Wacky-Tacky Keith???

This won't match Mike's Halloween costume, but I did wear this to school (which may say something about our educational system). As part of Red Ribbon Week (drug prevention), we had a wacky-tacky day and this is how I dressed. Next year I will consult with Mike first.

Happy Happy Birthday Birthday

Wishing you many more years of happiness

God bless.

June 2005

February 2007

Grandma is a Groupie

We went to the home tonight to hear a concert by Deer Fry International. Pictured with Mom are Daryl Blunier, Merle Lawson, Roy Wiegand, and Wes Hohulin. Great program! Got Mom to pose with the band members before they left.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy Birthday, Mom. I enjoyed lunch with you and Eldon today. I hope the rest of your day was good.

I just wanted to let everyone know that I received an invitation to the Home Birthday Party for all of the November Birthday's. I was told to contact other members of the family to give them the details. It is Wed. Nov. 19th at the Home at 12:45 in the dining room. We are invited for the entertainment and cake and ice cream. If someone wants to eat with Mom, they need to make reservations by 10:00 on the 19th. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon. The Home phone number is 923-2071.

Mike, I can't figure out how you could dress like that and not win first prize! I hope you didn't tell anyone that you are my brother!

The palm tree is beautiful, thanks for sharing.

Love,
Eileen

Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom -

We are thinking of you - and praying for you today:
that your day is warm and sunny - filled with hope and courage.
Please know how much we love and care for you.
Hope you have a wonderful birthday.



This picture was taken a week ago - of the palm tree just outside our living room window.
The seed berries were bright red - against the green of the palm and the blue sky.
I think ... "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... Florida style"

-Mike & Faye

Halloween Costume: Full disclosure (or full exposure)

And now for the rest of the story

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viewer discretion advised --

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Can't say I didn't warn you --

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But you're going to look anyway aren't you --

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Sorry about that.

I promise that I'll never do that again.

Happy Halloween

So we've had a fun week - kind of a week long Halloween party. You see, Sue and Sid went on a cruise last week with Sid's siblings and spouses to celebrate his mom's 80th birthday - so we had the privilege of having Megan and Marisa for the week. We started carving pumpkins on Sunday evening - and finished 4 days later! But check out the results - pretty neat.

And then for the costumes. So Megan & Marisa brought a whole tub full of dress-up clothes. And since we were having a costume contest at work on Friday, they 'helped' me find a costume. Aren't they cute - not me - but the girls.

Hi Everyone!

Brett and Jen, Connie and Angie - Congratulations on your marathons and 3 day walk. It was fun to read about your adventures while I am sitting here and not running!

We have been busy with harvest, which is almost over. Also we are doing some remodeling at the shop. It will be nice when it is over.

We had a busy day helping Tim and Cathy serve dinner. They helped us a few weeks ago. Tara thinks it is funny that we need a notebook to tell us how to serve!

Mike, Tara said you have some things to put on the blog. That is all she would tell us, so now we can't sleep until you make an entry! You better hurry or we will get crabby.

We stopped to see Mom after church. She is doing much better. We love you Mom.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Love,
Eileen

Columbus Marathon

Two weeks ago (Oct. 19) Brett and I did the Columbus Marathon. This was our second race, Brett's first full and my second half. We had ideal weather conditions. Brett's goal was to finish in 5 hours. Official time: 4:55! I expected to finish in 3.5 hours. Official time: 3:06! That's a personal record by 23 minutes!

We both have benefited tremendously from our coaches with Team In Training. Even though we weren't fundraising for this race, they encouraged us to come on out and train with the team. We especially appreciated our training in mile 12 (of the half) and mile 23 (of the full) where there were slight hills. We passed tons of people on those hills, still feeling strong when others struggled! We're ready to sign up for another one. We're looking at the Illinois Marathon in Champaign--the finish line is the 50 yard line at Memorial Stadium! How cool is that?

We survived the 3-Day!

Yea! Angie and I had a great experience last weekend (along with a little help from chauffeur Keith)! Friday, day 1 of the 3-Day, brought us rain, wind and chilly weather. We were dressed for the weather and survived the day pretty well. They moved the camp indoors for the night (Harris donated an empty office complex) and they also gave us the option of going home. Thinking about putting up the air mattress/sleeping bag gig twice convinced Angie and I to go home! Hmmmmm, beds, tubs to soak in, hot shower....not a tough decision! Hence, our chauffeur arrived and carted us back to Cumming for the night! Keith took us back to the starting point at "0 Dark Thirty" Saturday morning.....love this guy! Sat. a.m. was cloudy and chilly, but by mid day it was beautiful and had warmed up. This created another dilemma, how do you shed layers of clothing when you are carring only a small pack??? We managed and looked hilarious in the process. I couldn't believe what we could tie around our waists and still walk! Sunday was gorgeous but we were tired. We tented Sat. night and were warm and dry, but didn't get much sleep. We trudged through the day and were met by Keith, Wayne and Janice for a rousing welcome in Downtown Atlanta! The team and friends headed to NY Pizza (a tradition since Angie began doing the 3-Day) where we had yummy pizza and relaxed!
Both of us had a couple of blisters, but nothing that slowed us down. I truly believe the training paid off! Angie asked me if I would do this again........I responded, do you need to know a year? I will probably participate again, but it was too soon to commit!

Thanks to everyone who supported our efforts with donation and with prayers! On Sunday I found that my flagging spirit was lifted as I hummed some of my favorite Christian songs (I spared everyone my off tune singing voice.) God blessed us with family, with healthy bodies and with spirit to do those things we take on as challenges. HE walked with us and carried us too!

Thanks to you all.
Love
Connie (and Angie too, I am sure!)
(We'll send pictures soon.)