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Emily.  We had a house-warming party for her on Saturday.  It went well, and we had a nice turn-out.  Here's some pictures from the event.

Em & her cake:

Em & her dad:

Em & my brother George:

Emily & my sister Sherry and niece, Brandy:

There were a lot more guests than my family, but I wanted to show them.  

Next week is our local pro golf tournament the I will be volunteering on Thursday and Sunday.  Look for it on CBS!

I hope you all have a happy, safe Fourth of July. I pray for the safety of our troops, and for us to realize that we wouldn't have the freedoms that we do without our armed forces. To our military: thanks for serving! 

Take care & God bless.  Luv ya,

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Our vacation.  We had an amazing trip out east.  The first stop was in Indy to meet my dear Xanga (and Facebook) friend,  Margie (SavedbyGrace01) and her husband, Ken: 

From there, we went on to the Akron, OH area to spend the night at the house of a former Pastor of ours, Nevin Wiest.  We went to church with him and his family the next day, then took them out to lunch: 

We then drove to CT to spend a couple days with my  friend, L.E. (It was great seeing you, L.E.  I love & miss ya!):

From her area, we took a train into NYC and visited with our friends who live in Queens.  Here is John and their dog, Lucky:

This is Mary (John's wife) and their son George with Michael:

Here is us in Times Square: 

We  then went on to Cape Cod and visited with a friend of ours, Rob.  Here I am with him: 

It was too cold to swim, but we checked out a couple beaches: 

We left there and took 2 and a half days to drive home.  All-in-all, it was a wonderful trip with good fellowship and memories galore!  Hope all is well with all of you.  Take care & God bless!  Luv ya,

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A dear friend of mine, Bill Schultz:

He died on Memorial Day.  He was 89 years old and had been married to his wife Darlene for 69 of those years.  He served our country in WWII,  and was a county board member for 40 years.  A wonderful example of service!   I was honored to know Bill and am grateful that he's at peace with our Lord.  May God comfort Darlene.

I can not believe it's almost June already!  The year is half over.  We leave for our vacation soon.  I can't wait!  We will meet my dear xanga friend, SavedByGrace, on our way to Ohio!  We are going to Ohio to hear one of our old pastors preach, and spend the night at their house, then on to CT to visit with L.E.  Then we will spend a night in NYC and visit our friends in Queens!  

I hope you all had a nice Memorial Day.  Take care & God bless!

Luv ya, 

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What an amazing time I had in California!  I had never been there so early in the year, and there were lots of trees and flowers blooming.  It was beautiful.  My visit with Jenny & Justin was the best one yet!  I always have such a good time when I am with them.  This time I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Jenny's adoptive dad, Stan, and her sister, Alicia.  They are very nice people.  I am so grateful to God for all He's done!

Here's a few pictures from our visit.

Jen & me:

Justin & me:

Jen, her grandma Nina, & Stan:

Alicia & Jenny:

Jen's brother, Ricky & Stan:

The three of us: 

It was a great early Mother's Day!  I pray the same for all you mothers out there!  Take care & God bless.  Luv ya,  

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My youngest daughter buying her first home!  I can not believe at the tender age of 22 that she is a home owner!  I couldn't be more proud, and thank God for the woman she's become.   I'm also thinking about leaving for CA in the morning to visit Jenny & Justin!  I can't wait!!  Hope all is well with all of you.  Take care & God bless. 

 If I don't update beforehand, to all the mothers out there:   

Luv ya,