Bailey Family Weblog

Dearest Sis, Aren’tcha glad you had a big sister to thump you on the head and give you an Indian Burn when you were little??  That was just to keep you on your tippy toes, so you would be prepared for AnyThIng!  ANYWay, Have a Happy Day, on this, your 71st BD

Thanks again to Judy Tourney for supplying these wonderful pictures of her and Jennifer’s Life.

Judy donated pictures from the 60’s though this year and we’ve added a gallery album for Jennifer Brown & family. See their respective albums:

Welcome all Bailey and extended family members. A reminder that you must be logged in to view most of the pictures on this site so if pictures don’t appear where they are referenced, log in first!
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If you are new to this site and you want a personal album here send email to webmaster@trbailey.net and I’ll set you up access using the email address you send the message from.

There are new photos in the Gallery, first from Laurel. Here’s a few samples from her Formal Wedding Album.

Click here to visit the whole album:

Judy was also kind enough to pass on a few photos of herself, Leonard, her brother Bob, her daughter Jennifer and two of Jennifer’s four children. Click the album to view them.

Thanks also to Joanna, Al, Nephi, Hannah and Aubrey for inviting us to a wonderful time at their home and especially for organizing the happy parknick.

See the Snowbird 2008 Album for more pics: and I’ll add more as I get to them. I forgot my camera cord so I’ll have to do this as I’m near other people’s computers.
Thanks for visiting and don’t hestitate to share your photos.
NOTE: The Snowbird 2008 Album is under Group Albums and is private so you’ll need to login to view of add photos there.

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Dear folks visiting,

This site probably looks different than in recent snapshots or if you’ve visited before. I’ve had a nagging issue with images disappearing that seems to be corrected, finally. But the theme is messed up so I’ve had to punt and use a default theme.

UPDATE: But, you can still write articles. See “How do I write articles?” for instructions or just send it to me in email. Since there has been some response to my query, I’ll leave the gallery here for now. I’m thinking a much less confusing theme would be better so I may change the way it looks.

If you have trouble navigating, please let me know. Please don’t assume somebody else will. This can be a very useful place to share updates.

What kinds of things are appropriate for this Family Web site?

• Weekly or monthly family updates
  (This week sucked, I got in an auto accident, my boss tried to feel me up and I gained 3 lbs)
• Milestones in parent’s or childs life
  (I reached 40 and I didn’t die or see God!, but I do see the down side of the hill…)
• Getting ready to make a large purchase
  (We’re thinking of buying a house, but the bank thinks my name is”Joseph Cotton“)
• Announcements
  (Adam graduated High School with Honors and might even go to college if we sell the house and the car and move in with him )
• Simple Expressions
  (One of my students surprised me by actually practicing. That’s what I love about being an educator, I have influence)

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Hi, Tom - This is a pic of your great niece, my great grand daughter.  The picture is huge!  Oh, I guess there are 2 pictures.  Can you put them on the website?

A split pea soup to die for. Cooking time about 45 minutes.

This version makes about four 1 cup servings. See bottom for 5-6 servings.

Ingredients:

• One cup bulk split peas (Fred Meyers has good one’s)
• One yellow cooking onion or a Sweet Walla Walla
• One 8 oz pkg salt pork. I try to get one with more red meat
• Three cups water
  

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This is one of the very few prank videos released during the filming of Stargate SG1. It’s worth a look…

One of the few ads I’ll allow here!
You can also click the menu button after it’s played and see other videos.
Try the Sonic Boom video for another treat!

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ADVENTURES, Part Five, by Fern Aland Baxter

I loved to dance and one summer, when I was living at Bear Hollow (my Mom took up a homestead of about forty acres of land with a beautiful spring running down the hill.  It had beautiful black soil; and my Mom and Dad gave up dry farming and went to Bear Hollow for summers.  It was a very pleasant place with quaking aspen trees. I stayed with Mom and helped her when she was carrying Vernell).  They had a big dance, and I wanted to go, so I took my shoes and dress and walked five miles to our house in Pegram, put water in the boiler to warm, and took a bath and got ready for the dance.  My Aunt Alta played the piano and her husband played the fiddle.  Sometimes they had a special drummer from another town.  We would dance for two hours and the ladies would bring in sandwiches, cocoa and cakes– and don’t forget the pickles!  They would pass the hat and get more money and dance some more.  We all loved it!  The boys’ hair smelled of bacon and the girls had holes in their stockings sometimes, but we had fun.  Mom made mincemeat for pies and squash for pumpkin pies.  We had real cream for the pies. (more…)