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The Two of Us
This picture was taken on my 40th birthday, at our friend Cathy's house. Hugs from my hubby are always welcome. He is such a sweetie. Thanks so much to Cathy for the wonderful prime rib dinner and fun surprise party!
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Being Silly!
Well, Cathy's camera didn't want to flash - so we posed, and waited (it was supposed to be a kiss picture), and finally ended up laughing - which is when Cathy took the picture. Actually it turned out great! Without Cathy, guess there wouldn't BE any pictures of us together! |
Larry's Nidan
One of the interests we have had as a family has been to train
in Shudokan style karate. We began shortly after we moved to
the Seattle area. Michael is the one who got the ball rolling.
He and I trained until we attained the rank of First Degree Black Belt,
but have since stopped. Larry and Chris have continued. Larry is currently
a Third Degree Black Belt in Shudokan, and has trained in a second
style as well - Goshin Jitsu, where he is a Second Degree Black Belt.
Along with training for himself, Larry also spends a great deal of
time teaching at the dojo. This picture was taken when he received his Second Degree (or Nidan) in January of 1999. See Larry's new page for more great karate pictures! |
Herald Diana
As I said before, I am an avid reader! While I collect mostly children's and young adult illustrated dog and horse books, I love to READ Fantasy and Science Fiction. Every year here in the Seattle area is a big Sci/Fi convention called NorWesCon. There are wonderful panels on writing and getting published, along with art, costuming and gaming. They also feature many wonderful Sci/Fi authors! One of the highlights of my year is going to the convention, and getting to meet the authors and have them sign my books. Of course, half the fun is dressing up! I am shown in my Herald costume here, based on the characters from Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar series. I am also working on putting together a Scottish costume. The trick is finding lightweight (and NOT wool) tartan in my family plaid. One of these days, though! |