We stopped off in Chicago on the way to Dulles Airport in Virgina.

Kansas Traffic Jam

Old Hwy 54. Driving from Fort Scott to Uniontown. Look how narrow it is. Wow. Mom didn't go out to the farm much before they were married. No car. Her and Dad bought the big green car with a co-sign from Grandma Mary after 1952. Dad would hitch hike up to Olatha before Scott was born.

Mild July in Fort Scott, Kansas

The Girls

Spaghetti Factory

Ryan 6, Sean 4 and Kyle 14months

Paige Weinhold waiting for orders

Saturday July 25th at the Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cucamonga. Paige Weinhold, 19 waits for orders to report for duty in the U.S. Army.

Boyd Girls

Linda Byerly

Linda would have been 60 on July 20th Same day as the moon landing. I miss her.

Trip home from Sydney's house

What a face !! Kyle looking at Grandma Dot

Buffulo Grille Fort Scott, KS

So this building just opened as a new resturant called the Buffulo Grille. It is really great. Try the pasta dish with the Italian Sausage $9.99. Really rich and good. Homemade Carrot Cake. This building used to be a car dealership in the 30's or 40's. There was a bowling alley down stairs in the late 40's where mom's cousin Carole bowled. There was a skating rink upstairs in the 40's and 50's where my Mom skated.

Across the street is the Nu-Grill where my Dad worked when my brother was a baby. They used to stay open until 2 a.m. for the Railroad workers. Their hamburgers are out of this world. Grilled onions cooked into them. Oh so good.

Christina Knox Alberta's Grandmother

Original and Retouched

Grandma Grandpa and the "kids"

Barlows

Jack, Ona, Scott, Billy and Truman Barlow Alberta's in-laws

Gene Vanatter and Kathleen Barlow

Baby Russell Bpyd

In the background the left is my aunt Kathleen Barlow (later Smith) Mrs Boyd (Dale Boyd's mom) my cousin baby Russell Boyd and my grandma Alberta Barlow. Taken in about 1952 on the Boyd's farm outside of Redfield, Kansas. Photo courtesy of Will Knox son of Albert "Bud" Knox, Alberta's brother's son.

Chicken Annie's

Our Dad's half-sister Kathleen (Barlow) Smith.
We met at Chicken Annies near Pittsburg, Kansas.
This is her son Jason's new baby Elliott Smith.
This area had been strip mined in the 60's and before.
That left huge pits. The laws have since changed.
They now are required to fill then in.
They say you can't swim in them because
they belong to private individuals.

Dizzy kids

Aunt Sydney with Carrie's boys Ryan (brown eyes) and Sean (blue eyes) after swinging them around until they were dizzy. Ha !! July 9th 2009 on her front lawn Crystal City section of Arlington, VA near the Pentegon.