| |
| Current Otey Family Update... |
(Alt-Click to bypass pop-up blocker) |
 |
We continue with projects around the house. Mostly landscaping
changes to accommodate the increasingly shady area in front and sunny in the back (trees are
growing and coming down, respectively). This project has however, created a very special spot in
the shade just right for Lynda's hammock ... ahhh!
|
|
 |
Frances is now about 8 and slowing down a little. The SPCA paperwork
said she is a Border Collie mix. We think the "mix" is Shepherd with those ears and bone structure
and Husky with all that winter coat! Research has also found a European breed she resembles
called Karelian Bear
dog. She is very smart and still quite
feisty. Her favorite game is Keep Away. She is very well behaved in public and loves to go
for a w-a-l-k or "car-ride!"
|
|
 |
Conner graduated from Eisenhower HS in June 2009. He
has decided to stay in Yakima to attend YVCC, our local junior college, and explore the
different directions he would like to go -- Communications, Digital Design, Computer Science, Video
Productions, or something completely different... who knows. He is working with WA state
parks at our Yakima Sportsman Park for the season and hopes to find time to still swimming for our
local YMCA team.
|
|
 |
Kennon graduated in 2011 from Eisenhower HS and finished
his freshman year at YVCC as part of Running Start Program. He plans to continue at YVCC to
attain his AA then transfer to U of W in the fall of 2013. His biggest challenge right now is
finding employment but has enough to keep him busy with lawns, house-sitting, and scholarship
applications. He still enjoys the art of being a thespian performer and hopes to find a group
that can appreciate his talents locally -- Gene Kelly, move over. |
|
 |
Family History research is just liking piecing a
puzzle together... a 300 year old puzzle. My third cousin and friend, Norman Schauls, has
continued progress on his branch of the Schauls tree. He has even finished his several year project
and created a wonderful book of the entire family! Stop by www.schauls.net
and see his progress. or order your own copy. For Lynda,
it's an ongoing process as time permits but very rewarding when another piece fits.
Link to see the Johann Schauls, Bry Fretwell, and Dilworth families back to the 1700s. |
|
 |
The cabin is still around, however the US Forest Service continues to
be slow with permissions to update, fix, or change anything. We did get our well installed and
finally the water has cleared. Still want to replace the "Bunk House," pending USFS approval of the
proposed plans. We decided that it was time we test the market and have placed the Cabin for
sale. It was a sad day but our lifestyles have changed so much, it is time to let another
family enjoy it.
|
|
|
|
|
