Birthday Girl... She is 50!  She wears it well!

 Napoleon "Curtis" Dynamite

Napoleon's Girl Deb

Had a little tif!!! 

he's thinkin

They made up

Elvis

Magnum PI

Bill Clinton & Monica

Dog the Bounty Hunter with Wife

Prince Charming & Snow White (without the 5 little dwarfs, they are there though)

Magnum PI & Mama

Some of the Dwarfs

More Dwarfs

other family

Family just standin around

Ellie Riding the Line

 It's off to work for me today... what a fun party!  It is Snow White's mom's birthday surprise party!  Snow White is my daughter in law, Prince Charming's wife!  I failed to get any pictures of Anna Nicole Smith and Cher was there, the Blue's brothers also.... maybe someone else got some.  Bye for now... write some time!

(See EDIT below)

...Jill Carmel...

.....so today I finally stopped and snapped this picture.  I have never been inside this store, at least not yet.  But it really feels good to do something I have wanted to do for over a year. 

EDIT:  For those of you who don't know, the thing I wanted to do for over a year is: I wanted to stop and get a picture of this place for Jill Carmel for over a year... just to clarify!  Don't worry Mom!

Ok, I bought a new drying brush and I could not believe it.  When I opened the package there is a DVD for showing how to use it!  There is something wrong when you need to watch a DVD to use an electric hair brush!  Isn't there? 

Below is a video clip from a Blue Collar Comedy guy.  I haven't had time to listen to it yet... so I am stepping out on a limb and sharing it with you first.  Maybe tonight or tomorrow I can view it.  Right now, on my way to work again. 

Iola - It's MY Party! 

Here is a little video clip at her party in Dayton WA.  She is playing the piano and all the girls around are sisters, daughters, grand daughter, and cousins.  I so enjoy these gatherings. 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=126238&id=1576710398#/album.php?aid=9567&id=1576710398

I will add some titles when I get a few minutes... Iola 89, Morena 75 (Don't they look terrific?)

Edna 95 years old and full of wisdom which I will share a couple things a little later.

... you'all!    HAPPY Valentine's DAY!!! 

I have gotten caught up in FACEBOOK.  It isn't the same at all.  I think it has a neat place in my life but I need Xanga too! 

     Beth's Memorial Service is tomorrow at 6PM.  I work 1/2 day then go pick up Uncle Tom, drive to Spokane for service.  Back to work on Wednesday for Uncle Tom.  Here is the finalized program front.  I am never satisfied when I do something... keep seeing different changes I could have made that would improve something about it.  I guess that is the perfectionist in me.  After working on the picture for a long time, I really know this face.  What a beautiful girl she was! 

    Yesterday we were reminded that our bodies are nothing more than tents and when we get our new bodies it will be like moving from a tent to a house.... only better, a mansion!  He also pointed out some of us have some flaps in our tents.... oh yeah!!! 

Here's to You Beth!!!

This reminds me of some four legged body I know around here.  Gotta love him! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U

...I want to post a Memorial to someone I didn't know very well, but I am close to some who love her very much, that being my sweet daughter-in-law, Connie, of http://www.xanga.com/Connifer10.   This is her sister, Beth, whom she had to say goodbye to on the 23rd.  Beth was a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mom, a grandmom, a daughter, and a friend.  She is missed already by many and she has touched my heart too.  Good bye dear one!!!  See you again!   We are sad!  However, you are rejoicing and for that we are glad! 

   

It's 3 days of back to sorta normal???  Tom back to work this morning, although we worked on his pictures from Virginia for the crew at the local office over the weekend and he had to go into the office on last Wednesday to make up for being gone extra days, when we were stuck in Salt Lake City. 

The first two nights back home, I woke up during the night and didn't know where I was.  That was weird. 

I let go of my luggage and my cell phone attachment.  When I got my suitcase back, I wasn't even that excited.  I still need to unpack it and do laundry. 

I have one big FraterFactory job to finish by Wednesday, then my doctor's office job for Monday & Tuesday. 

The house I was working on selling is sold.  Yeah!!!

Now, we prepare for end of the year stuff.... taxes; resolutions, etc.    but first some more pictures.

JAMESTOWN, con't

I think these birds were waiting for their ship to come in!

Uncle Tom insisted I get in almost all of his pictures!  He was really taking a picture of the fence.

I think this is were they are still doing some excavations in Jamestown.  In the background you can see that church. 

This is inside the church pictured in the background above.

I liked this picture on the wall at Jamestown.  They didn't make us pay to go through! 

I took this for my friend Lisa.  She asked me to get a picture of an antique store in Virginia.  This was on my return trip from Norfolk to Hampton.  The only problem was... I was driving at the time so it is a little blurry.

Here is an updated picture of my favorite mushrooms.... the flat ones were all shriveled up (see below for original pic)

Ok, actually it is my clothes that smell.  But I have to wear them, cause it isn't ok to just go naked in public, even if one does wear a jacket.  I have had even more showers than usual do to feeling so unclean when I dress.... now for the explanation.

  We left Virginia on Sunday very, very early.  We got out of bed at 4:15AM, flew off to Atlanta but due to a light that didn't work on the plane, and our gate in Atlanta being unavailable to disembark the plane when we got there, we missed our connecting flight.  So we became "standby groupies" awaiting flight after flight (with dozens of others) only experiencing rejections until finally we got on a plane at 9:54PM... yeah.... oh not so fast!!!  That plane got diverted to Salt Lake City due to Seattle running out of de-icer, then the flight was officially CANCELED!  Ok, at about 2 something in the morning, we decided we need to do something so we left the secure area and got a room at the Holiday Inn.  We have no luggage.... they are somewhere, who knows where???  BUT they are "secure" wherever they are, of this, we have been assured.

The first confirmed flight we could get is for tonight at 9:07PM.  We went back yesterday to the airport and got a seat request to try to get on a flight using standby methods again.... but we, along with a bunch of other "standby groupies", were not successful.  So back to the hotel.  This is day three in the same clothes and underwear! 

NOW I must say the say at the airport and being up for around 25-27 hours gave us much laughter.  We met a couple from NY and had a ball hanging out with them.  We laughed and laughed and laughed.  We even exchanged information so we can stay in contact.  They are both school teachers.  They made everything better.  She and I could even complete each others sentences.  (I LOST MY CELL PHONE AT THE AIRPORT OR IN THE CAB ON THE WAY TO THE HOTEL)   You just gotta smile!

So now we only have about 9 hours until we try again to fly away from here.  We already decided, if we are unable to get out tonight, we are gonna rent a car and go buy new clothes and a new BIG suitcase with a motor on it. 

Will keep you posted.  BTW - fortunately the hotel gave us toothbrushes, shavers, etc.

 Uncle Tom in Jamestown

Notice anything familiar about anything in the above picture?

Uncle Tom & I were both jogging while in Jamestown, when I called his name, he turned, and I snapped his picture.  (I had the camera on sports participant setting) 

Here are we both before the ripe smell began!!!