Victorville
Dylan has joined the National Guard
Cadets and loves it. The drilling, the uniform, the chance to go camping.
He's right on top of his school work and doing great in junior high. 
Brenna, an "A" student
in 5th grade, has impressed her teachers with her story writing skills.
Read one of her assignments here: BRENNA
She's looking forward to spending
some time with her horse next month.
Erin, the college kid, is doing
well in school, even while struggling with the intricacies of German
syntax.
To benefit a wonderful cause,
the Locks of Love, Erin donated her hair for making free human hair
wigs for kids who lose their hair from cancer treatments. Bless you
Erin! What a great idea!
BEFORE
AND AFTER PHOTOS
Cousins
In September Cael and Marcella,
rounded up cousins Max Weston  (Petaluma)
and cousin Norma Marchant (Kensington) for a trip to Santa Rosa for an
Iris Dement concert.
 
Aunt Odette, Mimi and Ryan stopped
by for a visit last month. They are all fine and planning a family trip
to Hawaii in November.
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News from Utah
Congratulations !!
Loris and Carlin who just
celebrated their 1st Wedding Anniversary in July are expecting their first
addition to the family next May. May they be blessed with a
house full of kids as lovable and cooperative as they were!
Colorado
While Kevin wraps up his football
season playing for the championship Saturday the 12th.
Brendan is involved with the
school Lego Mindstorm team. The first week in December teams compete
on a statewide level. The task is to build a town with obstacles
and then build and program a robot to scale the obstacles. Everything
must be built from Legos.
Good Luck Brendan with the Lego competition!!.
Caleb continues to do well at everything, especially
charm the ladies....a family trait.
Uncle Liam has two web sites, miskito.com and ultrastar.org
check 'em out.
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October 2002
Happy Birthdays to:
Tammy on the 14th
Gammy on the 24th
Katharine on the 27th
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Hawaii
Cael took Grandma Jean to Hawaii
last month by combining a business with a pleasure trip. They had
a great time and even
scouted out the old landmarks
from when we'd lived there in the 1950S. PHOTOS
San Diego
Michael Dunnigan began his new career
with a bang, selling 13 news cars his first month on the job! Way
to go Mike!
Son Michael continues to excel
at St. Augustine's wrestling and playing saxophone in the school band.
He plays his guitar at home and swaps emails with the young lady he met
on his current Alaska cruise.
Vista
Janna grows larger and happier every day, according to
her father Tim. And, according to the sonogram, she's going to have
a boy.
Colin is working as an electrician. He recently
took the state test and scored a new record high. In his spare time
he continues playing with his band and teaching karate to 5 and 6 year
olds. Linda is happy teaching HS English and Tim continues to work
300 hours a week.
Vista II
Pat and Tammy have bought house high on a hill side on
an acre in Valley Center, north of Escondito. It's gated and fenced
with great views. They will be moving this month.
Michelle is playing trumpet in the school band. She
also made the cross country team at school and runs 2.6 miles every night
with Mom and Dad following in the car. PHOTOS
Pensacola
Even Scotty, as Spiderman, couldn't
stop the flooding and 50 MPH
winds of Isadore from filling the Griffiths' yard full of tree branches
requiring a 4 hour clean up. The storm kept the family home from
school and work for a couple of days.
Other news: Shawn quit
football to concentrate on pole vaulting and getting employed. Megan
is 1st team varsity center in volleyball. As part of a school program
in childhood development she does 2 hours of day care per day...and loves
it. Elizabeth is hooked on drama and has joined the Thespian Club.
She also brought home an A in Honors Geometry as one of only 4 freshman
in the school taking the course.
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San Francisco
Cael and Marcella continue to make
progress on refurbing the 1906 Victorian house they bought in the Mission.
The cottage on the back of the lot is nearly done. They've turned
it from a run down wreck to a bright, attractive unit. Little Liam had
a bad bout of asthma a couple of weeks ago which landed him in the hospital
but he is back on the mend. Seamus and Frances continue to excel in school
and Rosemary is a minute sized ball of fire. Here's how she answers
the request for a smile:
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