Another good Picture

I think this is a great picture of Dorothy, Vivian, Osha and Jennie. They were all having a good time and really enjoyed being on the beach.

Back in the kitchen

Jo Ann is back in the kitchen again. She is a good one to take on a vacation with you. She just seems to be attached to the kitchen and making sure there is food and clean dishes. ha. That's my baby. ha.

Janice and Dorothy

Another photo where you can see the beautiful view that we had the pleasure of enjoying as there were cruise ships passing at a distance and dolphins coming up to the surface. It was all amazing.

Our Fun, Rummikub

This just shows you how we let everything else go to pot and played the rummikub game. After all we were on vacation and didn't have to clean up until we were about ready to leave, ha. What fun!!!!

Vivian and Dorothy

I found a picture of Vivian and Dorothy. I was looking for the one in their bedroom but couldn't fine one. So I am glad I found this one. Those two were the ones who said they hated the rummikub game but once they caught on, they got to like it. I heard that Jennie and Janice bought more rummikub games after they got home. Thanksgiving the whole family played and loved it while they enjoyed their dinner at Jennies.

Another Bedroom, this one was the largest.

Osha and Jennie sitting on their big kingsize bed. How could Osha hear Jennie snore from the other side of the bed anyway. That was a big joke and we all had a good laugh.

Janice and Jo Ann

Janice and Jo Ann look like they are having fun like the rest of us. I know Jo Ann is enjoying the vacation with our family. This will always be a time to remember.

Our Traveling Time and Things We Saw

Jo Ann and I got up very early and left Umatilla at 5:30 a.m. I just sat back and tried to get as comfortable as I could. Jo Ann doesn't like me talking to her when she gets in a tight spot. Or sometimes she just doesn't want me to talk because she is like me, can't chew gum and walk at the same time ha. Anyway I just let her go because she knows the roads good until after we get off I-95. We hardly stopped and were making good time. I do believe we stopped once somewhere but that was about it. As we got on 17 Alt, I knew we should have been on that only for a few minutes, I kept saying to Jo Ann. "you are going the wrong way, we should be on just 17 not 17Alt". She reminded me that she knew where she was going so we drove, drove and drove. finally I called Janice on my cell phone and she told me to ask Jo Ann to get off the road and she would check her map. Jo Ann still didn't want to get off, finally I told her that Janice wanted her to get off to a place where she could stop. Then she listened. Janice told her to stay on that road even though it was the wrong way and they would meet us at a shopping center where they were able to get off at an exit, can't remember which one but they were coming from the North and we were going from the South. ha. It really turned out to be much better for us as we were able to follow Janice into the condominum where we had the reservations.

We were all tired when we got inside the condo but excited to see everyone. We just left our things in the cars after we got parked and it was so good to get inside and just relax. We had such a good time. We were almost too tired to eat much but sat around and visited. Each of us chose our bedrooms and it was decided that since Osha had hearing aids and would be taking them out, that Jennie could sleep with her because she couldn't hear Jennie snore. We all got a laugh from that. We would get up in the mornings, one at a time, until everyone would come to the ktichen and eventually we would have our coffee, then decide what we all wanted to eat. Janice and Etta went to the grocery and bought lots of food and we thought we would have enough, but no way, they had to go back again and get more food before we left for home. Oh, I took my rummikub game and everyone just loved it except Vivian and Dorothy but after they learned how to play they really enjoyed it. Janice took us to see downtown Charleston. It was very nice with old buildings and an underground bunker from WW1. It was old and so interesting. At least this is how I remember it. but my memory isn't what it used to be. It is too short term. ha

We left on November 13 and Jo Ann was a wonderful driver. We filled up with gas and got on our way. It seemed to be much faster than when we went up. I believe we all would like to do that again next year. We stopped after a few hours and Jo Ann had made some chicken salad, I had some wheat bread and she had a bagle, so we made a sandwich and it sure tasted good. We got started again after about half an hour. We saw some really bad accidents going north and all cars were stopping to see if they could help even though the rescue was there. They all looked very bad and there could have been deaths, I am not sure. We got through that and were on our way again and a lady behind Jo Ann was on her tail and making her very nervous, I had my wheelchair on the lift and sometimes it looked like some of those drivers were going to run into it. Later down the road, Jo Ann started laughing and I asked her what she was laughing about, she said "I am so glad, the highway patrol has stopped that crazy lady driver ha.ha.".

Sooo that is my story about our trip and it was such a wonderful time and so great to get to see my family again. Hopefully it can happen again.

Another Mother and Daughter

I am afraid Osha is getting tired of being moved from place to place to take pictures. If I remember right, it seems we are about finished here. I wanted to have as many pictures as possible in order for my nephews and their families who haven't seen us for a long time will be able to see us in all kinds of places etc. Just Roger's and Wallace's families haven't seen us for a long time.

Me and Jo Ann

We are in our little bedroom but we had the only twin beds. ha. It looked like it was the kids room because there wasn't that much in the room to get damaged. ha.

Jennie and Janice

Another mother and daughter photo. I think Jennie was in a hurry to get back to the game. Janice is so good to take care of her and take her places. I know Jennie is thankful for that.

The Four Cousins

Taken outside where we parked under the building. Aren't those nieces of mine sweet? Etta, Jo Ann, Janice and Dorothy. What a fun group to have around. Oh!! one of those girls is my daughter.

Janice and Jo Ann

These two were the cheif cooks. Jo Ann made two pans of fried potatoes with onions and with Janice's help I made two pans of cornbread. Osha always liked my cornbread. The first time I made some cornbread and was going to let it bake on a top burner at low. ha. The burner didn't even get warm, therefore the bread was not a success but we put it in the over and finished it and it still tasted yummy.

Lorraine and Jo Ann

We had decided to take pictures in groups of mother/daughter. We could all do that except Vivian since Linda was not there. That couch was so soft that I just sank down in it and couldn't straighten up my back. ha. I hadn't laughed so much for so long that it felt good. ha.

Dorothy and Vivian

Vivian didn't have a daughter with her so she and Dorothy were in several photos. There are so many pictures that I am having a time finding the ones I want to put on the blog.

Etta and Janice

This is the room Janice and Etta had, they decided to take a picture of each room where we all slept. There was four bedrooms so we all got to choose where we wanted to sleep. I doubt if any of us had laughed as much as we did there.

The Sumner Sisters

I am thankful that we could get together in Charleston, SC. The trip made us pretty tired but we got a good rest and then we just had such a good time. We played games and I found out that they all liked Rummikub best of all the games I took. We had wonderful meals, becuse they cooked them there and we didn't have to eat out once. We are left to right, Lorraine, Vivian, Osha and Jennie. Golly I am going to have to go on a diet. ha.

Taken in South Carolina November 13, 2005

This was taken on our South Carolina trip. We all had a wonderful time and I am hoping we can do it again. Janice, Etta, vivian, Osha and Jennie. Janice had taken all of us to see down town Charleston. She took us in two loads in her van. ha. Couldn't take us all at one time and Jo Ann would have had a hard time trying to follow her.