Cuteness! Pat, Mike and Cookie...

This is one of the few memories I have of being at Grandma and Grandpa's. Notice how Mike stops smiling when Pat gets in the picture? Some things never change... :D
I just love those Murphy boys!

George and Mary's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Glenn had some photos of Grandma and Grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary.
September 8, 1978
I'm so glad he sent these as I have never seen them before.
They are so fun!

OK, I spy... Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Isabelle, Joyce & Marion,  Patrick and Glenn maybe?, Tom and Carol, Dick and Avon. Let me know if I'm wrong on any of these! (Remember, you can click on the photos to see a larger version)

Charles and Elizabeth Umscheid, Darrel (in the background) & Anni with Elizabeth, DeWayne and Bob, Darryl Veon and Matt, Merle and Louise, and finally GRANDPA!

Thanks so much Glenn!
If anyone else wants to send me some photos, I will most gladly post them. This is much fun!

So there we were...

There we were visiting Grandpa and Grandma for the weekend.
Must have been around 1961 or 1962 before Marion went into the Air Force.
It got late and I was to sleep in his bed because he was out at the bowling alley and would be back late.
I had gone to bed and was dreaming soundly about being at the lake and having to go bad…
So, Standing on the rocks next to the water in my dream away I went.
Next thing I know Marion was up and the whole house was awakened by Marion hooping and hollering about wet bedding…
Woke up the whole house.

It took a few years to live that down.

So there I was cont.

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I see we have a post from Dick's son David. This is the first I've heard from Dick's Prodigal son. Very interesting, Dick being one who helped me at a time when I was at my lowest.

.I heard a lot of reride stories from Dick and Marion from the days in La Grand.

.I would like to give a few perspectives on our Uncles that might be a little enlightening as to what kind of people they were to others, outside of our personal engagements with them. As I would like to hear from you. As you know there are no perfect people, I will never make the claim of being better than anyone, I promise.

.It is my sincere wish to have an open and honest dialog with the family at the "Gathering" taken in the spirit of Honesty & Love.

.Please join in.

There are no perfect people, but we are all we have.

From the LMA------M.

So there I was.

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So there I was on the couch, Grandpa was watching baseball on his black & white TV. A man walks up to the front door and knocks, the door was open, but the screen door was closed. Grandpa said hey (I forget his name), how are you? You haven't been by for a long time. Wondered about you and how things are going now.

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The man said I have been wanting to come by and tell you all the latest news, but I haven't had an invitation.

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Grandpa looked the man straight in the face, and told him, "The day you need an Invitation to come over,You are not welcome".

.That goes fo the LMA--------M.