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First Day of School

Jenna and Nikki in the front yard on the first day of school.



Jenna on her first day of junior high school. She did not appear to be nervous at all - even letting me take her picture in front of all those kids!

Nikki on her first day of 5th grade - our middle school. Two kids, two new schools. It's going to be a great year!! Winnemucca, Nevada

Vacation Pics from Mitzi

Mitzi's Vacation Scenes from Newport, Oregon.

The Bible Tells me so

The Bible tells me so...

Grandchildren are a crown to the aged.

(okay it says Children's children are a crown to the aged. Same thing)

and our children are what??? I can only remember the grandkids!


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Ah....let me take a trip down "Memory Lane".
(hahahaahaaa....that's my daughter in law walking down memory lane. Sadie)
Sadie and Mark are in...... wait for it.... (scroll down)

Mark and Sadie are in.....

CAPE COD! can you read it?

Now we get to my grandchildren.

Eli and Emerson enjoying the sights in Cape Cod. Their first trip to the coast or beach or shore (depends on where you are).

And Mark and Sadie.

Our youngest son and his wife.

Our oldest son and his wife.

Jeff and Tara.

And...our grandson Jorell.... a "double drinker" it appears.

Jordan and Jorell in "George" Washington.

BY GEORGE! (seriously. this is George, Washington)

George Washington is in Washington State, on the Columbia River Gorge. they have a "natural" theater there. Well, the stone seating is the only natural thing, but you can see it here:

Back to the gorge in George......

Jeff. I think he was helping put the concert together... working "behind the scenes"

And the stage.... by George.

Jorell by the stage by George!

Obsessive Backyard Birding

My newest addition to the family - this little guy is my most frequent visitor to my hummingbird feeders. He hovers just in front of me as if to say hello when I sit out there.

Here he is in flight about to settle on the feeder.

Another angle of the feeder with my little friend.

And then this guy shows up with a couple of buddies. I was so excited, because he is different than what's been visiting my back yard - one of them very bright yellow. He proceeds to start picking at my bulb lights and then kept landing on the hummingbird feeder.

He acted like he was drinking from it and twice knocked down one of the feeders. I was so mad!

August 1st & 2nd, 2009 - Jolina's Back Yard - Winnemucca, Nevada

Baby Quail in Jolina's Back Yard

I haven't seen our baby quail in quite some time, but then they appeared in our Pet Cemetery limb pile in the back yard. They are blending in so well, it took me a while to figure out what it was I was looking at!

Here they go with papa and some sparrows over the fence.

Early morning, July 29, 2009

Winnemucca, Nevada

Grandchildren

The latest pics I have of my grandchildren---taken within the last week.
Emerson and Eli
Evalynn
Camron
Jordan and Jorell

Adams Girls Go Camping and Fishing

Our first camping trip with the girls at Pit Taylor Dam, Rye Patch July 4th weekend. We were treated to a beautiful sunset the first night after it rained very lightly.



Nik's first fish - a very small catfish that we threw back in. The mosquitos were biting more than the fish.




Jenna fishing as the sun dips down on the second night, July 4, 2009.

Theme Interrupted

We interrupt this "theme" of my trip for this important message from Jolina! (if you want to see Day 4 continued of my trip, scroll down)

Smiling Faces... Hey, that's a song!! (by the temptations, in case your interested)

Smiling faces, tell leaves..... (that's my pun... because the line goes... smiling faces tell lies )

Love the shot of Jenna looking thru the window.

The Temptations my friends:

Smiling faces sometimes .....

pretend to be your friend

Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within

Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes....

They don't tell the truth uh

Smiling faces, smiling faces

Tell lies and I got proof

Still...My town, my trip

Still Day 4

After the Swamp Monster scare.... my dad and I went to the new branch library in Kennewick.
YES... I lead an exciting life!!

There are now 2....count 'em....two libraries in the town I grew up in.

Look at their "return" slots. In Winnemucca we have a "mail box" where EVERYTHING goes...except the media. You have to take that inside.

This is how they do the "reserved" books. They just line them up and you go and get your own. In Winnemucca, we call and they are kept in the back room for a few days until you can make it down.
Obviously we don't trust people to pick up their own book requests like this. LOL

And checking out? Holy Moly.
There is a big sign. And then.... you can do it yourself! You can just check yourself out.
It's express. The libraries are going express, just like the grocery stores.

And that was Day 4.....
I did not take pictures of our trip to Costco nor my sister-in-law, Sylvia, my mom and me, scrapbooking in the evening.
I probably should have. (cuz I know you find my life exciting)