Friday, September 2, 2011

New School Year

Off with a bang for sure...
Hope went off to Belmont College....so proud of her. Saw picture of her dorm room. It is fixed up so nice. She has a job in the candy store..they will wonder why the BIG increase in candy sales on campus.
Emma is home schooling again this year...she seems like this is just the way for her. Sure am glad that she and Lauren are working on it together. Excel girls...know you will!
Jenn is busy with flag corp and ROTC...(yes I did type that). Her band program for the parents sure made this old band loving granny smile. Go Rams!
Tori is busy with her friends and looking for an extracurriculum activity.Good luck kiddo...you will find one just for you. She loves the time spent on facebook with her friends.
Sam has moved right into the middle school life. She enjoys her string class best I think and is continuing with her clogging. She clogs today at the Apple Festival.
We are looking for a wonderful Labor Day weekend...Gene to ride his bike and work in the yard.
Have a great weekend everyone.

Monday, August 15, 2011

7 months later

Have not been blogging. Want to start up again...
This is the week summer vacation ends and those blessed words are uttered...
Back to school.
Hard to believe it has been such a long time since I wrote...thoughts of doing it just did not make me sit down and write...and motivated again.
Jenna and Tori start high school this week. Jenna has been working out with the band as a color guard. I was so proud of her trying out and then to make it was another blessing. Tori wants to work with the yearbook staff or the newspaper. I wish her luck...upper classmen usually have that advantage. I remember those long ago high school years...such fun and such sorrow..all wrapped up in four years. Sam will be in middle school in 6th grade. I hope she sails thru middle school as easily as her sisters did..and if we know Sam she will. She has played ball during the summer months...and is now clogging. Think my Dad and Lewis and Greta will be smiling down on her as she learns her steps. Jenna and Tori volunteered at the Nature Center all summer. Jenna and Sam volunteered at Carl Sandburg working with the goats all summer. VBS is over...what a wonderful job Ann, Jonathan, Tiffany and the girls and others at ACUM church did.
It does my heart good to see the work/fun they have. The twins took driving classes and Emma is learning also to drive her new blue VW bug.
Emma and Hope have had a busy summer as well. Hope graduating from Providence and Emma completing her home school work. Hope will be attending Belmont..leaving next weekend...and Emma and Lauren will begin their school year also. Best of luck and love sending off Hope...you will do well for sure.
We have had many visitors over the summer. My sister Jan and her friend Joey came...played with the girls...hiked and helped Gene and I celebrate our birthdays and 45th annniversary. This time of year is filled with excuses to party. Michael came up for a few days. He was such fun to show him our crazy city. Joe and Mick came to help Ann kick off the VBS week.
I am ready for a slowdown...think that will ever happen?


Sunday, January 9, 2011

Pearl and her boots Bear and her pups...and more snow..more snow...

2011,,sorta like 2010











Thursday, December 23, 2010

PEACE!! Merry Christmas 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010





winter alleady?

We drove over to Madison County last sunday...snow on the Tenn. border was all we needed to hear...took the windy snow covered road up to Max Patch...beautiful part of the country...took loads of barn pictures...thanks to my chauffer for always driving Ms Bear where she wants to go!