Welcome to our family's journal. We write here each first and third Sundays of the month so our families & friends can keep up to date with what's
happening here in America. Monica writes on the first and David on the third.
As always, our call to you will be on your Sunday mornings. Love to all!
David, Monica and Dominic
Sun Mar 07, 2010
1st March 2010
KOREAN TRANSLATIONS ARE THROUGH GOOGLE'S NEW BETA TRANSLATOR
(구글 번역하여 새로운 프로그램을 아직 완성되지 않았습니다)
Hello hi our family, all our friends we love so much! Hello Mother I hope you are better, feeling good!!! (좋은 아침 모두. 우리는 건강 이다) Happy 1st in March, Samil Undong Day Korea! (삼 일 운동) This is 1st weeks in March here the US, not a special holiday but coming now is Spring! First you see our Journal, some change. Laurie puts our picture Hawaii vacation on the top and changes the Trust pages too! She is so good in a computer! Family pictures comes new and finally we decide the Home Page gets a sign what we think is important in the Trust. Investments, helping hungry homeless, our performing arts for children’s and education too. I think it is a good sign for us to use! Also she changes some places we like to go on the recommending page. You can see it?
Well now is Springtime coming, last month was a pretty shorty month and gets some rainy days but the sun comes so pretty and we get a clean air! David puts up just some little vegetables and buys planters for hanging up the tomatoes. First was going to build ‘em but even making them himself is more money, finds them in a store is only ten dollars so easy to hang ‘em up. This is the real pictures and also our garden. See there are just some cutie vegetables growing small, now are looking up see the sunshiny! What I want is cantaloupe and Korean melons, that is all and the garden will be fill up. Only I can not take a pictures of the flowers because they do not come up so fast, you can not see ‘em. Just wait some more, then we can get a pictures when they grow up so many this year! Right now they are just a baby’s and you can not see ‘em in a pictures.
Now what is important? Well I sell Bella Sol, move out last week and I am retire. So many years we working and now good business make a money and I say it is time just relaxing. David is slows down his business and gonna retire complete soon and we can just be together, maybe take some little trips and have fun every day when he is finally finishes his business then we can take a vacation. One little retirement party his secretaries and partners in real estate they buy drinks, one partner Irish Mike got a big dog I tell you, goes with them to meetings kinda funny see a dog go to work with them and then keep 'em safety at the bars! Dominic goes driving and sits to the bars too, keep his Papa safety and meets all David’s favorite bartender, this is Carolyn with David and Dominic, she was introduce us David and me and now look! We are marry! Also Jen is a favorite girl we love, runs a big hotel David gives advice to her and maybe she will hire Dominic if David wants him to get a job there, this is a good picture you can see ‘em. All Bella Sol money and retire money gotta save up and maybe we can come in Seoul see everybody! (데이비드 좋은 비즈니스가 여기에)
Well also, I gotta tell you our friend Andrew. His is lives in North Carolina and does business with David in Costa Rica you know? Well there is something is his body making so much pain and bleeding in his stomach. David say it is calls colitis but bad! (궤양성 대장염) Andrew is in a hospital bad pain and cannot make blood, loosing it too fast and can not even eat. Can you pray for God Andrew gets okay? Gotta go to a special hospital has a good doctor make an operation maybe take out his whole guts! This will be bad, maybe can not do the business in Costa Rica and David can not travel there yet either, maybe gotta wait more years to be building our resort and maybe you can even die from this so everybody pray because Andrew is some special to us in our heart okay? Gotta get better we say!
Well today we are going for a special garden store past downtown, just looking to the plants and maybe get an idea what we want for summer planters but first I’m making breakfast David can be a lazy man this morning, rest late I tell him. I love you family all sisters and my mother! We love you friends all over in the world and hope you are good, no sick for anybody! Stay safety and I will talk next time! We love you bye!
Sun Feb 21, 2010
Mid February, 2010
KOREAN TRANSLATIONS ARE THROUGH GOOGLE'S NEW BETA TRANSLATOR
(구글 번역하여 새로운 프로그램을 아직 완성되지 않았습니다)
Good morning everyone! Here it is, another February, Spring is just around the corner and we’re geared up for this years plantings. I’ve planted the entire rear garden with wildflowers to give us a beautiful view from the living rooms and bedroom as well as bring in all the butterflies, bees and birds we love to watch. I’m going to plant only the side garden with vegetables and this year and make my own hanging tomato planters. This allows for more soil space under the tomatoes for the zucchini to sprawl like as it does and I’ll put the peppers closer to the patio. Rather than plant so many vegetables varieties, I’ll focus on the ones we enjoy the most.
Last weekend was our Valentines Day but we celebrated earlier in the week. Monica and I had an early dinner at Sandrini’s before attending the Symphony to see two of our lawyers Jeremy and Tim Swanson perform as violinists, as well as see Seth, Jeremy’s partner, who attended with us. It sure was nice to experience a bit of culture since we’ve not been able to travel much lately. We toped the night off at Hourglass for a few drinks before heading home. Just about the time we start complaining about the little issues in life, we get reminded of just how much we have and what’s truly important in life. A wonderful marriage, great friends and a magnificent life together is what really counts!
Just last Thursday, we had the honor of being included at a dinner for our friend Bill to celebrate his 30th anniversary with the Chevron Oil Company marvelously hosted by Tom Mayfield, Chevron’s Central California area manager. Amanda, Monica and I, Bill’s daughter Janessa, his son Jason and Gene, Bill’s co-worker and mentor were all in attendance at Café Med, one of the finer restaurants here in town. Tom spoke of Bills inclusion in Chevron’s history, his accomplishments and value to the company as well as providing interesting trivia facts occurring during the first year he was hired that brought back memories for us all. Although we’ve come to find friends all over the world, who knew that Bill and Amanda would quickly rise to that category of “family.” We’ve spoken of them many times in our writings, usually our holiday’s at the coast and each time with great affection. We’ve watched each other grow wiser and better looking every year and it’s always a given that special occasions would find us all together. Like we’ve always said, a tight group of loving friends is one of life’s most important aspects. We’re certainly proud to have been included in such an auspicious event, truly realizing how much importance Chevron places on its employees.
(Pictures to be added)
We get emails from around the world and several have asked for a simple rationalization of the world’s financial woes so to put it simply, in the words of Jeph, our first university grant recipient in Cameroon… “When the US sneezes, the world catches the cold.” For a more detailed explanation take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_recession but simply put, America’s financial structure has far reaching effects and our finances have taken two major hits. The first; a frivolous war where trillions of dollars have been spent to posture America as the worlds humanitarian yet to the rest of the world, it’s simple dictatorship and the countries involved, for the most part, want us out. To save face, we now must aid in rebuilding countries who were fine living in shacks just a decade ago. This spending has vastly depleted US reserves, money that would have been spend improving our own economy. The second hit came from basic greed in the financial arenas. Construction, (a major labor force) saw the boom in affordable housing. Lenders realized the profit potential in loan sales and offered financing at sub prime interest rates, making it very easy for someone to purchase a home. These loans were at an adjustable rate meaning that the interest was at the whim of speculative investing and therefore could skyrocket payments far exceeding what the borrower could pay. Many owners had no choice but to vacate their homes and default on the loans causing domino’s to tumble, each knocking over the other until the entire financial structure collapsed. Rather than begin the rebuilding from the foundation up, Washington bowed to political pressures and bailed out the roof first in hopes that the recovery would trickle down to the small business which makes up our foundation. History shows repeatedly that stupidity is cyclical for those who aren’t steadfast and conservative. We’re now living proof of that cycle. This is why I continue to reiterate – Shop Local & Shop Small Businesses! That extra few cents given to a small neighborhood shopkeeper or restaurant is rebuilding America!
Consider these words… "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Not my words, they were spoken by Cicero in 55 BC.
On to even better things, we’re closing the salon and Monica will retire at the end of the month. What I’ll do with her home all day I don’t know but with all the “meetings” I’ll have with friends, I’ll have my guy time. We should have retired a long time ago anyway, she’s worked hard to become a success and I’m proud of her but what’s the point of succeeding if you can’t enjoy the fruits of your labor, our home and a good life together. I’m sure she’ll have more to say in her next post but I’m just way too proud of her to keep it a secret ‘till then!
Sorry for the length of our post this time but there was quite a bit to say. As always, we send our love to you all, stay safe and healthy everyone!
Sun Feb 07, 2010
February 1st Sunday 2010
KOREAN TRANSLATIONS ARE THROUGH GOOGLE'S NEW BETA TRANSLATOR
(구글 번역하여 새로운 프로그램을 아직 완성되지 않았습니다)
(와우, 지금 년 2 월. 안녕하세요 우리 가족) Wow now is February already! Hello my mother, family, all our friends! Oh God we are not used to it windy rainy days! Just Monday after David writes comes some big windy, rain and like a thunder lightning I do not like it! (몇 일 동안 폭우, 번개 아주 무서운거야) Rains all week sometimes harder and now my gardens is soggy wet flooding, yards get all the leaf from trees do not even belong to us and gotta clean the yards. Snuggle warm in our home just watch TV or stay inside for Bella Sol is the how, nothing you can do outside. Comes soon the weather will be what we like so not the worry worry. Good was we needs the rain here, air gets so dirty because we are a valley south, all winds blow the dirty air to us and needs to get it clean. (비가 하늘을 청소) Our house is a good view of the mountains south, calls Los Padres Mountains and five thousand five hundred feet tall, well now we can see our view if we are driving, this is our road so pretty! Only after rainy days clean air can we see it. (우리가 이걸보고)
Bella Sol is still the same same, nothing changing here in business so we just keeps it going pays the bills and keeping some, money in US here is still so bad but we are lucky still keeps it going and happy days for me. And this? Because David body can be hurting bad sometimes, gotta stay home just putter and even doesn need a job but you know, a man gotta be busy in a day, this makes him sad he can not be useful so he was a lunch meeting with some friends and they ask him to be Business Advisory Board Member in banks for California Banks! Oh this makes him so happy a man! He is got so much smart in business, always our friends ask him economic business and save their business from a quitting, so now he can do this for so many business! This is happy news makes him feel proud to be helping! I am proud my man I tell you!
Last is Dominic comes here moving! Our boy is takes college class first here, then is going to Berkley Medical School. this is the reason, all doctors has to taking the first classes and a school big like Berkley is so much money, Dominic takes the classes here in state university, then finishes the medical in Berkley. You see, saves us over one hundred thousand dollars if he does this! We are happy he is so smart and can be a successful boy comes a man, be a doctor!!! David takes him to lunches meets our friends introducing, so proud his boy I tell you! Thanks God that child can be grow up a big success. Sometime David will teach him quiet money in the Trust and Dominic can take it over when we are old, take a care of us and be our doctor! Learning to be responsible is what David can teaching him. I am so proud Dominic!
Well this is what I have to say, time for us to maybe get going take a drive and I can go to shopping. David wants the hardware store to buy seeds for our yards and maybe comes the spring clothes for me. Everybody stay safety and always be well. We love you family Mother, all our friends, we love you bye!
Sun Jan 17, 2010
Mid January - 2010
Boring-boring-boring days! My God, can there possibly be anywhere more dismal than Central California in January? (우리는 여기에 차가운 위치. 매우 지루한)
I suppose Siberia or Chilly Willy’s igloo, (an American cartoon 미국 만화 ) what with the nippy overcast days and nights well below what we consider cold. The first weeks brought us some insignificant rain in the overnight hours but allowed us to wake to some beautiful days. I was sitting at the patio and noticed some worms that had surfaced from the lawns to escape the rising waters. A nice fat one had beached himself on the deck but was withering in the sun. Being the nice guy that I am, and love having worms in the gardens, I scooped him up and brought him safely to the dirt. No sooner had I sat down, a bluebird swooped down and ate him. Sucks to be a worm. Here’s some pictures of our recent winter in the surrounding area.
More importantly, the year’s beginning brought us some very sad news, my uncle Pat passed away. The last of seven children, the last of several favorite uncles. The death of a family member brings back memories, all of mine good. The parties held at his home, beautiful yards, the dance floor with my cousins, my aunt Lou’s cooking and with Gary and I being the youngest, we learned life and family lessons from them all. My only regret is my age, young enough to feel resentful that I was unable to experience the family as long as my other cousins. Our growth and successes have scattered us around the world now but none the less, our love for family reaches out every day. Pat spent his retirement with a favorite hobby, he loved being an extra in movies, hobnobbing with stars and the whole Hollywood experience. Every now and then we would see him in a movie or TV series, just a moment or two and it made us wish we would have recorded it just to see him over and over, suddenly the movie lost its importance and Uncle Pat took center stage in our homes! We’ll miss you Uncle, we’ll miss you every day. Although it’s an old picture, Pat is on the far right next to my dad.
Although the season has us wishing we could hibernate, I’m out and about searching the area for good bargains on properties. Foreclosures are still available and auctions are almost weekly for me. Irish Mike, Bob and I feel that the auctions are a good excuse to pretend we’re working and then meet for lunch at Urichio’s downtown and discuss how much work some of the homes would need. A good rule of thumb is 7% of the sale price, but leaving at least twenty grand profit on its sale. The work is what I used to be able to do myself before the injury but now, money for the amount of repairs these homes need is beyond what we’ll spend. Winter has provided me with the just the right amount of boredom necessary for me to get working on the yards. A bit every day should be just right to be in time for Spring planting. Monica has the plot plan in mind, deleting some plants and adding others to this Spring’s garden. I have no idea what she’ll finally determine but since I’m just the husband, I’ll shut up and do it. it’s just asier that way.
Going to go for now, as usual we send our love to all our family and friends. Give each other your love and let it be known every day, never make the mistake in thinking that you can get around to showing love later. Stay safe everyone! Bye for now.
Sun Jan 03, 2010
First in Happy New Year 2010 !!!
(TRANSLATIONS ARE THROUGH GOOGLE'S NEW BETA TRANSLATOR, BETTER THAN BEFORE BUT STILL LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED) (구글 번역하여 새로운 프로그램을 아직 완성되지 않았습니다)
Pictures are not yet, sorry.
( 사진을 아직 사용할 수없습니다. 아마 곧. 카메라 문제)
Everyone Happy New Years 2010 first Sunday!!! ( 새해 복 많이 받으세요. 하나님의 가족과 친구에게 축복기도) Yey happy year ahead to go and 2009 goes away!!! Each year starting is time to make a promise? (우리의 결의 2010, 건강 및 투자에 대한 더 많은 비용을 절약할 수, 좀 더 많은 주택 구입 임대 ) Well we say it is a year to be healthy and saving our money investments! Time to buy more houses rentals in now! Best is we can all be live together in Oregon soon, maybe close to ocean and Gary, slow little cutie towns relaxing is the plan for futures, all can be taking care of each other and dinners together is in David's heart. So much we care for charities so it is time just reducing to three... education, hungry and mental we say is best important. Nice to be donations but we can not be giving everyone because US economy is still low and no money for we wish we could do. Something for the Trusts David has to be getting with the attorneys all month, make them changing because new laws can cheat the family and Nana, and Gary, David is one angry man to the law but knows how to keep us all safety and knows good lawyers are our friends, keep away from lying words. Also time for him gets ready do the taxes and exactly the charities for 2010. Stay close to our hearts is all, family has to be most close. ( 데이비드 관장님, 가족 지금, 그는 자신의 책임이 가족에 대한 사랑을 즐기는이 처음이다.) ( 데이비드 마음의 책임입니다. 나나, 게리과 아내가 그를 위해 가장 중요한)
So Christmas is over and New Year is over, time to get relaxing from so many parties and goes to traveling. First was our Christmas eve, get invite to a party our friends Buddy and Heidi owns a nice bar here, has so good a food and Champaign, then just we go to our Macaroni Grill, see all friends and everyone dressing nice for here. One drink to the bar at PF Chang and say hello some more friends and home early relaxing. Christmas day was only us and Nana have a dinner, nice a loving family can be together. Dominic can not come here because he is working, long driving just to spend one day so we understand. So proud that he is now graduate first year in medical, gets a job and is our little man now, not a boy anymore but David has smiling eyes remember when he is a little child play with his daddy. We send him some cookies David makes his favorites and some gift certificates he can be spending on what is he wants.
New Year was not to San Francisco, something my sinus gets me stuffy, kind’a feeling sick in my whole head is maybe a little flu so better we just say here and not San Francisco weather. Our friends owns Hourglass invite us on a dinner new Years Eve, eating is so nice there so good a food, we love our friends there! Then leaving early before all the crowds coming, couple drinks in Sandrini’s, PF Chang’s and Macaroni Grill, then home. Nice relaxing and I get some early sleeping. David loves cable TV most so he stays up see his shows and sleeping later. So not so big deal for us, just stay in town close and not the hassle for travel this year.
Well this is not to much to say, boring days in Winter for us not to the gardens or yards working salad plants growing small can get it all winter but I see David is already plans for our garden in when Spring is coming, gonna make it changed a lot and even more vegetables but flowers for me in the back, we can see it from our bed. Well we always love you family and our friends, happy New Year and safety for 2010 everyone!!! We pray for God that everyone in our hearts come good money and healthy and happy love begin now 2010 happy New year!!! Bye we love you!
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