Howdy to Lee

Dropped by on my way home from the

Orlando area to say "Howdy" to Lee and

catch dinner with her.

It was great seeing her again. She promises

me she is retiring next year, so hopefully

she and I will have some time to get

together more often!

Kayla's sweet sixteen birthday

Our granddaughter, Kayla Sky Obendorf,

turns sweet sixteen

It was a warm October night, so the

DJ set up his music out on the patio

and that is where the dancing took place

Opening presents

Playing pool

Robbie playing pool

Jackie made this birthday card with an

image of Kayla when she was little and

an image of her as she is now, then all

of her friends and family signed it.

Kayla and Niki

M&M's with Kayla's photo, name and "16"

on each of them. Sweet, just like she is...

Grand kids photo exhibit in our gallery

Kayla came back from Europe with many

wonderful photographs. She is a very good

photographer and I wanted to share her work

with the world, so we did an exhibit of Kayla's

photography in our gallery.

She prefers black and white, so she worked

in photoshop changing her pictures from

color to good black and white images

Kayla talking to some customers about

her photographs from Europe

Robbie and I had taken a photo trip

together. We worked on the computer

using photoshop together...actually,

he knew more than I did! Every once

in awhile I'd help him. We then did

an exhibit of his work in the gallery.

Robbie and Niki

I gave demonstrations in the technique

of handpainting a photograph during

the weekend

New Addition to Tony's Family

Tony (Lee's son) and Shelby Friontino are proud

to announce the birth of their first child

a sweet little girl: Evelyn Margaret

(This is the only photo I have of Tony

and Shelby...they didn't JUST get

married. They've been married for

quite awhile.)

New Addition to Allison's family

Allison (Cheri's daughter) and Mike Durham

announce the birth of another beautiful

child... Henry Durham

Connie, Dave & Jerry's new restuarant

Jerry's State Court Cafe

On June 15, 2009 we opened Jerry's State Court Cafe

with Dave's son Jerry Jones. After nearly thirteen

years of retirement, and lot's of travel, this has been

a big adjustment for us. But it's also been pretty

exciting. We weren't crazy opening a restaurant in

this economy; it's a smart time to open a business

because we know we're in trouble from the start!

Sales are up each month and customers seem to be

happy eating here; many of our customers eat at the

restaurant every day. It's our goal to make everyone

feel as if this is their second home.

The building is 35 years old and we have made many

improvements, including "going green". We've

reduced our electrical, water and sewage usage;

we've updated the kitchen and installed double-pane

windows.

Just the facts, ma'am, are these: it seats 200, we're

open seven days a week from 6:00am to 8:00pm.

There is a banquet area for 8-80 and we serve beer

and wine. Our parking lot holds about 100 cars and

the good news is that on the weekend it's frequently full!

Connie (Vogel) Jones

(a note from Niki: For those of you who don't

know it...Jerry is a fantastic cook!)

Photo trip with grandson Robbie

Grandson Robbie all ready to attack

the wilds of Florida with a camera

Had a great time out in the swamp on a photo

trip with Robbie. Since we took our expedition

in the depths of summer, I bundled him up

to protect him from mosquitos and snakes...so

you may ask: "Who is that masked stranger?"