Blake Playing Basketball

Blake playing basketball in the Gardner Park and Rec league. Caleb and Amy are the coaches for his team.

New Cable and Internet

Okay, dumb picture I know but this is something exciting for me. We are changing from AT&T to SureWest and alot faster internet. Thats makes me very happy. They came out and located utilities and marked the yard. It will be installed next week. WooHoo

Debbie, My Sister-in-Law and Friend

Seven years ago today I lost a very good friend. Debbie was my sister-in-law but she was also my friend. We didn't get to spend alot of time together because we never lived close to each other.

Debbie LOVED M&Ms, and I do mean loved. She called me so excited one day to tell me she had lost 10 pounds. I asked her how she had done it and she said she quit eating M&Ms. My response was "Well, good grief, how many M&Ms were you eating?". She said she had them on her desk at work, on the kitchen counter, beside her chair in the living room and on her bedside table.

One of our favorite things to do together was make M&M cookies and drink diet Coke. Debbie ate as much dough as she did cookies but we sure had fun making them.

Debbie was diagnosed with colon cancer in late October and left us on Dec 5th. The day after Thanksgiving when Mom and I were in Branson, Mom bought Debbie this M&M house thats part of the original snow village. Debbie was spending alot of time sleeping by this time but Jimmy put the house up for her right beside her bed so she could see it. After she passed away, Jimmy asked if I wanted the house. I have several pieces of the snow village but this is by far the most special one. I think of her often but especially at Christmas when I get "her" house out.

Maesyn Stylin'

Had to get a picture of the special hairstyle that Maesyn has. She has really long pieces on both sides that match but thats the only long hair she has. The rest of her hair is short.

Maesyn 6 months

Maesyn loves to have her clothes off and chew on her toes. She likes sitting in Grandpas chair with him because its right beside the fireplace so she is warm and toasty.

Christmas Card Photo (that was never sent)

Christmas card picture (if I get around to making them and sending them out)

Putting Up the Christmas Tree

 I really really DON"T like this fake tree. I prefer a real one. Pops and Granny gave us this tree a few years ago when they got a smaller one. I put it up two years and moaned and groaned the whole time I was putting it up and taking it down. The last couple of years we have gone back to a real tree. This year we thought maybe we would save the money on a real tree and put this one up again. The other advantage is, we can put it up earlier than a real tree. However, I still don't like putting it up even with Brian helping me. Next year its back to a real tree.