This is my kind of flight - there's no one on here.
Denver Sunrise! :-D
Mom is Famous!
Oregon crews to join shuttle debris search.
Salem firefighters will use grid skills to find Columbia wreckage.
My mom and dad both told me that she was going to be heading out to do this, but I didn't think she'd get famous for it! Granted, Salem is a smaller town (100,000), but this is pretty big news to me and makes me extremely proud. Way to go Mom!!
 THOMAS PATTERSON / Statesman Journal Effie Frazier (left) of the Salem district Bureau of Land Management fire crew, weighs her pack Thursday before heading to Texas to search for pieces of the space shuttle Columbia. Each member is permitted to bring 65 pounds, but Frazier's pack was 3 pounds too heavy. BLM surveyor Bob Aarseth holds the scale and crew boss Barb Raible (right) looks on. |
Happy Birthday MOM!
It's Mom's birthday today! Julie and I are going to fly them out to see us for a birthday present.
Postcard from Montana
We received the postcard below from Kalin yesterday. It was such a beautiful picture of Montana that I could resist the urge to scan and post.
Postcard from Hawaii
Mom and Dad are having a rough week - we received the postcard below from them. Kalin and I surprised them with a trip to Hawaii for their 30th wedding anniversary (November 16th). They never had a honeymoon when they originally got married, so we figured they'd enjoy one now! They said "the honeymooners are enjoying Hawaii." Dad was in the Navy and stationed at Barber's Point NAS; but lived in Waikiki in 1967-68. Apparently he's having a lot of fun re-living old memories.
Ancestry.com
Has a message board for the last name "Raible." Now we'll see how long it takes for someone to find this post.
Our Little Girl has Arrived!
Proud parents Matt and Julie are doing great and loving life! Abbie is an awesome little girl and is making this parenting stuff look easy. Of course, we've only had one night so far - so I'm sure she'll get rowdy here pretty soon.
Kalin's Visit
Kalin blessed us with her precense in Denver last weekend. We all had a great time and really enjoyed spending time with her. She sure is a fun gal - and lookin' good too! She's very excited about being an Aunt, as we are about being parents. This hasn't happened yet, but could any day now. On Sunday, we rode bikes all the way to downtown Denver (1 hour, 25 minutes) to watch the Broncos game with Murphy and Navarro. After watching the game, we hung out, played some video games, and then rode our bikes home (2 hours). The weekend was definitely too short, but still a great time. I just got off the phone with Kalin and she's driving to an Art Show tonight - and she's even entering some of her works! Exciting stuff - I hope you win sis!
Here is another picture of Kalin that she sent me last year when she was working for the Hot Shot crew out of Redding, California. Click on her helment for the full image.
Picture of Family.
Here is a picture of Mary, Judy, Matt (me), Barb (Mom) and Joe (Dad) from February 2002. We were all in Arizona for Grandpa Ollie's funeral. We had a great time that week, thinking of Grandpa and how cool he was - as well as enjoying the beatiful weather in Yuma.
