26
Jan
10

Hillarious late-birthday greeting…

My my my.  THANKS Terri Last!

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26
Jan
10

Jamie’s Announcement

Paul Kenneth Ostrander – check it out!

FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT

23
Jan
10

Baby Boy Ostrander is Here!

On Kristyn’s birthday, Candy delivered a baby boy somewhere around 9:30PM in Melbourne, Florida.  Nine pounds, six ounces.  Candy and Jamie elected not to know gender; so it was a surprise.  Noah and Amelia have a brother.

Name to be announced.  We are thankful, ecstatic and very proud!  Carolyn and i have TEN.  The oldest turns age seven this week.  Wow.

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02
Jan
10

Monterey get-away

Carolyn and I managed to get a couple of days up in Monterey/Carmel.  It is John Steinbeck country; Carolyn’s reading his Cannery Row.  The 17 Mile Drive brought back lots of memories; Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Big Sur, Hog’s Breath Inn, and the long slow drive down HWY 1, lunch at Moonstone Cafe, in Cambria.  A great time.

18th Hole at Pebble

SLIDESHOW

01
Jan
10

New Year’s Eve with the Duncans

We shared our “Christmas” with the Duncans on New Year’s Eve.  The kids stayed up until midnight.  As we counted down the seconds, fireworks went into the sky down the street as 2010 began.

Kate Girl loves hats

SLIDESHOW

Christmas gifts arrived for the Duncan kids from Florida.  Here’s a video of the gift opening.  THANKS Candy and Jamie!  … Noah and Amelia, too!

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01
Jan
10

Christmas Day at Grandma Lorry’s House

A great gathering for extended family.  Thanks, Mom!

SLIDESHOW

26
Nov
09

Thanksgiving

Check out  our photos from Thanksgiving Day at Rob and Diane’s cabin in Lake Arrowhead.

PHOTO GALLERY

26
Oct
09

Amelia Earhart

I have had a fascination for the young female pilot all my life.  She perished more than ten years before I was born; but her adventures and achievements caught my attention early on.

Now we have a grand-daughter named Amelia.  I’m quite certain that her parents were not thinking of the aviatrix.  Maybe “Amelia Bedelia” had a bit more influence.  In any case, the name finds its roots in the Latin, and speaks of hard work and industry.  For me, I just like the sound of the name.

Amelia.  Makes me smile.

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02
Oct
09

40th Anniversary Gift

Our kids put together an amazing photo album as an Anniversary Gift.  You can take a look.  Enjoy!  Click on the photo or the link and then be ready to provide:

ALBUM ID: S2723438  | PASSWORD: 2750420

Picture 5

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04
Sep
09

Ode to Yolanda

With all of this talk about the health care crisis in the air and the acute need for reform, I suppose it is that much more likely that we will take the cynical view of doctors and nurses who get paid to help us get well.  We are quick to conclude “incompetent,” “negligent,” “frustrating,” “annoying,” “indifferent,” “uncommunicative,” “inability to listen,” “distracted,” “the left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing,” “cost slashing,” “out of touch,” when we talk about our experience in the hospital or the clinic or the emergency room or the doctor’s office.  And if you’ve walked through the system lately, chances are pretty good you found evidence to bolster your case.

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Here's where I post the stuff that I want to share with family. That's a significant number of people, come to think of it. But your name may not be Kemp. It may be Duncan or Ostrander or Lodahl, Hunerdosse or Michels or Kitahara or Paulsen or Schwetz or Dibbs or one of many who've joined our family circle. Or it may well be that we've adopted you. Whatever your name, you're welcome here. Click on the links. You'll soon conclude - we are blessed. Glad you stopped by. Feel free to leave a comment.

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