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Sure is nice having them around. Just love being around them. Sophia didn’t seem to mind the water, and Derek is doing much better. Ryan is a little fish in the water.
Miss you mom
1922-2010
I't’s been 10 years ago already that mom passed away. Seems like yesterday..
I created a memorial page for mom when she passed, on legacy .com Every year about May 1, I get a reminder to renew the page. It stays up but doesn’t get many views, but I can’t seem to stop paying the $18.00 a year to keep her legacy alive.
Living in Vegas, I guess the rational is heck you go by some random slot machine and throw $20.00 in, doing this is a lot more worthwhile.
We put our Christmas tree lights up today. We don’t have a lot of space out front, but did what we could do.
Jenn and Neil and the AHOD event planning crew had a wedding out here in Vegas, so we were able to watch Sophia from Thurs-Sat. She was such a cutie. Jason and TL are on their way to TL’s winter job site in Death Valley, so they came by last nite, along with Matt and Ellie. TL will be working there till April so we’ll have lots of time to spend with them as Death Valley is only a 2 hour drive.
Eryn, Me, Jenn, Sophia, Janis and Neil.
Janis’ friend Di came out to visit for the weekend. It was nice to see her again. She was visiting a friend who came out from DC to do a seminar, and she/they LOVE Bobby Flay’s restaurant in Caesars Palace. They invited us to go with them, and it was quite a meal. Can’t believe I didn’t take a photo of the before NY steak that we shared, but it was awesome! THanks Di!
Di and Janis
A co-worker from Colorado. Cristine Mack, came out to visit some Scottish friends, so she came out a day earlier and spent some time with Janis and I. We went to Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, the M&M store on the strip.
First In & Out burger!
M&M Store
Grandkids came out for a visit as Jenn came out to see Cher in concert. Sophia is 5 mo old in6 days.
Sophia age 5mo
Derik is getting so grown, talking much better, and is such flirt.
Derek
Nana and the grandkids
Ryan and Sophia
It was a good visit, 3 whole days, which is a lot for them, since they are working so hard. They got barck home on Saturday night, and spent the day on Sunday with Bert and Selma at the beach. Monday was first day officially of the new year of school, even though they’ve been going to preschool all summer.
Its still worth a photo, which Jenn shared with us.
Fish face
We had dinner with a partner of mine at ESPD. Tim and I had so much fun working together. We just laughed while we arrested people!
He was here in Vegas doing a kitchen remodel and we ate dinner together one night. Was just like old times.
I took my blood pressure when we got home and it was the lowest it has ever been. Janis said that Tim has to live with us!
She’s only two days old here, but already has us wrapped around her finger!
Jenn, Neiil, Midori, came out for the weekend and we had a great time at the pool. Jenn and Neil were here to do a photobooth at the Park MGM hotel, (their company).
While they were working, Midori and the kids and us went to Mandalay Hotel Aquarium Nice aquarium, had a shark reef where the sharks swim right over us. Lots of sharks!
While they were working, Midori and the kids and us went to Mandalay Hotel Aquarium Nice aquarium, had a shark reef where the sharks swim right over us. Lots of sharks!
My daughter Jennifer sure can plan an event. I had no idea there was going to be a surprise 60th birthday party at her house, since my birthday was on the 31st, it made it even bigger surprise. My brother Jack came out from Dallas, and few friends from El Segundo PD came.
She had a blackjack table set up, and lots of food. Great time had by all!
Happy Halloween 2017 and 60th birthday to me. Had a good time with the grandkids walking the neighborhood.
Michelle and Kelsey Rindler came to Vegas so we were able to go to lunch with them and Phil. Good to catch up with them. They lived in Colorado but I think we only got together about 5 times while we were there.
Today was Janis’ birthday, and coincidentally, our good friends Tim and Sue came out to Vegas from Colorado with their friends, so we met them downtown for dinner and to hang out a bit.
My academy partner and friend Mitch Tavera retired as Chief of Police and I went out to the party. It was great seeing a lot of co-workers and reminicing. Here’s an academy graduation picture of Mitch and I along with Chris Barrett, who was shot and paralyzed in the line of duty. I actually took Chris’s spot on the roster when he retired and I promoted from a PSO.
When the Northridge earthquake happened in 1994, There were 4 Sergeants from El Segundo living in Santa Clarita at the time. Al Graham, bottom right, was a motorcycle Sgt. and was enroute to work. In front of him was LAPD motor officer Clarence Wayne Dean,. At 4:31 A.M., the earthquake happened. Al was about 1/4 mile behind Officer Dean. The Newhall Pass on the I-14 freeway and the I-5 collapsed, and officer Dean unknowingly drove off the pass and died. Al knew it was a big earthquake, and turned around to check on his wife Marie and his daughter. That saved his life.
Since the pass was impassible, the 4 of us had to take the Metrolink train into work for about 5 months until they rebuilt the freeway. The local paper, the Signal, did an article in the paper about the 4 of us. We recreated the picture at the reunion. ,
Mike Mitchell’s outstanding art work
My buddy Scott Armstrong
Jenn and family came out for the day after Christmas and we went to see the Christmas display at the Bellagio casino.
