Labor day weekend always seems to be the weekend to do some canning. With a three day weekend it is a great oppertunity to get it done. So this weekend I canned tomatoes. I am proud of myself for doing 122 pints. The cost of the tomatoes were 28 per bussel, but that makes it only 63 cents per bottle. That is cheap, and I might add that they are better tasting than the store canned tomatoes.

Mount Timpanogus Story Telling Festival

The Mount Timpanogus Story Telling Festival is a family tradition. It is just as the the title calls it...A story telling festival. It runs for three days and nights, and we always go to the last night of the festival. It is called "Laugh Night" and they get about 8 story tellers to tell funny stories. Some will sing with their stories others are just telling the story.

It has become a tradition for Gerry and I to attend it. THe Ireland family is the family that introduced us to this so of course we always sit with them. So the photos are of Gerry and I being silly, and Debbie Ireland, also a silly girl.

They said that there were about 5,000 people attending that night. It was awesome and it is cheap, so I would highly recommend this activity for everyone.

Family Reunion

Yes these are my silly kids, and yes I do claim them, Mine are actually the silliest, yes the two in the middle, the other two are my son and daughter in law,

Natasha, James and Taylor at Macks Inn resort

Part of the newest generations of the Thornton's

The older of the younger generation,

Ali and Taylor on the Macks in resot river, they had alot of fun.

It is always fun to get all the cousins together and this year we had about 60 show up. None of the original Thorntons are here anymore, but we are trying to keep up the tradition of the reunion. It is always great to see everyone and be able to see the new generations and how they grow so fast.

Class Reunion

Some old friends

After 30 years of seeing class mates on and off, I finally went to a reunion. The commitee did a great job on organizing and getting as many there as possible.

I feel bad that there were so many that I didnt recognize, however, it was great to find out how well we are all doing and find some old friends that live within just a few miles of me. I was also surprised that there were so many that had passed away. It is scarry to think that we are such a young class with many class mates gone.

I wish that more had shown up. The locals are the ones that didnt show. Others came from Florida, Utah, Arizonia, Iowa and Canada. You would think the locals could have shown up. Oh well they missed alot of fun, and we missed them. Here's to the next class reunion, I hope to go to in 5 years.

We did it

Well we finally moved to Montana or is it Alaska, we have said we would always retire in one or the other state, and we found a house to buy on the corner of Montana and Alaska. So I guess this is our retirement home.

Taylor is always the little helper

Mother's Day

Natasha and Taylor took me to the Harley Davidson store for Mother's Day for lunch. Taylor loved all the different motorcycles, although he calls them "Suicycles" I am training he right and starting him right with the love of Harley's

The many faces of Tayloe

Taylor has so many courious faces !!!! he loves exploring everything