Hard Work

Owning a home means doing things to make it your own.

Dad was always working hard to make improvements.

But he didn't do it alone!  Us kids were expected to work, to pitch in.

 And I believe one of the greatest gifts from my parents 

was instilling in me a strong work ethic at an early age.

So thanks, Mom and Dad!

We did all kinds of work around the house:

gardening, painting, cleaning

In fact, Dad used to joke about having TWO dishwashers; 

said he named them Linda and Lori! 

Dad planting our orange tree.  It's gotten so big and 

we enjoy fresh oranges every year!

All these improvements at our family home

made it a great place to grow up!

Dennis the Menace (Again!)

Here we are at the beach somewhere in Monterey!

And it's not a good trip if we don't visit the Dennis the Menace Park!

Down the slide and whooosh, straight into the sand!

Looks like laughter all around!!

Halloween Again

Here we are at Halloween again --

and it's the Jolly Green Giant and his helper elf

I think in commercials he was named "Sprout"

but personally, I like the pink better!

Pat and Larry McAvoy as Mouseketeers

... and we're having a good time!

As usual, the kids are dressed up and ready to Trick-or-Treat!