Monty & Margaret Family News
Update: February 07, 2009
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SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED and ARE EXPECTED DURING 2009
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2009 started low key & restful. No traveling or other activities (so far)- Margaret is feeling rested and like she has time on her hands. Margaret is taking a digital photography class at Sacramento City College. She got her digital camera a year and half ago and just has not liked the quality of the photos on it as compared to her film camera, which was stolen 2 1/2 years ago. We are getting more involved in church & learning Korean there. Margaret is dabbling in awareness practice and will take an online class to help her. So as you can see we are nesting here in Sacramento. Or at least Margaret is. Monty is itching to move and wants to know what trips and adventures will come our way this year. Margaret is pretty sure she does not want to move just yet, but also hopes there will be adventures, revelations and, of course, world peace. Love to all our family and friends - let's have a great 2009! (This entry was made by Margaret - I think that she is a closet BLOGGER). |
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Our first trip will be March 15 - 20 to Baltimore for a NDRN meeting |
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Then I plan to join Sabina and Family in Santa Barbara the last week of March. |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2008
Books I read this year
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2008 started with the trip from NM to Sacramento. That set the tone for the year - no exciting vacation trips. Even though it's my 65th year and I planned to due something fun, it was a year of staying home, getting my knee replaced, and helping with dad. -- Those were my thoughts in the early part of year, but it turned out to be quite a busy year. |
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We went to Cleveland for Margaret's mother's birthday (March 29th, her 80th) and for Margaret's 40th high school reunion (August 30th). |
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After we were finished in Ohio we flew to D.C. for the NDRN "Gala" that was held at Gallaudet University. |
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I had knee replacement surgery April 7th. Margaret's sister (Dorene) and mother (Jennie) and then Dennise came to help with my recovery. |
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In May we took a car trip to Klamath Falls and attended a NDRN conference in New Orleans. |
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The week of July 4th we stayed with dad in Long Beach, Joe & Hadley came down for the 4th - we watched fireworks on the beach. |
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I started working at the YMCA as a personal trainer in July |
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October 11 - 18 we were in Albuquerque & Los Alamos. We got there in the last day of the Balloon Festival (but it was rained out!) and were joined by Dorene and Jennie. We spent a couple days at Basil & Dennise's cabin then a couple days working in ABQ and finally a couple days visiting with Sabina and family. (click for pictures) |
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Over the Thanksgiving Day week we went to Moab. We took Samantha with us and were joined by Sabina & family and Joe & Hadley. It was a great week of 4-wheel-driving, mountain biking, rock climbing, and eating. (click for pictures). |
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Joe & Hadley came to our place for Christmas - a great time playing with dogs and attended a play (a modern version of Cinderella). |
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Dennise & Richard came up to Sacramento for New Years - drove back down the coast on their way home. |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2007
Books I read this year
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We spent New Year's Eve with Dennise in Long Beach. |
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I'm making plans for several trips, one day at Moab, UT and the rest of the third week of July at the cabin, the balloon festival Oct 6th, and Yellowstone National Park to stay in the Old Faithful Lodge the last week of December. - But we didn't make the balloon festival or the Yellowstone trip. |
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May 31st I drove over to San Francisco to hear Mrs. Rev. Moon speak. The "Moonie movement" has really matured and expanded. There were people from all races and religions present and many of them took part in event. |
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We went to the NDRN meeting in Washington, DC, March 12 - 18, 2007 (click for description). |
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We were in St Louis June 2 - 10 for the NDRN annual conference. Since Margaret is president of the board of directors we got stay in a suite on top floor (Hilton by the Ballpark). They actually had a wheelchair accessible suite (very unusual). We visited with Dorene (Margaret's sister) who lives in St Louis with her husband Tony. Margaret's mother flew out from Ohio for the week too, so it was a good reunion for her side of the family. I went to the top of the arch and we all went to a baseball game. |
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Dad had to move out of his Huntington Beach townhouse after his wife, Betty, died June 28th. He moved into his condo in Long Beach, which he now shares with Dennise. |
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Joe & Hadley moved to Pasadena where they both are doing post-docs (Cal-Tech for Hadley & USC for Joe). I went down to help them move into their apartment. |
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It seems to be another year for moving. We have to move out of our house because the landlord can't afford to keep it any longer. We tried to buy it and he couldn't afford to sell it (thank God for small favors). W purchased a newer (build in 1984) house in the "Pocket area". The address is: 35 Zephyr Cove Circle, Sacramento, CA 95831. It is a ranch style with vaulted ceiling and we didn't need to put in any ramps - it is perfectly set-up for wheelchair use. With help from Dad we had the kitchen made accessible for Margaret. The cook-top we got is an induction-type and works great. |
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Susan went Zion, IL to have her breast cancer diagnosed and treated, they did a "lumpectomy". |
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In December we visited Dori and her gang on the 16th, then drove down to Long Beach to visit Dad and Dennise 12/17 - 19. On the 24th we flew JetExpress to Albuquerque and drove up to Los Alamos to stay with Sabina & Terry until the 1st. |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2006
Books I read this year
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At the end of February we moved from San Diego to Sacramento (what were we thinking!). Bekins picked up our house (loft) hold belongings on 2/25 and didn't delivery them to us until 3/8!! Fortunately we took some things with us and bought a bed for the guestroom, so we kind of camped out in our "new" (built in 1925) rental house. We bought a 8-ft metal ramp for the steps up to the porch and I built a ramp and platform from the porch into the house. |
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Joe & Hadley sent out their wedding invitations. It is set for May 20th at the Silvan Ridge-Hinman Vineyards in Eugene, OR. I am looking forward to a great party. |
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March 27th we went to DC ( Arlington actually) for 6 days. We made several trips to capital hill so Margaret could talk (lobby) with congresspersons. The cherry trees were in blossom. |
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September 9 - 28 we took our trip to England, Scotland, and Wales (the pictures are on www.kodakgallery.com) |
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November 26 - December 3 we went to St Louis for Thanksgiving with Dorene (Margaret's sister) and then on for a cruise of the eastern Caribbean Sea. The purpose of the trip was for Margaret to get her continuing education credits for the NM bar, while I got to snorkel at Grand Turk. Pictures from the trip are HERE |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2005
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We spent a few days in Jan in Orlando for the NAPAS boarding meeting |
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February is the month Margaret has to take the New Mexico bar examination. She passed the bar!!! We found out at the end of April. |
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For my birthday we took a trip up Highway 1 along the California coast and stayed at the Big Sur Lodge, a great trip! |
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Margaret got a job offer at the NM PAI, but she was offered a better position with the CA PAI. So we will move to Sacramento in January, 2006. |
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For Father's Day we went to Mt Princeton Hot Springs (see the photo gallery for pics). It was a wonderful time. I really enjoyed being back in the Rocky Mountains. Margaret took the opportunity to get sworn in for to serve as an attorney in NM. When we got back from that trip we went up to Redding and took Dori and the kids to Mt Lassen (look in the MCJ photo album for pictures). |
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Over Labor Day we went to her mother's house in Ohio (the old family farm). Her sister was there too and we all went to the Mahoney County Fair. |
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In December we went up to Redding for the grandkids birthday (pictures in the MCJ Photo Album). |
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For Christmas we drove to Los Alamos (picture in the MCJ Photo Album). We checked on the Corrales house on the way home and scheduled some work to be done. |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2004
Books I read this year
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Sabina and Terry had a baby girl, Sylvia Maria Victoria, at 12:35pm on April 30, 2004. She was 8+ lbs and healthy. Both mother and baby were back home within 48 hours. |
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Margaret and I were married Sunday, May 30th. The wedding ceremony was at the Marston House Gardens. There was a reception at the Mission Valley Marriott. Wedding pictures |
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We had a honeymoon trip June 1 - 18th. We went to Cozumel, MX, we stayed in little "Bed & Breakfast" called the Baldwin Guest House for the first 6 days and then moved to the Fiesta Americana so could play while I went scuba diving. Pictures of the Honeymoon. |
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Joe moved to Colorado. He took a post-doc in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at University of Colorado Medical School working with William Betz. His new e-mail is josephj@gmail.com. |
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Over Labor Day we went to Albuquerque to work on your house in Corrales and then go up to Los Alamos to visit with Sabina and see the new baby. |
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From Sept 22 - 27th, we were in San Antonio, TX for work, but also fun with Dorene & Tony. We also drove up to Austin to see the house where Basil & Dennise lived and where Joe was Born! |
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In October we rode our tandem bike in the Tour de Poway fun ride and spent a couple days in Palm Springs for a work related retreat. |
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We spent Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years at home. |
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2003
Books I read this year
We bought a house in Corrales, NM. We are planning to move into the house during the summer of 2005. Click for pictures of the house.
February 22 -23rd I attended a mini Robert A Millikan high school reunion.
Monty turned 60 in April! I got to have two birthday parties. One at the beginning of the month when Sabina and family came out for a visit. And one at the end of the month when Joe came down from Stanford for the weekend.
April 29th Dori delivered her third baby, another girl and named her Dejanara.
May 11th, Mother's Day I proposed to Margaret that we get married. I did this while at a Mother's Day dinner at Peohes. Margaret's mom and sister (who were out for a visit for the seek) along with Christa, Jim, Christa's mom, Jim's mom and another couple who were friend's of Christa were all present when the proposal occurred. She accepted. We have decided to have the wedding in San Diego May 30, 2004.
In August we visited Margaret's Ohio Family Farm near Youngstown, Ohio. Margaret went to a high school reunion. And of course, we are going to attend the Canfield County Fair (click for pictures).
September 16-27 we went to Helena, MT for a NAPAS board meeting. After that we drove through Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. Then we spent a couple nights in Laramie followed by 3 days at the Old Corral Hotel in Centennial, WY. For a more complete description click here
Aaron & Katrina with Drake and Brook moved to Boulder, CO. This October they had a new baby girl.
December 9th Joe defended his research and will finish his graduate work at Stanford this winter. Sabina, I and Margaret were among the attendees to cheer him. Basil and Jessica were there too!
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING 2002
Books I read this year
January 2 - Family dinner with dad and Betty at Westbay (dad’s current favorite restaurant). In attendance were: Craig & Margaret; Dennise, Jessica, Aaron & Katrina with Drake and Brook; Nick & Tamera with Trinity.
January 16 - Street demonstration in front of state government offices on Front Street in San Diego to raise awareness about “the Olmstead decision.”
February 7 – 11 - Sacramento (7 –8), Redding (9 – 10), and Sacramento (11). During this visit to Sacramento I spent some time with Jerry (the husband of one Margaret’s colleagues and we went for a bike ride along the American river).
February 16 – 18 – Los Alamos, we found a “Southwest rapid reward” ticket that had to be used before the end on the month so we used that plus some credit we had to fly to Albuquerque. We rented a convertible and drove up to Los Alamos with the top down. Had fun visit with Sabina & Terry, grandkids Jacob & Gabriel and Dennise and Basil.
March 7 – 10 – Three days in Los Angeles for PAI training and retreat. We stayed at the LAX Holiday Inn that had a great weight/exercise room. There was a fun dinner and dance on Friday.
March 24 IEP day at San Diego University for Margaret to give a session to parents of children with special needs. Then we changed into my truck and drove out to Corral Canyon to join a 4WD club outing. We did not catch up with them until the end of the day, but we got to drive on some fun 4WD roads.
March 28 Dennise came out for a week. She stayed with Jessica and dad. She and I met on the 28th to talk and shop for dad’s birthday. We got him some CD’s of Bing and Perry and the like.
March 31 We had a birthday/Easter dinner with dad at a Chinese restaurant, of all places, because his normal favorite wasn’t open.
April 4 Dinner at café “W” and off-Broadway play, "The Caretaker", at the 6th & Penn stage.
April 18 - 22 We flew Frontier airlines to Washington DC for a NAPAS board meeting.
April 26th & May 15th The San Diego office of Protection & Advocacy, Inc. moved out of our loft and into a real office at 1111 6th Ave. on May 15th and Margaret is the managing attorney. It took about 1.5 years to obtain office space. They put in bids on 3 locations which were in the right price range and location. The first landlord just refused to talk with them, the second said that they were unacceptable tenants, and the third accepted them after 6 months of negotiation. Then it took 4 months to complete the build-out. It seemed that certain elements of San Diego didn't want the office to open! The Open House was held April 26th. Since April 15th was the original move-in date, invitations went out for that date. They held the open house in the building lobby.
JUNE 8th AARON and KATRINA'S WEDDING. The ceremony and associated social functions were held at Louie and Belinda's "Cave Springs Motel" in Dunsmuir, CA. The event had a renaissance period motif and all the guests also came in costume to add to the 'color' of the party.
June 23 - 30 Margaret, Dorene and Jennie (Margaret's sister and mother), Dennise, and I took an Alaskan cruise . We were on the "Vision of the Seas" (Royal Caribbean Lines) and sailed the inside passage. Ports of Call: Vancouver, B.C., Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Misty Fjords.
August 27th to Sept 1st we visited Margaret's Ohio Family Farm near Youngstown, Ohio. We picked up Dorene and Tony drove to the farm and spent the week attending the Canfield County Fair and enjoying the farm.
September 19 -23rd traveled to New Orleans for a NAPAS board meeting and an enjoyable visit to the city.
November 22 - December 1st I rented a Lincoln town car and we drove to Los Alamos for Thanksgiving. On the way we stopped for 2 nights in Sedona at, Country Gardens Bed & Breakfast, a beautiful B&B. Then we shopped for a house in Albuquerque for a couple days. Joe flew in and we picked him and drove to Sabina's for thanksgiving.
Christmas, 2002 we stayed in San Diego. Margaret's mom flew out from Ohio and we actually got a Christmas tree. We went to see a production of the "Christmas Carol" and had Christmas Eve dinner with Christa and her mom.
New Year's we flew to Los Alamos and spent the eve with Sabina, Terry, Dennise and the kids.
SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN 2001
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Spent the weekend at “Rosie’s Cottage” in Mendocino. Vacation and inspecting the town for wheelchair access. Went to LA for work & to visit Margaret’s aunt Rose and Craig's dad. Went to DC for NAPAS and visited Michael. |
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February |
Margaret interviewed for SD job in LA & we visited SD. |
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March |
Margaret was given the job of setting up the San Diego PAI office. We flew down to Sa Diego to look for housing and rented Loft 406 at 635 C Street in San Diego. |
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April |
Derek and Terry were married on the 7th in Greensboro, NC. I attended the wedding. Dorene came to Richmond for a visit. Brook was born to Aaron & Katrina on the 28th. |
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May |
Margaret sold her house in Richmond and we moved to SD. Dorene & Jenny came to SD for visit |
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June |
Drove to San Felipe in Mexico for a week vacation. Enjoyed the sunshine and a lot of really good ceviche. |
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July |
Dori and children came to SD for visit |
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August |
Flew to Florida for Margaret’s birthday. Saw many marine mammals and drove our Mustang convertible on Daytona beach. |
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September |
Spent Labor Day in Dunsmuir, swam in the “Tinman triathlon”. I swam in the LA Triathlon for the PAI team. |
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October |
Went on 4WD outing at Borrego Springs Drove to Los Alamos for weeklong visit with Sabina and the grandchildren. We were also able to see Dennise and Basil. And I had the opportunity to play handball with the players at the YMCA. |
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November |
Visited Joshua Tree National Park Flew to St Louis for thanksgiving. |
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December |
Drove to Bahia de los Angeles (see report below) |