The maples which tower over my home looked almost on fire when I arrived home today. The colors are so beautiful right now.
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Just back from California….
Oct21
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
I just got back from California, where Cathy and I were visiting many relatives.
The weather was great, and our extended family is doing fine.
I shot this cute photo of my wife sitting with her brothers and sister, with her Mom and Dad standing behind them.
You can see where Cathy gets her beauty.
My father-in-law’s shirt gives the picture a political touch. (California is a blue state in this election)
It’s corn maze and pumpkin patch time of year
Oct01
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
If you have not gotten lost in a corn maze yet, be sure to try it this year.
It can be pretty disorienting! Here are some shots of my family this past weekend (down in Kent/Auburn, off of 277th exit).
Updating our duplex
Sep16
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Our family has enjoyed owning and renting out one one of the duplexes in the Highlands. While it sounds strange to say we’ve enjoyed being landlords, it’s because this building has attracted the nicest tenants for all the years that we have owned it.
Most of our renters have lived with us for many years, and then gone on to purchase homes of their own.
The last renters from the unit we’re working on in the picture below leased from us for fourteen years, and then went on to purchase a home.
In the other unit, we had a tenant that had been with us five years, and previous tenants had resided in that unit for seven years, and another for three. One couple left many years ago, but they remain cherished friends and they are doing a wonderful job fixing up a beautiful home they purchased in Everett.
In addition to long term tenancies, we’ve never had a day of vacancy in these units. This is something that the building’s previous owner, former Renton Mayor Don Custer, told us was true for him as well. Don Custer’s remodeling skills are a great part of why the units have been fun and popular….Don did a first class job updated the building, all the way down to the wall studs, in 1980.
We’ve now entered a new chapter of our lives, as we’ve moved our own grown children into these units. To prepare for my son’s move in, I finally took out the once-stunning orange counter top that Don Custer had installed. Don’s craftsmanship was great, and the material held up very well over the years, but the color was no longer working. Long-time readers may remember me discussing this before in a highlands blog here
Cathy, Andy, and I work on the counters. Cathy irons on the Formica edge piece, while I install the new faucet. (Councilman King Parker might recognize the nice Whirlpool appliances under the counter, which came directly from his little red store!)
Coulon’s best days
Sep16
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
My family has learrned a secret about September….this is the month when we find the very nicest conditions at Coulon Park.
It’s beautiful year round, but this is the month when you can park your car easily, find plenty of empty tables and barbecues all day long, and it’s still warm enough to splash around in the water.
Some shots from this afternoon.
Fourth Grade
Aug22
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
I’ve been reconnecting with my high school and grade school friends lately, on Renton-grown Classmates.com and other social networking sites.
Two of the people I’ve been chatting with are shown, along with me, in this fourth grade picture. Can you find me?
Click to enlarge it:
Northwest residents are really getting a summer this year
Aug16
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Today was a beautiful day for picnicking!
Wow, what a warm, pretty Saturday today. August is turning out to be a great month for outdoor activities.
My son and daughter in law are having fun with balloons. (My wife and I are in the backround in the bottom picture.)
My wife’s counsin, Donnie Nickey, is in his fifth season in the NFL
Aug09
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
While I’m not a Seahawks season ticket holder, I’ve felt very welcoming of the team and the players in part because my wife has a first cousin named Donnie Nickey who is in his fifth season with the Tennessee Titans. He was an Ohio Buckeye hero before that. He grew up in Columbus in a home on five acres, with a full size football field for a back yard.
Like other NFL players, Donnie gets compensated very well, but he works EXTREMELY hard to stay in shape, and keep his weight exactly on target all year round. He also has a very competitive tryout every year to re qualify for the team, and he risks a career-ending injury every time he steps on the field.
Like nearly all NFL football players, Donnie is really smart and has a solid college education. The college education is something pro-baseball players often do not have because of the way the recruiting systems work. And ladies, he is as charming as he appears, and last I heard I think he is still single.
We are all super proud of him. The only way we could be happier is if he came to play for the Seahawks!
Donnie Nickey making another tackle
Donnie with Titans quarterback Vince Young
Donnie in center, my wife Cathy is on the far right
Donnie and his brother Jonathon
I shot this photo a couple years ago. That handsome, distinguished looking man next to the television is the grandfather that my wife and Donnie have in common…good looks and youthfulness run in my wife’s family. Donnie is also shown, along with his father Don, a man who has given him love, advice, and encouragement throughout his career.
Plain City Ohio (a suburb of Columbus) celebrated “Donnie Nickey Day” after the hometown hero lead the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a national championship
This is an older picture of my wife Cathy on the left, with her beautiful aunt Cynthia, who would give birth to Donnie a few years later. Cathy’s and Donnie Nickey’s grandmother, and Cathy’s sister Laura are also pictured.
Friends and relatives join us to help celebrate my middle-son’s eighteenth birthday
Jun29
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Christian Jones, my son-in-law’s brother, walks through my front door late yesterday afternoon. I happened to have my camera at hand when I spotted his artistic-looking silhouette.
My middle-son Kenny was celebrating his eighteenth birthday. Yep, a new Renton voter!
Opening night! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
May22
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Much of my family and several friends attended the first showing of the new Indiana Jones movie at East Valley 13 last night. The movie was really fun. Harrison Ford did a great job of reprising his role… he was as fun as always. Wise-cracking Indiana Jones, “making it up as he goes along.”
My kids have convinced me that you have to go in costume to these big movie openings, and sure-enough, others were there in costume as well. Here are a few pictures of the event.
Silly photo
May12
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
I think this picture came out pretty well. It’s my middle son Kenny in back, with his little sister Susie, his girlfriend Anastasia, and his younger brother Danny in front.
Renton Reporter– My visit to Nishiwaki: Creating a lifetime of memories, friendships
May07
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
Dean Radford at the Renton Reporter invited me to write a guest column about my experience in Nishiwaki. It was published in today’s Renton Reporter, and is available online as well. See the article here!
The photos from the story can be seen in a large format by clicking on the thumbnail below:
Birthday Slide Show
May06
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
My son Kenny and his girlfriend Anastasia put together a fun slideshow for my 46th birthday party (which was today.) They did a really nice job digging through many old photos, without letting me have a clue that they were working on this.
If you are going to look at it, It has a nice soundtrack, so be sure you adjust your speakers before clicking the link.
Cathy’s birthday today
Apr23
2008
Written by Randy Corman
2008
Written by Randy Corman
My lovely bride is celebrating her birthday today, so I have to keep my stories short. I need to get back to eating cake with her and other celebrating! 🙂
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