Our friend Gary got married to Barb Sunday afternoon, and he got a real neat lady. The wedding was outside under a beautiful blue sky at Silver Falls State Park. It was very nice.
They asked Deanne and I to take the pictures, and we really had a good time doing it. We each had a camera, so it took a lot of pressure off of both of us! It was a good thing too, since my camera (borrowed from work) had some trouble with it’s auto focus, so not all of them look real sharp. Between the two of us we took over 400 pictures, so they’ll have plenty to choose from!
The backyard birthday party we had for Alison yesterday was a wonderful gathering of family and friends who all play an important part in our daughter’s life. There were stories, meaningful gifts, laughs and good times.
Our friend Dan posted these thoughts on his blog this morning. Thanks Dan!
Tomorrow (Sunday) marks the twenty-first year that we have had our sweet Alison with us. Her arrival was a wonderful thing. I remember being in awe that we actually got to take her home! We didn’t have medical insurance in those days, but they let us take her home anyway, and we promised to pay the $50 a month they wanted. (It took a long time to pay off, since we got all ready for a C-section and all. DIdnt end up having the C-section, but that’s a longer story than I have time for now!)
I remember the pride I felt when I first strapped Alison in her car seat in back of our 1968 Datsun sedan, and took her for a drive, just the two of us. (Since I’m going back in time, there was also the night I ran out of gas in that same Datsun, with her in the back. I locked the doors and went into a house that was right there by 99W, and called my dad. Then I went running back out to make sure she was still there. Wow—fatherhood is great!
Happy Birthday, Alison! You have become such a fine young woman, and you make your mother and I very proud.
On Saturday, Deanne, Lucille (Deanne’s mom), Austin and I decided to go to the “Mud Drags” in Sheridan. It was 4×4s drag racing in mud, which is fun to watch! I got a few pretty good pics and a sunburn! Here are some highlights…
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Mr Brand really gets into his “speech”! Chosen by the students as the faculy speaker, he was demonstrating all of the changes this particular class has had to endure. He had quite a few shirts on when he was done, and he did an excellent job!
Tomorrow (Sunday) marks the twenty-first year that we have had our sweet Alison with us. Her arrival was a wonderful thing. I remember being in awe that we actually got to take her home! We didn’t have medical insurance in those days, but they let us take her home anyway, and we promised to pay the $50 a month they wanted. (It took a long time to pay off, since we got all ready for a C-section and all. DIdnt end up having the C-section, but that’s a longer story than I have time for now!)
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