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Grand Canyon

One of the things we've wanted to do since we moved to St. George five years ago was go to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for lunch. Today was the day. While we'd been told it was about a two hour drive, it was actually three from our door to the North Rim, with a stop for gas. The day was about 94 in St. George and 72 at the Rim. The skies over St. George have been a bit hazy with residue of a wild fire north of here and there seemed to be a little haze in the air over the Grand Canyon, too, but we still enjoyed the view. Utah has so many beautiful sights and we've only just begun to seek them out.

50's Donna

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a.) Typical School day
b.) Senior Prom
c.) Senior Play

New Cell Phones

Hey, we recently upgraded to Droid2s and different Bluetooths (teeth???). So if you call us, give us some time to figure out what we do to actually talk with you!

2010 Devil Pups

The number one project in the Toole home every year is the Devil Pup project. We've been fortunate to have the assistance of the Utah Dixie Marine Corps League Detachment #1270 the last three years for work detail and support when needed for this wonderful citizenship program for young people ages 14-17. Here are the kids we sent to camp this year. They're getting checked into camp and looking forward to a challenging 10 days on the base at Camp Pendleton. Check out the Devil Pup Shutterfly album at http://devilpups.shutterfly.com/ for daily activities.

A Genealogy Angel

Today I e-met a gal who volunteers for FindaGrave.com, as do I, who took some photos of grave stones for me in a cemetery in Whitesboro, New York. I had info on a branch of Bill's Connors tree but no photos. She took photos and uploaded them to the website which completed my memorials to these ancestors. Thank you, Sue Cross!

Sue also sent me the following poem and indicated I could use it and the author's name here. Very cute - explains it all!

The Elusive Ancestor
By Merrell Kenworthy
I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to take the U. S. Census!

He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame.
And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name.
His parents came from Europe. They should be upon some list
of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got missed.

And no one else in this world is searching for this man.
So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can.
I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed,
but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest.

He died before the county clerks decided to keep records.
No family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts.
To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans.
Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl names JONES!

2009 Family Thanksgiving

We are back from a quick auto trip to the Bay Area for a family Thanksgiving with our Northern California kids and seven grands. 1690 miles in five days! It was great to see the kids again, even though California treated us to rain and chilly temps. Here are the grands at Mark & Sam's home in Mill Valley, California.