Kayla at State Championship

Kayla is a Golfer!

Kayla qualified for the State Golf Tournament today having her best score ever at Regionals! So proud of my K-bear. She has improved so much this year. If she continues to enjoy the sport there’s no telling how good she can be. 

Coming up she has Nationals in Speech and Debate and States for golf. She’s first in her class with a 4.2 grade point average and misses a lot of school competing in golf, don’t know how she does it. As a DDD, fortunately I do not need to understand or know how she does it. I do appreciate her hard work, dedication, and talent and once again it has paid off. 

I got there in time to see her finish with four straight Pars! 

Senior Day and Miami University Graduation 1988

Senior Day at Miami 1988

Don't have much to say, don't remember much about this day. 31 years ago. Hard to believe it's been that long. My dad looks really happy. 

Graduation from Miami University 1988

Big J probably took this picture. Again I wish I remembered more from this day, but a lot of my Miami memories are like that. Love and honor to Miami. Blessed by the education, but still haunted a little by the experience.

Marine August 1947, Merchant Marine June 1945. At home with mom in ‘46!

This Marine Corps. picture of my dad from August 1947 is amazing. . This is one year prior to enrolling at University of Maryland. He is twenty years old, a Marine, just after the war.

This Maritime Marine picture is from June 1945.

This picture of my dad with his mom is from October 1946.

Mary and I had a great trip West! Spring Break 2019

My dad’s .22

My brother just sent me a picture of my dad holding a rabbit that he’d killed with his .22. I remember this picture. A line in my very first DDD post was something like one year he killed a rabbit. He said his mom would make rabbit stew.

There is so much here I don’t know where to start. First, the rifle. I have it in my gun safe. Has his initials JK carved into it. Still shoots. My big brother gave it to me a few years back for Christmas. I’ve always wondered how old it is. This photo is dated 1944 so it’s at least 75 years old! Pretty cool. Also this date means he becomes a Marine before the end of the year. Lastly, he is so young, wearing a jersey, and that calic and the jet black hair. 

I’ve been dwelling in’s the past a lot lately, so I will be sure to make my next post a little more current events.

 

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I dwell in the past

My wife told me once I dwell in the past. I was defensive, but realized she was right. I just didn’t like the word dwell. I guess this post prooves she right. All these people are my relatives on my mother’s side. I got this album from Carol. It had water damage, but I salvaged most of the photos. The one date I saw written in pencil on the back of one of these said 1901. 1901! Almost 120 years old. This first picture fascinates me, she is beautiful, striking. The lace collar and shirt, fur, she looks comfortable, calm, elegant. 

Grandparents Keith and Penrose

The Keiths.

The Penrose family.

Letter Sweater

My dad sporting his Letter Sweater. My mom and aunt Lynda in the car windows. I recently posted a picture of myself in this sweater. So when this picture was recently sent to me I was glad to see it.

Memaw and Grandpa Keith and my great aunt Mary!

This picture blows my mind. I guess with 5 children you had to have had some good times. A picture of my estranged grandfather smiling stirs in me emotion I wasn't expecting. What a great picture. And my great aunt Mary, OMG, she's beautiful!

I got this picture from my cousin Ann, who got it at our uncle Cecil's funeral. No one knew where or when it was from, but looks like they were having a great time. My best guess 1922. Or just before the great depression.