Looking for Joan Nordstrom

I'm working on a tree for a friend.  I worked on her tree a few years ago and found a half-sister she hadn't known about, and just recently found out there was another half-sister born in 1933 who was adopted out when her father and his first wife divorced.  She (and I) would love to find this other half-sister, even if to only know what happened to her.  The baby was born as Joan Nordstrom on 19 Mar 1933.  Her birth certificate shows up on Ancestry and shows her father as Clifford Nordstrom and her mother as Aris Thomas.  We know nothing about her adoptive parents, her adopted name or anything else about her.

Moving On

I'm wrapping up another year as Coordinator of the Southern Utah Devil Pup program that Bill and I brought to Southern Utah in 2006.  2006 was the first group of teens from Utah to attend camp at Camp Pendleton for this citizenship program and we have now graduated 138 kids and taken a whole bunch of awards thanks to a really good Liaison Rep/trainer.  

So now that I've been involved in the Devil Pup program for 44+ years, starting in California when Bill and I married, I'm wanting to retire.  It's really difficult to find someone younger (that is key) who has the time and is computer literate and has the right personality for herding a bunch of cats, er teenagers and busy parents.  It may take a while for the search.  We thought we had it worked out, but the right fit wasn't there.  There should be a Zip Recruiter for volunteering!

Another Southern Utah Devil Pup Year

Another Devil Pup summer camp is behind us.  This one kicked my patootie!  Due to a lot of vacancies in other regions, So.Utah Devil Pups program was asked to send as many as we could - all those who qualified.  29 local teens qualified; two dropped out for personal reasons; and we sent 27 pups to camp.  Our quota was 12.  27 is a lot of paperwork and created a bunch of other issues to resolve, but we graduated another 27, making a total of 138 in Southern Utah since 2006.   One pup showed up too late for this photo, but yeah, we graduated 27.  Sgt. Billion was awesome once again - he always is.  

2022 Devil Pups from Southern Utah

Camp Pendleton, California

23 July 2022

Front Patio Refresh

 

Independence Day!

 

I'm on schedule for 4th of July at my home.  If the weather isn't too warm, we'll be outside on the patio.  I'm planning on 16 people and we'll grill and have Americana food and fun.  We'll be able to see a little of the fireworks from my patio, and the kids will bring some sparklers.  Will be fun to have my home full of friends, food and fun!

EIGHTH Wonder of the World

And the 8th Wonder of the World is . . . 

My son is 53 today when I am only 29.  

 

Dates change for Devil Pups 2022

Wow!  A big change just came down from Devil Pup headquarters.  Both increments have been changed to one week each (as opposed to the usual 10 day camp), one right behind the other and for different dates than originally published.  So all my travel arrangements are useless.