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I'm sure you will remember this vacation for a long time.  I can't wait to see more photos!

Nice photos Jane.  You have very nice looking daughters and grandchildren.

Jane - we've been twice to Butchart Gardens, and our opinion is like yours - they're beautiful!  In the evening they have a special show, and the restaurant is great too.  Hope you had time for those.  I know you're glad to be back to Coos Bay, but these are memories that'll remain with you.  Besides, now you know more perfectly how to pray for each of them - daughters, son, etc.  And thanks be to God - now you're back in Coos Bay!

I hate to have to tell you, but Joy and Dot are indeed recognizable as being yours!

Thank you for sharing your photos Jane and I know you are so glad to be back where it is cool. I don't even want to go near the Valley in the summer time.

Jane, these are such nice photos, and each time you look at them, they will bring you good memories of the time spent with your kids and grandkids.  I'm so glad you got to make this trip   It is surprising how much the weather makes a difference in having a great trip, a good trip, or a bad trip!  Glad you are home and back with us here on CP.

Hey thanks y'all ... I will (try to) get more photos edited and posted soon.  It was a great trip and so good to be with at least some of my family.  Joy has tons of friends in California and, of course, each wanted a piece of her time.  Then there was Bry who wanted to "hang out" with his mom and me ... he had a couple days off work and wanted to be with us as much as possible.  Add to that the horrendous traffic conditions and the heat (we had air conditioning) and you get the picture.  A lot of trying to fit everything and everyone into just a few daze.  I let Joy do all the driving!  I get flustered when I'm not sure where I'm going, especially in heavy traffic. 

Same tilt of the head...same smile...yep, you can tell those two girls are yours!!! 

I can only imagine how you feel after being with themand their families.  Soon you will come down from your high and walk touching the floor. 

I am so happy for you.

Thanks, Etta Sue.  I wasn't with Dot's family.  It was just me and my girls in Washington and Victoria B.C. then Joy and I drove to California, where her son Bryan is, and saw my granddaughters (Jean's girls) there. 

It was late afternoon when we went to Butchart Gardens because we wanted to be there for the fireworks at dark.  That's the reason there is so much shadow in these pictures.  Of course, there's a lot of shade throughout the gardens anyway.

Lovely pictures, Jane.  Your daughters are very attractive!
Glad that you all enjoyed the gardens and fireworks.  That is really something, eh? 
Had a heat wave after you left.....is there something about you and the weather

Liz

Uh  ... Sorry 'bout that, Liz.  Y'think maybe I just heat things up?   

Thanks for the comment re: my daughters.  We really enjoyed the fireworks!!  We all commented that it just kept getting better and grander and, each time, we thought that would be the finale.  What a show!  I don't think any of us had ever witnessed such an extravaganza.

And ... I must thank you for the wonderful weather.  I guess I forgot to turn down the heat when we left, though.   

Great places to visit Jane. I am enjoying your sharing your tour.

The view from your penthouse suite was gorgeous!

I am really looking forward to seeing more of your vacation pictures!

Thanks, Marilyn and Sue ... Hang on .. there's more to come! 

ok......I'm hanging on too. 

I love the colors on the store fronts.  And wouldn't it be cool to spend some time on a houseboat?  I wonder if the owners are there year-round, or if they just use them for vacations.

Anyway......beautiful gardens and a lovely tour of the touristy stuff.

oh, Janie, lovely pictures of your family and so pleased that you are
sharing your trip with us.

I feel like I am on the trip with you.

So many great photos--keep them coming!!!

Welcome back

Nita, there were several houseboats for sale.  We walked along the boardwalk and checked them out.  Some are galleries, others offices, etc. But there are many in which people are living.  I'm not sure if it's year round or not.   

Joyce~Thanks for your comments.  I thought I'd give y'all a break for a while, but if you want to see more photos I'll look some up for you.   

jane.......this trip I have been on this morning with you is absolutely fantastic!!!

Thanks for sharing with us and I especially know just how happy you were having this time with your family.  It's one of those lifetime memories that you will remember forever..and then you have shared with us, too.

The gardens were sooo beautiful and the room where you stayed had a wonderful view.  Like you, I would like to stay on one of the houseboats for awhile just to see how it felt to live on one.

Must go...time for work.

Thanks again, Jane.  Lovely trip and lovely photos!

I am really enjoying your vacation Jane.  Keep the photos coming!   

Just beautiful, Jane.  and you are right.....no way does Dot look like she is a grandmother!  I hope she is away from that unhappy marriage now, and that the depression has left her.

This trip was very therapeutic for all of you I bet.

Thanks, Sue and Judy ... Yes, this was a real blessed time for all of us.  I started to drag a bit once we got to the triple digit heat in California and all the running around to try and fit everyone into just a few days.  Joy says she isn't going to do that again.  She has many friends in California and they each wanted a piece of her time.  She says they can come to Mexico to visit "next time" where they will be more relaxed and can enjoy the visit. 

Hey MOM thanks for showing off our trip!  And when I said I wouldn't do this again -- I think I really meant that I wouldn't go through the hassle of trying to see every person in California that I know.  I do plan to have a second annual family reunion with you and Dot!  Perhaps we can make it "same time, same place"  next year?  We'll be talking -- I love you....Joy

Hi JOY!!  I knew that's what you meant.  I guess I just didn't express it properly.   

I'm glad you're signed on here and that you will be sharing your photos soon.  I hope you have been able to access the photos of Janet's dives.  They're awesome.

Nice photo's Jane!  I am glad that you enjoyed the visit and hope that you folks will come again.  Next time we will definately get together and you can come to the valley and see how lovely it is....I am going to put in some pictures that I posted on another site.  Yes, lots of the people live on the houseboats.  They have a hard time with people wanting them gone......  

Liz

Thanks, LIZ    I would love to come to your valley "next time" ... Did you read Joy's post above?  It just might happen again! 

MOM those are great pictures.....except that they show how much wait I need to lose.....Where is the dieter's corner of this community?   

Hopefully next time we "do this" we will relax and unpack.....stay a bit longer in one place to fully enjoy the area and each other -- if you want!

Sounds good to me, Joy!   

Jane that is a awesome sunset.

Jane and Joy, looking at these pictures gives me the "warm fuzzies."  I am so glad you had this time together.  Families are forever, and we need to keep those connections strong.  (I am talking to ME here.  I am more than willing, but some people in my family are not........ )

Janet I know what you mean ... and I pray you, too, will know the joy of reconciliation.  There are still family members for us that are reticent about being "family" ... but God knows our hearts and He will bring all things into alignment as He wills .. It will happen for you too ... In His time!