Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Amy Visits

Amy brought Harper and Charli over for a visit.  Harper is a delightful baby, eager to smile and please.  She does not have a dirty face.  I think those lines were caused by when I edited the picture, it must have added highlights, bummer.

 

Focus on Harper, not my many wrinkles!!


Charli is also a very fun child and so smart, of course.  She has already stated that she is going to get married in the Temple and she is going to get a boyfriend first.  (Her mother put the idea into her head and she remembered it.)



She loves her tricycle and does very well on it so brings it along when she visits.  Why not?


Monday, August 26, 2019

Myrna's Daughter

My childhood friend Myrna's daughter.  I met Laura years ago when I would stop and visit Myrna in Manhattan Beach on my way back and forth from Lake Almanor and San Diego.  Lovely lady with a charming husband and two accomplished daughters.  One is in the same medical class as Tanner in Iowa.  Small world...


First Day of School for the Masseys

Meagan shared some pictures online of the first day of school. Keira has had this little friend for years.  They gp to a Charter School and really likes it.



 Eden goes to a public school near home.  Meagan says Eden is always prepared.  Picks out her clothes the night before and is very organized.  Hurray for Eden!!!




Nico loves to tease Eden, I wonder if he will carry this over to school?  He looks like he always  finds life fun.




Saturday, August 17, 2019

My Friend Marjorie

I have not seen Marjorie for quite a while now.  She moved from Lake Almanor several years ago to be nearer her daughter and others in Washington.  I assume these are great-grandchildren.  She is now living with a granddaughter and has her grand piano with her and gives the great-granddaughters piano lessons.  She has let her hair go white and stays quite fit.  Miss her.





The Reception

Some of Mitch's Family.  The reception was held at Lot 8 in Mission Valley with beautiful wall decor and plenty of space for food, drinks, bathrooms, displays, games and fun, and tables with beautiful cloths.  The same DJ provided the music and it was fun, lots of dancing.  This was a very happy and fun reception.


Amy, her sister Kelly, and Melissa had many outings together as cousins growing up.


The tablecloths were beautiful and the food delicious.


Grandma Janet with Mitch and Bahia.  Mitch would not let me miss this wedding.  I am so glad I was here.


There was lots of dancing.


Bahia baked her own wedding cake!!!  There were donuts and cupcakes and cookies.  All so good!!!



Most of the Hardys left at dark but many danced on till 11 pm.  Kiera and Eden really liked the dancing.



A tender moment with Eden.  I really like this picture.



 
 The first dance.



 Mitch's family with the Bride and Groom.
 Love this pix with Meagan but why did I keep my sunglasses on? 



The Wedding

It was a very lovely wedding.  The Brother in law told the story of their romance and they each gave their vows.  The music was beautiful as they came down both sides into the setting.  Rugs were used suggesting Bahia's heritage.  She is actually a Moroccan princess!!


Bahia's family


A kiss for history.  All the flowers were done by Bahia and her mother and some were gathered from nature.  Beautiful colors.


Mitch's sister Melissa and brother Michael.


Friday, August 16, 2019

Rehearsal Dinner

While some of us were at the rehearsal, some of the wedding people were at Presidio Park holding down the area and setting up the tables and food.  Mitch's aunt and uncle and grandparents and some cousins came from Michigan.  Mitch had friends from Susanville as well as Bahia's mother and grandfather from Lincoln, Ca.

Mitch and his Dad made all the benches that were used at the wedding and the rehearsal dinner and also one of the tables.  They were really nice and they did it because it was cheaper than renting chairs.  It was also more attractive, too.



The Grandmothers.


Mitch with his Dad and Uncle.


Mitch was in a boy band group when he was in Susanville and his friends came down and did a lot of the work of moving tables, benches, rugs etc.


Bahia's sister and family.  The pinata has been broken.  We had delicious Mexican food.


Rehearsal for the Wedding

On Friday, August 16 we were invited to the rehearsal in Balboa Park of Mitch and Bahia's wedding.  Stephanie, Carole's daughter, had flown down from Montana and she is taking charge of Maria's dog.


Michael actually came in from North Carolina on Tuesday and flew up to Reno on Wednesday to drive me down to San Diego.  We had a nice visit coming down and we got there in good time.  Bahia's brother in law is going to marry them.


Bahia looks so cute in her cool short dress practicing coming down the walk.


Bahia with her nieces.  They have called Mitch, Uncle Mitch, from the beginning of their romance.  He fit right into the family!


The ladies in the wedding party.  Melissa in the middle and Bahia's sister, sister in law and college friend plus the nieces.


Others in the wedding party are Mitch's father Mark and his wife and Maria, of course.  Also the nephew.


Saturday, August 10, 2019

John Douglas and John Hardy


Back in the day.....wonder if they know each other in heaven?

Monday, August 05, 2019

Dr, James Gray, new Cardioligist

Turns out it is a good thing I am going to be in San Diego longer because Dr. Gray is my new cardiologist and he is somewhat of an expert in my problem with the aortic valve.  I will have the echocardiogram on the 15th and meet with him on the 28th.  Originally the gal said I could be a new patient of his but he had no openings until Sept 25.  However, when I explained I would only be there three weeks, she got me in.  Scripps is good about that.

Sweet Charli

The other day there was a video  if Charli actually climbing up one of those rock walls with Sarah.  All the big kids were doing it and she wanted to do it, too, I couldn't get a pix of it but she is so fearless.  Only 3!!  Sarah was helping her.


Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Really Pumping High Today


Kristi's Family

I sent out an email to see if any of my grandchildren wanted any of the stuff I am decluttering out the door.  Kristi wanted lincoln logs but they were gone last year to a pre-school.  But she also wants a lot of games and sent a few pix.  Looks like they are having a fun summer, especially the last one.




Classmate Obert Undem Obituary

You surely do not know in high school what kind of life is ahead for each of us.  Obert turned out to be quite a catch, but we surely did not know that.  I do not recall that any of us had dated him.  Very interesting life.   There were 8 of us honored with high grades and he was one of them, he planned on being a biology teacher.  I thought we were listed as honorees according to our rating but he was after me so that could not have been.  He was a brain.  I never knew that local people had financed his education.  That is really wonderful.

 


Obert Undem descended from pioneer Norwegian ranchers, born in the Great Depression and hardened by toil on the family ranch north of Glendive, Montana. Obert Undem later lived an extraordinary life as a lawyer, banker, and philanthropist.


His life was filled with art, music, travel, and gourmet cooking — his own --- any dish that he cooked would be a delicious part of a wonderful meal. He loved to cook a meal for a party of friends or family. Obert enlivened his time with friends through a lively wit and intelligent conversation. He was known for his “Obert-isms”, pithy observations, like “Every good day is one day less of winter” and “I’m not a quitter, but I have a fast watch”.

He was devoted to his steadfast companion, his wife Ginny, who was always at the heart of his life. She, along with many friends, advocated he publish a cookbook of his recipes. That never materialized, although he unselfishly shared them when asked.

Undem attended a one-room schoolhouse on Deer Creek before going to high school in Glendive where a kindly couple, who hired him to mow their lawn and shovel their walks, took notice of his academic achievements. Retired banker, Robert H. Watson, and his wife, Ino DeLong Watson, who he fondly called “Auntie Mame,” underwrote his education at Carleton College, which they had attended, and later his pursuit of a post-graduate education at Harvard.
“My education was provided by someone who gifted it to me,” he recalls. “They paid all my expenses -- that was an incredible thing for them to do -- and all I did was mow their lawn when I was a kid.” 

That memory inspired his work at Rocky Mountain College where he raised millions of dollars to help students through building endowments that would ensure the future benefit of students.

His bachelor of arts degree was awarded cum laude in 1957 from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota; his master’s in business administration was from Harvard University School of Business Administration, Boston, in 1957; and his Juris doctorate degree was conferred by William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1963. 

Undem came to Rocky Mountain College in 1995, after a 15-year career as a solo practitioner as an estate and tax planning attorney in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Prior to that, he had a 20-year career as a bank president, trust officer, and consultant in Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. He was a recently retired member of the Bar Associations of Montana, Arkansas, and Minnesota. He served 30 years as a director of the Mid-America Arts Alliance in Kansas City, Missouri.
Undem served as a board member of many civic, cultural and commercial organizations, among them the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, the Minneapolis Art Institute, the Arkansas Symphony, the Montana Community Foundation, the Billings Community Foundation and the Rocky Mountain College Institute for Peace Studies.

His honors include selection as the Outstanding Professional Fundraiser of the Year 2008, awarded by the Montana Chapter of the Association of Professional Fundraisers, and an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service by Rocky Mountain College in 2010. The Billings Community Foundation honored his legacy by creating the Obert Undem Community Vitality Endowment, in recognition of his determined advocacy for community foundations across Montana.

Undem is survived by his wife of 36 years, Virginia (Ginny) Undem, his son, Steve Undem of Morrow, AR, and his daughter, Carolyn Hollingsworth of Springdale, AR. He is also survived by his grandchildren – Amanda Bayley, Sara Tice, Mia Undem and Zac Undem along with several great-grandchildren. 

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

My Hero

Sadie has a friend that visits her at least twice a day.  It is the dog who lives behind us, facing another street.  The dog likes to pee on everything when she is here and I do not mind the dirt but on the deck I do not like.  I really gave him a scolding the other day and Sadie took note.

Today, when the dog started to pee on one of the gardens, Sadie immediately made him stop and then stayed close to him as to say, "You cannot do that here, but I am still your friend, "  and then Sadie looked back at me and I praised her, and she wagged her tail, happily.

It is amazing how smart Sadie is and what an understanding companion. MY HERO!  She has an appointment to get groomed next week!!!!  She gets really tuckered out watching over me.


John Hardy Memorial Hike 2015

My Life So Far