May 26, 2013
Happy Memorial Day to all my family and friends that have served in the armed forces, especially my husband Jim, our son Michael, my mother and father in law Tom and Dottie and Jim's grandfather John Duane you are my hero's.
We continue to spend quality time with my family and I know I have said once but I will say it again, it will be hard from us to leave on Friday. We have connected with friends we have not seen in over 30 years.
Our friends Diana and Robert came over for breakfast on the 21st. We talked about our children and grandchildren and showed them our pictures of our adventures.
On the 22st we drove up to Columbia State Park. Columbia is an old mining time with an old working blacksmith shop, a saloon, an old bank that is actually a working bank now. They have an candy store and a place where you can pan for gold. There were busloads of schools children there and they were having a ball.
Jim went to play golf on the 23rd and I dropped him off and drove up to Valley Springs so I could spend more time with my niece Tanay and my sister Merrill. We looked over craft books and they showed me the clear glass ornaments that they decorate by threading beads on a wire. They made an ornament for the Duane Family. My niece is also cutting out their wood for painting so we made copies of the ornaments that I do.
On the 24th my niece Cheri and nephew Gary took us out for a boat ride on the San Joaquin Delta. There is 750 miles of waterways in the Delta and the water comes in from the Pacific Ocean. At times they have had whales and sea lands come into the Delta. Actually coming back to the boat ramp we heard a sea lion under one of the piers.
On Sunday we had breakfast with two dear friends Naomi and Frances. It has been 35 years since we have seen them. They both looked great! My niece finished off our day by having everyone over so she could make her famous tacos. We have had lots of love in Stockton, Ca.
Have a wonderful day and please take a moment of silence to give thanks to our military.
Jim and Debbie
Monday, May 26, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014
Hi Everyone,
Another fine day in Stockton. Weather is back in the 70's and I am totally liking the weather. Saturday we went over to my Cheri and Gary (my niece and nephews) and made a homemade pancake breakfast. That night we all went to a Stockton Ports Baseball game. It was alumni night so they had the players from the 1969 team on hand including Ron Shelton who directed Bull Durham and Tin Cup. I ended up sitting next to Joe Lefebvre who played with the Yankees, San Diego Padres and the Phil Phillies. He currently is the assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.
Sunday we had lunch with a dear friend of mine whom I have known since 1st grade. Claudia and I go way back. It is always fun to see old friends and play catch up. We spent the rest of the afternoon with my sister Margaret and Greg.
Monday was laundry day and spending the afternoon with my sister Merrill. She and my niece Tanay are getting into painting so we spent the afternoon going over craft books.
This morning we had our friends Merlene and Bill Harrison over for breakfast so we could show them our pictures of our road trip. Bill's sister lives in Georgia so somewhere down the road we plan to meet up again. It is hard to believe that we only have another week and half left in California.
Have a wonderful day,
Jim and Debbie
Hi Everyone,
Another fine day in Stockton. Weather is back in the 70's and I am totally liking the weather. Saturday we went over to my Cheri and Gary (my niece and nephews) and made a homemade pancake breakfast. That night we all went to a Stockton Ports Baseball game. It was alumni night so they had the players from the 1969 team on hand including Ron Shelton who directed Bull Durham and Tin Cup. I ended up sitting next to Joe Lefebvre who played with the Yankees, San Diego Padres and the Phil Phillies. He currently is the assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.
Sunday we had lunch with a dear friend of mine whom I have known since 1st grade. Claudia and I go way back. It is always fun to see old friends and play catch up. We spent the rest of the afternoon with my sister Margaret and Greg.
Monday was laundry day and spending the afternoon with my sister Merrill. She and my niece Tanay are getting into painting so we spent the afternoon going over craft books.
This morning we had our friends Merlene and Bill Harrison over for breakfast so we could show them our pictures of our road trip. Bill's sister lives in Georgia so somewhere down the road we plan to meet up again. It is hard to believe that we only have another week and half left in California.
Have a wonderful day,
Jim and Debbie
Saturday, May 17, 2014
May 17, 2014
Hi Everyone,
Another nice week with family and friends and a couple of days of relaxation. We have eaten some real good Mexican and Chinese food. Some of these restaurants have been in business for over 40 years and the food is as good as it ever was. We could not believe that Xochomolco is still open downtown.
We had lunch with of friends Cindy and Mike on Wednesday at the Michael David Winery. There are over 80 wineries in and around the county now.
We had dinner with our friends Robert and Diana. They just both recently retired and are having a great time spending time with their grandchildren and remodeling their kitchen.
Friday we went to Royce Farm and reconnected with our friends Marlene and Bill Harrison. Bill has 1940 Chevy that he takes to car shows. We are happy to see that are friends are retired and enjoying life.
Enjoy the day,
Jim and Debbie
Hi Everyone,
Another nice week with family and friends and a couple of days of relaxation. We have eaten some real good Mexican and Chinese food. Some of these restaurants have been in business for over 40 years and the food is as good as it ever was. We could not believe that Xochomolco is still open downtown.
We had lunch with of friends Cindy and Mike on Wednesday at the Michael David Winery. There are over 80 wineries in and around the county now.
We had dinner with our friends Robert and Diana. They just both recently retired and are having a great time spending time with their grandchildren and remodeling their kitchen.
Friday we went to Royce Farm and reconnected with our friends Marlene and Bill Harrison. Bill has 1940 Chevy that he takes to car shows. We are happy to see that are friends are retired and enjoying life.
Enjoy the day,
Jim and Debbie
Monday, May 12, 2014
May 12, 2014 (pictures below)
Good Morning Everyone,
We have stayed busy visiting family and friends and celebrating birthdays and Mother's Day with barbeques. I have an awesome family and I will not be able to get enough of them before we leave. We were able to spend an evening with Jim Norton (Jim's friend from his Pacific Telephone days) and his wife Bobbie. We had a great time catching up as it has been at least 25 years since we have seen Jim.
We also had dinner with our friends Cindy and Mike. I have known Cindy since elementary school.
We had not seen each other since high school, but like Cindy said catching up was like never being apart. Again a memory that will last us a life time.
Saturday my niece Cheri had a barbeque for Mother's Day, my nephew Mitchell's 22nd birthday and Jim's 67th birthday. I promised my nephew Greg that I would bring him a steak from Pettys (our meat market) and I kept that promise. Jim made mushrooms, I made brochette, and my niece made pasta, artichoke dip (which was out of this world) and Jim's birthday cake. We had a great time catching up, telling stories and reminiscing.
Yesterday we picked up my sister Merrill and drove to Valley Springs where my niece Tanay lives with her husband Ryan and their 3 boys, Jacob, Brandon and Andrew. They love living in the country. The boys spend their time riding their bikes and helping Ryan ticker with cars, lawnmowers and go cart. Ryan is redoing a 51 Ford and will be teaching the boys the art of restoring a car. Ryan and Tanay have the art of parenting down as the boys are gentlemen's.
We hope everyone is doing well.
Enjoy your day,
Jim and Debbie
Good Morning Everyone,
We have stayed busy visiting family and friends and celebrating birthdays and Mother's Day with barbeques. I have an awesome family and I will not be able to get enough of them before we leave. We were able to spend an evening with Jim Norton (Jim's friend from his Pacific Telephone days) and his wife Bobbie. We had a great time catching up as it has been at least 25 years since we have seen Jim.
We also had dinner with our friends Cindy and Mike. I have known Cindy since elementary school.
We had not seen each other since high school, but like Cindy said catching up was like never being apart. Again a memory that will last us a life time.
Saturday my niece Cheri had a barbeque for Mother's Day, my nephew Mitchell's 22nd birthday and Jim's 67th birthday. I promised my nephew Greg that I would bring him a steak from Pettys (our meat market) and I kept that promise. Jim made mushrooms, I made brochette, and my niece made pasta, artichoke dip (which was out of this world) and Jim's birthday cake. We had a great time catching up, telling stories and reminiscing.
Yesterday we picked up my sister Merrill and drove to Valley Springs where my niece Tanay lives with her husband Ryan and their 3 boys, Jacob, Brandon and Andrew. They love living in the country. The boys spend their time riding their bikes and helping Ryan ticker with cars, lawnmowers and go cart. Ryan is redoing a 51 Ford and will be teaching the boys the art of restoring a car. Ryan and Tanay have the art of parenting down as the boys are gentlemen's.
We hope everyone is doing well.
Enjoy your day,
Jim and Debbie
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
5-7-14
Hi everyone,
Just back from my walk/jog (walked more than ran) but did set a goal to make it to x number of rv spots when I ran and made that goal. We are enjoying our visit with family and friends.
Monday Jim and I had our hair cut (we both looked liked the rugrats, lol) by a friend of mine from 8th grade, Marty Beskow. We had a great time talking about old time, our children and grandchildren. We spent the afternoon with Margaret and Gregory going over pictures of our trip and looking at old videos. I fell in love with a kitten and its mother that have taken up residency in Margaret's backyard. I would bring them home with me if I could.
Yesterday we got a visit from an old friend of Jim's from the phone company, Jim Norton. It was good to catch up again with children and grandchildren. We drove over Margaret's house so we could ride around and view the new baseball stadium, old neighborhoods and the Google pad that was located in San Francisco and is now located at the Port of Stockton. We stopped and had pizza at Michaels Place and it was so good (hence my walk and jog this morning).
Jim went to play golf today with Gary and I am expecting a visit from Margaret and Greg so we can venture out.
Enjoy the day,
Jim and Debbie
Hi everyone,
Just back from my walk/jog (walked more than ran) but did set a goal to make it to x number of rv spots when I ran and made that goal. We are enjoying our visit with family and friends.
Monday Jim and I had our hair cut (we both looked liked the rugrats, lol) by a friend of mine from 8th grade, Marty Beskow. We had a great time talking about old time, our children and grandchildren. We spent the afternoon with Margaret and Gregory going over pictures of our trip and looking at old videos. I fell in love with a kitten and its mother that have taken up residency in Margaret's backyard. I would bring them home with me if I could.
Yesterday we got a visit from an old friend of Jim's from the phone company, Jim Norton. It was good to catch up again with children and grandchildren. We drove over Margaret's house so we could ride around and view the new baseball stadium, old neighborhoods and the Google pad that was located in San Francisco and is now located at the Port of Stockton. We stopped and had pizza at Michaels Place and it was so good (hence my walk and jog this morning).
Jim went to play golf today with Gary and I am expecting a visit from Margaret and Greg so we can venture out.
Enjoy the day,
Jim and Debbie
Saturday, May 3, 2014
5-3-14
Hi guys,
Finally have decent internet service, although not much to report. Our last day in Williams was 5-1-14. Jim went to play golf and I straightened up the fifth wheel. We went downtown and had a real nice dinner.
We traveled to Needles, CA yesterday and spent the night. We met a real nice couple that actually work in RV parks during the summer. They get there lot for free for working 20 hours a week. They have worked from New York to CA. It gives them the freedom to see a lot of the country.
Today we traveled to Bakersfield and will be in Stockton tomorrow. Stockton will be a month stop for us which will be nice. Can't wait to see our family.
Good news, our son Michael, received is BA diploma today. We are just so proud and he is the wind beneath our wings.
Love to all,
Jim and Debbie
Hi guys,
Finally have decent internet service, although not much to report. Our last day in Williams was 5-1-14. Jim went to play golf and I straightened up the fifth wheel. We went downtown and had a real nice dinner.
We traveled to Needles, CA yesterday and spent the night. We met a real nice couple that actually work in RV parks during the summer. They get there lot for free for working 20 hours a week. They have worked from New York to CA. It gives them the freedom to see a lot of the country.
Today we traveled to Bakersfield and will be in Stockton tomorrow. Stockton will be a month stop for us which will be nice. Can't wait to see our family.
Good news, our son Michael, received is BA diploma today. We are just so proud and he is the wind beneath our wings.
Love to all,
Jim and Debbie
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