tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107119332024-03-23T10:50:18.579-07:00Reflecting West... loving life, worship and my family... trying to treat others as Jesus did.Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.comBlogger759125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-32120127956356983022010-03-27T09:19:00.000-07:002010-03-27T09:32:21.528-07:00In Loving Memory<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYap09Tzh5Mr6uZL1r_hEX1i3GFfkUyKs2PIWGSl9Gr0JwJcdTnesIHaBglA1raS6rWAN1jgoKL9QUJkKmX9Fvf5NuNJkV7s5bOAnU99YY5DD4y8m_eHJremAl1K8SfH-ZB-pLzg/s1600/RJ+Title+slide.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453351534801618306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYap09Tzh5Mr6uZL1r_hEX1i3GFfkUyKs2PIWGSl9Gr0JwJcdTnesIHaBglA1raS6rWAN1jgoKL9QUJkKmX9Fvf5NuNJkV7s5bOAnU99YY5DD4y8m_eHJremAl1K8SfH-ZB-pLzg/s400/RJ+Title+slide.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We love you and miss you,</div><div>Virginia, Jennifer, and Jeremy</div><br /><div><a id="myphotolink" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30544573&id=1503895177&op=1&view=global&subj=111991018811308&oid=111991018811308"></a></div><br /><div>Ricky Lynn Johnson<br />June 19, 1950 - March 20, 2010<br /></div><br /><div><em>Because Your love is better than life my lips will glorify You - Psalm 63<br /></em></div><br /><div>Ricky Lynn Johnson of Antioch, California died Saturday, March 20 2010 while jogging in the hills of the Contra Loma Regional Park. He was 59 years old.<br /></div><br /><div>Rick was born on June 19, 1950 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Dewey and Ruby Fern Johnson. In 1956, Dewey and Ruby Fern moved with Rick and his younger brother Kent, to California. Rick became band president at Hueneme High School, and ran varsity track and cross country. In 1965, Rick and Virginia Bean, his future bride, started sitting next to one another in church. They married six years later, on August 14, 1971, while they were attending Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, where Rick also ran for the cross country team.<br /></div><br /><div>After graduation, Rick began teaching English and coaching track and cross country at Cabot High School. They returned to California, where Rick worked with the Church of Christ in Inglewood and at Pepperdine University. After their first child, Jennifer was born, Rick and Virginia moved back to Cabot at the request of the superintendent. Rick continued teaching and coaching, and Rick and Virginia's second child, Jeremy, was born two years later. After completing his Master's degree at the University of Arkansas, Rick became a counselor at Cabot Junior High, and continued running.<br /></div><br /><div>Rick and Virginia shared a passion for God and for His children. He led singing and worked with children's worship, the youth group at their church. In 1990, Rick answered the call to full time ministry and moved to Houston, TX to be the youth minister at the Sharpstown Church of Christ, which later became the Sugar Grove Church of Christ. Even in the heat of Houston, Rick was running. In 1995, Rick transitioned from youth ministry to worship ministry. He served in Houston until God called again, this time to California. Rick had been serving as minister to the Eastside of Church of Christ in Antioch since 2004 and as a chaplain for the Antioch Police Department. His pace slowed, but he still loved to run in the hills. Rick strived to be Christ to all those he knew, and touched many lives. He will be sorely missed.<br /></div><br /><div>Rick is survived by his wife Virginia, children Jennifer Johnson-Leung (Moscow, ID) and Jeremy Johnson (Agoura Hills, CA), mother Ruby Fern (Antioch, CA), brother Kent Johnson (Nashville, TN), grandchildren Kaleb Johnson, Ruby Claire Johnson-Leung, Hannah Johnson-Leung (Moscow, ID) and Welsey Johnson (Agoura Hills, CA), and many aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, nieces and nephews.<br /></div><br /><div>A memorial service was held on Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the morning at the Eastside Church of Christ in Antioch. Donations may be made to Eastside Church of Christ - Food Pantry, Lifeline Chaplaincy of Houston, Texas, or Orphan’s Lifeline of Hope International.</div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-57428138751937673882010-03-19T16:05:00.000-07:002010-03-19T16:07:25.590-07:00$$$$$<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Interested in seeing how all those contribution dollars are influencing your representatives in Washington? Click <a href="http://maplight.org/">here</a> to check it out.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-20444501323907622202010-03-11T21:07:00.000-08:002010-03-11T21:27:35.410-08:00Catching Up with the Grandkids<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">OK, so I haven't posted any grandkid pics lately... mostly because it's been a while since we've been able to be with any of them. Sooo... to remedy that for the few who still check here for anything new, I sneaked over to the kids' sites and borrowed a few recent ones to post. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong>From Agoura Hills</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHreFoSuNpP-qGpgKgcCdfeH9J_fF2HLgV0JwDJ0vAuFAHe9wTqWdrXU8QzAAV6VaK-wsF9kQLXpT8tr0RC5zxY3uR8I9NaU7pM9tg9BHt5fVW99M25urAZ-QN2UBYpVoABzFoA/s1600-h/of=50,590,393-9%5B1%5D.jpeg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611653123591282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHreFoSuNpP-qGpgKgcCdfeH9J_fF2HLgV0JwDJ0vAuFAHe9wTqWdrXU8QzAAV6VaK-wsF9kQLXpT8tr0RC5zxY3uR8I9NaU7pM9tg9BHt5fVW99M25urAZ-QN2UBYpVoABzFoA/s400/of=50,590,393-9%5B1%5D.jpeg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDi9vJ6WKEibN4yzizcGK7wnKLWnn6KOqmc0zcsW_gWWhy_rUbJ51mn3cW50hHfZEV_Tmpwac4LqK1b7bm-7aEVeMCduUPxop-ICtdBvw2I4rRsHqKHw-x7D7jnqY2KdvpRiF3Q/s1600-h/of=50,590,393-4%5B1%5D.jpeg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611647202463730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDi9vJ6WKEibN4yzizcGK7wnKLWnn6KOqmc0zcsW_gWWhy_rUbJ51mn3cW50hHfZEV_Tmpwac4LqK1b7bm-7aEVeMCduUPxop-ICtdBvw2I4rRsHqKHw-x7D7jnqY2KdvpRiF3Q/s400/of=50,590,393-4%5B1%5D.jpeg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UnLav82JrdS6saCsP6c6j4bPY2Dujua-2UH9JD9pQVBs54476eNlcHHUBRClanUIGXkeDpwiTC2FW5Ji8UzrPlM8EW6_ozW3CFxndz6M7jMGloi7GcOx0z_MeETp-zUlL9z2Ww/s1600-h/grillman.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611638290767218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UnLav82JrdS6saCsP6c6j4bPY2Dujua-2UH9JD9pQVBs54476eNlcHHUBRClanUIGXkeDpwiTC2FW5Ji8UzrPlM8EW6_ozW3CFxndz6M7jMGloi7GcOx0z_MeETp-zUlL9z2Ww/s400/grillman.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> A grill man... in his dad's footsteps.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidINIqVMGiGyKXmH2-kN8NkHOMmjAwdyi13hIkqg7ZOWBxUYgNc9CvG6zkGPLI8LHdAddWMHot4n6UUFvH7RkGFeJaXPLWnAOMHMZfkdTVp2BsceFFOWIfDwlTDOsWMYVlMAytVw/s1600-h/dodger01.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611636398916370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidINIqVMGiGyKXmH2-kN8NkHOMmjAwdyi13hIkqg7ZOWBxUYgNc9CvG6zkGPLI8LHdAddWMHot4n6UUFvH7RkGFeJaXPLWnAOMHMZfkdTVp2BsceFFOWIfDwlTDOsWMYVlMAytVw/s400/dodger01.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Ready for spring!!<br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You can go <a href="http://jeremyandamber.blogspot.com/">here </a>to see a more complete collection of Wes pics, in addition to a couple of cute videos.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /> </div></span><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong>From Moscow</strong></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTNmktoz2vcUrRA8el8MjiBar7yRe4KTe1rlMMC38hfpEwbdRmBf-DWE1e9RhNlyxWhLteH-yEYY23f8ebfUfJxZq_otPzNZZxGtfFb8KDzUeczUKQ-i9rxBwtWOVA4MmzHCXNQ/s1600-h/4421209077_af3e242328%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611148482616370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTNmktoz2vcUrRA8el8MjiBar7yRe4KTe1rlMMC38hfpEwbdRmBf-DWE1e9RhNlyxWhLteH-yEYY23f8ebfUfJxZq_otPzNZZxGtfFb8KDzUeczUKQ-i9rxBwtWOVA4MmzHCXNQ/s400/4421209077_af3e242328%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Hannah is loving life up north!<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTd7a4PvcoAOypPd45t-U_skeN8qxHfbLg10j0eZ5NMGHaATxgJ6kWEXa7fFaWrmqD0hGD009H4PQeL38A1txsYYQW5MLL2UpTEMcd0lUHNMchBs2FH4UMwX9VvqseyuDTRj2Fw/s1600-h/4421207453_172ed6a4e5%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611141662335522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTd7a4PvcoAOypPd45t-U_skeN8qxHfbLg10j0eZ5NMGHaATxgJ6kWEXa7fFaWrmqD0hGD009H4PQeL38A1txsYYQW5MLL2UpTEMcd0lUHNMchBs2FH4UMwX9VvqseyuDTRj2Fw/s400/4421207453_172ed6a4e5%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Claire and Hannah bundled against the cold.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMnfbZarJvgLQdBU-mXIwM6gX0U2iHo9_9MrBYO-IXnsqUz9TrbRP1dMMN83YM8EMeRW65XxIhFaztkIZFXuqULW9Zm7NMz1x9J6RJY-nwmSP4zSy8GwGa7KbyB_ANR67dyh2VQ/s1600-h/4421207261_f8f0b65093%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611133368712722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMnfbZarJvgLQdBU-mXIwM6gX0U2iHo9_9MrBYO-IXnsqUz9TrbRP1dMMN83YM8EMeRW65XxIhFaztkIZFXuqULW9Zm7NMz1x9J6RJY-nwmSP4zSy8GwGa7KbyB_ANR67dyh2VQ/s400/4421207261_f8f0b65093%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Kaleb in his second year of hockey. He even scored a goal!!<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fw_YcBqbXBv7Bhk5izGoIvM7ho-sUxGSkzcyeFpB1k0n1ATkM7xBjqfFNyzMuY6nZq29KdPw4Hqayuf-_zAMWNunVmXy8tBtEFXyGlHPUTta8AxctQqc5W-SXvNUezoH4JVYOA/s1600-h/4421974570_b037de5e8b%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611125121580034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fw_YcBqbXBv7Bhk5izGoIvM7ho-sUxGSkzcyeFpB1k0n1ATkM7xBjqfFNyzMuY6nZq29KdPw4Hqayuf-_zAMWNunVmXy8tBtEFXyGlHPUTta8AxctQqc5W-SXvNUezoH4JVYOA/s400/4421974570_b037de5e8b%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6ijncNTzi0W9KGSCzYEYnPQTfzuisnuqcNLadQ2SabIaK2H7-wt0SRbgLmjp-gaa0nJqBbbU19CuOoP8nxAh9mKtrEgesp-QZv_04fqid9LHAnLKipM0ZEnWUOv5vAWmWQ2LuQ/s1600-h/4421974720_8bbe8b1961%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611118669821426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6ijncNTzi0W9KGSCzYEYnPQTfzuisnuqcNLadQ2SabIaK2H7-wt0SRbgLmjp-gaa0nJqBbbU19CuOoP8nxAh9mKtrEgesp-QZv_04fqid9LHAnLKipM0ZEnWUOv5vAWmWQ2LuQ/s400/4421974720_8bbe8b1961%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />Likewise, more Leung kid pics are available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenleung/">here</a>. And... a really cool essay by Kaleb can be read <a href="http://johnsonleung.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-49028412928301154032010-02-25T20:51:00.000-08:002010-02-25T21:04:25.829-08:00Would you Believe...<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I guess we all get email forwards, right? You know, some of them are irritating political stuff; some claim God will work a miracle if you'll only forward it on to your 15 best friends; some are dire warnings about some product or habit; others offer helpful hints or interesting paradoxes; many are jokes <span style="font-size:100%;">(some of which are actually funny)</span>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">A buddy of mine sent a bunch of newspaper clips, which are all the more funny because they are real. Here are a few of my favorites. Hope you like them as well. Enjoy!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rYkxYf9aR7bB1ldzroUKol-FAk805jr0GUVkt0xUiFLa0sJflQW3RLPUvvAFZgzrUOHD3pz0RhPe0fB3uGS7F3wqNWd_QKGCm7XfgNTZpel50eZUE_iynrzKYmWYfgFmy6mq1Q/s1600-h/image001%5B1%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442411339403017698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rYkxYf9aR7bB1ldzroUKol-FAk805jr0GUVkt0xUiFLa0sJflQW3RLPUvvAFZgzrUOHD3pz0RhPe0fB3uGS7F3wqNWd_QKGCm7XfgNTZpel50eZUE_iynrzKYmWYfgFmy6mq1Q/s400/image001%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThsdqDoySHPql_TPFiiwfvgx1vDSmlN5IjQxtRHViS42aST1nT_hyphenhyphenLBZ4rZWbXVBVvZPLf_HwFqMj9fiSx7TJVdbm9hpVGb3c2b4-2w-XYAB6a7pdWQjOMFyrIMLp8UnIETNcKw/s1600-h/image002%5B1%5D.gif"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442410845123964450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ygjAkf_M7BkKKcFCSivhhx6h9NQjQMk1UR7KdcDtmh-_Tf9v7Ff2bmDpmJPQcFvxWSs94aR4Tuav0QU4yHrGklre82vnOAAugU_u7Sad1hp859clkji9oB5ZBvzaJdAhRAbKWA/s400/image024%5B1%5D.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-54057235941258147872010-02-22T19:55:00.000-08:002010-02-22T20:03:25.177-08:00Napa<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Last weekend Virginia and I used some use-it-or-lose-it time share points for a couple of nights at a resort in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Napa</span>. Pretty nice place. We hiked around in the vineyard before heading home Saturday. Here's some proof. :) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6OjxE-RVeVBIFUsOLh2238kBzJzFb1O86mgSlas9jx1TfjB0wRIGJWcyVfeWaJBWSKzxBO6E8cEYAkRd30kgJqyDQhUWIwESg2FdfeS-I_KeLSGjQkUV8XXWoRSvRjPy1akug/s1600-h/napa_01.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441283705234290770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6OjxE-RVeVBIFUsOLh2238kBzJzFb1O86mgSlas9jx1TfjB0wRIGJWcyVfeWaJBWSKzxBO6E8cEYAkRd30kgJqyDQhUWIwESg2FdfeS-I_KeLSGjQkUV8XXWoRSvRjPy1akug/s400/napa_01.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGtnZNaE2_9eNQ_m0jGW4NkRLhvPj2roFBOe1OIVci7cuRmp_ByWsIASRZ4l823tX7ep5L0rqAvPzuqBBvY4S93x7MtOk54XpTwcxHJL499XbGLcZxCEW4K6lRTxhC3fz4loVkQ/s1600-h/napa_02.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441283691765996914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGtnZNaE2_9eNQ_m0jGW4NkRLhvPj2roFBOe1OIVci7cuRmp_ByWsIASRZ4l823tX7ep5L0rqAvPzuqBBvY4S93x7MtOk54XpTwcxHJL499XbGLcZxCEW4K6lRTxhC3fz4loVkQ/s400/napa_02.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Well known</span> landmark statue of the grape crusher.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQs_U6kFrcbw80ZwgqeVtpKXZlTmnGG79_rAu9demU5OkgLft8TUONTw7WCwSjLacsB6LHlwFkr-l61QnMUtGs_rXQvM4XhdKIihXTSo8thfbuZVrwcBnjiTrb63nP_J18sOiNw/s1600-h/napa_03.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441283653223644034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQs_U6kFrcbw80ZwgqeVtpKXZlTmnGG79_rAu9demU5OkgLft8TUONTw7WCwSjLacsB6LHlwFkr-l61QnMUtGs_rXQvM4XhdKIihXTSo8thfbuZVrwcBnjiTrb63nP_J18sOiNw/s400/napa_03.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ4MYDMBl37YvJPLrM_aexGR74ByIZL9uDfaMgdqpvhmmFFMcoNpGb_fyoneP7cUNuWIe7gYWzPUdpQw7p3GDV11lEOQB1_fDQyOFLBwZr4Ye3gFmRMsyl6ntxMOgH1tjIPhV9A/s1600-h/napa_04.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441283640984472834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ4MYDMBl37YvJPLrM_aexGR74ByIZL9uDfaMgdqpvhmmFFMcoNpGb_fyoneP7cUNuWIe7gYWzPUdpQw7p3GDV11lEOQB1_fDQyOFLBwZr4Ye3gFmRMsyl6ntxMOgH1tjIPhV9A/s400/napa_04.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Interesting view.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjR-klZkIBvA_Yg3mui_HeBTEbmweRCqaHzoGE-nCleJdFKDICDPhLzfu94Zbo-fisn32G7r_NcsBPQ-Gf1iVTxDlMoffkK1N88A6SjFBtttFicX-7sXZrBSFFlAMDZ6C6Q9J2A/s1600-h/napa_05.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441283622137107234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjR-klZkIBvA_Yg3mui_HeBTEbmweRCqaHzoGE-nCleJdFKDICDPhLzfu94Zbo-fisn32G7r_NcsBPQ-Gf1iVTxDlMoffkK1N88A6SjFBtttFicX-7sXZrBSFFlAMDZ6C6Q9J2A/s400/napa_05.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Looking back down at the Vino Bella resort with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Napa</span> Valley in the background.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-89373052549663569832010-02-05T20:42:00.000-08:002010-02-05T20:55:16.949-08:00Update on My Mom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGYnn6ffJIwgzPryF9Sev-QDxHw9fqif-oiPJBLbuSAfC60a6Yh8gGoyz7efOFCRHivsCf32Hh8Xj1U9nZpSWxMctNXWqwmhPwNmAw9GITA-6RAO97VGvmUxEbBDg3NPZlT246Q/s1600-h/KidsGkids+038.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434988958270588722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGYnn6ffJIwgzPryF9Sev-QDxHw9fqif-oiPJBLbuSAfC60a6Yh8gGoyz7efOFCRHivsCf32Hh8Xj1U9nZpSWxMctNXWqwmhPwNmAw9GITA-6RAO97VGvmUxEbBDg3NPZlT246Q/s400/KidsGkids+038.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">As most of you know, my mom, Ruby Fern, moved here to Antioch on January 1. She stayed with us until we got her new apartment ready at </span><a href="http://www.commonsatdallasranch.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Commons at Dallas Ranch</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, and a bunch of family was here to move her in on Saturday, January 16. This pic is with her youngest great grandkid, Hannah. On the following Thursday morning she fell and broke her hip. The details are in the previous post. Anyway, here is part of an email update I sent to family and many of her friends and former students. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>This week has been one in which Mom has settled into a pretty good routine. Mornings are taken up with all the getting up stuff, breakfast, and her time in physical and occupational therapy. Afternoons are spent reading, resting, and visiting with those who stop by or call her on the phone. Each day she is able to move around and do more on her own, and her p.t. has her walking with the walker a little farther each day, in addition to the other exercises. Her biggest complaints are how uncomfortable the bed is and the almost constant pain in her back. She’s had back pain since she was a young adult, but right now <span style="font-size:85%;">(either because of the fall or because she has been in bed so much or maybe both)</span> it’s bothering her more than usual, hurting pretty much all the time.<br /><br />She’s been getting to know the staff pretty well… and, needless to say, they are getting to know her. She has at least one story about something that has happened each day. Several people from church have come by to visit, a few more than once. She has enjoyed a variety of cards from all over the country, and she talks enough on her cell phone that she needs to charge it nightly. :-)<br /><br />Please continue to pray that Mom heals and is able to get back close to normal in the short term. Thank you for your prayers and your interest.</em> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-28483714390199738552010-01-30T21:44:00.000-08:002010-01-30T22:07:00.347-08:00Back in the Game<span style="font-family:verdana;">Well... I haven't posted much in a while. Much of December we were in Arkansas helping Mom get through a hospital stay for a wound that wouldn't heal and helping her get ready to move here to Antioch. Yes, that's right, after many years of maintaining her persistent independence, Mom decided it was time to move closer to family, so on January 1 she boarded a plane with Virginia and me and flew into the western sunset. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">She stayed with us for about 3 weeks, which included a visit from Jennifer and her kids as well as Jeremy, Amber and Wes. Fok was travelling to New York, so he didn't join us, but the rest of us had a blast. Here are a few pics from those few days.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykxFlk96pNexvIzeyjHeB49VLJKT_cmDatZS88IlH9-RfSWYns5lppmSLnLULX1vv2ljvfforabfO5hmdqBfHtpElTg2Ro32lyf_D0GvsCDM-s4VIQTlyW_RJQGu55-CxU1RKcg/s1600-h/KidsGkids+025.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778368240523810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykxFlk96pNexvIzeyjHeB49VLJKT_cmDatZS88IlH9-RfSWYns5lppmSLnLULX1vv2ljvfforabfO5hmdqBfHtpElTg2Ro32lyf_D0GvsCDM-s4VIQTlyW_RJQGu55-CxU1RKcg/s400/KidsGkids+025.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3nE2dPwXtehT_K-W2AubMp0tl6V0yohsbpTZsCIOVoSg7MeaqknJ1JfJacuJs6LkQ7c3lGHd5qNJb0puwOd2QlzcLSd9qZgi5GAkfzVkZOyKMlDEwa0Fw46EU6cEqL6YtKEVFw/s1600-h/KidsGkids+036.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778356058481554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3nE2dPwXtehT_K-W2AubMp0tl6V0yohsbpTZsCIOVoSg7MeaqknJ1JfJacuJs6LkQ7c3lGHd5qNJb0puwOd2QlzcLSd9qZgi5GAkfzVkZOyKMlDEwa0Fw46EU6cEqL6YtKEVFw/s400/KidsGkids+036.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Four generations through Jen's branch of the tree. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /><br /></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE4r1gqRnf8_dpnXuaIb_pIc6GtPpQ8wwmAL3nJgXQAISlhT1jC-1JgPG4UdS9M2_zXIP9w1f4BmiuK0PlqpC2TOr-RuTxAKGljGOn2PxohMmhCF9dRTxTHeaC3h7TPAc3XbTvQ/s1600-h/KidsGkids+013.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778345133114898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE4r1gqRnf8_dpnXuaIb_pIc6GtPpQ8wwmAL3nJgXQAISlhT1jC-1JgPG4UdS9M2_zXIP9w1f4BmiuK0PlqpC2TOr-RuTxAKGljGOn2PxohMmhCF9dRTxTHeaC3h7TPAc3XbTvQ/s400/KidsGkids+013.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> And through Jeremy's branch.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gt-A0JgnuUKHgKVXjyT6piXytQaAsilEUG8B5xiFPnyWi9zq2FqdPKFTtS8xKRYToMmgwhn4CnI3QjOsalgsmbOWzHmYZTtpzG2HhZMzlmHbao9kTrVILGMy1GhCI8eRWUUBRw/s1600-h/flowersFamily+018.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778323203589730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gt-A0JgnuUKHgKVXjyT6piXytQaAsilEUG8B5xiFPnyWi9zq2FqdPKFTtS8xKRYToMmgwhn4CnI3QjOsalgsmbOWzHmYZTtpzG2HhZMzlmHbao9kTrVILGMy1GhCI8eRWUUBRw/s400/flowersFamily+018.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Great granddaughter's can learn a thing or two.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeAdZFl3ZcCaPDI74DTuNRl7POUsSd4WmrHs1096Z321kiYRXu9-3Dfl6e74tTyOohz05PH_ae03TSKqTH6NvTjU-baKtLXJUoZpvNW4I8Z7EvlKM4OsLWeB5XRmEuFOxLuYDig/s1600-h/IMG_8052.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432778308170778674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeAdZFl3ZcCaPDI74DTuNRl7POUsSd4WmrHs1096Z321kiYRXu9-3Dfl6e74tTyOohz05PH_ae03TSKqTH6NvTjU-baKtLXJUoZpvNW4I8Z7EvlKM4OsLWeB5XRmEuFOxLuYDig/s400/IMG_8052.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mom moved into her new apartment at <a href="http://www.commonsatdallasranch.com/">The Commons at Dallas Ranch </a>on Saturday, 1/16 and the shot above was taken after church on Sunday. On Thursday morning Mom fell in the bathroom at her place and broke her left hip, actually fracturing the femoral neck. On Sunday morning, after getting the blood thinner out of her system, the surgeon replaced the old "ball" of the hip joint with a brand new metal one. The surgery went well, and recovery has begun. On Thursday she was moved to Diamond Ridge Health Center for rehab... we're calling it boot camp. Hopefully in two or three weeks she will be able to move back to The Commons. Needless to say none of this was expected, so both her and our lives have been pretty hectic... my excuse for the lack of recent posts. :) I'll try to post some more pics soon. </span></div><div align="left"> </div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-49818800705109003942010-01-08T21:38:00.000-08:002010-01-08T21:42:49.116-08:00Grandkid Fun<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">A friend posted a video using this cool web site, so I thought I'd give it a try as well. Enjoy!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://wanimoto.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/4b481732a8bf6bd2/46928cc51133af17/5e9c8210/-cpid/b184958a52f207c3/-EMH/240/-EMW/432/widget.js"></script>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-68527635663264693962010-01-08T09:13:00.000-08:002010-01-08T09:18:17.539-08:00Curious Quotes<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><em>Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><em>I took the one less traveled by, </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">And that has made all the difference.</span> </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Robert Frost</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.</span></strong> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Oscar Wilde</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The road to hell is paved with adverbs.</span> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> - Stephen King</span></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-37870834924217627912009-12-31T21:12:00.000-08:002009-12-31T21:13:34.342-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYUqiqxA7Q-X-8dwKor2PGMuceQ2gXdq41QbR30YuoKaz5GQ0yCl3ugdt8KPjY1rYWoOUqO2aHtpJ45GVSX1JH5gcvA61X0rf_uI8uDJmwfLXMnz21-deQKoTMbMUUE1kVV2ffQ/s1600-h/Happy%2520New%2520Year.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421635114644084610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYUqiqxA7Q-X-8dwKor2PGMuceQ2gXdq41QbR30YuoKaz5GQ0yCl3ugdt8KPjY1rYWoOUqO2aHtpJ45GVSX1JH5gcvA61X0rf_uI8uDJmwfLXMnz21-deQKoTMbMUUE1kVV2ffQ/s400/Happy%2520New%2520Year.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-1216635756864498502009-12-24T15:47:00.000-08:002009-12-24T15:48:55.756-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQE6sSilUXNZXrn1siDdoZMua2bycPEcswerbhCnOJLBpnQgInKOd71k9xUbBGDoLcayD0MWW7zvUz__g9zAY8tC4MXZ22Fu_bubLRDtlnXM-dH2HDFCTxstp2Vbs-LfG3J7wafA/s1600-h/christmas-2corinthians9_15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418953634222718178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQE6sSilUXNZXrn1siDdoZMua2bycPEcswerbhCnOJLBpnQgInKOd71k9xUbBGDoLcayD0MWW7zvUz__g9zAY8tC4MXZ22Fu_bubLRDtlnXM-dH2HDFCTxstp2Vbs-LfG3J7wafA/s400/christmas-2corinthians9_15.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Merry Christmas!!<br /></strong></span></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-53728198738319340452009-12-17T12:43:00.000-08:002009-12-17T12:49:04.190-08:00Johnny and Chachi's Christmas Medley<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Another winner from the gang at Igniter Media. Click </span><a href="http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/sea/singles/1411/Johnny-and-Chachis-Christmas-Medley?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Johnny-and-Chachis-Christmas-Medley&utm_campaign=121709"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">for a special medly of Christmas favorites by Johnny and Chachi. </span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-87947458333735256102009-12-16T10:16:00.000-08:002009-12-16T10:20:17.433-08:00Silent Praise<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I think I've posted a link to this clip before, but, in honor of the holiday season and to offer one more holiday chuckle (actually several), I give you the Monks of St Francis de la Sissies.<br /></span><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HkXmOIwpkQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HkXmOIwpkQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-25578210652652871702009-12-15T13:50:00.000-08:002009-12-15T13:54:04.479-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">It's the time of the year when a holiday chuckle seems in order. My friend Wendell shared this one with me. You may have already seen it, but my guess is you will still probably laugh a bit. Click </span><a href="http://www.flashfunpages.com/couple.swf"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">for your holiday chuckle.</span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-74899960464712843822009-12-14T12:39:00.000-08:002009-12-14T12:45:05.142-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">With snow on our Antioch hills recently... with really cold weather in Arkansas where I've been looking in on Mom... with blizzard conditions in some places and likely more on the way... I thought you'd like to see this rare image shared with me by a friend.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRo3B13WXo32vMNVaf2BuXbN_QvDYHkv5CJnjnVTGvcxf8dTYT_T0_hfCVe6N3K4u58PwVhKTKAUMuH30y7fiMm4HthRRb_wYQuAdDSis9q7sdcvtW_-rLTdW-WjBT11YOX34bTw/s1600-h/frosty.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415194898989902530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRo3B13WXo32vMNVaf2BuXbN_QvDYHkv5CJnjnVTGvcxf8dTYT_T0_hfCVe6N3K4u58PwVhKTKAUMuH30y7fiMm4HthRRb_wYQuAdDSis9q7sdcvtW_-rLTdW-WjBT11YOX34bTw/s400/frosty.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Know what it is? Are you sure?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">It's actually Frosty the Snowman's baby picture!! 8-)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-39408269419983048992009-12-13T22:47:00.000-08:002009-12-13T22:59:19.788-08:00The Times, They Are A Changin'<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">My mom, now age 91, has finally decided it's time to give up her car, move from her house, and join us here in sunny California. We are excited about her coming and her new "digs" at </span><a href="http://www.commonsatdallasranch.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The Commons at Dallas Ranch</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">. She is now in the hospital in Searcy, recovering from a leg wound. Here's a pic of her in her room... with her new specs. :-)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaNqW1rPain1lQfhbq0XWoV6gLnxoX0Sy-re2eCl7NKq7uyorIlXW_5OyYiSz4H0IyFBKq9iiMjJ5M5vipVN71vlfrRxHppeOXRCTQ56-ePySywlGB6CSKW2PZDOZZG9_eiheNA/s1600-h/newspecs.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414980796058164370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaNqW1rPain1lQfhbq0XWoV6gLnxoX0Sy-re2eCl7NKq7uyorIlXW_5OyYiSz4H0IyFBKq9iiMjJ5M5vipVN71vlfrRxHppeOXRCTQ56-ePySywlGB6CSKW2PZDOZZG9_eiheNA/s400/newspecs.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">One piece of furniture among the few that will stay with someone in the family is this old singer sewing machine that dates back into the early 50's. Note the cool wedding photos from 72 and 78. Were we all really ever that young? </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNmSVI9MrodP1igUgj1JME0fZcMa91uXX1VeXpZYZRzYR76EMJTBYp-Wd6uMfFlV4uxHxGbY-NmAPCzIdq4FExYg8O6Jk20QOZq3ZicxYJrChG9BX1XgD0s005LLKPitqjyj_kg/s1600-h/RFJhouse+029.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414980793761914962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNmSVI9MrodP1igUgj1JME0fZcMa91uXX1VeXpZYZRzYR76EMJTBYp-Wd6uMfFlV4uxHxGbY-NmAPCzIdq4FExYg8O6Jk20QOZq3ZicxYJrChG9BX1XgD0s005LLKPitqjyj_kg/s400/RFJhouse+029.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-62489929365853690212009-12-07T18:19:00.000-08:002009-12-07T18:28:11.545-08:00Snow on Them Thar Hills<span style="font-family:verdana;">When I talked to Virginia this morning from here in Arkansas, she told me there was snow on the hills in the regional park behind our neighborhood where we often hike. Then this evening one of our church members sent me these pics. This is the first time in our six years in Antioch that snow has accumulated at so low an elevation. Maybe this means a chilly winter!?! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOwvpXhoKpouUUD4w3tq84r-NzHiwdL8SuPWf4KK743vHDUx1QXlMIsfijd2crFRpIYh8Xb2n-bSE5oz8ZjA0fWrenNSFCON_bTsXY4YmlE7fEcuNBtee7qp_PUPTyDuqKF8d0g/s1600-h/SnowAtTheMines12-7-O9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412686258432902578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOwvpXhoKpouUUD4w3tq84r-NzHiwdL8SuPWf4KK743vHDUx1QXlMIsfijd2crFRpIYh8Xb2n-bSE5oz8ZjA0fWrenNSFCON_bTsXY4YmlE7fEcuNBtee7qp_PUPTyDuqKF8d0g/s400/SnowAtTheMines12-7-O9.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaGZmfjoPgTZgxT9IfqYQQLkl9ZykwrkRPTE7hL1vzPHZEMmp7SdYCPMfGmByQBa3M3rzeWsR0tkLURyc21oGj7b6CaapQY1F1Uk4CLHUjIrN8y-ZmgAPsjRfRepaDvogESVNhA/s1600-h/SnowAtBlackDiamond12-7-O9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412686248615569138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaGZmfjoPgTZgxT9IfqYQQLkl9ZykwrkRPTE7hL1vzPHZEMmp7SdYCPMfGmByQBa3M3rzeWsR0tkLURyc21oGj7b6CaapQY1F1Uk4CLHUjIrN8y-ZmgAPsjRfRepaDvogESVNhA/s400/SnowAtBlackDiamond12-7-O9.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76IO8Ab7RM6s4zbn6IEBIKZHffpl1-cXUcv9V7ryZgyo0d9oOQmglk9_6wUusVgcbnr6yaEjLGj9IM7N4yf3PhHV46qDOIhEWCS_WrF7oCahaYTbvyc7ElqR2R2v-pI3CHVb4cw/s1600-h/Photo0841.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412686245257476322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76IO8Ab7RM6s4zbn6IEBIKZHffpl1-cXUcv9V7ryZgyo0d9oOQmglk9_6wUusVgcbnr6yaEjLGj9IM7N4yf3PhHV46qDOIhEWCS_WrF7oCahaYTbvyc7ElqR2R2v-pI3CHVb4cw/s400/Photo0841.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFWin9pD37StTdNvUhdFKrEluKtV5mn8ff1LHA1MuL7-wynQ7vRY6KUwatDFcwv_vUOui-c-iDAkhDiDFAdPQCMh30TsydZEl2ZU590WEXapJz6VqrytWwjuOkUuVdVcU-t0YyQ/s1600-h/Photo0835.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412686240487094402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFWin9pD37StTdNvUhdFKrEluKtV5mn8ff1LHA1MuL7-wynQ7vRY6KUwatDFcwv_vUOui-c-iDAkhDiDFAdPQCMh30TsydZEl2ZU590WEXapJz6VqrytWwjuOkUuVdVcU-t0YyQ/s400/Photo0835.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-18417934254059111092009-12-06T18:37:00.000-08:002009-12-06T18:47:26.088-08:00Arkansas Visit<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">My mom, Ruby Fern, has been in the hospital in recent days for treatment of a stubborn infection on her leg. I came here to Arkansas to hang out with her and get her ready for a transition to Antioch. More about that later. Here are some phone pics I took last night when Kent, Susan and family were visiting. </span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Here are Susan, Randi and Ryan.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wnLv7Miy-KgWNywGbA7PCpnpmLU6Wsywa5Kc03SvDOZsbJKVQoEGSpDDJ8bHEiYrCZY4eXEFIZtZfQi0H3QoZmBIFHpqXmCIwP5RpgS461Ri7mqqSHgLcEnX3bgd8wArFElIyA/s1600-h/IMAGE_061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412319714768273906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wnLv7Miy-KgWNywGbA7PCpnpmLU6Wsywa5Kc03SvDOZsbJKVQoEGSpDDJ8bHEiYrCZY4eXEFIZtZfQi0H3QoZmBIFHpqXmCIwP5RpgS461Ri7mqqSHgLcEnX3bgd8wArFElIyA/s400/IMAGE_061.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Mom with Kent and Russell.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYN8FUAg8e7lCX84L24DAVFbldURSzqjLp_ucRGUA_x0kSZqBZ83UvIBKZ3H8ec-kWB38eIzIFoGHMwD0p2vcTaQWx6PVwQHsDbTabgNQIESrzo73wD1Op8Qkd9KAtRI1jRhiy_Q/s1600-h/IMAGE_062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412319709313892610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYN8FUAg8e7lCX84L24DAVFbldURSzqjLp_ucRGUA_x0kSZqBZ83UvIBKZ3H8ec-kWB38eIzIFoGHMwD0p2vcTaQWx6PVwQHsDbTabgNQIESrzo73wD1Op8Qkd9KAtRI1jRhiy_Q/s400/IMAGE_062.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Mom explaining something... ever the teacher!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcGPtWtNPBcWsk8thiqLLr8oRcVQZgPGcCqFi1r1tywK8XzRElzdNfLZxLW3vZelW5BWULlgA9tTUjyRUKV67LJPrFsNx5rfCVVogOi6BAtSqKbUwmzOnjL9NXTxFpS-GEPi2Mg/s1600-h/IMAGE_060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412319704937480514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcGPtWtNPBcWsk8thiqLLr8oRcVQZgPGcCqFi1r1tywK8XzRElzdNfLZxLW3vZelW5BWULlgA9tTUjyRUKV67LJPrFsNx5rfCVVogOi6BAtSqKbUwmzOnjL9NXTxFpS-GEPi2Mg/s400/IMAGE_060.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-6899155908880885712009-12-02T18:22:00.000-08:002009-12-02T18:29:16.952-08:00Images of Thanksgiving<span style="font-family:verdana;">Jeremy and Amber hosted their first family Thanksgiving... Virginia and I loved getting to know Wesley better... we all had a blast!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmz34VZfSLXPvQYo39hbmwO-id2W4PgssHm6iKNYmiUebdC3_gHNap4HZ6hmbdTG5lnqk9xQviJC_YTzirieMo7rCtoWq_HA50XXNB6CX8xS3UoGhASNGnQZJa9hz1mju50FXiQ/s1600-h/ThG@J&A+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410830941105379138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmz34VZfSLXPvQYo39hbmwO-id2W4PgssHm6iKNYmiUebdC3_gHNap4HZ6hmbdTG5lnqk9xQviJC_YTzirieMo7rCtoWq_HA50XXNB6CX8xS3UoGhASNGnQZJa9hz1mju50FXiQ/s400/ThG@J&A+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HGNo8pt-A3W45zBFvQoQ687CmvZtvHW-ePgln9m2AB9Tc16Wdj3mNxpK2kYvtmWEVC9vg1iHpK_klDejksWCank6gejAS4mrEXHSoVNepfQwR5NmSt4Ka-yFp4yogj7D8ZH2NQ/s1600-h/ThG@J&A+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410830932413555906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HGNo8pt-A3W45zBFvQoQ687CmvZtvHW-ePgln9m2AB9Tc16Wdj3mNxpK2kYvtmWEVC9vg1iHpK_klDejksWCank6gejAS4mrEXHSoVNepfQwR5NmSt4Ka-yFp4yogj7D8ZH2NQ/s400/ThG@J&A+015.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlNiNHhupyIantAh9O7dgAiNGw-Ts2_ZnQSqgZbZLN99ZwiA50tldCv6uijkd_8ArcuesOP3qMeFBIbZzffLNwNtifUMQwfH_6W0g0qIrxdZOizu7FYThNoiQ3LWGfaJpcArSOw/s1600-h/ThG@J&A+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410830923689077906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlNiNHhupyIantAh9O7dgAiNGw-Ts2_ZnQSqgZbZLN99ZwiA50tldCv6uijkd_8ArcuesOP3qMeFBIbZzffLNwNtifUMQwfH_6W0g0qIrxdZOizu7FYThNoiQ3LWGfaJpcArSOw/s400/ThG@J&A+030.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOnc7vVj9-H2JQzHgepKFL1pHcEWytNrrNtYm7k-O878MCtVx2FiaBGr-znGvJC-ld2mV1rGFQPxWNsV2wZJ6h8Wj-B1_E-KMUObUi8iJYhAokDBifbi-dAB5QaGTPbPQI5DA2A/s1600-h/ThG@J&A+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410830910632659778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOnc7vVj9-H2JQzHgepKFL1pHcEWytNrrNtYm7k-O878MCtVx2FiaBGr-znGvJC-ld2mV1rGFQPxWNsV2wZJ6h8Wj-B1_E-KMUObUi8iJYhAokDBifbi-dAB5QaGTPbPQI5DA2A/s400/ThG@J&A+033.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NH6IN7-GFLkUEb6USZy-k0Fbl30bjs8bjAhXA2dmgvIk6ZjAQEROHz4_-L4aODdU8P4hopg6_d-paQSmDv2Lr0LQAkxPFaNhyphenhyphenulMkJxyCv_5mMpaY74pEuMyKMWNqI48rDXlw/s1600-h/ThG@J&A+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410830902878983058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-NH6IN7-GFLkUEb6USZy-k0Fbl30bjs8bjAhXA2dmgvIk6ZjAQEROHz4_-L4aODdU8P4hopg6_d-paQSmDv2Lr0LQAkxPFaNhyphenhyphenulMkJxyCv_5mMpaY74pEuMyKMWNqI48rDXlw/s400/ThG@J&A+035.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-74482973398919571892009-11-26T06:59:00.000-08:002009-11-26T06:59:00.787-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!</strong></span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-34439424011353823732009-11-21T21:13:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:30:57.016-08:00Quotes<span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.</em> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Alfred Hitchcock)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.</em> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ambrose Bierce)</span></span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-6999286268240824222009-11-20T14:59:00.001-08:002009-11-20T15:06:22.030-08:00The Girls<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">The other day Jen sent us a pic that someone took of "the girls" getting ready for the parade that Saturday in Moscow. It's obviously breezy, but I love all the smiles. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyAt2-pXDe7ZdCuhJyaQ3l-jjpCcOC-mg9fcWWiAX6vHy_laJJ4x7Ab_luvUzKVwcY3E_z9suVRcBA9SEXEW1AXuDg0nyt_8QA2Fw238K4O3MFhM6fTiAC9YsfsqXxnnm9PRVhQ/s1600/the+girls.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406325117006283042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyAt2-pXDe7ZdCuhJyaQ3l-jjpCcOC-mg9fcWWiAX6vHy_laJJ4x7Ab_luvUzKVwcY3E_z9suVRcBA9SEXEW1AXuDg0nyt_8QA2Fw238K4O3MFhM6fTiAC9YsfsqXxnnm9PRVhQ/s400/the+girls.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">And, as long as I'm sharing, I love this shot of Virginia with Hannah. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3PoQlXqG3z_yMmMGbaVpOm_nUWPlN1N8aUqbuOFHXLg7FfW1iFJ0hq95-tSv2sKVsXBDbhDMe1CIgEBbhK3Tgo3BmWD7DVIny9TkMPtBS2STyJCpXpnA5RJ0ZyXqn5LwHz2E_Q/s1600/fri_sat+002.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406325107399334386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3PoQlXqG3z_yMmMGbaVpOm_nUWPlN1N8aUqbuOFHXLg7FfW1iFJ0hq95-tSv2sKVsXBDbhDMe1CIgEBbhK3Tgo3BmWD7DVIny9TkMPtBS2STyJCpXpnA5RJ0ZyXqn5LwHz2E_Q/s400/fri_sat+002.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-13816152803698792752009-11-14T17:11:00.000-08:002009-11-14T17:24:29.989-08:00Greening Hills<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Wow, this week has gone by quickly! It hardly seems like a week ago that we were wrapping up our visit with Jen, Fok and the kids. Been a busy week for us both. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br />The weather right now is really nice for doing almost anything outside... high of about 63 today with blue skies and sunshine. We went for a hike over the hill to the lake late this morning... beautiful! One of the odd things about living here is how, just as trees are dropping their leaves and preparing for the gray winter look in much of the country, the dry hills here, responding to the beginning of the rainy season (such as it is), are starting to green up. Here's what we saw after cresting the hill and descending to the lake.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dDsdhag6Xthh9cc030f-D-eIEYvZxhk1EZYEdPkFAm_0TJ_Za3Pe6BNwzI4OlbmwJfJV2w6z8LU4tFfA6C2dsFs1F2XCuWraS3Efl1Mb_0qA1P1qNir1qr1loQ6XsnSiQ6lEnw/s1600-h/greeninghills_nov.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404134833074438242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dDsdhag6Xthh9cc030f-D-eIEYvZxhk1EZYEdPkFAm_0TJ_Za3Pe6BNwzI4OlbmwJfJV2w6z8LU4tFfA6C2dsFs1F2XCuWraS3Efl1Mb_0qA1P1qNir1qr1loQ6XsnSiQ6lEnw/s400/greeninghills_nov.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> </span>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-72573924849990303752009-11-05T21:35:00.001-08:002009-11-05T21:54:06.938-08:00Moscow Trip, Part 5<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Fall in this part of the country means lots of leaves falling from the trees... no, no, I mean LOTS of leaves. In this part of town there are many, many huge old trees, so there are literally tons of leaves each fall. The city even has a huge truck vacuum that goes around sucking them off the streets so you can find the curb. The house Jen and Fok bought does not have nearly as many trees as the one they were renting, but there are still many in the neighborhood and plenty of leaves to go around. Kaleb was out of school today, so he joined his Nanna and Papa in raking and bagging... Oh... and Jen helped a little too. (Claire and Fok were at school and work, so they missed out.) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqowKxc6yhK8Egb66jq9vUr49lrXV03jT4XalHcXBmk2KlfW641a0vVdZl0OCj8atFT82cbWYTiC0zB5zaoAcTmoCVRYBlCogPAeSkbNlWq7GIvubqSTfMctAw1fCsimAukO8gA/s1600-h/leafraking+008.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400862719808025746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqowKxc6yhK8Egb66jq9vUr49lrXV03jT4XalHcXBmk2KlfW641a0vVdZl0OCj8atFT82cbWYTiC0zB5zaoAcTmoCVRYBlCogPAeSkbNlWq7GIvubqSTfMctAw1fCsimAukO8gA/s400/leafraking+008.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> You can see that we had our work cut out for us.</span></div><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sIqgXWe6wWCXu8jKHHFgT84aljBqhhst-8J8ZIhZMX7nlYKslArLkkzdKJYCal4O1cF-aQA5TQ8jHoyVmo63r3s3Iy7kdFn60u6CE3g1-e_CH4ktvs4GUBfqRAx5VMuaQMby3w/s1600-h/leafraking+003.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400862707091869378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sIqgXWe6wWCXu8jKHHFgT84aljBqhhst-8J8ZIhZMX7nlYKslArLkkzdKJYCal4O1cF-aQA5TQ8jHoyVmo63r3s3Iy7kdFn60u6CE3g1-e_CH4ktvs4GUBfqRAx5VMuaQMby3w/s400/leafraking+003.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> We all worked hard, but Kaleb seemed to have almost magical powers over the leaves... they seemed to just fly his direction at times! </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgryb5D-JLN46FX3SrdwqWAjyOpk6IslnugZWNQzGo0EL2zxdq91hpFpzurnocHUxKeUcYc37yFVbbPmryOon5qqIZ36cAof_UP2pkDHstIUrMYtGi0CeMSoM-oiH1RyFLAz957A/s1600-h/leafraking+005.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400862705249048178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgryb5D-JLN46FX3SrdwqWAjyOpk6IslnugZWNQzGo0EL2zxdq91hpFpzurnocHUxKeUcYc37yFVbbPmryOon5qqIZ36cAof_UP2pkDHstIUrMYtGi0CeMSoM-oiH1RyFLAz957A/s400/leafraking+005.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Creating a large pile of leaves... hard work. </span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><p align="center"><br /><br /></p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazqCgoin3LAyMJQWb7pXDGJUmPTjlJCFqQcpJeYH4FaApJ_gnmbmmN4GsAi9twokjb0RVba96Cn0FeTwO7EXuPPHjHjh_vhry5FQVSECDnuJJrKQcIxPA7QR1UuxfBTfBHykWzQ/s1600-h/leafraking+006.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400862692675405394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazqCgoin3LAyMJQWb7pXDGJUmPTjlJCFqQcpJeYH4FaApJ_gnmbmmN4GsAi9twokjb0RVba96Cn0FeTwO7EXuPPHjHjh_vhry5FQVSECDnuJJrKQcIxPA7QR1UuxfBTfBHykWzQ/s400/leafraking+006.jpg" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Diving into said pile... well-deserved.<br /><br /><br /></p></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitXeVvATVKoynC7B8zka0LXL4oSN2OzdLZqMLqXzwy9P9HOxGfarYW2slW5zs_CP_Lu3GbW7-KZMOrWq9h5RhBgYT_8OBqpb0BsdwFa1KkoX0Xpc8IPWB2vStpYSWaOHTRokjIA/s1600-h/leafraking+007.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400862685904508338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitXeVvATVKoynC7B8zka0LXL4oSN2OzdLZqMLqXzwy9P9HOxGfarYW2slW5zs_CP_Lu3GbW7-KZMOrWq9h5RhBgYT_8OBqpb0BsdwFa1KkoX0Xpc8IPWB2vStpYSWaOHTRokjIA/s400/leafraking+007.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Soaking in the satisfaction... priceless!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711933.post-21942139393578795232009-11-05T20:59:00.000-08:002009-11-06T12:31:06.552-08:00Moscow Trip, Part 4<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Leaving no doubt whatsoever that she is a wonderful <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nanna</span>, VJ has been taking shots of the kids each day. Here are some of our favorites. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzVBpgJ6kDtsLxAlOtIPiNtGwn7Fa34EZjtVnpBbu7trIOS0dIihDTLn38H5DgUa0ogTZSuwMcnPS8WVnEkjkwtS1FwLpB4VvKjKJcv_n1PGUEmEAXfZYHI4dgE_eP_8KfE4laQ/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+006.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400853086342288994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzVBpgJ6kDtsLxAlOtIPiNtGwn7Fa34EZjtVnpBbu7trIOS0dIihDTLn38H5DgUa0ogTZSuwMcnPS8WVnEkjkwtS1FwLpB4VvKjKJcv_n1PGUEmEAXfZYHI4dgE_eP_8KfE4laQ/s400/nov09Moscow+006.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> There is a wonderful park just a couple of blocks from their house. Here we have just left Claire and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fok</span> and are headed to the grocery store... all on foot... <em><strong>nice</strong></em>!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-wGc0jiFlkd73NvD_19cm-dCSh267MAi0nTdTwVwuzOpvW4gXbGt6TGIwdm8xntfPxi3P-iQPyDU01fBm0WYI2iwwvMP8-ZXy2sjSKiDayKFQ5hLPlb6CVD8fMpmHEL92DRIEA/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+001.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400853076786400002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-wGc0jiFlkd73NvD_19cm-dCSh267MAi0nTdTwVwuzOpvW4gXbGt6TGIwdm8xntfPxi3P-iQPyDU01fBm0WYI2iwwvMP8-ZXy2sjSKiDayKFQ5hLPlb6CVD8fMpmHEL92DRIEA/s400/nov09Moscow+001.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Hannah and her "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">binky</span>"... much to Jen's chagrin! :-)<br /><br /></span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcSKhYfSSdXIjQncHNncOvrH-PqR7T0H1j513ZWBwPZUCog8bNdvnjAmEmc4vmHd7l6afwQYyPS149vg64isiBQRU3oH-2lq-BRW1fGnnwvV_mGphhLKySh2tKO4WUWJvooZHww/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+003.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400852701500509474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcSKhYfSSdXIjQncHNncOvrH-PqR7T0H1j513ZWBwPZUCog8bNdvnjAmEmc4vmHd7l6afwQYyPS149vg64isiBQRU3oH-2lq-BRW1fGnnwvV_mGphhLKySh2tKO4WUWJvooZHww/s400/nov09Moscow+003.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Not many tasks more satisfying than this one. Claire is not doing a pirate imitation... that's just her expression when she says "cheese" for a photo.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJCSogkgoRefQ8WVQkw1ZVGvGZRYdZgP2x73Zpq6Z86aygjoLr6PQSqwbKgeDGGl-0BWwTez31Om5GX5ApIdkxCTL1vQpje5d7U06p91Rd7_YWO9yr5ib_FKLGAQ-lwZitP1x/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+010.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400852685321757506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJCSogkgoRefQ8WVQkw1ZVGvGZRYdZgP2x73Zpq6Z86aygjoLr6PQSqwbKgeDGGl-0BWwTez31Om5GX5ApIdkxCTL1vQpje5d7U06p91Rd7_YWO9yr5ib_FKLGAQ-lwZitP1x/s400/nov09Moscow+010.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> And Hannah decides she has something to say too!<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzll8MiBhXfDOIjG0Cq5Ea-NhB7LERB4mcx48ndFZItDDXQSHlRj3ydSE2EJjgB_YdNfGkGdF0pSripAk_jWmgM4KC5cRW6V1yeDwPc-JdJCJ6Mb0FtrPpSQsWk1JW4mp0KbNCQ/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+013.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400852679968061954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzll8MiBhXfDOIjG0Cq5Ea-NhB7LERB4mcx48ndFZItDDXQSHlRj3ydSE2EJjgB_YdNfGkGdF0pSripAk_jWmgM4KC5cRW6V1yeDwPc-JdJCJ6Mb0FtrPpSQsWk1JW4mp0KbNCQ/s400/nov09Moscow+013.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Already to head out to preschool.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBKBzWIpYd4tCghupMYX4o5d-Gfyn8bSgAWDjxKU934Qf8U1SzzzxXm0yeuqBORjIwF_6IogBXwEm68K2HFyj_Nt5nmC6bnYV69_O428ps864s-Fa_8wjHPy4NBsCG3CM6XXxMA/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+017.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400852668734088546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBKBzWIpYd4tCghupMYX4o5d-Gfyn8bSgAWDjxKU934Qf8U1SzzzxXm0yeuqBORjIwF_6IogBXwEm68K2HFyj_Nt5nmC6bnYV69_O428ps864s-Fa_8wjHPy4NBsCG3CM6XXxMA/s400/nov09Moscow+017.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Claire loves to make this boxy car (or truck or school bus) with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Lego's</span>.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTS5XIRcBEUuO0nMgmq_eyYx5UkB1vVAIY22mw4q5zGqB8JBHi7uMBbhcntD1w3gBxoQPxQ-XgB1Dsh-6DeX-qRmny9FNMPd6zKp5Y9dV9qGneS9QVsmLC50SMZJEKIbQpRRj7w/s1600-h/nov09Moscow+022.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400852660222403266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTS5XIRcBEUuO0nMgmq_eyYx5UkB1vVAIY22mw4q5zGqB8JBHi7uMBbhcntD1w3gBxoQPxQ-XgB1Dsh-6DeX-qRmny9FNMPd6zKp5Y9dV9qGneS9QVsmLC50SMZJEKIbQpRRj7w/s400/nov09Moscow+022.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Kaleb is such a good big brother... and he loves his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nanna</span> too. </span></div><div></div></div></div></div>Rick Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760176257648370264noreply@blogger.com0