Monday, May 16, 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011 Komen 5K Columbus, Ohio

On Saturday, May 14, 2011 we walked in the Susan G. Komen 5k
Walk/Run "For the Cure" in Columbus, Ohio in honor of Mindy!



Here's my sister Debbie, Alicia, Kathryn, Elisa (Kathryn's little sis in
Big Brothers/Big Sisters) Chris and me before the walk!


There were over 50,000 people particpating!


Here we are after the race. Front row - Debbie, Drew's mom Kathy, Kathryn,
Alicia, Elisa, me, Caleb (Allie's husband), Allie (Drew's sister),
 Drew (Alicia's boyfriend) and Chris.



Love that pink hair!


The last quarter-mile of the walk - the sidewalks were lined with
motorcycles, all reving their engines to welcome us across the
finish line!

Kathy and her husband Brent hosted all of us at their home for
a brunch after the walk!

That evening, Kathryn and I took off for Portugal!\

Friday, May 13, 2011 "Dedicated to Mindy"

Friday, May 13, was the first anniversay of Mindy's passing from this
life to what she knew was to be a better one.  Alicia, Kathryn and I spent the
day at her gravesite at the Roscoe Cemetary, preparing the ground for
a garden around her grave marker.  We will go back in June to plant it.
Barb Emmons, Mindy's good friend, stopped by and helped us.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Mindy.  You can watch the entire








This is her graduation picture, about a year before I met her on Janaury 9, 1970.


Mindy loved this dress.  What a beautiful young woman!


This is a picture of our first anniversary of meeting each other,
January 9, 1971.


Mindy loved horses!  Here she is on Gypsy, in the spring of 1976
a couple of months after we were married.


Taken with Gypsy in the fall of 1976.


Was I a lucky guy or what?



This is probably my favorite picture of her -
so beautiful - so kind - so caring!


I always thought she looked like a movie star
in this picture!


Wow!


Probably Mindy's favorite picture -
our wedding day - January 9, 1976


With baby Chris on March 13, 1979
Chris is less than a day old.


With baby Kathryn a day afer she was born.


With baby Alicia, two days after she was born.


Mindy loved her family!


In our family room in Coshocton.


A proud mother here! 

With Kathryn at Teta's


In Coshocton with Alicia on her first communion!


That great smile!


With Teta in Portand, Oregon in 2000


She loved flowers!



Doing one of her favorite things - riding roller coasters at Cedar Point


In Washington D.C. in April of 2010


Her last picture - about five days before she left us.
A beautiful woman until the end.

Friday, April 15, 2011 "Kiwi" Adventure "Going Home"

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 "Kiwi" Adventure

Narrative to come!  I promise!









Tuesday, April 12, 2011 "Kiwi" Adventure

Re-Cycle Day

New Zealand, a very green country, does not have curbside recycling but does
a great job in encouraging everyone to bring their receclable items to a central
location.  My sister Debbie got Reg doing it.  We made two trips there while
I was visiting.  We had hoped to pick up some "trashy" girls, but no luck!



Is this a trashy looking guy or what?




You can see the amount they collect here!




Monday, April 11, 2011 "Kiwi" Adventure

Narrative to come!  I promise!