1976 Framingham & Oberlin Old Slides

Old Shots of our girls!

Key Largo Anyone

Before I begin calling all my old friends on Facebook or look to adopt a rescue dog for a week, let me know if you are interested in chilling in the Keys in October 2013.  I will be on vacation from retirement in Key Largo Oct 19 to 26 at the Florida Bay Club.  Better view this time as I have B6 reserved.  Let me know if you are in?  It will sleep 6 adults. Picture from the West balcony.

Why should facebook get all the action?

I guess I need to post what the heck we are doing around here.  Loving the April weather that's what.

Pictures from our Backyard.

March Comes in Cold in Gainesville

59 degrees at the Softball Game Tonight, bundled up going to get cold Sunday and Monday then the heat returns!

Kelsey Stewart is the Hot New Rookie - hitting .419 in the first 20 games

Gainesville in January

Thought you might enjoy looking at your home in Gainesville. Flowers are blooming, leaves coming back to the oaks and crape myrtles. A little different than New Mexico.

 

Oh and today I walked by the other.

 

 

D.C. Va Md 2013

Ali signing up for 1/2 Million in Debt!

Lake Manassas, VA very close to the Karrels' new home.

Washington D.C. is a short drive or train ride away!!

Orlando 2012

It was super wonderful vacation.  A once in a lifetime experience to be with our family and these little grandsons of ours.  Each little boy is so special and different.  Cole I am so impressed at how brilliant you are and what a good role model you are for Luke and Dexter.  Dexter you are like the New Mexico wind! Super Fast!  Grandfather loves every second that I can keep up with you.  Luke you are so loving and warm that it gives us all hope for a brighter tomorrow.  When things are not going your way, stop and think back to the joy and love we all shared this week.

  The show at Medieval Times was terrific (Thank you Ali and Dan).  But we picked the wrong Knight. 

I had to post this picture of the worst place to eat in downtown Disney (well if you have 3 year olds and they are terrified of live dinosaurs. I think Jeff is saying "Did you pick this place???"

Mom's minutes at Gainesville home

Saturday August 4 Mom was taken from the Village of Osprey to the City of Gainesville and got the 15 minute tour of our Gainesville home.  We took pictures to prove to her we drove there and back without having to rent a room for the night - for the driver.

Love all

New Mexico 2012

NEW MEXICO 5-27/6-7/12
Dan and Ali took a week long cruise to Alaska and I got to come to NM and babysit Dexter, Ophelia, and Bosley.    It was a great time!   The dogs were OK but Dexter was outstanding!   He was terrific to be with—wonderful to have him talking so much.   We had fun reading, going to the parks, taking walks, going to the zoo, and, of course, riding the bike.  Thankfully Allan came for 5 days around the weekend so he was able to ride bikes with Dexter (I’m not a biker) and Dex rides so fast that it is impossible to keep up just walking.   He never once had a potty mishap proving what a big boy he has become.    We baked banana bread and Dex got out all the ingredients and helped, helped, helped.   It was yummy!  

This was the prettiest NM has seemed to me with so many trees and shrubs in bloom.  While Dex was in school on Friday Allan and I took a road trip through the surrounding area finding the delightfully  artsy small town of Madrid full of fun shops and people playing music as we walked around.  This was a spot to return to next time.  Dan and Ali had a great trip, too.   So, it was a wonderful time for all of us! 

Enjoying our front porch rockers

See who is using our front porch chairs - the real owners of our house, Chloe and Aja

1st Baseball City?

Should we go to the new Marlins ballpark or maybe Wriggley Field in Chicago?

2012 the Baseball Trips begin

Sharon and I have set a goal of visting the Ballparks of America.  I will attempt to rate the expierence from a fans point of view.
Any suggestions what you want rated at each ballpark would be helpful.

Knoxville winter evening

Sharon walking through the old World Fair Park on her way to dinner. It was cold for us but the walk was great and the food top notch.

Tree, Aja, & Reindeer

Aja asleep under the tree, your stockings are hanging under the reindeer.

Columbia SC - Cousins & Volleyball

On the spur of the moment we decided to travel to Columbia SC to see the Lady Gators Volleyball team go for a perfect 20-0 mark in SEC play. This is something no team has done since the league began round robin play 7 years ago. The team is awesome and the win likely will make them the #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. A few pictures of the team are posted on the facebook link.
I remembered that I have three cousins that live in Columbia, so with a little help from modern email and smartphones we were able to have breakfast together the next morning. The picture shows from left to right, Dale (Barbara), Beth, me, Carol, and Aunt Anne Mae.
Also, are some cool picts of the South Carolina State house and the holiday decorations. link to pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=246944&id=617928368&l=2333854e00

Black Friday

Can't imagine standing, seating, etc., for hours or in some cases a day 1/2 to buy a TV from China or a drum set from Mexico. Anyway Sharon and I took a walk along Gainesville's longest strip mall tonight and it looks like Best Buy and Target are the winners. Here are a few picks of the midnight shoppers.