January 16th 2012
    Looks like Winter is going to arrive tomorrow night... Forecast is for snow accumulations of up to 1 foot
    for the Spokane area... Could be interesting!!! All is going good here Samuel & Jenna are doing good,
    both growing up quick... 

December 28th 2011
    Christmas has come and gone, no snow on the ground, it's 50 and raining... Christmas was OK for what
    it was worth... Didn't seem like anyone was in a good mood... Probably has something to do with the
    economy... Samuel is growing like a weed... I don't know about anyone else but I am ready for a new year.

November 22nd 2011
    Halloween has come and gone, Thanksgiving is the day after tomorrow and Christmas is coming up...
    Samantha now has her drivers license... Samuel Dakota is growing like a weed... We got our first snowfall
    a few days ago and now it's raining... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!

October 9th 2011
    Wow, its been awhile!!! Samantha is back in school, we have been working to get everything ready for
    winter... Samantha will be able to go get her drivers license the end of this month... Samuel is growing
    like a weed... Everyone is doing good,,, just trying to survive in this economy... Josh broke his Mustang
    at the races... Its been in the garage on jack stands for 3 weeks... Bonnie & I are at almost 100 miles
    of walking...

August 25th 2011
    Last night at 7:08pm Samuel Dakota Schill came into this world!!! Today we get to go see him for the
    first time... Jenna is still sleeping in GMA's bed, its 6:14am... She went to sleep about 8:45pm... She's a
    Cutie Pie!!! School starts next week for Samantha...

August 4th 2011
    Racked up 36.33 miles and 786.14 minutes of walking for the month of July.... Not bad for "OLD PEOPLE"
    Cardiologist told me last Tuesday that I weighed 15 Lbs less than when I saw him in February...

August 1st 2011
    WOW,,, August is here already??? It's been a nice Summer, now that it's finally here... Granma visited
    us for 12 days, Good time had by all... The garden is doing real good... Peas, Tomatoes & squash are
    all looking good... Other things in the garden are looking REAL GOOD!!! Less than a month until we
    will be blessed with the birth of our first Grandson!!!!! 

July 10th 2011
    Been awhile since I've updated... Been busy... Bonnie & I have been walking at least a mile every day,
    sometimes 2 miles... The weather has been nice sometimes too warm... Have been to the lake a few times
    Jason & Paden purchased a couple of wave runners... The garden and yard are looking good now that   
    the weather has improved... We will have another grand child in a little over a month... :o)

June 5th 2011
    Second day in a row that the weather has been sunny & warm highs in the upper 70's!!! Josh Leigha & Jesse
    took the boat up to Loon Lake... Didn't catch anything worth keeping... Am getting back into walking the dogs
    every day... We could use the exercise!!! Only a little over 2 weeks until the longest day of the year...

May 17th 2011
    Wondering if Summer will ever get here!!! The weather has been rainy and cold!!! Last weekend Josh
    got his pick-up truck running again... Sounds real good... Hopefully it will stay together, this is the 4th
    or 5th time!!! Samantha is limping around after a mishap on the trampoline... No one is sick and the
    bill are getting paid!!! AMEN!!! 

May 3rd 2011
    May is here but the temps have been way down with a mix of rain & snow... Samantha has completed
    drivers education!!! She gets her license in October when she turns 16... Josh is hoping to have his
    truck running sometime this weekend... Bonnie is still waiting for the front tires for her camaro... They
    have been on back order for about a month... Jenna will be 22 months old this Friday...

April 26th 2011
    Hard to believe that today the 26th of April it's snowing!!! I'm depressed!!!

April 5th 2011
    All is going good here... Samantha is doing real good at learning to drive, she is driving me to
    Spokane today... Josh's work hours have increased, he has a new position, "shipping & receiving".
     As for Momma & I, we are doing good and wishing for warmer weather... Jenna is starting to
    put words together... She will be speaking sentences by Summer...

 March 7th 2011
    Wow is it March already??? Last Saturday Samantha got her drivers permit!!! The temps are suppose
    to be in the mid to upper 40's... Most of us have been fighting a cold/flu thing, doesn't seem to want to
    go away... We set the clocks ahead this weekend... Feels like Spring is in the air...

February 27th 2011
    After a week of bone chilling temps and blowing wind the temps are finally coming up... Hard to believe
    that March is the day after tomorrow... Some of us have been fighting a cold and wanting it to go away...
    Samantha starts drivers education tomorrow, she's excited... Come on Spring!!!

February 17th 2011
    WTF is with the snow??? I thought Spring was here.. Saw some little birdie's in the yard just the other day...

February 14th 2011 "Valentine's Day"
    Lets see... The day before yesterday Josh traded his old Subaru for a 1996 Mustang GT V-8 5 Speed...
    Samantha starts drivers education in 2 weeks... Feels like Spring is in the air, temps in the 40s... The old folks
    at the house are going to Cathay Inn for lunch... Everyone is doing good and the bills are getting paid, can't ask
     for more than that...

January 30th 2011
    Hard to believe January has come and gone already... Everyone around here is wishing it was Spring...
    Samantha starts drivers education this Spring, she will do fine... Bonnie is working a lot of overtime,
    Josh is still working at The General Store "he got a raise"... Jenna and GPA hang out Wednesday thru
    Sunday, "lots of fun"!!!   

January 14th 2011
    WOW, temps above freezing at night and in the 40s during the day, got to love it... All is going OK here
    no one is sick and the bills are getting paid, can't ask for much more than that... Gas is suppose to be around
    $4.00 a gallon by Spring? WTF?

January 3rd 2011
    Well here it is, the new year... This is the first time in a long time when I have peace & quiet on a Monday...
    Bonnie is at work, Josh is at work and Samantha is at school, AHHH, Peace & Quiet... It has been real cold for
    almost a week, lows zero or lower & highs in the single digits... Is it me or is it getting harder to survive in this
    economy???

December 30th 2010
    Christmas 2010 has come and gone... New Years Eve is tomorrow... Is everyone ready to start a
    new year??? Yesterday it snowed all day, we got about 9"... Jenna is starting to talk and she is developing
    an attitude... All is going OK here in DP...

December 16th 2010
    It's hard to believe that Christmas is only a little over a week away... We are almost finished with
    shopping, only a couple more stops... It has been warm the snow is melting... Thought we might have
    a green Christmas but snow is in the forecast... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!

November 26th 2010
    We had a good Thanksgiving, just the 4 of us... Ate way too much... In the last 3 days we have received
    about 12 inches of snow... Feels like we are back in Alaska... Jenna is growing fast and she is starting to
    talk... The bills are getting paid, everyone is well, can't ask for more than that... Happy Holidays To Everyone...

November 18th 2010
    Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than a week away... We got a breif snowfall this morning...
    Josh should have his truck up and running this weekend... All is going good, bills are getting paid, no one
    is sick, we are surviving... Can't ask for much more than that...

November 13th 2010
    It's official!!! We got our 1st snowfall this morning... Just enough to make the lawn white... "Winter is here"

November 10th 2010
    There was a chance for some snow last night but it didn't happen... Jenna is feeling like her self again!!! Josh
    should have his truck running again within the next week... Samantha is busy with school, Josh is still working at
    The General Store... Bonnie is working her A$$ off, "overtime"... Me, I'm doing what I can to keep this boat
    afloat... It's a real hard thing to do in this economy... Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

October 28th 2010
    Well let's see... Samantha is now 15!!! Tomorrow is Bonnie's Birthday and she will be ??... Not going to say it..
    It has been raining for several days and the mountains have their first snowfall... Jenna has been sick for a couple
    of days... Dr. said she has the flu... Halloween is a few days away... Yum, candy...

October 21st 2010
    Hello world... The days are getting shorter "dark by 6:30pm" Not sure if we will have snow for Halloween or not.
    Samantha is going to be 15 on Sunday October 24th... Bonnie will be ?? on the 29th... I have been trying to
    lose a few more pounds before I go and see Dr. Stucky on the 30th of November... As of today I have not had
    any beer in over 2 1/2 weeks... "Hey, that's pretty good for me"

October 11th 2010
    Brrrrr!!!! It's getting cold at night.... All is going good in our world, Josh had his hours cut back at TGS, Samantha
    is involved with school and school activities... I am trying to get all of the outside stuff done before it snows...
    Jenna is growing so fast... She is starting to talk, watch what you say around her, she repeats it... Before we know
    it the Holidays will be here.... I LOVE THE HOLIDAY SEASON!!!! and not just because of all of the goodies
    to eat... I enjoy the spirit of the Holiday Season.... HAPPY EARLY HOLIDAY SEASON TO EVERYONE...

September 29th 2010
    WOW... Where did September go? Samantha is back in school, Josh is still working at The General Store,
    Bonnie is hard at work and I am doing my best trying to accept retirement... Harvested some of the crop a
    few weeks ago, had a bowl with my coffee this morning... Never knew breakfast could feel and taste sooo good...
    It's going to be a fun Christmas!!! Jenna is 15 months old and getting into everything... I LOVE having the
    opportunity to watch her, she is so much fun... Dr. Stucky increased my "Amlodapine" about 3 weeks ago, I am
    feeling better...

August 3rd 2010
    It's hard to believe it is already August... Where did June & July go??? Only 3 weeks until Samantha starts
    high school, she is excited!!! Josh had a job interview yesterday at the General Store, we are keeping our fingers
    crossed for him... Bonnie returned to work today, she has been on vacation for 10 days.. That's about all that is
    going on here in WA state...

July 2nd 2010
    Happy 4th to everyone!!! Rained last night, sun is coming out, we need some sunshine... We have been tubing at
    Loon Lake several times, the boat runs real good... Samantha had her wisdom teeth pulled a little over a week ago,
    she is on the mend... The tomato plants have flowers on them already... The other plants are doing real well...
    For the first time in several years we are not buying any fireworks this year... We will be spending some time
    at the lake "tubing"!!! Josh is looking for a job, he graduated from high school about a month ago... Other than that
    everything is going pretty good in our world... "Knock On Wood"

May 16th 2010
    The weather has been beautiful, upper 70's... Josh entered his truck in the mud bog's yesterday... Surprisingly he
    didn't break anything... Last weekend we went to the west side of the state so I could get my MMJ card... We also
    went up to Camano Island, " approx 50 miles North of Seattle" and visited with Aunt Cathy & Rich... We might
    take the boat up to Loon LK,,, maybe not, the weather man is calling for a few showers and thunder & lightning...

April 17th 2010
    Well lets see, we took the boat out for the first time Thursday, only made a couple of trips around Loon LK
    and put it back on the trailer... School is coming to an end for the kids... I'm not adjusting very well to this
    retirement thing but I'm trying... The Camaro is up and running, hasn't left the driveway yet but that should be
    soon...

March 24th 2010
    Cardiologist said things look good he doesn't want to change anything and he will see me in a year.... That's
    great news... Called Trudeaus a few weeks ago, only a little over a week and we go pick up the boat...
    The kids start spring break next week, they are happy about that... We are finally moving ahead on Bonnie's
    Camaro project... Should be making some noise in about a week...

March 4th 2010
    Called Trudeau's a few days ago. We will pickup the boat on April 3rd.... Social Security sent me a letter saying
    they overpaid me $25,553.25............. What nerve, asking for $$ back that I shouldn't have received to begin
    with. Samantha had her first basketball game last Tuesday... They WON against Medical LK... Tonight she has
    a  game in Colville... I have been watching what I eat and drink for over a month, as of today I have lost a little
    over 18 lbs... I have to go see the Cardiologist on the 17th of March to have a treadmill test...

February 22nd 2010
    The weather has been real nice, no snow, the sun is shining, Spring is in the air!!!! Last week I took the Bronco
     to Spokane and had a new 2 1/2" exhaust system installed then to the glass shop and had the windshield replaced.
    Samantha started basketball practice last week. We will be going to several games soon.... All is going good,
    no one is sick, the bills are paid, can't ask for much more than that....

February 4th 2010
    Sure has been a mild Winter.... Went to the 2010 Spokane Boat Show!!! I received a call from Trudeaus
    Marine, We will be going to sign the papers on our "2010 Bayliner 185 F18 Flight Series Ski Boat" Tomorrow.
    It's going to be a Fun Summer!!! The other day I received notice that "It's Official" my pension has been figured,
    and is complete... WOW, I need a beer or a joint or something......

December 28th 2009
    Christmas has come and gone. New Years is less than a week away. "Looking forward to a new year". Last
    week I received a "fully favorable decision" from Social Security regarding my disability pension. I don't know
    if I should be happy or what. "I really miss my job" This is going to take some getting use to. The kids and
    Bonnie still have a week of Winter vacation left, then back to school and work. Jenna is getting big and it won't
    be long before she is crawling.

December 14th 2009
    Thanksgiving was nice, ate way too much but is tasted soooo good. The kids are on their final week of school
    before Winter break. Last Saturday the 12th of Dec I received a letter in the mail from Social Security that said
    they approved my claim. It's about time, it's been almost 2 years. I feel like I can relax a little and not worry
    about that anymore. We are getting ready for Christmas, almost have all of the shopping finished. Maybe just
    maybe 2010 will be a good year. We will see.

November 6th 2009
    Halloween is over, candy is all gone. The weather is still warm, no snow on the ground. We are excited about
    the Holiday Season. "my favorite time of the year"...... Kids are in school, wishing that is was still Summer...
    Not much excitement around here. Jenna Elizabeth Schill is growing like a weed. She is so much fun!!!

October 14th 2009
    Summer is gone, Fall is here. Only a couple of weeks till Halloween. The kids are doing good in school, Jenna
    is growing like a weed. It is raining cats and dogs this morning. Not much going on here, paying the bills and
    trying to survive.

September 7th 2009
    It's been a good 3 day weekend, busy but good too. Josh replaced all of the bearings and seals in the rear of
    his truck and he also replaced the ring and pinion gears since he tore them up...."KIDS" Oh well, he paid for
    all of it himself.... The corn got picked, blanched and put in the freezer, it tastes real good, YUM, YUM.....
    Josh and Dad, Dad watched Josh did most of the dirty work, pulled the pan on the transmission of the Bronco
    and replaced the filter and gasket, it was leaking on the driveway.... I am tried and ready to call it a night.....
    It's been a good Labor Day Weekend.....

 August 31st 2009
    The kids are starting their first full week of school, "yea"..... Suppose to be another hot day, rain later in the
    week. Picked some corn yesterday, had it for dinner, it was real good.... Jenna is 8 weeks old today, she is
    growing like a weed.... Saw an article on the internet saying Obama might give every household in this great
    country $10,000 to help stimulate the economy..... I would appreciate getting ours now so I can do my part
    stimulating the economy.....

August 18th 2009
 WOW, it's been a while since I made an entry.... Sorry.... Let's see, on July 6th 2009 Jenna Elizabeth Schill
    was born, she is beautiful. Josh worked odd jobs and earned the money to get his truck back together.
    Samantha went to Silverwood with her best friend Molly. The corn is almost ready to pick. Pumpkins too.
    Only a little over a week and the kids go back to school, "its the most wonderful time of the year"

June 15th 2009
    On Tuesday, Jason will start his new position as a support manager in the lube and tire dept at Walmart.
    "We are happy for him" He deserves it. He has worked very hard and earned the positon.

June 10th 2009
    Only 2 and 1/4 days until the kids are out of school for Summer vacation....

June 6th 2009
    Looks like we will have a good garden this season... 10 pumpkin plants are growing and over 100 corn
    plants are growing too..

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