Our family pictures...whew

Well, we have taken on the project of a lifetime (literally). Jim and Jackie are scanning 55 trays of 35MM slides (about 60 per tray). This covers about 40 years of our marriage -- from 1956 to roughly 1996 -- when we stoped using the 35MM camera.
While it is time consuming (we should have lots of time, but we don't seem to have enough), it is truly a labor of love -- with a lot of memories emerging as we go through the slides. We are looking forward to sharing this with our kids and grandkids when we convert them to a CD. In addition, we have made up 3 frames of pictures for the bedroom of grandkids and trips we have taken. Some examples of these are attached. We still have 15 books of photographs that we will probably not scan, but leave to the kids and grandkids. I really believe that we kept Kodak in business over the years.

Terrific Vacation at the Beach

Jim and Jackie rented a house in at Hollywood Beach in Oxnard for a week in August and we had a wonderful time. The house was large and roomy and spanned an area of about 2 blocks between the Ocean and the Channel Islands Harbor. We had hoped to have the whole California family for the week. However, the Carlsons (Tawnya, John and family) were vacationing on the East Coast and couldn't get back in time. Nevertheless, Mike, Laurie, Madison and Meridian came for the week and made it all worthwhile. We did everything: frolicing on the beach, walking, eating and renting a boat. It was a lot of fun and a great getaway from the heat of Palm Desert.

KAK Visits From Hong Kong

Ken, Araya and our beautiful grand daughter Kyra visited us July 21 through the 28th and we had a terrific time. Kyra has grown so big and is an outstanding conversationalist -- in both Thai and English. We had a wonderful family dinner to celebrate Ken's 50th birthday (where has the time gone) together with Mike, Laurie, Madison and Meridian. Ken had checked into the Marriott Shadow Ridge and so the family spent some quality time at the pool -- catching up, while the girls went swimming. Two nights, Araya did some splendid Thai cooking (yum, noodles) which we all love, and Grandma, Grandpa, Ken and Kyra went to lunch one day at Hogs Breath Inn in LaQuinta, while mom packed to leave. All in all it was a wonderful time and we only hope they will occur more often. We miss these guys!

Remec's Great in the International Junior Golf Championships

Our grandson Remec did extremely well in the International Junior Golf Championships held on July 21-22 in Palm Beach, Florida shooting a two round score of 169 and coming in 43rd out of 80 international competitors. Considering this is Remecs first major tournament and his first trip across the country, his results were astonishing. Nice job Remec!!

Jim Recovers From Oral Surgery -- Scans Navy Pics

After a stressful day getting some teeth removed, Jim was able to pull himself out of bed and over to the the computer and set up his printer scanning device. He immediately pulled his old Navy pics out of mothballs (sort of like pulling a ship out of mothballs) and began scanning them to the computer. Although this constant scanning upset dinner plans and other more important things he pushed forward -- with the scanner in one hand and his dentures in the other. He is now proud to show some of the results of this extreme effort in the pictures nearby. Go going Jim and ships ahoy!!

Visiting The Hills On The 4th

Laurie and Mike and the kids invited us to spend the 4th of July with them. Laurie cooked up a great meal and went swimming in the new pool.

MIKE AND LAURIE HAVE A SWIMMING POOL!

When we came to Mike and Lauries house for the fourth of July they surprised us with their new swimming pool in the backyard. We hadn't heard a word about getting one from either of them -- but when we got to their house.....wa la! It is really beautiful as you can see from the pictures nearby. Surprisingly, it only took them 45 days to have it built. Wow!