4 great iPhotos

Lake Tahoe in April

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Lake Tahoe in June

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Goats on the Roof in Canada

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6 great iPhotos

Ric and his family (his 3 children across from him, granddaughter next to him and her boyfriend and her daughter and then grandkids. 

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Ric coming out of door of condo on Vancouver Island, CN

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View from near our condo

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Another view 

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Goats on the Roof near where we stayed.  Goats were up there eating when we got there.  Will send those along next.

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August 9, 2013

Hello,

I have a new computer, MacBook Air, that I am using for the first time to send a letter.  David found it for me and it is a 13" and very light which is what I wanted. So far it is serving me well.

I am doing well, finally after a couple months of very low energy and emotions all over the place.  I feel almost back to normal and now that we are traveling it feels good,  

We spent a couple of weeks at South Lake Tahoe at our timeshare.  In April the week we were there it snowed but the first week of June it was warm and ideal weather.

We left Live Oak mid June and attended Ric's granddaughter's college graduation celebration in Albany OR.  We always enjoy visiting with family.  We are now in Seattle living in the motorhome at the Elks Club which is near David's home. 

We "Sasha sit" whenever we can,  She informed me this morning we were not babysitting but Sasha sitting.  Whatever it is we sure enjoy it. 

We will be leaving  a week from Sunday to drive to Bismarck ND to stay with Sharon and kids for a couple of weeks.  Then we will come back here via Canada for about 3 weeks.  

I hope this finds you all healthy, happy and grateful.  We do have much to be grateful for.  

Enjoy!  

Ric and Jan(ice)

May 2010 letter

HI,
I have no idea how this happened but it was purely a mistake. So please just hit the delete button and it wlll be gone.
Sorry.
All is well with us. We are in Seattle enjoying the cool, sunny weather and our family. I will write again later.
Stange thing that happened
As ever,
Jan(ice)

Happy Easter

About 2 weeks ago beside and behind our place. Pink trees on left are peaches in bloom, tall trees behind them are walnuts and the white trees are prunes. 

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 Prune orchard behind us in full bloom.

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From our patio which shows our orange tree in back and lemon tree on far left. 

March 29, 2013

Happy Easter to you,

This is a good time for us as I got a good report from the doctor,  Seems as though he did a good job with my surgery and left me with clear margins and negative for cancer in the lymph nodes.  In about 3 weeks I will undergo about 5 weeks of radiation just as a precautionary rehab. I am doing well but just low energy right now but it improves daily.  Ric also is doing well,  We just have to curtail our usual spring travel.  

Our family will have our annual picnic after church on Sunday.  There are so many of us that we only gather once a year now.  We will 50-60 family members at our gathering which will be a fun time.  Our grand  daughter from Sacramento will be here as well as her sister who will fly in from Bismarck.  It will be great to see them both.  We will miss Sharon and David and other grandkids,  

We appreciate so much hearing from you.  Friends and family certainly make a big difference especially in time of need.  Thank you. 

We send our best to you for a happy and healthy Easter.  

Ric and Jan(ice)

 

9 great iPhotos

Almonds in full bloom on North I-5  end of February

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View from our balcony at Otter Rock, OR March 6, 2013

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Another view from our balcony.  Beautiful

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Sasha playing games on iphone

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Grandmother reading a book with Sasha

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Sasha with Granddaddy

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Prune orchard in full bloom by Chico

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More prune trees

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March 19, 2013

These are the most recent pictures of our latest trip to OR and WA.  We just arrived home yesterday evening.  Had a wonderful trip and was able to visit with family some.  The fruit trees are gorgeous.  The peach trees have already been in full bloom and we missed them.  They are several shades of pink and a nice contrast to the prunes. 

Ric is doing fine now.  We still do not know what it was but he does not have any pain. I got a cold from hospital germs but it is gone now. 

So we are both well and enjoying life.  My surgery is Thursday at noon and  I got a clean bill of health from my doctor today to proceed with surgery.  So that will be over soon.

Sending happy thoughts to you all.

Love and joy

Ric and Jan

Cruise to present

Hello all,

We had a very uneventful cruise Dec. 3-19. We flew to Malaga, Spain (a story in itself) where we boarded the Azamara Quest Ship and sailed to Rio do Janiero. We had several ports of call where we walked around the cities. We were not impressed by Brazil, It was hot, humid and somewhat dirty, but the beaches in Rio were beautiful. I think we won't do long airplane trips again as there is so much waiting in lines and standing. There was a lot of walking too but that is fine.

Right after Christmas I had my yearly mammogram and a lump was found. Long story short is the tumor is cancer so I will have surgery mid March probably followed by radiation. It has been caught early and is stage 1 so I am not worried. Please keep me in your prayers and think positive thoughts.

We are going to Oregon Coast for a week the end of Feb. and then to WA for a little over a week and then home mid March. I hope I am able to return to Seattle for Sasha's 3rd birthday April 17. It may just work out. We will see.
We hope this finds you all happy and healthy.

Take care and keep in touch.

Ric and Jan(ice)

7 great iPhotos

Ric  getting spring water in Richmond, IN.  Water was soo good. 

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North Dakota

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Montana, last week.  Lots of snow and very low clouds. 

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Columbia River in Idaho

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Fall colors in WA

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Sasha and I posing for the camera, 

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Sasha's hair down.  How she hates to have it brushed or fixed.  

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Oct. 17, 2010

Hello all,

We  are in Seattle for just a week and Friday we head south with a stop in Albany to see Ric's two kids and three grandkids.  Saturday we will go on home after being away for over three months.

It is a beautiful, sunny day but we were here for the first storm of the season which lasted several days.  The leaves are turning and we are seeing beautiful fall colors. 

We had a great 2 months in Richmond, IN volunteering at Brethren House again.  Met some really nice people and renewed some old acquaintances. 

On our way to Indiana we spent 10 days in Bismarck ND visiting with Sharon who is working there.  Courtney was the only grandchild there at that time and she had just gotten a job with Delta Airlines.  There are 4 airlines that fly in there so she is busy as each one comes in.  After we left her 14 year old brother, Brent,  flew in and with him being a minor, Court had to escort him off the plane.  That is too funny because Courtney is this tiny little thing and Brent is quite tall for his age.   But it was all in a days work.  Chelsey also flew in after we were there and we got to see them all on our way back from Indiana.

After we left there we spent a night in Elgin, IL and took my great nephew, Jeremy and his girl friend, out for dinner.  He was just finishing up over 2 years of BVS (Brethren Volunteer Service) and it was great to see him.  His office was at the Brethren  main offices which I had wanted to visit for a long time.  

While we were in Richmond we went to the Museum in Cincinnati and saw the Pompeii traveling display.  It was excellent as we have actually seen Mt. Vesuvius in Italy which made it even more interesting.  We also attended 2 plays at the Richmond Theater.  The first was Hair Spray which was excellent.  The other was 33 variations which was about Beethoven and music which we thoroughly enjoyed.  We also attended several local festivals which waswere also fun.  The area is beautiful with many trees, rolling hills and lots of corn and soy beans.  

We were pleasantly surprised one day when Jan and Roma Jo Thompson stopped in on their way to VA to visit for a while.  It was because of them that we volunteer in Richmond so they stopped to check us out.  They volunteer there in the spring.  They are the ones who planned our trip to China 3 years ago.  We first met them years ago when we were volunteering in Maryland. We thoroughly enjoyed their visit but it was too short. 

We also drove to Greensboro NC to see David, Angel and Sasha while they were visiting Angel's dad and his wife who does sculptures.  She has won awards for many.  It was neat to see them all over their home.  We had not met them before so it was great to be able to meet them.  The drive to NC was SE through the Appalachians and was just beautiful.  We  had a delightful time. 

We left IN Oct. 3 and did our trip in reverse.  I am sorry I have not written in a while.  With Face Book I find I don't write as much.  Sorry.  But we do love hearing from you all,.  

Take care and take care of one another.  

Ric and Jan