Adventure With Us Through Our Pictures

Those of you who want to follow our adventure and have the web capability, just click on the link to the right titled "Get Kunky Pics!"

The flickr account gives us the capability of uploading and storing ALL our digital pics. You can look at the latest, or click on the "tags" to search for something particular.

We'll be updating the pictures often as we travel and live (of course this depends on having internet access, but we'll try our best).

All of them are "downloadable" so if you find something that you want to print out or put on your computer desktop, please do so. We figure it's a great way for you to remember us, and feel as if you're a part of what's going on in our family.

Peace!
D&J
PS we've been out of 'net range lately, but there'll be some new posts added to the site soon. stay tuned. . .

Hangin' out with G.G. (great grandma)

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

This is me (Zoe) hangin' with my G.G. She loves to read to my sis and me, and we love to listen. . . well, actually, sis loves to listen. I like to run and jump, so this is a picture of me thinking about running and jumping. But they're reading.

The Microwave VCR Shirley Temple-Powered Car

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

Here she sits in all her beauty. . . the car that Zoe, Lily and Papa built. Is it a real car for kids? Is it a work "found" art, created from the innards of an old microwave oven and running on the old vcr that died with "Best Hits of Shirley Temple" in it? Is it whatever two little girls decide its going to be when they climb onto the driver's seat? Fly away Lil' and Zo'.

I Love Orange Paint!

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

Zoe had an incredible time painting her "car" that Papa Dan built out of wood and the remains of an old microwave and vcr. We couldn't decide what the girls enjoyed more: tearing up the microwave with papa or building the car or painting it.

Happy 5th Birthday Lily!

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

Happiness is a new doll!

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

Thanks Linda for the wonderful gift!

The Fam

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Originally uploaded by dustkunkel.

At Dawn's Grad. Open House

Friendship. . . .

There's no way we can name all of the people who should be in the following post. . . If you've ever done something for us, or helped us, or stepped up for us without being asked, this ones for you. . . .

Here's a quick "shout out" to great friends who've shown lately that "friendship" is all about doing things for you without being asked:

The Behnkster for giving us the chance to get away. . .

Todd and Shari McKay for the keys that opened up a week of rest. . . .

The Dickster for being yourself. If only I was half as cool. I'd start slicking my hair back but I'm not worthy.

Matt for a ride from the airport and movie nights!

Mike for taking a chance with me as the DCE, even if I wasn't one officially.

Brenda, for a shot at musical stardom from my humble beginnings at The Rabbit Hole, and. . . for everything else you've done.

Dave Forsythe asking to care for my guitar--and trade me one of his that has a strong travelling case while he watches mine. Dave, I have to say, it hurt a little to give up Ya to you . . . but I couldn't think of a better man to play my guitar, keep her safe, and treat her with the love she deserves. Thanks for the loaner too. A Taylor isn't too bad a trade!

Troy and Tania for throwing a great party. . . . opening their home to a bunch of crazies. . . . and loaning a truck how many times? You HAD to get tired of hearing, "Uh, do you think I could borrow the truck this weekend?!!"

Mike and Denise, Brent and Karen, Jim and Sharon: for great conversation, free meals, and lots of laughter. When I think of you I smile and hope for more. . . . I think that means we're friends. Either that, or I really like to eat free food!

Linda Forsythe for painstakingly creating two Raggedy Anne dolls out of fabric and thread for the girls. I heard you started working on those in 1992.

Val for the great memory book (and all of you who put your words of encouragement in there)--thanks!

Carter for the mechanic's poem that made me almost soil my drawers. . . not only was it witty, it was deep. It was poetry.

Boryska and Steele womyn for watching Lil' and Zo' while we did the graduation open house thing for our youth.

Dawn and the Pegnone's for playing and swimmin' with the girls.

Phil and Patti for lovin' and livin' with us!

Miriam for a vision that gave me the picture I needed to stand firm for Jesus.

Jodi who calls often, sends cards, and does little "I love you" things all the time.

Thanks all of you. . . . and those who aren't in here. . . you know who you are.

Good friends are hard to find.

But you have made it easy.
(Dust)

Is this Scotwind?

This is the question we get from Zoe each time we pack the car up and drive to somewhere else. Then we exlain we have to get on a plane to go to Scotland. When we go to bed at night she asks "will I sleep here tomorrow too?"

Only three more weeks to go....Where we have been over the last week.....

After leaving my mom's in Eugene we headed for Bend. Some great friends from Trinity gave us their vacation home in Sunriver to stay in so we were in the same place for three nights. We had great time with my (Janette) Dad and his wife Phyllis. I call her my step-monster but the truth be told, she is really caring, loving and a lot of fun to be with not a monster at all!

Highlights from Bend with the McMurran's:

*Having them over to "our place" for dinner.

*Dustin taking the girls fishing and teaching them how to cast.

*Our 15 mile family bike ride (pulling the girls in a trailer).

*Janette and Phyllis time--lunch and shopping just the two of us.

*Dinner in town with dad & Phyllis and then seeing all their "hot rod buddies" at the DQ Cruzin.

*Lily and Zoe loved getting to ride in Grandpa's hot rod--see the pictures. Grandpa even peeled out in his own neighborhood and had an elderly lady shake her head at him!

*Walks in Sunriver to get ice cream--every evening!

*Hot tubbing after getting ice cream.

Thanks Dad and Phyllis for being so hospitable, for taking the time for us and caring about us.

Oh yes, how dare I fail to mention that we got to see Dustin fish at his secret spot and catch a fish! Lily and Zoe thought it was neat to touch it--until they smelled their hands!

A coupla new things. . . .

Now that Janette is actually posting her thoughts on this site, she's also updated the profile to the right. If you visit this site regularly, you're probably blocking out all the stuff over on the right, so read it over!

Also, notice that we've put a link to our flickr site on the right. This means that you can now copy and save our pictures from that site (this blog does not allow that).

Enjoy!

Self-portrait with the new digi-cam. . .  

Come here fishy fishy. 

Mommy was finally there when Daddy caught a fish! 

Hobbits pose for a picture 

Look how big. . .! 

Hot roddin' with Grandpa Leon in his favorite 'rod: "Lenny" 

Posing for Dad at the Fall River waterfalls. 

Look Zoe, this is how you reel in the big one. Too bad Dad can't catch anything! 

Learning to fly cast at Fall River. . . Dad taught us how! 

Unky Kunky with his prize possessions!