Things to start/continue doing for August ----

Hi all!

First of all, if you are in the vacinity of a golf course, do pick up some memorbilia for prizes at the tournament. I will pick up Gold Mountain and Trophy Lake.

Secondly, thank you to those of you who have responded by sending pictures of Grandpa and Grandma Yoshioka with our families: Dave, Alice, Jean, and Tomi. Continue to send pictures that include cousins with other cousins and send them to Jim as soon as possible: Mano 13026 207th Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA 98027. There are some really cool pictures coming out of the woodwork. There's a hilarious one where it really looks as if I am goosing Dave.

Congrats to Bev and Steve on the arrival of Caleb Kang Kang Yoshioka! He is absolutely blossoming in the love of his family! His story will definitely be a beautiful addition to the Yoshioka fabric. (so, Bev -- could you create a one-pager for us?)

Update family pages: Compose a new update family page for your individual families. This time please include a brief story of the "other" family that has become part of the Yoshioka fabric. For example: I will include the rich history of Jim's family -- the Little's. Please write about the national origin, culture, customs, values, and history that this family brings to the Yoshiokas. It can be narrative or words and pictures -- whatever design you choose! Be prepared to print copies for eveyone's notebooks.

Adventure reservations: Those of you who are leading adventures -- rafting, biking, theater, volksmarching, golfing, horseback riding -- please begin to solidify those plans and forward them to me for the blog.

Nightly program/activities: Suggestions have been: Families related to the Yoshiokas, Game Night, and Icebreaker/Update Evening. Are there any others before we solidify the program and assign various Seattle families to them?

Enough for now -- take care everyone -- thanks to all, too, for the generous donations in honor of Janice. Pray for her especially between 10and 11pm on May 29th when I will be walking during the luminaria walk.

Karen