Bill's Photoblog

2011-07-10T15:04:00.000-07:00

Much to do about nothing...

2011-07-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Last year 04-2010 we saw Beatles' Love -- it was "ok"... we expected more.

2010-04-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

Niece Lisa and her the new addition to her family -- Samantha -- really cute!

2010-04-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

Boxes galore!

2010-04-09T21:16:00.001-07:00

Kayla is as precocious as ever!

2010-03-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

We're all celebrating Karen's Mom's birthday -- with our party hats!

2010-03-15T08:33:00.002-07:00

Latest woodworking project -- a keepsake box.

2010-03-15T08:33:00.001-07:00

2010-03-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

Miscellaneous family get-together pics...

2010-03-15T08:31:00.001-07:00

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2010-02-14T09:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-07T20:27:00.000-08:00

A few months ago, three people made a commitment to run a half-marathon. They all set goals and trained hard to achieve it.

2010-02-07T20:26:00.000-08:00

It was a beautiful day for the run. Hoards of people were there.

2010-02-07T20:24:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the three runners! They accomplished a major feat.

2010-02-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

Friends and family came to greet them at the finish line.

2010-01-29T22:31:00.002-08:00

Karen and Rachel go back a long way. Our kids practically grew up together until Rachel moved to Solana Beach. We visited them while Audrey was home and before Valerie had to go back to med school in the Carribean.

2010-01-29T22:31:00.001-08:00

The Lehmans and the Urbans.

2010-01-29T22:30:00.001-08:00

The "girls".

2010-01-29T22:29:00.000-08:00

The parents.

2010-01-29T22:28:00.000-08:00

And, finally, the kids.

2010-01-12T20:43:00.000-08:00

Karen's sister, Lisa (and Dean), threw a going-away party for Darin. He is studying abroad in Hungary! Bailey and Makena showed up to wish him well. Aren't they cute?

2010-01-02T11:45:00.000-08:00

Finally finished putting on a finish on the nightstand.

2010-01-01T16:17:00.000-08:00

We celebrated New Year's Eve at Frank and Carmen's house.

2010-01-01T16:13:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Day, we had a family get-together at our house. Kayla (and, her parents) stopped by --- yeah!!

2010-01-01T16:10:00.000-08:00

It's great to see the excitement in Kayla as she opens some "simple" gifts of Crayons and coloring books.

2010-01-01T16:08:00.002-08:00

We celebrated Christmas Eve at Dean and Lisa's house.

2010-01-01T16:08:00.001-08:00

2010-01-01T16:07:00.000-08:00

2010-01-01T16:06:00.000-08:00

The "kids" around the Christmas tree.

2010-01-01T16:05:00.000-08:00

The Matsumotos were able to join us to celebrate Christmas.

2010-01-01T16:04:00.002-08:00

Darin and Ashley -- home for the holidays -- it's good to see them.

2010-01-01T16:04:00.001-08:00

Time to open gifts!!

2010-01-01T16:03:00.000-08:00

Jen made a "wolf blanket" for Steve.

2010-01-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

Even the grandparents were busy opening their gifts.

2010-01-01T15:59:00.000-08:00

It was all capped off with Dean's homemade pies! My favorite is his pecan pie.

2009-12-18T15:19:00.000-08:00

Semester is over for my two woodworking classes. The only thing left to do is to finish it. Of course, that's easier said than done. This is an end-table -- made completely out of two types of wood - alder and red oak. Even the handles were handmade.

2009-12-18T15:18:00.000-08:00

The drawer and door actually work!

2009-12-18T15:17:00.000-08:00

This is the result of my second class (face-frame). It was suppose to be a router table but since I didn't need one I built a small kitchen island for additional storage and counter space.

2009-12-13T21:15:00.000-08:00

We celebrated with Gung Gung at Sam Woo's for his birthday.

2009-12-13T21:14:00.000-08:00

Mark and Susan joined the fun.

2009-12-13T21:13:00.002-08:00

The birthday boy - 86 years young!

2009-12-13T21:13:00.001-08:00

The food was great and we had a lot of it!

2009-12-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

I think he's going to get his wish.

2009-12-13T20:59:00.000-08:00

We had Thanksgiving at Lisa's house. These guys are waiting patiently for chow time.

2009-12-13T20:58:00.000-08:00

A sample of the Thanksgiving feast.

2009-12-13T20:54:00.000-08:00

The day after Thanksgiving at the Lee's. The "young couples" table -- no kids, please.

2009-12-13T20:53:00.000-08:00

Family and friends gather in the family room, enjoying the Thanksgiving feast.

2009-12-13T20:52:00.001-08:00

Get ready. The girls are serving dessert.

2009-12-13T20:50:00.000-08:00

Kayla's favorite part -- dessert!

2009-12-13T18:20:00.000-08:00

Our traditional Thanksgiving "cousins picture."

2009-10-19T20:04:00.000-07:00

We attended a "Red-Egg Party" to celebrate 3-month old Parker Austin Weed.

2009-10-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

The proud new grandparents -- Richard and Joyce.

2009-10-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Karen and me with the baby Parker Austin and Joyce (the new grandmother).

2009-10-18T08:10:00.000-07:00

Got my "panel" for my drawer and doors inlaid now -- I'm very happy with the results so far. I am thinking of adding a quarter inch round along the edge.

2009-10-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

I'm making progress on my miniature rolling kitchen island. Here are the doors and drawers. The center panel will be inlaid within the center.

2009-09-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

My sister, Jean, is on the channel 7 news!

2009-09-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

We went to Guppy House in Cerritos to celebrate my sister's birthday.

2009-09-17T20:57:00.002-07:00

Here's a sampling of some of the food we ordered...

2009-09-17T20:57:00.001-07:00

2009-09-17T20:56:00.000-07:00

2009-09-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Kayla with the "birthday girl"!

2009-09-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

The many faces of Kayla -- here, we see "happy Kayla"...

2009-09-17T20:53:00.000-07:00

Scary Kayla...

2009-09-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

And, finally, sad-faced Kayla.

2009-09-10T22:22:00.002-07:00

During the Labor Day weekend, you could get in to the L.A. County Fair (between 10 am and 1 pm) for only a buck! Needless to say, we went running (with Yogi). Can't beat it for the price.

2009-09-10T22:22:00.001-07:00

Oh no, Karen is about to be eaten by a hippo.

2009-09-10T22:21:00.000-07:00

Yogi on safari!

2009-09-10T22:20:00.000-07:00

Someone actually hand-carved this entire rocking horse. I bet he won't let any kid get on it.

2009-09-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

Scary looking Japanese mask.

2009-09-10T22:18:00.000-07:00

And finally, we saw this beautiful carved fish.

2009-09-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

This is what I'm supposed to build in my WMT-103 class. It's an end table. I hope mine comes out close to the sample.

2009-08-31T22:36:00.000-07:00

We visited the "girls" over the weekend at their new apartment. We had dinner here (Ra) at the District.

2009-08-31T22:34:00.000-07:00

I had a chance to take Kayla to the park. Here she is with her little water pistol.

2009-08-31T22:33:00.002-07:00

At first, Kayla wasn't too happy about being on the swing...but then,

2009-08-31T22:33:00.001-07:00

Is she excited or what?

2009-08-31T22:32:00.000-07:00

Hamming it up.

2009-08-31T22:31:00.000-07:00

Kayla was having so much fun, she didn't want to leave the park.

2009-08-17T00:37:00.000-07:00

Toolbox -- finished with tung oil.

2009-08-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

Fruits of my labor from my completed woodworking class. Let's take a look at what's inside...

2009-08-12T14:57:00.000-07:00

Our first project -- a "push stick".

2009-08-12T14:56:00.000-07:00

These are sanding blocks -- one that holds a full sized sandpaper and another that holds half.

2009-08-12T14:55:00.001-07:00

My favorite is this mallet. It looks a little artsy -- too good to actually use.

2009-08-12T14:54:00.001-07:00

The last project (and the hardest) was a toolbox...

2009-08-12T14:53:00.000-07:00

it even comes with a tray.

2009-08-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

It's my Mom's birthday. She wanted to go to Cafe Sierra at the Universal Hilton.

2009-08-12T14:45:00.000-07:00

Let's see who came to celebrate.

2009-08-12T14:44:00.000-07:00

This side of the table was a little sunny.

2009-08-12T14:41:00.002-07:00

Seafood galore -- grab legs and lobster thermidor.

2009-08-12T14:41:00.001-07:00

One of the highlight was the shark's fin soup.

2009-08-12T14:39:00.000-07:00

Dessert - a nice way to end the night.

2009-08-12T14:31:00.000-07:00

It's Lisa and Dean's birthday -- let's celebrate!

2009-08-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

I think they are going to get their wish.

2009-08-12T11:10:00.001-07:00

Here is their birthday cake -- a sampler from Red Ribbon -- yummy!

2009-08-08T02:00:00.000-07:00

The finished product -- a wooden mallet!