And yet, still, however, not withstanding....

This past week has been a dichotomus thought. As wonderful as
Father's day has been, and seeing allmost all of our family; five out of seven offspring, with their pogeny; except for those out of the country on Missions, or School, or...there has been time for reflection and musing.

Our oldest child's youngest sought and recieved a great schoolarship, and the media attention attendent to that earned
award...Her sister, our first granddaughter arrived, and visited.

Our Black Belt holding guy was here, providing an enrober.

And with all those whom came, my thought was of the ramiford
and dichotomous quality of our family and the paths taken in their life.

Still, it is alliterative of the family or families of others whom
tend to the branie. That is "still doing that which was done in
the past. (the same dance that was done in the 16th century.)

I also thought of my desire for gnosis, and what epimorphosis
would have to occure before all would be back in a normal situation. Although I would want to restore what was, perhaps
the passage of time, and change is for the best.

Gone is the university, and the stimulating malevtic's used to
understand language, and disciplines. Gone is the struggle
simply to exist in todays world. Perhaps it is the viewpoint
of olderage to see more clearly what is and what will be.

Gone is the word enallage! The use of the 75 cent words,
in exchange for the smaller more expressive ones.

I guess the enrober of life is "the icing on the cake."

Considering what was, and the events to come, I wonder
how my grandchildren and their children will cope with the catastrophim that will come.

I am happy when I think they will be prepared for that which is set forth in the Revelations of the Bible, and the other religious
books in use on the earth at this time. I wonder if the enallage of the words can be for our progeny.

History gives us the alliterative outlook... All will be well.
God, our Father is there, and we will be with HIM.

Being retired is great, but borring. Let me explain;

Wake up time...3:30 to 5:00 What do I want to do?

Read? Do genealogy on the Computer? Too early to

eat. I showered last night, so what to do? TV= no!

Oh, I know, go on to the Blog, or Wall, and read what

others have to say - or to copy some of the pic's if

they are family.

(Family)

Just yesterday, it seems, we had our 7 kids at home

(in California) then we moved up to Washington.

Before long our oldest was married and gone. We

became grandparents, soon after.

Then before we could turn around, 24 years had passed,

and the youngest child was getting married, and moving

away. Now we were Grandparents of 17. And two of

our Grandkids, were expecting.

Before we knew it, our grandkids had grown in number

until we had 27, AND we had 5 great grand SONS.

So, back to deciding what to do! We could go see one

of our kids, and visit the grandkids- except that they

are busy with their own life of kids and activities.

We could invite one of them here.. no, they have their

active lives. they don't have time. they don't want to

come. (any or all of the above)

That is not the end of the story.. two of our children

will have, or could have more children of theirown

which would add to our descendents. And then too,

our grandkids will be having their families- so that

means we get some Great granddaughters too.

So, maybe we should plan a get away, just the two

of us... perhaps a car trip? Or a visit to someother

place?

Can't do that.. our Doctors need.. us.

Their ought to be a law, that we must have all of our

foibles, and surgeries before we turn, "'old'" age.

Where is it written that when we turn 70, our bodies

need replacement parts?

Did we wear our body parts out in running to sports,

or school activities? or taking the kids her or there?

How come we did not smell the daisies? Just the

diapers!

When was there time and money to see a show?

And, why are we too tired to go see a show now,

or go to the park?

Which reminds me, How come we can not find the

interest in just going out to park?

Being "'Old"' causes one to be "'tired"', or to sit at

home, instead of finshing, of hunting, or of just

going to hang out someplace? Opps the kids' are

comming. Did you know I asked the Missionaries

to come to dinner tomorrow? Sister x wants me

to... Brother x needs our help to....

Now, after this belly ache in print- are we just

complainers? No, actually our lives are great

and we have been truly blessed by our FATHER

whom is in Heaven. Or by The SAVIOR, in one

way or the other!

We served a mission together, and now

considering serving in Bellevue, one shift;

and we can, at the same time, be Home

Misionaries in NewFamily Search's Support !

I guess it is not what you do in this life, but it's

how you do it.

Now a message from my sponsor;

"Cynics do not Contribut,

Skeptics do not Create,

(&) Doubters do not Achieve.

(Gorden B. Hinkley)

For you whom are reading this, May all your

troubles be small, and all your sucesses be great.

Anually = sneezing time

Hello: It's that time of year again! Sneezing all the time?
Nose overflowing again? Need a nightly allergy Pill?

As Monk says in his trailer, "Well, I do!"

Just when the weather gets nice, and the yard calls to
ask when the new landscaping will occur, that is when
the trees and the grasses seem to sneak up and get
you....

Oh, I know, at first it's great! It's Clean! And it's
wonderful..... think of all the new plants, and the
way the old plans begin to branch out. the lawn
is green, the deciduous trees begin to leaf. And,
the sun is out. the clean yard swing waits to be
used. The shady parts of the lawn call out for
small picnics... All seems right. So why do we
begin to get comfortable, and "mother nature"
grabs us again....?

But then..., the yard looks great, and the birds
are back..., the noise level is humming with the
kids, whose school days are comming to a yearly
close...., nights are lighter..., people are out of
their homes..., and more friendly...,

A time for relaxing and taking stock of the good
times of life. Even the hatching of the small
spiders is a sign that life is good, and worth the
effort.

And yet again, sneeze, and sneeze again... in
multiples of 7 or 8 times, per minute. Then
you dose with medicine, with allergy pills,
yet nothing seems to help or work....,

Not as bad as the airplain problems of
Legally Blond, or the tantrums that are
experienced by just another paige on the
internet. Bad nevertheless, however,
when you are working, and the sun is
hot... where is that kleenex box anyway?

My handkerchief, if I had one, is beyond
use. The rag used to clean dirt and mud
from hands or clothes, is damp, and useless.

All in All, I do love the season... even with
(excuse me) Haa Chooo!

Did you ever think about life and it's cycle?

1. Nice - good weather - outings
sneeze
2. Rain and wind - hollidays
School starts -
changing time - falling back
falling leaves - bare branches
cold and sneezes
3. snow and cold - firelaces -movies
cold without sneezes
4. Flowers and trees sart budding
Bulbs poke through the ground
some days are warm
some rain falls lightly
5. Sunshine comes more often
Changing time - springing forward
more rain and wind -
school's getting to another end

Please don't think of me as a non-
contributing Cynic, or as a non-
creative Skeptic. and I am not just
a nonachieving Doubter. I'm afraid
the title is as my wife says, I am the
oldguy.

the last thing that should be said, is
"I love each and every one of you."

It has been a time. . .

Hi, soo much has happened! And all of it good.

Two more of our grandkids have finished high school,
One is in running start at the Jr.College, and the other
will begin College in the fall.

The one whom will begin college was at an awards
ceremony two nights ago. We were there, and to our
amazement, that grandchild won three scholarships.
And, was on National, if not, State TV coverage.

Proud Mom, sent the link to us, so we can see it over
and over again. And, in the shortest part, there is
my wife sitting next to our daughter, whom is taking
a photo of her childgetting the award.

How about that? My wife has been on television 2
times. Once, before I met her, when she was on a
game show , and now, at an awards show.

The thought comes to me, that all my grandkids are
just that, "GRAND." To visit one of them, see
"legally Blond" or "Just another Paige on the Internet."

My oldest grandson is in Ohio, wanting to get to the west
coast. And my oldest granddaughter wants to get to the
East coast. My youngest grandson just went on his 1st
overnight with the scouts, and my youngest granddaughter
will be here from her southwestern birth place, before
the summer is over. she was born on the same day and in
the same month as mylodest granddaughter. that Month
was March - so that is a great month.

Now two of my gboys are on Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints' missions. They are not yet through
their 1st year, and before long, each will have a younger
brother also in the mission field. Now, all four of these
fantastic young men have recieved the BSA rank of
Eagle Scout....

Every day, I give thanks to MY FATHER for the blessing
we as a famil y receive.

This life as a grandfather, and as a great (as in super great)
grandfather is satisfying. Perhaps I can get it right this time
for I don't think my record is that of a "Great" Dad.

Yet, those men, I call "son",. both the birth sons, and those
married to my daughters, are spectacular greats.

Now you may think this is bragging . . .Not so, only telling
the truth. And, as I think about it, all my girls, bybirth
or by marriage, are pretty special too. Each has a tallent
and gift that help the family members be all that they
can be. (sorry army) I borrowed the slogan... When I was
serving in the USArmy, the country did not think of me so
kindly.... Korea was not a "war", the press said.

Tell that to the families whom have no sons due to their
being killed in that (what do we call it) event.

Gosh, when I think of it, there are just a handfull of us, from
our High School. Our class was almost desimated when thinking
of the guys with whom I studied. At the end of Next month,
I will be 75 and wonder how many , If any will reach that age
with me?

It is said that we mellow with the years... If so, I wnat to wish our
President well, and pray for him-opps, is it alright to Pray for our
President? I don't think I can pray for our congress however,except
to pray that they have they become Honest, unselfish, and not greedy.

Is that too much for you? It is for me... so I'll say rest easy and
keep your head down... Our creator is in the Heavens, so all is well.