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Santa's checking that list again ~ Northgate Seattle
We've
been good, but it's too bad all of the cool toys won't be around
for another 30 years.......
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In
the Cascades
Hiking
with mom and dad.......
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In
the Puget Sound
Camping
with mom and dad.......
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Elementary
Bothell,
Washington....
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First
day of Kindergarden
Yes,
that is a note stapled to my yellow shirt.........and that's Paige
on the far right
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A
race to get on the schoolbus
On
the right and in the lead....crossing 228th.....
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A
rare moment ~ Seattle
Just
before or after a fight with Paige.......
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Stick'em
up Bothell
Standing
on the new garage overlooking the Cascades......
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Seattle
I
vaguely remember this somehow, it was beginning of the yukky 1970's.
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My
first school picture
Downtown
Bothell, Washington at the school that is now a parkinglot
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Gold
Panning
Gold
in the Washougal River?
In the distance you can see an example of my grand parents fine
crapts~man~ship.......
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Excessive
compulsive sweeping in the Bothell backyard
In
the backyard helping the old man sweep the dirt back and forth.......
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The
afterschool gang
In
the front yard of dad's with the after school gang.......
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Air
show at Payne Field, Washington
These
shows were spectacular.......
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In
the cockpit
Let's
sit in all of the seats, try all the buttons, pull all of the levers
and throw all of the switches in all of the airplanes at the Payne
Field air show........
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Forced
to go to vacation bible camp
1972-1977
dig those threads, a normal thing during a random two week vacation
bible school. This was camp, near Lake Samamish, East of Seattle
near the foothills of the Cascades.......
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Third
grade
A
picnic held in the park across from Fruit Valley elementary school,
in Vancouver....
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Let's
go get lost in the woods
Hiking
and camping in the Cascades was a normal thing during the summer......
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Mark
and Paige
Somewhere
in Seattle, Washington.......
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Roy's
Barber Shop
Downtown
Seattle near The Green Lake, Roy, dad's old buddy was by far the
most unusual hair cutting guy I've ever met. He was chronically
ill, often times we arrived at the barber shop where there would
be a note on the door, CLOSED "Bronchitis flaired up,"
am near death?
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Easter
Sunday
Looking
for eggs with the new family pet, Ginger......
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In
the Park
The
park near Carnation, Washington.....
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Frenchman's
Bar
On
the banks of the Columbia River. All of the French had left, their
ship was still here.......
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Washougal
River
In
my favorite reach of river, one mile away from the 3 flippered freddy
factory.......
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Rose
Festival 1975
Back
when a kid could still climb around the NAVY ships.......
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Carny
Slide
A
thrill ride that lasts only a few seconds.......
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Snowmobiling
somewhere outside Duluth Minnasota
I
remember a news bulletin indicating it was illigal to ride snowmobiles
.......
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The
Neighbor kid's
Rounding
up the test pilots for the downhill wagon races......
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Pulling
the wagon
Let's
play wagon wreak ~ Pull the kids out to the street and send them
down the hill without any breaks......
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Elephant
ride
When
the greasy carney 'Vargas' came to town, I didn't hesitate to get
a ride on the elephant. That's me, the big kid with sister on the
back......
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A
'dude ranch' in British, Columbia
The
bugs here were the size of birds......
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Ali-Baba
and the 40 theives
Sister
Paige had a great role in the school play. I helped build the set......
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Backyard
tree fort
The
tree fort mom built in the old walnut tree in the back yard. This
something made one summer while sister Paige and I were stuck with
dad in Seattle......
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My
little red wagon
Which
would only crash and dump you out on the pavement if you're going
real fast with no breaks!
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Halloween
What
else would a little devil like me do for Halloween anyway?.
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The
Bothell house
A
rare sunny summer Seattle day......
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Portrait
1978
All
cleaned up with a fresh hair cut......
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Somewhere
unknown and forgotten place with dad
That
looks suspiciously like a church van in the background, indicating
this is some bible camp event
and notice, I'm not smiling.
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Lost in a Minniapolis snow drift, 1973
Somewhere
on the city streets of Minniapolis, Minnesota...
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Snow
in Minnesota, 1973
Hopefully
I'm staying warm in this polyester......
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The
fur coat
Forced
to go into a studio for a portrait.......
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At
the fun center, Seattle
Goofing
around downtown......
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I'm
Stuffed
There
was a huge difference between mom and dad in what we could get away
with. You'll always see longer hair at mom's. I was always assured
an immediate hair cut every time I went to dad's. Before throwing
out these paper clothes patterns, I stuffed them in my shirt......
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More
fun with stuffing
Here
in mom's bathroom, decorated in official 1970's decorations......
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Stone
Henge
One
of Washington's Columbia River Gorge
attractions.......
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In
the caboose
On
a Burlington Northern freight between Portland and Seattle.
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Son's
of the American Legion Bowling
Shortly
after moving to Vancouver, from Seattle, my grandfather enrolled
me into the Son's of the American Legion bowling team. Each Saturday
I went with him to a local bowling alley to bowl with other kids.
The bowling was always fun, for about the first 5 minutes......
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Bowling Action
Another
gutter ball......
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Picking
berries
The
pick of the day at a local U-Pick East of Seattle.......
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2nd
place at the pinewood derby
There
was an unexpected victory over all of the other kids. The winners
car (Tony Knunt) was actually made by his dad, which is a disqualification
in my opinion. I cheated fare and square by pumping extra graphite
in the wheel axles before each race......
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Cub
Scouts, Vancouver
With
Paige and the fur from the deer mom shot, skinned and tanned in
the background.......
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Riding
the Go-Cart
Ripping
up the streets of the neighborhood with a pile of kids loaded on
the go-cart
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Salmon
The
catch of the day from a Sea-Bass fishing trip in Tillamook, Oregon
with Maynard (mom's second husband) and his brothers. I caught the
only samlon 13lbs. The funny looking chair I made from twine which
mom and I had to lay out on the sidewalk, all the way down the block......
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Coyle
Kicking
around in the Puget Sound......
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Pony
ride
Next
to the Deschutes River in Sunriver, Oregon, with my cousin Donna......
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Birthday
1979
No
candles on this cake, down in the wild country, Vancouver we typically
used fireworks on our birthday cake......
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Birthday
licking 1979
It
always taken at least three others to hold me down......
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