Family bonding. . . . . . .

 Jessica and I were on vacation last week. Yeah!! Michele hasn't been at her job long, so she had to work. Boo!! Monday we were both sick and spent the day being lazy. Tuesday we spent the day at the beauty shop. Hair & nails. Wednesday we went to Kansas City for the day. Thursday we spent in Topeka. And Friday...... lunch with Mishi. Then the Kaler's and the Mitchell's came to Topeka for the weekend. Family fun and bonding. 

We did a lot of this.......

The "kids" did a little of this........

Went to the Topeka Zoo......

Of course we shopped!!  :-)

Chili's........

And got tired.....

Just had a nice ole' weekend.

Gotta love your family. 

Really??

It is the beginning of August. This summer we have had SOOOOO many days with the temperature OVER 100 degrees. And today. . . . . . today it is 75 degrees. Windows open. Enjoying the light breeze. What a beautiful day!!  (oh. . . and ya. . . Jessica is home!! It is the first day of our vacation. Go Jessica! Go Mom!)

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You ask??  Where have I been??  I'm not sure.  :-)  I have to say that Roger and I must be B. O. R. I. N. G!  Go to work.  Come home.  And stay cool!!

Mishi is keeping busy with her new job.  She was home for a visit this last weekend.  Going to New Jersey soon.  And is she excited!!

Jessica is also keeping busy with work.  Going to San Francisco soon.  She will be home this weekend for a few days, then her and I will be going back to Topeka.  Having a mini Kaler vacation.  Can't wait to spend the time with family.  Can't wait to spend some time with my girls!! 

this is love. . . . .

Be sure to look at the paws. . . . . .

today. . . . . is the day. . . .

Today is the day that Dr. Doug is carrying the Olympic Torch. What an experience for him and his family! Dr. Shelly has started a blog for their torch experience.

The link to Dr. Shelly's blog is. . . . . . 
http://dougtorch.wordpress.com/ 


And the link to the web page that is suppose to show the live video of the torch carriers is. . . . . 
http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/video/live.html 
Dr. Doug is suppose to be carrying the torch at approx 11:24 am.



I will be watching!!

July 4th. . . . .

The Color Run KC 2012. . . . . .

This last weekend Jessica, Michele, Courtney & I went to Kansas City Missouri to participate in The Color Run. If you ever have a chance. . . do it!! It is such an awesome feeling!! Every city they go to, they find a charity for the funds to go. KC's was The Ronald McDonald House. It is a 5K run/walk, which is 3.1 miles. I decided that I wanted to prove. . . . to myself. . . . that I could do it. And I DID!! The pictures just don't show the atmosphere. Between two days there were over 30,000 people. A lot of people and a LOT of fun!

We started the day with our alarm going off at 4am. And were on the road by 4:40am. There is not many days that I see the sun come up. Roger always gives me a hard time and says it is the most beautiful time of the day. And this day he was right. The sunrise was just beautiful!

 This was the crowd behind us. . . Can u see the end?? :-)

 Courtney already has her color on!!

 I just LOVE this picture!! Getting our game on!

And we are off. . . . 

 1st color ~ Yellow!!

 2nd color ~ Green!

 Yellow + Green = Orange??

 3rd color ~ Blue!!

 You got it! The 4th color is. . . . Pink! Jessica's favorite!!

I did it!!!! I finished!!!

 Remember ~ over 30,000 peeps in the two days. And who do we "run" into?? Kathryn, Tanner, Cara & Kim. Maybe next year we can do it as a team.

 I think this sums it all up!!

Dr. Doug. . . . .

Check this out!! YEP. . . . . . he is my Doctor :-)

http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Quinter-man-to-represent-KS-in-England-as-Olympic/tB_oTc-q3EOXgLGDsp8_ew.cspx#.T9aOgatXm9M.facebook

Johnson Love

So much fun!! And we can't wait! The girls and I got a team together for The Color Run in Kansas City on June 30th. What a great charity! Cancer! Going to have some family time. Sooooo..... if you want to "run" with us. Let us know. The more, the merrier!!!

Siri. . . . . . .

Lots of new for the Ummel's this last week. My new is my iphone4s. Gosh I LOVE Siri!! Some may ask . . . What is Siri?  

Siri. Your wish is its command.

Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.

It understands what you say.

Talk to Siri as you would to a person. Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the vet.” “Any good burger joints around here?” Siri does what you say, finds the information you need, then answers you. It’s like you’re having a conversation with your iPhone.

It knows what you mean.

Siri not only understands what you say, it’s smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask “Any good burger joints around here?” Siri will reply “I found a number of burger restaurants near you.” Then you can say “Hmm. How about tacos?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants, so it will look for Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is proactive, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.

It helps you do the things you do every day.

Ask Siri to text your dad, remind you to call the dentist, or find directions, and it figures out which apps to use and who you’re talking about. It finds answers for you from the web through sources like Yelp and WolframAlpha. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work, and where you are. Then it gives you information and the best options based on your current location. From the details in your contacts, it knows your friends, family, boss, and coworkers. So you can tell Siri things like “Text Ryan I’m on my way” or “Remind me to make a dentist appointment when I get to work” or “Call a taxi” and it knows exactly what you mean and what to do.

It has so much to tell you.

When there’s something you need to do, just ask Siri to help you do it. Siri uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S. It writes and sends email messages and texts. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. It places calls, schedules meetings, helps you remember, and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do — it even speaks for itself.

iPhone 4S takes dictation.

Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens. Tap Done, and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes, search the web, and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write and send Instagrams.

I just LOVE Siri!!!!! 

My funny!! I told Siri. . . . "Roger is my hunka hunka love." Siri said. . . "I don't know what you are talking about." I told Siri. . . "Call Roger." Siri said. . . "Okay. I will call Roger on his cell." Then she called him.  :-)  Hmmmmmmm. . . she don't know what I'm talking about, but yet she knows my husbands cell number. I think Roger might have a girlfriend.