Old family photos

Here's a picture of us from Talledega 1988 with the Daytona/Superbird Auto Club parade lap. Everyone in the picture is family... now.

the guy on the left is Jerry, one of our friends from high school. My brother finally married his sister about 10 years after this (now divorced - but they have a daughter together). So Jerry is now my brother in law.

Then is my brother, dad, me, and cousin Pete.

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Here is a picture of me and my first Dalmatian at bedtime when I was young. She always went to bed like this with me. Her body would be under the covers and her head was next to mine on the pillow. Our other Dalmatian slept at my feet on the bottom of the bed.

She took care of me as if I was her own puppy. Whenever I got hurt with a skinned knee or arm, I would cry to her and she would lick my tears off of my face until I stopped crying. Then I would give her a big hug and kiss and tell her that I loved her. She started my loyalty to Dalmatians. She was the pick of the litter for the Hawaiian Crown Jewel Dalmatians born July 9, 1965 and was a birthday present from my mom to my dad while he was stationed in Pearl Harbor while serving in the Navy. Notice the diamond shaped spots around her eyes.

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Here is our other Dalmatian that used to sleep at my feet. She was only 38 lbs, but could jump. She could track a fly for a few minutes, then jump a few feet in the air to catch it mid flight and eat it. She also was good at jumping/climbing fences. She once climbed over an 8 foot chain link fence. My dad used to say that she had springs for back legs.

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