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| About Mark and Cathie Minery |
| I am happily married with 4 beautiful children, Amanda 18, Sarah 16, Julie, my step-daugher, 11 and Jonathan 10.
My hero is my husband Mark, and without my faith in God and my husband and children, I would be lost. I love to sing, bowl, and most of all I love being a mom and wife. I am blessed to have 4 sisters, Melody, Susan, Kim and My sister in Law Heather aka: Feather... 4 great brother in laws and my parents, all 4, Jim, Marilyn, Larry and Michele... and great friends... !! | | Location | United States |
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| Age | 40 |
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| Gender | Female |
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| Personal Website | http://www.youtube.com/autismom6 |
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| Interests | Hanging out with my family, the kids,Singing karaoke, anything to raise Autism Awareness, and being at the RIVER!!! |
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| Favorite Music | Country and Christian rock... |
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| | Amanda's Senior Prom May 30, 2009 | | My baby is graduating :( Here are the pictures from her prom, she looked beautiful and has a boyfriend who is the gentleman we have always prayed for her to find. He is awesome and his parents are just as awesome. We had a nice time visiting with them for the night and orderin pizza, getting to know them. Amanda is going too be going to Cypress College in August, graduating with honors from Los Alamitos High School. |
| | Grand Prix 2004 | | First ever Grand Prix of Long Beach, the experience has left me hooked!! Memories that will last forever,and laughs that still, a year later, make us that were there, talk about and remember the silly things, like rocking outhouses, hiding my belongings in the fireplace, freezer, and microwaving my chocolate Jeff Gordon cars wrapped in foil, watching them spark, have us laughing still and telling the stories of the memories that will be with us forever! GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES, and Great memories! |
| | Grand Prix 2005 | | April 8-10, 2005 a weekend of friends, food, drinks and a ton of laughs.. the pictures you see with the tape were a game we made up at dinner at the Outback Steakhouse called pass the scotch...
it was so funny, and so was Rick walking around with t.p. flying in the wind behind him, you talk about some laughs... We love ya ricky! Watch out Long Beach, we will be back!!! |
| | Found Iguana on our street April 2009 | | We found this iguana 3 times in a week on our street, everyone else too afraid to hold her, she was friendly.. took her back to her house AROUND THE BLOCK 3 times, the 3rd time we kept her for the weekend, then took her back to find out if they really wanted her or just couldn't figure out where she was escaping from... found on the top of her cage a big hole...took her on feild trips to my parents and Amanda's work to show her in the parkinglot of Ralphs...it was an experience, she even played the piano with my mom!! She was HUGE as you can see and absolutely beautiful, not everyone thought so.. but Amanda and I did... !! LOL |
| | Angel's Stadium Challenger Game Dec. 6, 2008 | | This is our annual Challenger Game for our special needs children on my team. This year we got to meet Justin Speires the pitcher, it was awesome and Jonathan hit a pitch that was over the second base!! It was a great day, and we appreciate all they do for our team every year. |
| | Reborn Babies Pictures | | These are babies that Sarah and I started collecting... and making!! Check out the artistry.. YES they are dolls, and if you are interested in buying one... we are working on making them too! enjoy the pics they are amazing!! |
| | Challenger Baseball in memory of Cathy Busse | | Cathy Busse was a warrior mom for her Autistic son Sam (14). She lived and breathed EVERYTHING for Sam. She was a wonderful, loving, kind and generous woman who touched everyones lives who met her. She was a part of our Challenger Baseball for many years with Sam and rarely missed a game. At the last game she brought Sam to on Sept. 28th,2008 only 2 weeks before being hit by a drunk driver in Seal Beach, Calif. on Lampson near Seal Beach Blvd, she and Sam were having so much fun, I took lots of pictures that day, God knew there was a reason I took so many of just Sam and mom together, as this would be their last game. Cathy was excited to take Sam on a cruise the following weekend and told me to make sure I brought the pictures for her to see the following weekend, I had told her I was going to Hawaii the same weekend as their cruise and would see her in 2 weeks.Cathy never saw these pictures from that last game..Sadly a drunk driver ran into Cathy and Sam Busse while they were safely on the sidewalk riding their bikes together on lampson near Seal Beach Blvd. Cathy was taken off life support after being detected with no brain activity 2 days later. Sam suffered some cuts and bruises and was released. An only child, Sam and mom were best friends and the love they had for each other and the bond was obvious wherever they were. Please keep in prayer Sam and the family. Children with Autism, weather they speak or not, show affection and they DO know their surroundings (the reason they get overwhelmed and have meltdowns out of their control or act out) even when they can't process their feelings into words, Eye contact and affection they DO HAVE even though many say they don't or cant understand..these photos will prove that theory wrong. Like my son Jonathan, who also has Autism...he is loving and affectionate, a handfull and a challenge... but most of all a blessing. Please pray for and Support Autism Awareness.. if you want to help the family contact Busse Family Needs Trust, St. Anne Catholic Church, 340 Seal Beach Blvd, Seal Beach, Ca. 90740.
Thank you to everyone who has called and supported our Challenger Baseball family.
Cathie Borbon-Minery (Asst. Coach, Challenger Baseball Senior League) |
| | Challenger Baseball Pictures | | Misc. Challenger Baseball pictures over the years of coaching and Jonathan's teams. Nothing more rewarding than to see the smile of a special needs child hit the ball and be cheered for and feel as they are on top of the world. No words to describe the looks on thier face when they get to throw the ball into first base or home...I love to coach, but also take LOTS of pictures and video to capture the smiles and the pricless moments... |
| | Maui Hawaii with Vortex 2008 | | This was the most incredible all expenses paid 4 day trip to Maui with Mark's company Vortex Doors. We made it our 3 year anniversary trip. Every 5 years the company owner sends the employees and spouse to Hawaii and pays for EVERYTHING.. no kidding,We were greeted by Hilo Hatties clothing for our choosing, spending money, a Hawaiian all you can eat feast with Mahi Mahi, shrimp, Ocean view room with a balcony table and chairs, and a Lua (think thats how it's spelled)... not to mention the bag of gifts, shoes, and the full royal treatment...IT WAS AWESOME! |
| | June 2008 | | Combination pictures of the river Father's Day, Sarah's adopted baby dolls, (yes they are dolls), and Scooby's ear accident...Parker retaliated after the leg incident! And misc pictures.... |
| | Stateline Vortex Trip | | A very much needed and appreciated trip to Stateline on a charter bus with Mark's company April 18-20, 2008. We had a great time, many laughs, and memories!! It was great to get away one last time before my upcoming surgery approaching April 25! It was a short but very fun trip!! Looking forward to Hawaii with all of Mark's Co-workers in October, another company trip we get to take... will be a blast! |
| | March EASTER AND RIVER PICS 2008 | | THESE PICTURES ARE FROM EASTER AND OUR RIDE OUT TO THE RIVER ON THE DIRT BIKES MARK BOUGHT FOR THE GIRLS TO RIDE. WE HAD A BLAST. |
| | Nov./Dec. 2007 | | November and December were very busy and full of alot of stress, we have managed to survive it all.. Nov started with a nice birthday surprise party at El Torito my honey planned for me, then our Dog Parker getting injured playing with our other dog Scooby severing his tendon in his back leg.. then my surgery ended up being a week long stay in the hospital the week of Thanksgiving, and then Christmas and all the business that goes with all of that. Alot of support from friends and family after my surgery, I am no longer walking with my walker and having physical therapy and O.T. therapy to hopfully regain my left hand back.. Thank you all for all your prayers and help and for a wonderful Birthday, Christmas and Thanksgiving! |
| | Angel's Stadium Challenger Game | | Nov. 3rd we had the awesome opportunity once again this year to play baseball on the Angel's field. We met retired player Clyde Wright. My sister-in-law Heather came from Arizona to be Jonathan's buddy on the field. All of our players had a great time. |
| | Las Vegas Dec 2006 | | We went to see Larry the Cable Guy in concert in Vegas, a birthday gift from Raeanne and Mark, we stayed for the weekend and had a great time....didn't win any money though, but had a blast at PF Chengs, my favorite place to eat...as you can see, it was a night we didn't stop laughing! |
| | El Torito Pics | | El Torito Karaoke...Cathie's new side job running karaoke at El Torito in Cypress on the corner of Vally View and Katella... Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm-1am. Come out and Join us!! |
| | KJ Cathie at El Torito | | Working at El Torito running karaoke in Cypress...Started this weekend Friday and Saturday night. Friday night I was trained by Katia, then she let me take over, she wasn't feeling well, ready to have her baby this week and left early. Then Saturday night I was all on my own, it was really fun, alot to learn, and I was pretty nervous, but the support of all our friends who came out to support me helped ALOT!! Thank you so much to those of you who came out, see you next time!! |
| | Cathie's birthday | | BUSY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND, SATURDAY NIGHT WE CELEBRATED WITH RICK SUSIE AND KAYLA, WHO SHARES THE SAME BIRTHDATE. WE WENT TO PF CHENGS AND HAD A GREAT TIME. THEN SUNDAY NIGHT MARK ARRANGED A SURPRISE PARTY FOR ME AT THE GOURMET PIE CAFE. IT WAS NICE TO SPEND THE EVENING WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY ALL 3 OF MY SISTERS AND THIER FAMILIES, MY PARENTS AND MARK'S BROTHER AND PARENTS. I WAS A BIT SURPRISED! ALSO CELEBRATED AT KAISER WHERE MY CO-WORKERS DECORATED MY STATION!! IT WAS A VERY NICE BIRTHDAY! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!! |
| | ANGELS STADIUM challenger baseball game | | Jonathan's challenger team played on the Angel's field and treated like royalty! They met Angels player Howie Kendrick #47 infielder for the Angels, he signed a ball and the children's hats, and the players were on the big screen diamond vision while they played. We were on their too while watching the kids play and helping them. It was a very nice day! |
| | Oct 6-9 river trip | | This was our river trip out with Mark's boss Steve Wicken and his wife Nancy at thier river house in Parker.. we had a blast. They have a really nice new boat and the weather couldn't have been better!! Heather and Mike came and hung out with us too.. it was fun! |
| | The Backyard Project! | | Our backyard project was alot larger than we had planned. We could not have done it without our great friend Rick and my dad. Warning... if it is hot and you go shopping for a pool.. you may come home with a month long preparation of concrete, electricity and the worst... trying to LEVEL an area for a pool... what a nightmare... thank you Rick! Alot of time and hard work went into our backyard and we are looking forward to enjoying it with our family and friends. Would have been cheaper to be at the river Memorial Day... where we usually are on that holiday!! Memorial day was our 2 YEAR anniversary since we met.... time flies!! |
| | Autism baseball | | THESE ARE ALL OUR PICTURES FROM THE SEASON...CHECK BACK EVERY WEEK, I ADD NEW PICTURES AFTER OUR GAMES ON SATURDAYS. WE HAVE LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO COME HELP STAND WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TO GUIDE THEM ALONG DURING THE GAME, THEY ARE CALLED "BUDDYS" AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB HELPING OUT. NOT ALL OF THE CHILDREN ARE AUTISTIC, BUT MOST ARE. MARK AND I ARE THE COACHES AND JON (JONATHAN'S DAD) COMES AND HELPS OUT TOO. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. CALL US AND I CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE NEXT GAME IS!!! COME AND WATCH, IT IS A VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE!! |
| | Father' Day 2006 | | For Fathers Day we had a nice BBQ at Mark's parents house,Matthew, Uncle Doug, Deann and Bill were there, my parents also came and my sister Susan and neices Megan and Kaitlyn. We had a nice day. |
| | River trip 4/06 | | We had a great time with Heather and Mike and Mark's friend Tom from work out at the river house Easter break....the guys had the chance to ride their bikes alot and next time Heather and I will join them... WE WANNA RIDE WE WANNA RIDE... watch out here we come, we can do wheelies too!! |
| | Labor Day 2004 | | Parker, Arizona river house Labor Day weekend 2004. It was a beautiful weekend with sunsets that looked like a postcard. |
| | Labor Day 2005 | | Labor Day 2005
Parker River house
We all had a great time, My dad even came with his friends Dave Barnes and Andre, to visit for a few hours. Amanda had an emergency visit, but it could have been worse. She had a few stitches and will start High School on crutches, but other than that... we all had a blast! |
| | Memorial Weekend 2004 | | May 30,2004
Parker river house Memorial weekend, the weekend I met the love of my life, the man I could never live without, the one that there is nothing in this world he would not do for the children and I. He is my soulmate, and I thank the lord every day for blessing me so much. Thank you Rick Dorn and Angie Mooers, you were right, he is awesome, and I am forever in debt to both of you for the introducing me to Mark. :0) |
| | Dock repair weekend | | Mark, Tom, Dad Larry, and Mike all went for the weekend to build and repair the left side of the dock... these are pictures Tom took while they were out in Parker for the weekend... us girls were at home for the weekend... |
| | H20 POLO PARTY 3/06 | | These are pictures of Amanda's water polo games and a recent water polo banquet, she is playing water polo and is the goalie for Los Alamitos High School, where she is a freshman this year |
| | Beautiful river photos | | These pictures are some of my favorite pictures that are truly all about what God has given us. The beauty and peace you feel when looking at what God has created is why we thank him daily for everything he has created and for finding each other, and giving us the happiness we share together. |
| | River Trip Feb 2006 | | We had a great time with our neighbor Sid, friends, Jaime, Laura, and their 2 children Brooklyn and Jesse, Rick, Kayla and Heather and Mike. The Havasu firework show was awesome also!! |
| | River trip May 13-15 2005 | | Went with the kids, Rick and Kayla, Mike and Heather to the river for a few days to relax and get away for some peace and relaxation... it was very nice, we had a great time. |
| | RIVER July 8-14 2005 | | This is our vacation to the river house with my parents, Rick, Kayla, Michelle Langdon, Mike, and the kids, oh and the dogs too. It was awesome!! My mom and I went parasailing, and we all had a great week at the river. My mom even went on the raft with Rick and was surfing on it... it was hilarious!! |
| | River Trip 08/04 | | This was a weekend with the kids at the river house in Parker AZ. Mike and Heather met us out there, and Rick and Kayla came with us too. It was a very nice weekend. August 2004 |
| | Autism Walk 11/12/05 | | On November 12,2005 Saturday our family went to Hidden Vally in Irvine for a special cause that is close to our hearts. Jonathan is living with Autism, and struggles daily with social skills and developmental disabilities that are a challenge for all of us who love him and care for him on a daily basis. Jonathan is 6 1/2 years old and has been diagnosed with not only Autism but also Tourettes syndrome and severe A.D.H.D. He takes 4 medications daily, is in special education and has to have a 1/1 personal aide in school. Fortunately Jonathan is very high functioning, and is doing very well. We are doing everything we can to help his future in any way we can. This walk we raised over $500 and total to date the walk raised $178,000 for research to find the cause and a cure for autism. These are the statistics...10 years ago 1 in 10,000 children had autism, 5 years ago 1 in 500 and TODAY there are 1 in 166 children with this neurological disorder.There has to be a cause and the more we study the history and research the more we are realizing there are cover ups and deceit. Please help us with autism awareness, the more people know, and are aware, the more tolerable and accepted autism will be for us parents in public, and research can continue and not ignored. Thank you SOOOOO much for all of you who donated money to the Cure Autism Now web site for the walk, and for those of you who bought the bracelets and magnets. We had a nice walk, and a beautiful day...on my birthday Nov. 12th and there is nowhere else I would have rather been... It was great!! |
| | Autism Hockey 3/06 | | The fundraiser for Autism at the Pond for Cure Autism Now, was great. We all had a great time and Jonathan was even able to meet the duck mascot for the Mighty Ducks!! Mark was a little bent we had to see a Ducks game, but he did fine and didn't whine too much!! |
| | Big Bear Jan 2005 | | This was a really busy, fun and exciting time in Big Bear with all the Kids, Rick, Susie, Linda, Mark and I. We drove up in a huge snow storm, and woke up to the most beautiful scenery. We rented a cabin for the weekend and it was awesome. |
| | Nascar Race Feb.2005 | | Mark,Rick,Amanda and I went to the race in my new 2005 Durango. We had a great time. It was Amanda's first race, and she is now hooked on racing too!! |
| | Mark's B-day 03/09/05 | | El Torito was not expecting this crowd. We sang all night and closed the place. We even had Mark singin' and believe it or not everyone still stayed... J/K honey! March 5th,2005 |
| | Jonathan's IV treatments | | Jonathan is now 5 1/2 years old and is such a good boy. Since he was 8 months old, he has recieved IV treatment off and on for primary immunodeficiency disease. He is in the hospital every 30 days for approx. 5-7 hours to recieve human gammaglobulin which gives him a stronger immune system that protects him from getting ill for 30 days. Never cries and even thanks the nurses and gives them a hug when he leaves. |
| | Cathie's B-day Vegas 2004 | | Nov.2004 Mark surprised me and took me to Vegas for a Nascar ride along in a retired Jeff Gordon car at 180 MPH. It was incredible. Angie and her sister Barbara met us in Vegas for a Mark Wills concert the night before that Angie gave me tickets for for my birthday. We had a wonderful time and it was a birthday I will never forget. |
| | Our House | | Dont I have a handsome handyman, My door installer is so adorable!! hee hee. Mark is a professional commercial door technician,,, he does not like doing residential doors at all...These are pictures of our new furniture and the changes we have made to the house in the last few months, here in Cypress. Our home in Anaheim Hills is being rented, although our home is small, it is home sweet home.. We just got our new windows, and have many more things on the agenda to do in the upcoming months....check back soon!! We just got out new door and fence.. hopefully paint will be soon!!! |
| | Florida 2004 H2O Polo | | Amanda and I went to Florida August 2004, together with a friend of mine from work, Louise, for Amanda's water polo team, they were in the Jr. Olympics for the 2nd year in a row. We were there for a week, and it was a great experience and it was beautiful! |
| | Halloween Party 2005 | | We had a great time, and Mark could not figure out what he wanted to be and neither could I and we didn't have much time... at Target he came across this wig that he said looked like my hair and decided it would be funny to dress up as each other.. and not only that.. it was a cheap idea!! It worked out great, and he even really acted like me and went and changed his outfits a couple of times...!!! We had a great time with river and bowling buddies!! |
| | Family Pictures | | Misc. family pictures. Mark's parents, Julie, My family, ect... |
| | Vegas April 2005 | |
For Rick Dorn, Angie and Amanda's birthday we took all the kids to Las Vegas, we also went to a friends wedding Terri Hendrix, and her new husband Gary. It was alot of fun and the kids really enjoyed The Mirage and visiting the exibit of Sigfreid and Roy. The dolphins were adorable! |
| | San Fransisco Trip June 2004 | | We went on a turn around trip to San Fransisco for my work Kaiser Permanente with our Union Local 399 for what was called Bridge the gap for healthcare. Mark and I walked the entire Golden Gate Bridge up and back after being up all night on a tour bus with others from the union. It was something you only will do one time, we were exhausted, but it was experience to remember for a lifetime. |
| | Ricky Dorn's Birthday Party | | We all had a surprise birthday party for Rick at Capone's Italian restraunt and then celebrated at bowling afterwards... the big 50! Happy birthday Ricky!!!! |
| | Amanda's 8th grade grad. pictures | | Amanda graduation, we all had a great time, her daddy got her a limo, and we surprised her friends and picked them up, and we all went out to dinner afterwards, and then the girls went with daddy out on the town in the limo... they had a blast!! |
| | Our new puppy PARKER | | We have a new addition to our family and no it is not what the girls wished it was... no baby!! They are going to have to settle for this cutie pie for now!! 6 week old PARKER ( he is a mut.. Sharpei,miniture doberman,and who knows what else, but mom and dad are medium size and no bigger than our other dog Scooby.) |
| | Building of the river house | | Built in 1967 by my Granddad and Grandma Minery,Doug,my uncle, and Larry Minery, my dad. These are some old photos.. Hope you enjoy them. Mark |
| | Our Wedding Pictures | | We finally did it,,, we are now officially Mr. and Mrs. Minery. On Sept. 15,2005 We went to the courthouse after surprising Amanda, Sarah and Jonathan by picking them up at school, and we went to the Old Orange County Courthouse and we got married. We celebrated with mom and dad Bell, Linda, Steven and the kids at Olive Garden for dinner. It was a nice little private ceremony with the kids, and they now can stop asking WHEN WHEN WHEN??? Now they keep asking for a new brother or sister....We told them to go get a doll, or borrow the baby next door or something!!! GEEEZZZ!!!! Let us be newlyweds for a while, then maybe we will talk about babies!!! :) We will be planning a reception soon, to celebrate with all of our loved ones. It will be after we get back from our honeymoon cruise, we are going on a New England out of New York Cruise, and visiting parts of Canada, Boston and more, for 8 days...we cannot wait!! See you all soooon!!! Mark and Cath |
| | Boston,New York,Canada,Maine | | These are photos we took on our New England cruise out of New York. We had a fantastic time. There were about 28 of our fellow KZLA bowling league friends there and we all had a blast!! The weather was in the 70's the whole time and the experience could not have been more beautiful!! Boston, Maine, and Halifax, Nova Scotia were our favorite places to see. The Kayak excursion that ended at the Lobster bake was AWESOME and something we will never forget!!! |
| | Dad's boo boo | | My dad got hurt at work last week and Mark and I fortunately were off work that day and over my parents house visiting my mom and showing her the pictures from Canada, and all of a sudden we got a call my dad was impaled with a ramp on his backhoe truck that left him with a silver dollar size hole in his leg that the doctor put his whole finger in to.. it was NASTY.. Mark was giving him a hard time...and lovin every minute of it.. those two never stop getting each other with digs!! He is doing better now... |
| | Oct 23rd at the car/air show | | We went with Mark's parents and Matthew to the car show at the air base today and then went to dinner for Julies birthday.. we all had a great day and even ran into Jon and all the kids at the show. It was a really nice day. |
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