Bon Loves Kids

I noticed, when ever I looked over at Bon, she was hugging a child.
Peter

The geneology and health web site.

Click on the title for a link to the company that provides genetic testing for genealogical and health information.

Reunion. Monday.

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Jim

Reunion. Sunday.

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Jim

Reunion. Saturday.

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Jim

This is what i call having your kids well trained. Good job Rich,

Can you find waldo?

ahhhh, WHAT!!!! (sorry its out of focus, couldnt get chardo to stand still long enough:)
just because i really like this pic
over the river and thru the woods

Dick

There he is

Thought i would post this picture of brother Chuck. It was good hanging with him for a while. I wish he would of stuck around, but i can understand his anxiety.

This was taken from the crescent beach overlook about 1 and a half miles from crescent city. On the way up we saw 5 or 6 beautiful elk crossing the road. All i could think about was what a nice steak they would of made. Chuck wanted to get out and talk to them, but i suggested NOT.

Dick

Family Reunion ..

It seems the younger generation has finally decided to show an interest in being part of this family ... I am so glad. Course Teisha and Lauria are the forerunners; but until this year it's been hard to get the kids to really show an interest outside of just showing up ...

I feel it was due to the location of this years reunion. It wasn't about exspensive things to do, just really enjoing each other and nature. It's really time for this younger generation to become family and let their kids know each other. Family is ' in' again !!!

Let's keep this unity going. I want to be Aunt Suzy to my neices and nephews 1,2,3, times removed !!!

To all the family that couldn't make it ... how can we make it happen next year ???

2009 Family Reunion

Just wanted to say thank you to all the family who made it to the reunion, as for me and my family we had a great time, thank you to Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandy for letting us crash your compound last night it was so nice to meet and get to know alittle more family i sure hope we can all stay in touch better than just year by year....Crecent City is abosolutely beautiful rain or shine... I wish we could have been able to get to know aunt Illa and her family more, im sorry that we werent able too.... we have tons of pics we will go thru and post asap...

Love Mike, Rajnita, Alyiah, & Izabella

gopher

Short Big Tree

When you see these trees in all their glory, it's kinda sad to see them end like this. I'm really not one to get sentimental about a plant, but these trees are like the whales of land, you can't help but feel they are worth more than field mouse. But just imagine how many cord of wood the guy got out of this tree! (Bye the way, this was a comparatively small tree)

He was here, then poof, he was gone!

Chuck, that is. He popped in Tuesday night and called Dick about 9:00 pm. We were out of town until very late. He and Dick got together on Wednesday and toured around seeing a number of places that he hadn't been to in awhile. We all went out to pizza Wednesday night and after he returned to his motel. This morning, Thursday, Dick waited around for him to call and then called the motel about 10:00 am. Chuck had checked out and we've not seen, heard, or otherwise sensed him. To be continued...........
P.S. Illa and Teresa (and kids?) are at the KOA
Jim

Family Reunion & Bonnie & Rick

We'll see you all tomorrow. I am sorry we have not been in touch much since Chardo and then Bonnie and Rick came home ... we've been so busy getting things cleaned up and reorganized. We've all been working hard to get them all settled in ...

So glad they are all home. Since Lili and Lisi and Jess won't be making the reunion, we'll all head up to Pdx soon to visit and ofcource help Lili & Jess get their things sorted out and cleaned up ... hopefully.

Life is sweet .... Course they all might ahve second thoughts about living near me ... they are working their behinds off ....

suzanne

Reunion Itinerary?

Here is a rough idea about the possible things to do while everyone is here:
Friday night: Everyone arrives in CC.

Saturday:
10:00-4:00 Drive thru the Stout Grove Mill Creek to see the Redwoods.
End up above Patrick Creek on the Smith River and let Lueria test
out the rope swing. Hopefully the weather will accommodate.
4:00-6:00 Go back to campsites and change clothes in preparation to go to
the beach for a memorial service for Ben. Illa’s choice.
6:00-10:00 Memorial service and beach fire. Hotdogs, smores, and whatever at
the beach (hopefully no wind).

Sunday:
10:00-2:00 Kayaking in the harbor (we have to take turns), auto tour of the
harbor area.
2:00-6:00 Agate hunting at the beach of Dick’s choice (he’ll be doing 'boots
on the ground' research tomorrow).
6:00-8:00 Whatever…….

Monday:
Big circle on the beach as a last hurrah.

Jim

it aint easy being green.

Do your kids know what love is?

WHAT IS LOVE?

Have you ever thought about it? What is love? What actually happens when two sets of eyes meet and they 'fall in love'? Is there something physical that happens, or is it something spiritual? What is the actual mechanism that triggers this feeling of 'being in love'?

If you watch much TV, you hear it all the time, “I just don't love him anymore”, or, "mom, I think I'm in love". When you hear something like that, shouldn't it provoke questions like, what has happened? What actually ceased or started, that was there or stopped in their relationship?

Love can be an emotion, an action; a feeling; a generally disposition. Love can be a simple decision. There's diverse types of love, because there is 'mother love'; brother love; God's love; love among friends; and romantic love. All which provoke different responses and emotions in us. You wouldn't respond to your mother, who you dearly love, the way you would a finance. Both are very strong feelings, but somehow different. Like the song, 'When a man loves a women', if a man had to choose between his mother or a lover, it really wouldn't be a question of who he loves more; it would be more, how he loves them differently.

We "love" our dogs, our pet rats, our parents, siblings, kids and spouses. I've heard of people loving their pet crickets! Does our love for them give them value? Or has this thing, or person have intrinsic value, and everyone should love them (love me, love my dog)?

Where do most people get their views about love? From TV, love songs, feelings? Wouldn't it be better to get our understanding about love, from the One who is Love? I'm suggesting this would save a heap of trouble for us and our kids, if we led them this way. 1John 4.7-8

Jess

Just to let you know, Jess has his last treatment Thursday, in the pool, still having pain in the leg, and he feels that the ride to the reunion would be to hard, and I tend to agree, with him. His leg turns purple when he has it down to much, and still in a lot of pain.

I am happy that he is doing so well, but he was really hurt, and it is going to take time, his walking is good but needs a cane, and is working to get better, so I will be staying home with him, and work to getting what we need to work on,... as he did not do this while I was down helping my brother, Jess was so great in understanding Chucks needs. Also Jess was able to do what he needed to do, while I was gone, doing housework, and what he needed for his own good.

So, much needs to be done, and we did see the lawyer, and he agrees Jess is in no shape to take care of the place in St. Helen's, so we are needing to empty the place, and he will see to the last xray, then we meet the lawyer for the settlement.

So, will be moving everything out of St. Helen's, and move him forward, he is thinking of signing on for another 6 months. We just don't know what to do, but he needs to be where he can be able to walk and get around in the area. Jess is having to make some big changes, for himself, and he is not to happy, but with the recovery, it will take time.