I'm back!! I bet you all thought I had faded into that great big Internet in the sky. :-} Not so! I just read the last blog I sent and realized I really needed to get back to everyone. Well here goes. I am doing well. Just recently returned from a wonderful family reunion in Calif. All of my children and their sweethearts were there and all of my grand children. Except for John and Kristi and there two girls. OPPD wouldn't let John have time off. They were sorely missed. We all had such a wonderful time. Mom and my Brother Richard had been working so hard getting things set up for us. Richard converted his outside tent (bigger than a garage) into a dorm for the kids complete with fridge, tv, couch and recliner. He also made bunk beds for the boys. He was and is so appreciated for all he did. Mom almost made over the whole house. New hid-a-bed and all. Michelle my niece (Richards daughter) completely cleaned and fixed up the old house (the one I grew up in, down the street). Her boyfriend helped her with the carpet cleaning. No easy job considering there was a large motor oil stain in the living room. Don't ask why:-) Stacey and her children drove with me, and David flew down later. The kids were in awh of the mountains and canyon lands. While there My sweet sister Kay took them all to San Francisco. Michelle helped and her group went to China Town and the Wharf and Kay's group went to see the Ocean and the Beach. Some of my grand babies had never seen the ocean before. Paul, Kristin and my 3, four legged grand babies drove up from Monterrey. Joe and Jen were visiting them, on their way from Disneyland. James and Gabby flew in and Sarah, Dave and their family drove in after visiting Yosemite and BYU Idaho. (My oldest grand-daughter Sasha will be attending there ) So 5 of the 6 kids and their sweethearts,(10) and 14 of my grandchildren, (24 of us pulse me..25) stayed with Mom and Michelle. I can not tell you how wonderful it was. Then on the 4th of July we were joined by the rest of the family. Kay and her sweetheart and her 2 children and their sweethearts, and their 4 children. (11) My Aunt and Uncle, Fern and Toby and their 2 children and families. (12) Then of course Michelle, Richard and Mom for a grand total 51 attending. It as I said before was wonderful!!!! If I sound like a proud mom it is because I am. We are so Blessed as a family. We hope to meet again next year (all together) here in Nebraska at Mahoney State Park! Well, I must go now. I will try to do better at keeping you all updated. Oh by the way, after I was so sick I lost 20lbs. and it hasn't found me yet. So I am down 20lbs. Take care, love to you all. Debbie