GRRRRR!!!!

Okay, so, I have been a bad blogger lately...I remembered to bring my camera to lunch with Lori and Nick, dinner with Andi and Jeff, and lunch/playdate with Betty and Sandy...but, do I remember to take it out and take a picture...NOOOO!!!!! Do I even take a picture of Jeff's niece who stayed with us dancing to "High School Musical"? Nope...I'm such a slacker! I can't wait until school starts...then, maybe I will get my act together!

Not to mention that I didn't take pictures at the driving range...which would have been handy since this little brat (not mine) almost hit me with a golf ball. He isn't a brat because he almost hit me (actually, he did hit the guy sitting on the bench next to me)...but, he just giggled and didn't say "I'm Sorry"....GRRRR!!!! Not cool...btw: no parents in sight!

My latest GRRRR...is Jeff's iTouch. I am syncing it before "Our Last Hurrah trip". Three things are happening (1) I sync the music, then videos disappear; (2) I sync the videos, (and guess what!) the music disappears! (3) I finally get the music and videos on....then the apps disappear!!! I know it has to do with my settings...but, I am too fried today to figure it out.

Night folks....btw: I'll post when I get back...I am going laptop-less...I hope I don't have withdrawals!

The Ottinger's Housewarming Party

This past Saturday, we drove down to Castroville/Salinas to attend a housewarming party. Jeff's cousin Karen and her husband Jeff (aka: Haku) bought their house earlier this year and opened it up to the family.



Haku, Karen, me and Auntie Joanne (Karen's Mom). Haku likes picking on me. Jeff's great-aunties Marian and Sets with cousin Kimi.

Oh gees...here we go...starting on the left, Tami, Rika, Dylan, Great Auntie Junko, Marika, Bruce, Haku, Megan and in the front Rachel. (Megan and Rachel are Jeff's nieces.)

Here he is eating AGAIN, Tommy and his wife Peggy.

Cousins Richard and Robert kept Jordan entertained all night...


Pamela and Neil pose with Great Grandma Kobayashi.

Starting from the left: Rodney, Bachan (Jeff's grandmother), Auntie Dianne (Auntie Joanne's twin sister), Robert (yes, we have two Roberts, Jeffs, Franks, Georges), Neil, Lisa, Jeff (looking shocked?) and on the top row, Karen, Jeff's mom and our newest family member Marley.

Marley just married into the family in October/November (sorry!). But, Jeff's 2nd cousin Jerry couldn't make it, so Marley came up with Jerry's sister and mother.

Here is Marley, Karen, Jeff's Mom, Lisa and Pamela.

As you can tell, Jeff has a large extended family...Until recently, there were quite a few great-Aunties/Uncles....and now that the cousins (8 of them!) are older, lots of cousin-in-laws...it makes it fun to get together...