settled in as a childless couple. I finished putting together all the parts and pieces of Tman's stay with us that didn't go with him - but I WILL see him again and take his things to him. <div>
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Among the things we did was - buy a nicer "park model" trailer that is 2 doors down from Dad. So I took photos of the travel trailer and set about getting it ready to sell - after I got all moved out of it. About this time we found out that April and the kids were going to be able to come visit us for spring break (YAY) in March. I was so happy to get that news! </div>
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The boys settled right in - as they had their choices of laps - it seemed that they both always chose the same one at the same time :)<br />
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We headed for the dentist on Tuesday morning - got our appointment all done and found out that my partial wouldn't be ready until Saturday morning. What to do???<br />
We sat down to tacos and burritos and discussed the impending several day wait. And Keith said... "How about we just run on over to San Diego? Jackson said we are always welcome!" Dad didn't disagree or say he wouldn't go - so - we went back to Yuma - got our 'stuff' loaded while Keith made arrangements with the Best Western to return on Friday - and off we went! Evie had never been over the I-8 to San Diego or to San Diego itself - so she was ready!!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Jackson was suprised to see us, to say the least. He came home from his doctor appointment - and there we were! Teach him not to have a cell phone and go somewhere the day Keith tries to call him!! We had a great visit and werer very well welcomed. Evie and I cooked dinner (well, the first night we reheated the pounds of food that was left over from our Dave's BBQ visit the night before). Then Jackson cooked a huge roast. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">We went up to Channel 1 and visited with friends there while Keith, Jackson, and Dad played pool. </span><span style="text-align: center;">We took a day and went sight seeing - over Coronado and had ice cream. Dad just about froze - of course - we went the coldest 2 days of the year! But he was a great sport about it! I ran over and bought him a fleece to keep some of the chill off! I do believe that Jackson was unhappy to see us go. We had a lot of laughs and a great time.</span><br />
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On the way back we stopped at Lake Havasu so that I could take a closer look at the London Bridge. It's been there for a while - and we've driven past it a few times - but this time I was determined. SO I didn't ask anyone - I just stopped. Dad and Keith didn't want to get out of the pickup - so Evie and I took our own little wander and snapped a few photos. <br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-54859029810495551322013-02-06T18:14:00.000-05:002013-05-30T18:15:15.968-04:00A long intermission - Part 1It's been a long intermission since the hopeful Christmas posts - and a LOT of devastating things have happened. It's taken a while for me to be able to find the words. Even thinking of telling my story brings the tears on.<br />
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On top of our list was the loss of our baby Tman to an adoptive home. I know in my head that God made the right choice when He brought Tman's-siblings-adoptive family into the picture. After all the months that no one had stepped up - we went to court in January for the preliminary show cause for termination. No one showed but us - and we were ecstatic when the judged ruled for tpr right then and there and we were able to head out on our way to Arizona. Little did I know that just 3 short weeks later - my life was going to get torn up again...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoQMRANBGhA_-CNL2aWULNhvC969T4Fn0YT3c_htWi0SSkJZ3MZyUQuC9sj0opIXxsjjlAphsSfvblQBF68FBE7KlnBLVYQk0R9vnb7Ee6ZhasTRew2lMLY_YffK8UrKmjT3Z/s1600/2013-01-15+12-14-58+-+DSCN1270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoQMRANBGhA_-CNL2aWULNhvC969T4Fn0YT3c_htWi0SSkJZ3MZyUQuC9sj0opIXxsjjlAphsSfvblQBF68FBE7KlnBLVYQk0R9vnb7Ee6ZhasTRew2lMLY_YffK8UrKmjT3Z/s320/2013-01-15+12-14-58+-+DSCN1270.JPG" width="320" /></a>But, we headed south - and spent the night with Mom. Tman just loves his Grandma JJ! His little face just lights up (as does hers) when they see each other! It is funny how a little person that is of absolutely no relation can bring so much joy to so many people! I somehow cannot put much faith in people that use the 'not my blood' or 'is my blood' as excuses for bad behavior... anyhow... Here is the man at Grandma's house... He is learning to use that spoon (not always the right end even goes into the mouth - but he knows it goes there!) Grandma and Aunt TT took him to the playground and they totally wore him out! Worked out great for us to load up and leave towards evening to head over to Arizona. Thought it would be a good idea to do the long part of our drive while he would be sleeping since he hates the car seat so much! btw... we even bought him a new Cadillac style carseat since we knew he'd be in it for so long!<br />
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He is such a happy boy! We fixed up a special area for his bed and toys - a spot to call his own - and he loved playing in it. Of course, being in a travel trailer for 2 weeks - we were all pretty close all the time :)<br />
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Tman is having himself a great breakfast - he is doing so well at feeding himself. Even the pink cheeks lets us know how happy he is!<br />
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Dad and Keith gated and boxed in the end of the deck so we wouldn't have any inadvertent 'run-aways' - of either kid or puppy! Tman, Chato, and Cinco all had a blast in the nice dry climate and being able to run in and out, and out and in!<br />
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He's been working on getting those blocks to 'build' for quite a while now - and by golly - He's got it!! :)<br />
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By this time, we've had contact with Tman's 'other family' and have learned that they are leaning towards taking him into their family. In conversation, I totally understand why they stood back so far, for so long. And really, as much as I love him, I do understand her reasons. He is a very, very lucky little boy to go to a family that has so much love in them - and to have siblings that aren't 35 years older than him - and to have parents that are young enough to be parents instead of parents old enough to be his great-grand-parents. After a lot of discussion and a LOT of prayer, Keith and I decided that it is best for him to us be his foster grandparents - if his new family will let us do that. Plans were made to meet with them when we arrive in Eugene - and then transition on his 18 month birthday. A sad day for sure - heartbreaking to drive away with him watching me with the questions in his eyes. So many prayers for him. I have photos of him with his new family but hesitate to post them due to sensitivity and security issues - so I will just leave it at - they've said that we can stay in touch and will be able to visit. I just have to trust in God and their word that it will be so.<br />
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T-man - we all love you and miss you more than you will ever know...Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-56407024988122967592012-12-31T23:30:00.000-05:002013-02-27T17:19:43.382-05:002012 Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the river and through the woods, to Grandma's house we goooo!!! LOL We had another ludicrous VA appointment. Another date to go and have another doctor to tell us the very same thing - another waste of government time - boy - it is frustration at it's peak! And to think - this is what all our healthcare is going to come down to - Government meddling at it's finest! So nothing was done, AGAIN, another appointment for another facility was made. And we headed off into the white world of our first snowstorm of this winter...</div>
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After driving through our whiteout conditions we made it to Grandma's. Tman did extremely well in his carseat this time... He took his socks and shoes off about 3 times - since I put them back on every time we stopped - and he had something to do! :) I'm learning.<br />
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Grandma was so very happy to see her man - She loves him almost as much as I do!<br />
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So we had a wonderful Christmas. We headed back on Christmas Day for yet another VA appointment and to make sure we were home when our 'travel papers' said we would be. We spend the night at Canyonville - and again - our little fellow charmed everyone he saw. <br />
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Uncle Tim babysat and Keith and I actually went out for New Year's Eve!! First time in several years that we've done that! Not that we did anything exciting - but we went - together - just the 2 of us!<br />
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I have almost reached my goal. As of New Years Eve I have lost 95 pounds. Went from a size 18W down to a size 8. I took 2 huge garbage bags of clothes up to S'te's so that she can share them with others. Keith says I still have 20 pounds to go - I don't know if I'll be able to make that goal - but certainly intend to try! :)<br />
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Happy New Year to All!!!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-34878618967203343022012-11-30T15:24:00.000-05:002013-02-27T16:56:50.139-05:002012 Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We were able to take Tman and travel up to Bremerton for Thanksgiving. The carseat still isn't one of T's favorite places - so we stopped for the night at St. Helens. That is where we discovered that T can open a door - as long as it has the 'lever' type handle. We spent most of the evening in great fun chasing him up and down the halls! T had a blast showing off his new found skills ;) Of course, as always, he charmed our dinner waitress, all the other guests' at Best Western's breakfast, and us during our overnight stay! I so love having this little guy around :) </div>
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Cavelle showed off his wonderful computer skills - he is growing up so way to fast!<br />
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Jaleel is now a tall, tall young man with a deep voice and a fantastic sense of humor. He is so excited about being 15 and old enough to get his permit (as soon as he can figure out a way to get to our house). <br />
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Brayana is working hard on her chats with music blaring! I didn't get to visit much with her - but enjoyed every minute that I was able to spend with her! She was anxious for dinner to start - here she is carrying around her fork - just in case a taste test is needed! She's such a cutie!<br />
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The day after Thanksgiving we had a 'girls day out' and went for pedicures. Taniyah had a great time getting her toes done! S'te and I got our Duck colors (green and gold) while the other girls got snowflakes put on theirs. We had a lot of fun!!<br />
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Tristin basked in the attention for the entire weekend :) He has continued to bloom and brighten my days - It has been so hard feeling so cut off from the world, S'te being so far away, and the sense of loneliness that has seemed to cut clear to the bone! It has fallen on his little shoulders to make me smile and laugh - and he does an awesome job of it. Just looking thru his photos and watching him run across the room to me - makes my day!<br />
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Ladaria and Destini went with Jeanne the night we got there and didn't return until just before we left - so we didn't get to spend any time at all with them. The sad thing about the kids growing up - is that they seem to leave all the good memories behind and forget that no matter what - they are loved. I guess there comes a time in every grandma's life when it's time to realize that contact with you is no longer needed - or wanted. Seems that this is the choice that both of these girls have made. It has been tough - in the days since the visit - but I have come to accept it. And I will no longer bother them with cards, gifts, or forced conversations. Maybe when they become grandparents (or sooner) they will realize the pain and hurt these decisions have caused.<br />
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On the way home we stopped in Portland for another VA appointment - boy if this brings any sort of omen to what Obamacare has in store for us - look out world!!!! <br />
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We soon have another hearing for Tman's status - As no one has claimed any interest in taking him to their home - my hopes of us being able to add him permanently to our family are looming. It looks better and better every day! Yippee!!!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-24453641312693745022012-08-07T17:03:00.000-04:002012-10-02T17:04:10.436-04:00Summer of 2012Ok, I'm back for a few. Not a terrible lot happening these days. We've pretty much settled into a routine here in the wonderful Northwest Territory. Hehee... <br />
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Dad has turned Chato into a "quad dog"! Any time he hears the quad start up - he goes running! He rides behind me but in front of Dad! These were taken out at Yellow Creek on July 4th. We went out and had burgers and salads - but were back in Coos Bay in plenty of time to watch the fireworks from our front yard.</div>
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Deer on the rise in the back yard at Evies'.<br />
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Dad playse with Cinco (our new Chi puppy) while a very, very jealous Chato looks on! Cinco was born on Cinco de Mayo (hence the name) and weighed 18 ounces when he arrived at our house at 6 weeks. He is a funny little guy - a great dane isn't any braver - or have less of an appetite!<br />
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Grandpa will always be Chato's favorite lap!<br />
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Tristin is waiting to see what Gma GG drops!!<br />
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Keith is ready to head back to 'the barn' after a long day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rhody by the front steps is finally growing - after being moved 3 times in 3 years!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith spent most of the month of July traveling. Here is a photo of him and April in her living room just before he left to come back home. He had a good trip, San Diego, St. Charles, and Charlestown - got to see lots of old school chums, work friends, and of course, the most important, FAMILY!<br />
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So this takes us to August... I will post Tristin's birthday photos really soon!<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0Coos Bay, OR, USA43.3665007 -124.217890343.320077700000006 -124.29685429999999 43.4129237 -124.1389263tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-75212415688107585972012-07-13T15:40:00.002-04:002012-07-13T15:53:46.034-04:00Almost Summer - July 2012Geez - I fall way behind - don't I?? I guess it really doesn't matter - no one comments - so I'm mostly typing as therapy.. :-)<br />
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The beginning of February our little girl was paired with a forever home. It was a great journey for her and a testament that even our convoluted system doesn't get everyone down. We still have the Tman<span style="background-color: white;"> and he is a total joy! He is 'surfing' now and calls me mama and Keith dada. We tell him Amah and Papa but he tells us back .... mamamamama and dadadada. ... another glitch in the system... he is growing so well and so fast! A testament to my belief that giving birth does not bring forth a mommy any more than the act of donating sperm makes a daddy... So sad in so many ways... but back to lighter!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We had SNOW this year in March! 1st day of Spring Break! Such weird, weird weather these days!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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On my way down 101 one morning I happened upon this sight - brunch at the Red Lion! I thought it was so unique to our little part of heaven that I pulled over and took a couple of photos! I watched as they finished their snack and wandered on up the road towards the woods. I never know just what I will find next!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I babysat for a bit for my Cousin Linda's great-grandson Jordan (does that sound like we are getting old?) and had a blast! My goal in life was to have a huge family - complete with kids and grandkids coming in and out all the time and big Sunday dinners - and all that old fashioned stuff - so having Jordan and some connection with family was wonderful. Chelsea found more permanent daycare after about a month and I hear that they are all doing great. He is a real sweetie and he and Baby T played so well together!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">T-man is doing great, and we've added a new member!!! This is Cinco! Mr. Tim had a neighbor that had puppies! Mr Tim was supposed to get one - boy was he all excited... but it didn't happen - but I did!! Cinco started out as "Bucky" but Mom noticed that his birthday is Cinco de Mayo - hence the name.</span><br />
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I think I will save the rest for another post... Since this turned into a book!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-59931004245559485672011-12-30T21:30:00.000-05:002012-07-13T12:24:44.085-04:00Christmas 2011<div style="text-align: center;">
Since our last post life has settled in pretty well. At Christmas we took our to kids and went up to S'te's for a few days. It was great!</div>
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Our Decor at home</div>
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Taniyah's 7th Birthday Cake that S'te baked and decorated! How time flies!!! </div>
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Friends over for cake!</div>
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And the arrival of TYREQUE!!! A huge suprise for the kids! They were SO happy to see him (as were we!) He is looking so good!</div>
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Ladaria's new look - she's all grown up!!</div>
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From the recounts of the day - I think that they all had a great time... and in case you can't tell by the photos - Gma Jean's color was lavender. Each of them were assigned a color - and to most of the men's chagrin - it was lavender. I think it looks good! I love lavender!!<br />
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But on to the best part of getting home... Our addition was finished. Well, maybe not completely done! But so close! And it looks so great! Here is the before:<br />
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It took a lot of hard work and effort and I can't thank Brayana and Jaleel enough for coming down and helping so much! Rod and S'te brought the rest of the family and worked really really hard on it too! And I think it looks nice!<br />
<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-43475452229082144412011-08-20T15:40:00.003-04:002011-10-03T16:11:22.049-04:00August 14th - 25 YearsS'te worked hard all summer putting the commemoration for the 25th Anniversary of the last time we talked or was with Jeremy. After their breakneck trip down and her family reunion was over she went into high gear on all the last minute modifications and plans and details for Jeremy's Memorial. Balloons were released all over the United States ~ and according to posts ~ in several other countries in the world.<br />
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</span>I spent a very, very emotional day trying to cope with the whole idea of really truly coming to terms with the idea and the FACT that I was actually telling Jeremy good-bye and Rest in Peace. He was such a joy to me, so very active and smart, so protective and so very proud of his little sister! Even now it is so hard to grasp that in all likelihood I will never see or touch him again.<br />
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</div><div>About 50 of our friends and relatives came to the Myrtle Crest baseball field to Memorialize his life. I was amazed by some of the people that came - and just as amazed by those who didn't. I was so glad to see old friends - Jeremy's friends, those who played ball with him, some who went to school with him, and many, many relatives came to show their love during this wonderful send off. We all had blue t-shirts with his picture on them - an awesome sea of blue - if you will!</div><div><br />
</div><div>S'te prepared an amazing, awesome, wonderful, and heartwarming send off for Jeremy. The balloons that she and those wonderful helpers spend the morning inflating and tying were released in turn. . .</div><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">14 blue </span>balloons - released by S'te and I - for the 14 years he was with us</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">25 red</span> balloons - released by his nieces and nephews - for the 25 years that he has been missing</div><div>100 white balloons - released by family - for all the love he was not here to enjoy</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">800+ green</span> balloons - to memorialize, not only Jeremy's missing status, but for the over 800,000 children on the missing childrens lists at any one time.</div><div>and</div><div>finally, the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> pink balloon</span> that I'd been seeing around the house for a week. It showed up at the ballfield with HOPE marked on it. S'te released it with the HOPE that an answer would someday be found as to why my baby boy, her brother, had to be taken from us - and what evil was done. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I honestly have to admit that most of the day was in a fog. I cannot remember all the kind words that were said or all the wonderful people that did come - I just know there was an awesome amount of love in that field.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I know that Jeremy, my Mom, Uncle GL, and the other loved ones that have gone before us were all smiling down on us as we paid this final tribute.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you S'te for such a lovely tribute. I love you.</div>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08739065072220552957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14866674.post-80253636765480023262011-08-13T15:40:00.000-04:002011-10-03T16:12:12.623-04:00Happy Days!After flying across the US - we (Brayana and I) got everything ready for her parents and siblings to arrive. I'll tell you what~ She was one happy camper knowing that her time alone with 'grumpy old people' was finally going to come to an end :) It was quite an experience for her being an only child for so long! After getting back - she successfully passed her Driver's Permit test and and the wonderful gentleman (mmmm) gave ME a book to read! I was cleaning out the van the other day -and came across the book ~ I guess I forgot to pass that on! LOL<br />
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</tbody></table> Bray started out with the idea of taking a picture of a McDee's in each state that we crossed. Here is the first of many she took - and then they just got away from her! There were almost as many McDee's as there was corn! :[)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we made it back to Oregon! All in one piece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went a lot of miles in a very short period of time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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