The family picnic was great! Seems like everyone had a good time on Saturday. There were babies from 2 mos old to Uncle Homer who is in the 80 year category! Jack was surprized at the number of people I'm related to but that comes from Uncle Homer and Aunt Peggy having six children by themselves! Tammy, her husband David, Malia, and her three little ones were there from Uncle GL's branch of the family, and Jack and I from Mom's. There were atleast 30 people in the 3 camping spots!

McKaley, Candy and Kerry did a great job cooking for the crew and we ate like royality. Robin and Rick's fresh tuna on the grill was excellent! Hamburgers and three different kinds of hot dogs as well as chicken was rounded out with all kinds of sidedishes.

After eating we spent hours just sitting around the central fire and visiting. Malia is all grown up (26 yrs old) and has three great little ones. Her daughter is the spitting image of Tammy when she was little! She even has her quiet demenor.

Aunt Peggy is slowly recovering from being ill earlier this summer but she and Uncle Homer were there enjoying being surrounded by their family.

Sunday did not go as planned by any means. It had started sprinkling about 10 pm so we covered the tables with tarps. It poured down rain all night and continued into the morning. This picture was taken about 8 am. Everyone agreed breakfast was off and the main focus was on how to get all the soaking wet gear packed up. I felt almost guilty in my nice dry little trailer. Jack and I gathered all the coffee pots and got hot coffee ready in the trailer so there was coffee for those of us that can't cope until atleast one cup is consumed.

Kerry and Brian were the first two up (Jack and I were up at 5 am) and they joined us in the trailer for a cup of coffee while we waited for the rest of the camp to stir. It was nice way to start the morning. If our camper were bigger I would have been tempted to try and get others in too but 4 is definately the limit! Brian and Jack were antsy to get going so as soon as others crawled out of their tents, packing up began in earnst.

By leaving we made room for everyone to pull up close to their gear and load up. By the time we made it out of the camping area and passed the campsite going back down Fairview Road all the cars were backed up, trunks open and items were being tossed in. Camp was disappearing quick.

Jack and I ate in Myrtle Point at what used to be Tubby's... now called the Cosy Kitchen. I worked as a waitress there when I was 18 years old... for two weeks on graveyard. The place looks about the same...I don't think I do. Time passes on. As for the rest of town - it's mostly empty buildings on Main Street. All the places I hung out and shopped in are gone except Safeway and McKays grocery stores - and the former Tubby's.

It took 4 hours to get home and it rained most of the way. Here in K-falls the skies were blue and the sun was shining - as usual! It's good to be home!