well i got this far and so far so good.  It has only taken me 30 min. to get to this point.  I hope that I can post this with no trouble.  I wish we would all come back to this blog so we can keep up with everyone and also to share recipes etc.  It is over 100 degree's right now outside so my brain might be fried.  I just walked outside and it wasn't nice.  Everyone take care and write in.  Linda

Long Time Away

Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you and yours.  It's been way too long since I've posted anything on this blog.  I spoke to my mother (Linda) today and she said she keeps posting things on this blog.  I came here to see what I've been missing and found most of the postings were from 2011 and earlier.  I guess I'll have to call mom back and ask her which blog she was posting on.  Regardless, I'd like to give a shout out to everyone and see what kind of response I get.  So if your in the mood or have a second give us a post.  Happy Trails to All, Jame Hubbard.
P.S. Just in case your wondering, I'm currently blogging from Seattle Washington.

Guess who??

The Thomas gang:)

wow...love Sam's new toy:)

hi to all. Laurie and aunt susie thanks for writing on our blog. I would like to get it going again. news, recipes and etc. Rod Sr. passed away last month. he will be missed by all. has anyone been cooking and B BQing yet this summer. I feel like it is already summer as it has been in the 90's lately. It will be cooler today as we have a cloud cover. I hate the heat. I still am making jewerly and taking that class at MCC. It is fun.

hi all, just wanted to let you know I am getting settled in my new home. The cats and I love it. They sun bathe out on the patio and love every minute of it. The best part of all is only being 8 miles from work and no SNOW.... YIPEE The neighbors all seem to be very nice. A little community of singles. Hope you all like the pic. It is from Aunt Susies 10 K party. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers. Aunt Susie and I had a 3 hr. dinner. But at least we didn't leave stuffed. The Italian Gardens. They weren't expecting the crowd they got. Best Wishes,
Laurie

Ain't she cute:)

Family Reunion...

Coming soon.. Family reunion will be held on August 13, 2011.. I will be sending cards soon.
Mark the date and hope to see you there.

Thanks,

Susan G. Thomas

Trondle's baby name

Hi everyone. John and Michelle trondle's name is Jacob Rodger Trondle. I hear that big brother Evan is a big help. I can hardly wait to see them

hello, I'm back

hi everyone. believe it or not I found a lot of different deviled egg recipes. who would have thought there are that many recipes. I will get around to that after while. right now i wanted to share two new great grandsons in our family. Zack & Kailia Hubbard had a little boy named Justin Ryan Hubbard a month ago. That makes Jamey and Jan grandparents and Johnny and Michelle Trondle had a little boy making Evan Trondle a big brother. I will get back to you on the name as I am not sure about the middle name.

hi everyone. I went to the doctor today in Las Ve... weight loss
hi everyone. I went to the doctor today in Las Vegas and she tightened the band. I thought it would hurt but it didn't. And I can only have clear broth until tomorrow at noon. then its back to the 4 oz. food. I think that is how they get you to lose weight as everything they do to you, you have to drink broth and not eat. anybody can lose weight that way. I can hardly wait to see everyone next weekend. Today we were in three different states. NV. AZ and CA. I told that to my friend Jill today and she said she couldn't believe it. It is easy if you live close to them all. take care and I will write again soon.
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I forgot the best part. The doctor took me off of my diabetic medicine today. One down 10 to go..

Happy Birthday Linda

Happy Birthday to you................ Hope you have a wonderful day! Are you going to "blend" your birthday cake. :)

I lost the last post and Jamey found it for me. I wasn't finished but I was scared I would lost it again and what a let down that was yesterday. ok on with the post. Today I got into a dress that I haven't been into for so long I forget. what a feeling. Every time I want a taco I think to how I feel getting into this dress and pretty soon I can eat one taco and not 4 taco's. I use to be full after eating 2 but they taste so good I ate four. Now I will quit after one. Did I say I lost 13 pounds so far. It is so cool. will post pictures soon and keep up with how much I ate and what I ate.

I really did it

I finally did something about my weight. I had the Lab Band Operation and I am so happy that I did. I had it on the tuesday before this last one. We went to Las Vegas in NV. and had to be there at six A.M. so we stayed on the strip at the Four Queen's Hotel. It turned out to be a suite as we were upgrated. After all that we had to do for this surgery it was a lot of fun being there and then we went out to eat dinner. (my last for a while) I wanted ribs. what fun it was to eat ribs. Sam said I had bbq sauce like a happy camper across my face. anyway back to the operation. 6:00 a.m. came real early. After signing in (a lot of paperwork) they took me into the operation room and I was out so fast. I woke up in my room and wasn't in any pain. Just a little but I just asked the nurse if I could have some pain medicine and she gave it to me. Sam stayed with me most of the day and finally I told him to go play some change and go have a nice dinner but he didn't want to. The first night I just had jello and applesauce. Wed morning I still was only hurting if I coughed and got up or down from the bed. If wasn't bad at all. I was told I could go home in the afternoon. They fed me more jello and some kind of fruit chopped up. That also didn't hurt going down. We drove home (two hours) and got here around 5:00P.M. Thursday morning I had a broth and took all of my pills and sipping on water. Lunch and dinner was applesauce and pudding. Dr. said to walk around a lot and I was sort of sore but I tried to do it as it makes sure you don't got blood clots in your legs. the rest of the time I tried to follow dr. orders but I started to get hungry. So I have been eating a yogart to help me fill full. I also cooked a roast in my crock pot and I had the potatoes put in the blender with a little water so they weren't so thick. Anyway that made me fill full and it didn't hurt my stomach at all. Today I had a doctor's appointment today and I couldn't belive what the doctor told me. My blood pressure was 120/70 and I was so happy. We have been checking my blood count every morning and it is down to 150degree's.

oops i forgot the photo again

Idaho Vacation

Recently returned from visiting Jimmy in Idaho. Other than being sooooooooo windy, weather was great. We took a side trip to Boise to visit the Cabala's store. It was a long long day as it took about 4 hours one way. The kids enjoyed looking at all the stuffed wild animals and viewing fish in the fish tanks. 4th of July was noisey as they live near an Indian Reservation and you can buy every kind of fireworks available and I think they were all used during the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th... Had to visit a super Wal-Mart while we were there - so much fun... Will be glad when we get one up here. We also saw much of the Snake River - It is so beautiful and "snakes" around a lot of Idaho - no water shortage there. Looking forward to next year's trip already....

this hurts

Here's a picture of Evan. He is on the rocks and wants back on the grass. Good thinking little guy. He is so cute. g-grandma

Grandma Helen and her kids

Grandma Helen and the three Thomas Kids.

Do you know what year this pic was taken?

Looks like they were having a good time.