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Daphna's first ID photo. Does YOUR driver license pic look this good?? (Click on the photo to see it larger.) Sherry sends this note with the above photo: Dear Family, Daphna got her first ID card yesterday and I thought you might like to see her photo ... Ahhh, if we could all look like that.... Her proud Mom, Sherry

Scott's graduation from Marine Corps basic training was fabulous, and he looks SO GOOD. Semper Fidelis!! He has lost an incredible amount of weight, has an absolutely concave stomach, and has buffed up muscles... In a word, WOW. He got 10 days leave time after his graduation on March 4th so will be home with his parents a few days more before having to report for further training. Anyone wanting to contact him to offer congrats can call Dave's number 623.326.1001 -- (We didn't stay in California as long as we'd planned because it rained almost constantly... except for the ceremony, when the skys parted and the sun shone beautifully! So we didn't get to visit with family there, but will go back in a few months to visit all the Californians.) On his first morning back in Phoenix, Scott... I mean PFC Tate... went to visit Grandma Emily, and I happened to be on the telephone talking to her when he arrived. You should have heard her squeal with delight!! Of course, ...

Robin and Jerry flew to Arizona to celebrate Robin's birthday and visit their children as well as Tom and Emily over the past week. Left Sunday morning 3/6/05 just as Dave/Loni/Mark/Glen/Susan/Jimmy were returning from California with PFC Scott Tate.... Sorry we missed you, guys!! But now you have an excuse to come visit again, right?!

A big salute to "Recruit Tate, Scott Allen"... who becomes a full-fledged United States Marine today at his 10:00 a.m. graduation from basic training in California. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR!

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Here's a big Shout-Out to the March Birthdays in the Clan!!! ROBIN DION -- MARCH 4 EMILY TATE -- MARCH 4 *by a surprising twist of Fate, the same day as Robin's birthday!* The two Arizona Tate siblings (Susan and David) will be in California on Emily's and Robin's respective birthday, but Robin and Jerry are here to make festive on the Big Friday together with Emily and Tom. Meanwhile, Susan/Jimmy and David/Loni/Mark will be wishing both Birthday Gals a beautiful day from Camp Pendleton as we watch Scott cross the Parade Deck to become a real live United States Marine. Talk about mixed feelings! We'd love to celebrate with Mom and Robin, especially since we only get to see Robin once every Blue Moon, but at the same time we'd promised Scott many months ago that when he graduated, we would BE there. It was just one of those quirks of Fate that the graduation date turned out to be the same date as Mom/Robin's birthday. Nonetheless, we wish you both a VE...

I must be having fun, because time sure has been flying by! Life has been pretty hectic the past little while... I have taken over the webmaster job for www.PackagesFromHome.org and it is a HUGE undertaking. It's a volunteer position (some of the work I get paid for feels like it is volunteer work too though) and the website is really a mess in its present state, plus I am responsible for answering a whole slew of website-generated emails every day... Then on top of that I am trying to get my own business (paid) work caught up because we are leaving town tomorrow to attend Scott's graduation from Marine Corps boot camp in California. YAAY SCOTT AND CONGRATULATIONS !!! We'll be away till Tuesday because we will also be visiting some of Jimmy's relatives in California.... Jenny and Ray/Pam and Roxanne/Ricardo et al. And of course you don't think I will let Jimmy take me to San Diego without taking me to Sea World and the Wild Animal Park, do you??? Let's ge...