July 2008

Before-- (July 11-14) Our Family reunion Scheduled here at our house... is getting closer...we will go to Medford on Monday the 7th to do the bigger shopping for the event. About 17 people in total...which is small for his family.After-- The family reunion was enjoyed here at our house July 11-14th and so we are getting back to normal....Busy, busy vacation this time. Just now re-surfacing again...We had a wonderful time with our relatives here and did a lot. They started arriving on Wednesday and all arrived by Friday and we had small easy dinner Friday night and then Saturday night we had a nice Rib eye steak dinner and during the day we went to Taylor lake..(just a few of us..I was the instigator on that one) and Sunday morning we all had a waffle breakfast and then dispursed in different directions.. Some left and ones that were left about 13 of us...went on Monday up to the Jet boat ride/dinner excursion. It was lovely to do that and would do it again in a heartbeat. IT is really a blast .Even though we had done it before twice...we had never done the dinner ride and so glad we finally experienced it...very good food etc...fun ride and all. Then we all came back here and crashed again all over the house...sleeping bags and mattresses everywhere...and got up early Tuesday and more left to go home and then 8 were left and we all went to coos bay for 2nights 3days....cloudy and cold there...but we had another good time experiencing the ocean with all. Then 4 more left and 4 of us came back today and we dropped off the last 2 at Medford airport at 11:00 am...wow...a long week and a half...but we did it.! Wow. All total that came here was 17 people. That is small for the normal size groups that usually come. Lucky for us it was smaller. I did take tons of pictures and movies.....everyone had a super time and it went so smoothly, with no problems at all. I never stopped really moving for 2 weeks and yet I still feel like I got rested. During the reunion we all pitched in and did the jobs together and it went so easily. I think that Mack worked muchHarder than I. I was looking at the viedo that we took and it is entertaining to watch. Glad that we got it on tape. Will try to burn it into a DVD soon for all to see. Got back from Coo's bay about 1:30 ..Friday and we are catching up alittle now and spending the night here and then tomorrow morning going over to the Etna Bluegrass festival and will spend Saturday night there in the camper....I am tired and would like to stay home...but this time Mack is the one that wants to go more ..... I even think he is more tired than me...but is determine to get there. Eric called and has emailed me three times in the past 2 months...Eric is fine...I keep missing his calls but he leaves messages though. Sent him a package about 2 weeks ago...and hope that he got it. He did say in his message he is getting his vacation early..late august and will go to his home in Washington for a week, then down here for a week..and then back there --he has 20 days total. I am so excited.This is what he said:
(first email) Everything going good, Great to here from you. I got this picture from Bob and Robyn my neighbors. It has the front yard grass grown in. Such torture missing the summer for a year. Not much going on here but everyday work. Talk to you all soon.
(Second email) Hi, every thing is going good and I am well, We have been working a lot but things are starting to settle down alittle. This is a cute picture of Kristen and me. I got an e-mail from my neighbors Bob and Robin so I don't need Chad to go out there. I do need Chads phone numbers thou I think. Thanks for all that you do for me. It would be a head ack to do it from here. Miss you much tell everyone I say hello. Love Eric
....(third email)EERYTHING IS GOING GOOD OVER HERE WORK ALOT OF HOURS. I PUT NOTES BY EACH OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD THANKS FOR HELPING. LOVE ERIC
Isn't it funny..he is such a horrible speller like me...I see such similarity in so many things that he does to how dad was and the way I approach things also...must be alittle genetics there. Miss him terribly and glad that he is getting caught up there. I have apackage almost ready to send to him now...I am so very slow doing things like that.
His email is Eric.longhofer@us.army.mil I email him but rarely get emails back..
Haven't touched bases too often lately with TJ ...just play phone tag. She is very busy with her life right now. Working again as a waitress and loves it I think..that is what she keeps telling me. . Will touch bases with you soon...take care... Hugs & Prayers, BJM