Where are you?

These are the people I've invited to join the blog who have not responded yet:

• Cheryl Walker
• Dave Murphy
• Gary Murphy
• Patrick Murphy
• Stephan Murphy
• Glenn Murphy
• Amanda Phipps
• Erica Lester

If you are having trouble signing up or know of anyone else I need to invite, please let me know. I'm sure some of you have many stories to share. Let's get this blog rolling!

So there we were.

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A few of the precious moments that Grandpa and I had together. He was a busy man.

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The recollection for the day, sitting in the front yard during a seldom visit to the Murphy's for a 4th of July picnic, oh there seemed to be so many people there, I had never met most of you. Just understood we must all be related. Perhaps I was in the 7th grade by then, don't really remember. There was a table full of good things to eat, (Much of it out of the garden and the old truck dairy cooler Grandma used to keep homemade canned jars in), you remember next too the two holler? I'm sure many of us are trying to put some of the past behind us, but that's where we come from, nothing if not humble. So there we are Grandpa and ME, when he asked me if I saw something wrong with this picture? What are you talking about Grandpa?-----Well Mike we have all this food out here in the yard for all of us to enjoy, Ma's been cooking for a week now, getting everything ready, and she is so proud of it all and really happy that so many came by to eat.-----so what is wrong with this Grandpa?-----well Mike it just seems funny to me that everyone is going into the house to go to the bathroom!

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Love--------------m.

Dave Murphy from Tucson

My Dad Richard (Dick) and our family lived in LaGrande,OR. and other places up till 1965 when Dad moved to Las Vegas to be with his second wife. Didn't spend much time with George and Mary either but the times I did were memorable and fun. Prince Albert hand rolled cigarettes and watching baseball on a black and white TV.!!! Watching home movies of boating on the lake on a sheet hung up as a screen. Boating on the lake in that big black ?Chris-Craft? boat.

Is there a family tree somewhere?

 

Regards,

Dave

mikey's on board

Great stuff Ladies. This really sounds like fun.

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The last really big party I remember would be George and Mary's 50th wedding anniversary. Many old photos floating around need to be regathered for everyone to enjoy. I have too few, sorry.

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Just being a part of this makes me warm and fuzzy all inside, see you soon.

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Michael D. Murphy

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PS----Love----m.

Good morning

Good morning everyone! I have sent invitations to those people I have email addresses for, to be contributors to this blog. I hope you will become active participants. I did not spend much time with my grandparents and will be very pleased to see new photos and read new stories about them. Also, I do not have many addresses for the Murphy participants, so don't be offended if I don't get to you right away. If any of you have your own family blogs ("The Girls' Dorm Journal" is mine) please let us know the url so we may enjoy your families too! I will get them listed on the sidebar as we go.

Thank you for your participation!