DUH!!!!!!

Michelle, we all know that the gift's you got for Christmas from Sam are for services rendered. and besides, the diamonds are probably glass and well the coach stuff, he probably got the knock off brand from the negga brother standing on the corner in drexel ( not that i know anything about drexel but as much as Doug talks about it, it must be the hood). guess what i got from my grandma and papaw!!

Christmas

I can't believe it Sam got me everything I asked for !!!! Perfume, Diamond necklace, Coach wallet, and MY COACH PURSE!!!! I guess somebody was good this year!!! How did Ya'll make out?

All I got for Christmas was a Banjo!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Luke 2:10-14

10 And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11 For to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

12 And this shall be a sign to you; you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

For those of you who care about such things.......

The Space Station is visable over Dayton tonight at 5:44 PM for 5 minutes. Click here for details http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States&region=Ohio&city=Dayton

The Space Station is visable over Georgia Monday night at 6:06 PM for 5 minutes.
Click here for details http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States&region=Georgia&city=Acworth

MERRY CHRISTMAS...AND HAPPY ONE YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY

I dusted this off from last year and another blog. It's a simple little tale written by me and I hope you enjoy it!

A CHRISTMAS TAIL

There was a brisk, icy wind blowing down the street, causing swirls of snow to dance around in random patterns over parked cars here, through silvery bushes there. JD shivered, even though he had his warmest fur coat. Sometimes, the snow would blow right into JD's eyes, causing them to water and he would have to shake his head vigorously to clear his vision. JD had been down this street before. He had been up and down all the streets in this little town recently. JD was looking for a particular house. He remembered it was yellow and had a string of big, brightly colored bulbs strung across the front window. There was a large evergreen tree on the small, snow covered lawn. The mailbox was a miniature version of the yellow house and had a big red bow on it. JD remembered the bow looked a little frazzled, like it had been used many times before. JD thought it was curious how people like to put bows on their mailboxes and doors, string bright lights up, down and around their houses and put out big, plastic people on the lawn. He remembered that people only did this in the winter and wondered why. JD thought the houses would look as festive in the summer with all the bows and lights but he never saw any of these things after the days became warmer and the snow stopped blowing.

JD had been traveling around for a long time now. He used to live with his mother and a sister but then his people decided that was too much. So JD was sent to live in another town with an old man. JD heard the female person tell the old man JD would be good company for him. JD didn't know if he was good company for the old man or not, but he remembered the old man liked to laugh at him. The old man was the one who started calling him JD. JD had another name before but he could not recall it. JD thought he had liked the old name and he knew he liked it better than JD.

"JD," the old man would call to him. The old man never talked to JD much when they were alone. Sometimes though, the old man would get a visitor or he would walk JD down to the park in town. Then, the old man would say "JD" a lot. JD would watch how the other people would ask the old man what "JD" stood for. The old man would tell them and laugh. Sometimes, but not always, the other people would laugh too.

"Just dog," the old man would say before bursting into laughter. "It stands for just dog. He's just a dog, so that's what I named him!"

JD didn't like the old man's tone of voice when he said this. JD tried barking at the old man the first couple of times he did this, but that just made the old man laugh harder. JD wished he had another name like the rest of the dogs in his neighborhood. Apollo lived next door to the old man and Duke lived down the street. JD liked their names and noticed their people never laughed at them.

JD lived with the old man for three summers. One day, the old man fell asleep in his chair and did not wake up. JD knew the old man did not get a lot of visitors and thought it might be awhile before someone showed up. So JD pushed open the back screen door and walked around to the front door. JD sat outside the front door and barked and barked. Finally, one of the old man's neighbors came over and told JD to be quiet. JD kept barking and looking at the old man's front door. The neighbor knocked several times on the old man's door and then he glanced in the front window. JD knew the neighbor had seen the old man in his chair because the neighbor turned and gave JD a startled look before running back to his house. Soon, the cars and trucks with lights on them came rushing up to the curb and some people took the old man away. No one said anything to JD though or offered to let him come live with them. JD knew what happened to dogs who didn't have people so he set off walking through the town. After the town, he walked through the countryside and then through some woods. Sometimes, JD would get really hungry but he always managed to find something to eat. Often, it wouldn't be much but JD kept going.

Right before the snow started falling, JD came to this little town. JD liked the little town, there wasn't much traffic and the people were nice to him. Some of them would feed him and give him drinks of water. JD was wandering down one of the streets one day and saw a little boy playing in his yard. The little boy watched JD come down the street and JD watched the little boy. JD thought it was best to be careful around little boys. Some were nice, but others liked to throw things at him. JD and the little boy looked at each other for awhile. JD liked the looks of this little boy. JD thought he looked lonely like JD was sometimes. JD started toward the boy but then a person inside the house called a name and the little boy ran inside. JD decided he would come back again and see if the little boy wanted to play. JD walked by the house for days but didn't see the little boy outside again.

One night, JD was wandering down this street and when he got to the yellow house, he stopped. The little boy wasn't outside but there were lights on in the house. JD looked up and saw the little boy in a window. JD knew the little boy was watching him. JD barked hello and after a moment, the little boy waved. JD barked again and again the little boy waved. JD thought this was a good start and continued to bark. But a man person from the house next door opened his door and yelled at JD. JD knew he had to keep walking down the street so the man wouldn't get mad. JD turned around and looked and saw the little boy was still watching him.

This morning when JD woke up he knew it was a special day. JD had smelled a day like this before. JD didn't know what the people called it, he called it the peaceful day. The smell and feel of this day reminded JD of when he lived with his mother and sister. After a day of playing, JD would go to sleep with his belly full, curled up next to his mother and sister. JD liked this day and today JD knew he should go back to the yellow house with the little boy.

When JD got to the yellow house, he could see lights on inside but did not see the little boy in the window. JD finally curled up under the big tree in front and patiently watched the house. JD knew this was where he was supposed to be tonight.

JD was starting to get sleepy when a truck pulled in the driveway of the yellow house. JD got slowly to his feet and watched from underneath the tree as a man got out of the truck. The man stood by the truck for a moment looking at the house, then shaking his head, the man came around the back of the truck. JD did not know why but something told him to go toward the man. JD came out from underneath the tree and the man looked at him. JD stopped and watched the man. The man rubbed his hand over his eyes and looked at JD again. JD walked a little closer to the man, watching him carefully.

The man smiled at JD and said, "It's okay, you can come closer." JD walked over to the man and sat down in front of him. The man stared at JD for a minute, looked up at the night sky and back at JD, shaking his head. Bending down, the man spoke to JD softly.

"Well if this doesn't beat all! I don't where you came from dog, but you just might be a miracle. You see, I have a little boy inside this house here. My little boy was sick for a long, long time but he's feeling better now. I love that little boy with all my heart and I would give him anything he asked for. The problem is, here it is Christmas Eve and the only thing my little boy asked for was a dog just like you. My boy was very particular about what his dog should look like and I tell you, I've been all over this town looking for a dog for him. Not one could be found and here I pull into my own driveway and there you are! "

The man reached out and smoothed his hand down JD's head and back. JD wagged his tail for the man and inched closer. The man chuckled softly and spoke to JD again.

"I tell you what - I'm not about to question this. Sometimes, you have to have faith. So, what do you say, dog - would you like to come and live here with my little boy?"

JD wagged his tail again for the man and got to his feet. JD started toward the front door of the yellow house. He turned around to see if the man had followed him. The man rubbed his coat sleeve across his eyes, and looking up at the stars again, said something so softly even JD couldn't hear him. Then the man walked with JD to the front door.

JD gave his body a brisk shake to remove any snow and looking up at the man, nodded his head. The man opened the front door and JD walked inside. JD saw a tree like the one outside in the room but this one had a lot of lights and bright, shiny things hanging on it. There was a woman, who looked at JD and opened her mouth, then closed it. The woman glanced at the man and it was then JD noticed the little boy. He was standing next to the woman, staring at JD. JD smiled at the boy and gave a hello bark. The little boy ran over to JD and threw his arms around him.

"You got him, Dad! You got him!" the little boy cried as he hugged JD.

"Yes, son, I found your dog. Don't ask me how...that's a story that will have to wait. Here's your Christmas present, son and I think the first thing you should do is tell me what you are going to call this dog of yours."

The little boy looked in JD's eyes for a long moment. Then, with a smile on his face, the little boy spoke.

"I think his name is JD. And it's true, he is JD. Jeffrey's Dog!"

And as Jeffrey hugged JD's neck tightly and the man and woman smiled down on them, JD wagged his tail several times.

Jeffrey's dog agreed. He thought JD was the best name a dog could have.

Merry Christmas to everyone and may all your wishes come true!

(all rights reserved by robin coots)

DEAR AUNT MOM,

WELL IT WON'T BE LONG TILL WE COME DOWN TO SEE YOU. I CAN HARDLY WAIT. UNCLE DAD HAS BEEN MAD AT ME FOR HANGING AROUND WITH THEM NEGRA'S THAT MOVED IN. HE SAID IF YOU HANG AROUND WITH THEM YOU WILL START ACTIN JUST LIKE THEM. I SAID NIGGA PLEEZ, WHATS UP WIF DAT SHIT, DAWG AND HE THREW A WHOLE JUG OF PINE WINE RIGHT AT ME. I THINK UNCLE DAD IS WRONG ABOUT THEM SHININ SHOES CAUSE WHEN I WAS AT THEIR HOUSE I NOTICED THEIR SHOES WERE OLD AND NONE OF THEM LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD EVER BEEN SHINED(EXCEPT THEIR DAD'S WORK BOOTS, THEY WAS SO SHINY IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER BEEN WORN). ALSO UNCLE DAD SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY RENT ANY MORE BECAUSE THE RENT MAN DOESN'T COME BY ANY MORE. THE LAST TIME HE WAS HERE HE WAS REAL MEAN TO UNCLE DAD AND UNCLE DAD WAS JUST AS NICE AS EVER TO HIM, HE EVEN TOLD HIN HE HAD A REAL PURTY MOUTH BUT THE RENT MAN LEFT AND HE AIN'T NEVER COME BACK SO UNCLE DAD SAYS HE RECKONS WE OWN THIS LITTLE PIECE OF DIRT NOW. UNCLE DAD IS WANTING ME TO TAKE A CLASS AT THE COLLEGE TO TEACH ME HOW TO BAIT FISH HOOKS. HE SAID IF I DO GOOD AT IT I CAN GET A DEGREE AND THEN I WILL BE A MASTER BAITER. HE SHORE LAUGHS A LOT WHEN HE TELLS ME THAT, I AM SURE HE WOULD BE REAL PROUD, BUT I DON'T REALLY LIKE CLASSES. WELL, GOT TO GO FOR NOW, SEE YOU SOON.


LOVE, YOUR SON,
JOE EARL CLAMPIT

Hillbilly Engineering Exam

1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10 lb. possum.

2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed onblocks in your front yard? A) 66 Ford Fairlane, B) 69 Chevrolet Chevelle,C) 64 Pontiac GTO.

3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the product?

4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre.The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Pabst Blue Ribbons will be consumed in cutting the trees?

5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented its charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?

6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24 inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is16 feet. The porch floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed?

7. A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on the man's land?

8. A 2 ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steepgrade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?

9. A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardus Area.The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?

10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two legs shorter than the others because of grazing along a mountainside?

DEAR AUNT MOM,
HOW ARE YOU? I AM FINE. ME AND UNCLE DAD SURE DO MISS YOU. WE ARE BOTH VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE COMING DOWN TO THE WOMEN'S FARM TO VISIT YOU FOR CHRISTMAS. YOU HAVE BEEN THERE SO LONG UNCLE DAD SAYS YOU MUST BE A REAL GOOD FARMER BY NOW. HE CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU. HE HAS ALREADY WASHED HIS FAVORITE YELLOW SHIRT (HE SAID IT USED TO BE HIS FAVORITE WHITE SHIRT) AND IT HAS BEEN HUNG OUT TO DRY FOR 3 DAYS. UNCLE DAD BORRYED A TRANSMISSION FOR HIS TRUCK LAST NIGHT AND HE SAYS WE SHOULD MAKE IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. GRANDMA WILLY LENT US THIRTY DOLLERS FOR GAS AND SHE EVEN SAID WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT BACK IF WE DON'T COME BACK. THINGS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE SAME HERE AT HOME. IT RAINED REAL HARD LAST WEEK AND THE TRAILER LEAKED REAL BAD BUT UNCLE DAD SAID IT WAS OKAY BECAUSE IT ONLY LEAKS IN THE BATHROOM. ONE OF THOSE OLD RIA SISTERS THAT LIVE DOWN THE ROAD(I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNAH OR DIA, THEY LOOK JUST ALIKE TO ME) IS REAL MAD AT UNCLE DAD. SHE THINKS HE STOLE HER BIG OLD CAT ONE NIGHT BUT I KNOW HE DIDN'T BECAUSE WHEN I GOT UP THAT NEXT MORNING HE HAD A BIG CHICKEN DINNER COOKED FOR US AND I JUST KNOW HE WAS TOO BUSY COOKIN THAT CHICKEN AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO STEAL HER OLD CAT. THAT MAN FROM THE SCHOOLHOUSE CAME BY AGAIN TO SEE WHY I DON'T GO TO THE SCHOOL BUT UNCLE DAD TOLD HIM I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO ON ACCOUNT OF I WAS TOO OLD AND I ONLY SEEM YOUNGER BECAUSE I AM PART RETARDED. BUT HE DIDN'T SAY WHAT PART. UNCLE DAD HAS ALSO MADE SOME OF HIS HOMEMADE PINE WINE TO BRING WITH US AND HE GOT A PEE JUG SO HE SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO STOP ON THE WAY AND WE CAN GET THERE FASTER. ALSO, A NEGRA FAMILY MOVED IN DOWN THE ROAD IN THAT OLD SHACK BY THE RIVER. UNCLE DAD SAYS WE MIGHT STOP AND VISIT THEM ONE NIGHT AND SEE IF THEY WANT TO SHINE OUR SHOES(ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY WON'T GO SINCE I QUIT WEARIN MY SHOES BECAUSE THEY HURT MY TOE). WE WENT AND CASHED IN SIX BAGS OF CANS TODAY AND UNCLE DAD SAID WE GOT ENOUGH MONEY THAT HE CAN FILL ONE BAG UP AGAIN TONITE. HE IS ALWAYS THINKIN OF HOW TO MAKE MONEY. WELL, I GUESS THATS ENOUGH FOR NOW, SINCE WE WILL BE SEEING YOU SOON.

LOVE, YOU SON
JOE EARL CLAMPIT

HO HO HO!

and no,i dont mean your sisters.

THIS CRAZY WEATHER

YESTERDAY IT WAS 65 HERE, BUT TOMMORROW IT IS GOING TO BE IN THE 30'S
AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN PITCHFORKS AND NEGRA BABIES!

I'D RATHER HAVE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME
THAN A FRONTAL LOBOTOMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE MUTTON MAN

WAS STRUMMING MY 6STRING,WHEN I HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND,ON THE TV,JERRY SPRINGER SAY HE WAS GOING TO HAVE ON A MAN WHO MARRIED A SHEEP.SO THOUGHT I BETTER SEE IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE DARRELL IS!

OK, FINE.........

Since Tricia beat me to this, I might as well go ahead and post ours.


http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1145413439

It cracks me up every time I watch it!! I think everyone should do one...

Merry Christmas!

(yours was very cute, Tricia!)

Elf Yourself

I found this entertaining.

It makes ME laugh anyway.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1202907067

(the pretty one is me--the other 3 are the hubby and my 2 boys)

NO WORRY!!!!!

oh robin how you try and fire me up. well its not going to work. i mean lets be honest here most of all those stupid polls lean to the left anyway. not to mention that if you really had any sense ( and I'm guessing you don't since you insist on voting Democrat), you would know that out of the millions of voters in this country, they only surveyed maybe 100,000 people and they probably told them who to say they were voting for. so my point is IT DON'T FRICKING MATTER. who gives to shits about what the people in Ohio or Georgia think. because unless your going to win by majority ( like bush did the first time), then your going to win by electoral votes which means Iowa and new Hampshire and whatever other states will really decide who runs the show. speaking of which i have yet to figure out or google why a state as small and shitty as n.h. gets that may electoral votes. hmmmmmm.

An Early Xmas Present For John..

go ahead and open it now......

http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2007/12/05/poll_clinton_holds_onto_lead_i.html

no need for thanks......i enjoyed it doing it. imagining the look on your face is all the thanks i need. you know, giving IS the best part!

John

Well. You missed it!! It is really snowing now!! Good thing I have a 4 wheel drive!! It was good seeing everybody at Thanksgiving. Brandy, You're a trip!!

Pics from Robin's House

A XMAS GAME TO PLAY

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!


SHARESSA - DECEMBER 15



KEVIN - DECEMBER 16

LOGAN - DECEMBER 16

ZACH - DECEMBER 9

NO WAY THIS IS A HILLBILLY...................

I'm thinking Mexican or Iranian!

PIC From the Bush Christmas Party at "THE RANCH", last year!

OK, WHERE DID EVERYONE GO?

Well, I don't know why no one but Darrell and me have posted anything this week.....I doubt any of you are any busier than me. Besides, I see you looking and if you be looking, you can be posting.

I have received NO emails regarding my previous post about doing something special for our one year blog anniversary. What a surprise.

So what I propose is that EACH of you take a picture of your immediate family in front of, beside of, or around your Christmas tree/decorations. I say immediate family because some of you have enough family to go around the tree in Rockefeller Center. Then once you have the picture downloaded onto your computer, email it to DARRELL so he can do us up a little slideshow (surprise, Darrell!) and I will provide an appropriate post for it. By "appropriate", I mean witty or touching or both. I may even write you a little Christmas story if you act nice.

I'd like to think it goes without saying these pictures should be in good taste.....no nose picking, middle finger raising or hilljack posing please. Having said that, I'm sure we'll be bombarded with exactly those types of pictures. Ha. Ha. Very funny. Move it along now, nothing to see here.

Please submit these pictures to Darrell no later than the 15th of December so he can assemble them. Yes, I did say the 15th of December. You got the camera, you got the computer, you got clothes (which you ARE required to wear) and you got your trees up. Gather round, snap the picture and email it. Doesn't have to be perfect...it's the Coots Connection, not America's Next Top Model Family.

For those of us around here without a digital camera, I'm sure Ray will be glad to come round and play photographer. I love delegating, I mean volunteering people to do stuff.

Darrell, I'm thinking Elvis for the Xmas music for the slide show. I'm also partial to Nat King Cole. You can also never go wrong with TSO. Just a few suggestions.

Now then, don't you wish you'd been posting all week so I didn't have to go all Moderator #1 on your asses?

Uh huh.

HILLBILLY CUSTOM CHOPPER!!!!!!

AND NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING...

We had a nice holiday weekend, time spent with Peg, Johnny, John and Zach, Brandy and Mike. Mike, Ray and Pete went to the boat on Saturday - they claimed no winnings. Everyone came over to my place Saturday night for games and to party like a rock star (according to Brandy). The festivities lasted until after 2 a.m. for some of us. We played Trivial Pursuit (Kim won!) and Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? ( and found out most of us aren't! - Mike, Peg & Zach's team won), sat around and talked and just had a good time. Thanks to Brandy for the munchies she provided and Doug & Kathy for the Red Velvet Cake (yummy!). It was my first party at my place and it was nice to have everyone there - Brandy figured at one time we had around 15 to 20 people.

We also did some visiting over the weekend at Doug's and Pete's.

We missed the ones who weren't there again this year, as we always miss them: Mark, Darrell and Rick. Someday we will all be together again, I hope!!!

So, it was fun while it lasted and now we go back to our regular old lives. We have a lot to be thankful for....not the least of which is cell phones!!!

DARRELL, CHECK OUT THIS WEB SITE

(AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO)
WWW.MONT.MIAMIVALLEYJAILS.ORG
LOOK UNDER TOMMY BROYLES NAME AND CLICK ON MONT ON THE LEFT OF HIS NAME TO SEE HIS PICTURE. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK UP OTHER OLD FRIENDS!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

WAS A PRETTY GOOD THANKSGIVING, I SUPPOSE. MARK INVITED US ALL FOR DINNER BUT I FLEW ALL THE WAY OUT THERE AND THEN HE WOULDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR. SO I CAME BACK HOME. ROBIN AND CHAD CAME OVER FOR TURKEY AND THEN WE JOINED EVERYBODY AT PETE'S FOR DESERT LATER. THERE WAS PETE, KIM & HER TRIBE, ROBIN & CHAD, RAY, LOLA, AMELIA, PEG, JOHNNY, JOHN, ZACH, MICHELLE, CASEY, KATIE & HER BOYFRIEND CHRIS ??, AND PROBABLY A COUPLE THAT I MISSED. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: THERE'S AN EMPTY TRAILER COURT SOMEWHERE. BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE(SINCE IT ONLY COMES ONCE A YEAR)

Happy Turkey Day...I know...I need HELP!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

HAVING DINNER AROUND FIVE P.M.,ALL ARE WELCOME!!

FINAL TRIVIA QUESTION

HOW MANY COOTS'S CAN KISS MY ASS?
ALL OF THEM THAT DON'T LIKE MY LITTLE TRIVIA QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, John, I hope your happy

This morning on the news it said that it is supposed to start snowing on Friday. So, I hope you're satisfied!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSAY

TO DOUG AND KATHY YESTERDAY.......


30 YEARS!!

AS AL PACINO WOULD SAY............HOO HA!


THEY ARE NOW RUNNING A CLOSE SECOND TO PEG & JOHNNY!

JORDYN'S BIRTHDAY

HERE ARE SOME PICS......ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T BE GREAT - CAMERA PHONE, ETC.

These are princess dresses. No explanation necessary. I also don't know why this is typing this like a link and I don't care at 3:22 am.This is the cake Jordyn made Shane for his birthday. Those are little Miller Lite cans on top. She cracks me up!

ALLWORKANDNOPLAYMAKESDOUGADULLBOYALLWORKANDNOPLAYMAKESDOUGADULLBOYALLWORKANDNOPLAYMAKESDOUGADULLBOY

TRIVIA FOR PETEY

HOW MANY TATOOS ON A BOUNTY HUNTER ?

TRIVIA FOR MICHELLE

HOW MANY CORNERS IN A CIRCLE ?

TRIVIA FOR MARK

HOW MANY BARS ON A CELL DOOR ?

TRIVIA FOR ROBIN

HOW MANY LITTLE DEBBIE SWISS MISS ROLLS IN A BOX ?

OFFICIAL NOTICE

We have another blog moderator now. Darrell will be assuming the role of Coots Clan Moderator #2 or whatever name he comes up with besides Massey Ferguson squared.
(is squared right when it's times 2? i failed math, algebra and all that stuff)

Yes, he will be able to do all the things I do so I can concentrate on other things and just enjoy the blog for awhile. I'll still be (always) Coots Clan Moderator #1.
I feel it's important to mention that because while I think Darrell will do an excellent job, he may not be so quick to catch certain "no-no" words as I am. And you all know what those words are!

So welcome to Darrell....let's all clap and woo-hoo and stuff!

WELL, LETS TRY SOMETHING ELSE

THE MUSIC THING IS GETTIN BORING. MAINLY BECAUSE NONE OF YOU ALL KNOW KNOW SHIT ABOUT GOOD OLD SONGS. EXCEPT MARK, AND HE JUST MAY KNOW ALMOST AS MUCH AS ME. SO LET'S TRY JUST TRIVIA ANYTHING. IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW A LITTLE FACTOID THAT NOBODY ELSE KNOWS, THROW IT OUT THERE AND WE'LL SEE. I JUST MIGHT SURPRISE YA. MY HEAD IS JUST FULL OF THESE LITTLE BITS OF INFO ON A MILLION THINGS. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. JUST SOMETHIN TO PASS THE TIME. LOLA HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE FIRST SILENT DRACULA MOVIE BUT I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER SO IT'S A STUPID QUESTION.

ONE MORE

_______SITS AROUND IN HIS UNDERWEAR
BITING ON A BULLET
AND PULLING OUT ALL OF HIS HAIR
_______GOT ALL OF HIS FAMILY THERE

ANOTHER ONE

THERE'S A CLOSET FULL OF DRESSES
THAT I BOUGHT YOU
AND HERES THE KEYS
TO THE NEW CAR IN THE DRIVE

BEFORE YOU LEAVE OUR ROOM
PUT ON YOUR BEST PERFUME

one for the cowboys

I'LL BE LOOKIN FOR 8 WHEN THEY PULL THAT GATE
AND I HOPE THAT JUDGE AINT BLIND

IT'S MIDNIGHT AT A LIQUOR STORE IN TEXAS
BENEATH THE NEON, CLOSE UP HAS JUST BEGUN
WHEN A BOY WALKS IN THE DOOR
AND POINTS A PISTOL
HE CAN'T FIND A JOB
BUT MAN HE'S FOUND A GUN

a song robin will know

HERE WE COME
WALKING DOWN THE STREET
SINGING SOME STUPID ASS LOVE SONG
TO EVERYONE WE MEET
HEY HEY WERE THE..................

MUCHO MUSICALI

HOW CAN YOU TELL ME
HOW MUCH YOU MISS ME
WHEN THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU GIRL
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KISS ME

THAT RICH GUY YOU'VE BEEN SEEIN
MUST HAVE LET YOU DOWN

MORE MUSICAL FECES (FECES MEANS SHIT)

WELL, I WENT HOME WITH WAITRESS
THE WAY I ALWAYS DO
HOW WAS I TO KNOW
SHE WAS WITH THE RUSSIANS TOO


NOW I'M HIDING IN HONDURAS
AND I'M A DESPERATE MAN
S___ L_______ G____ AND M______
CAUSE THE SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN

GARDEN SONGS

WELL,THE SUN COMES UP IN THE MORNING
SHINES THAT LIGHT AROUND
THEN ONE DAY
WITHOUT NO WARNING
THINGS START JUMPING UP FROM THE GROUND

MUSIC TRIVIA

EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME
IT ALL GETS KIND OF DRY
HENRY HEADS TO MEXICO
TO SEE WHAT HE CAN BUY

HENRY TASTED, HE GOT WASTED
COULDN'T EVEN SEE
HENRY KEEP THE BRAKES ON
FOR THIS CORNER IF YOU PLEASE

Music Trivia #8

_____ had come, equipped with a gun
to shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams
by stealing the girl of his fancy
Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil
but everyone knew her as Nancy

MORE MUSIC TRIVIA

MOVED MY FAMILY
AWAY FROM MY
CAROLINA HOME
HAD DREAMS ABOUT THE WEST
STARTED TO ROAM
SIX LONG MONTHS ON A DUST COVERED
THEY SAY HEAVEN'S AT THE END
BUT SO FAR IT'S BEEN HELL

MORE MUSIC TRIVIA

TODAY HE TRADED HIS BIG
NINETY EIGHT OLDSMOBILE
HE GOT A HELL OF A DEAL
ON A BRAND NEW SPORTS CAR

Amelia Update 2

We've had some visits with Amelia. The first one on October 30 was to go over her service plan there and we got to stay with her for about 2 hours. The visit went well; she was very glad to see us and sad to have us leave. She wasn't disrespectful or any of her usual behaviors. We had our second visit last week and spent our time in the facility game room playing pool and checkers. Again, she was very enjoyable to be with and did better when we left but was still sad. Her phone call this week was very cheerful and positive and she had been off level one--the lowest level--for a bit more than a week. We were supposed to have our first off campus visit Saturday but there was a problem at school, the negative report came home and she is back on level one which means no office campus visit. We aren't even sure that we get one at all. Have to call again in the morning since I didn't get the messages till I got home tonight. She's gotten a letter from Aunt Susan that she seemed very tickled to get. We just hope that when she writes back, she doesn't use any of those texting shortcuts so that Susan will know what she's talking about. Anyhow, we aren't sure about the holiday schedule. She still has to earn her off campus visits and she's no where near getting home or overnight visits yet. Keep praying.
I'm enjoying the posts and the music trivia but I do better with entertainment trivia like what was the name of the first Dracula movie that was a silent film? Blah, blah, blah.
The idea of a contest would be good--I'm think frequent poster would go to Cooterizer. I could be wrong. Anyhow, I will try to post some pics of us and our tiny tribe. I think that we got some good pics when in Kentucky that last time. Very nice trip--again. Susan mentioned wanting us to come down again in January--and I KNOW that all of you are ALL about that!! Eh?
And those of you who are griping about being here--the onliest reason that we all ARE still here is family. We just need somewhere else we can all migrate to. Ray and I vote for southeast Utah. Hands down. Someday.
That's all for now. Talk at ya, later.

MUSICAL TRIVIA#5

EVERYBODY I MET
SEEMED TO BE A _____ _____,
NO MOTHER OR DAD
NOT A FRIEND DID I SEE,
I KNEW NOT THEIR NAMES
AND I KNEW NOT THEIR FACES
BUT I FOUND THEY WERE ALL
_____ ________ TO ME

MUSICAL TRIVIA #4

DOWN TO THE BARNYARD YOU STAGGERED ,YOU FELL DOWN BY THE DOOR,THE VERY LAST WORDS THAT YOU UTTERED "I'LL NEVER GET DRUNK ANYMORE"

Perhaps...

You all should sign up for that new game show...Duel. It's a trivia game and since you are all about the trivia (although i am better than any of you) why don't you audition and win us some money? Go to abc.com for more details.

Glad to see everyone having fun, though!!!

P.S. did anyone see the EAGLES on the CMA awards wednesday nite. Ahhh, life is good sometimes. Oddly enough, although the actual band was there: Don Henly, Glenn Frey, Timothy B Schmidt and Joe Walsh (not sure about Don Felder, i think he was a no show) - Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne were nowhere to be found. And I believe that says it all, DOUG!!

MUSICAL TRIVIA #3

THOSE NEON LIGHTS KEPT CALLING ME
AND LORD I JUST HAD TO GET DOWNTOWN
I REACHED INTO THE GLOVEBOX AND
ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE WENT DOWN..........

MUSICAL TRIVIA #2

MAKE ME AN ANGEL
THAT FLIES FROM MONTGOMERY,
MAKE ME A POSTER
OF AN OLD RODEO,
JUST GIVE ME ONE THING
THAT I CAN HOLD ONTO
BELIEVIN IN LIVING
IS A HARD WAY TO GO.....

MUSICAL TRIVIA #1

FAITH HAS BEEN BROKEN
TEARS MUST BE CRIED
LET'S DO SOME LIVING
AFTER WE'VE DIED...................

SOMETHING NEW

JUST TO TRY AND KEEP THINGS INTERESTING, I THOUGHT I WOULD START A LITTLE MUSICAL TRIVIA CONTEST(PRIZES TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE). I WILL REVEAL A FEW LINES OF A SONG, AND YOUR MISSION, (SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT ), IS TO GUESS THE TITLE OF THE SONG AND THE ARTIST. PRETTY GOOD IDEA HUH, ALTHOUGH I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. ANYWAY, WE WILL KEEP A MENTAL TALLY OF WHO GETS THE MOST RIGHT AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY ON ONE OF THE MAJOR NETWORKS(OR, IF THEY REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE I WILL JUST NAME THE WINNER ON THE BLOG).



HAPPY TRAILS.

snow!!!

lets all hope for some snow the week of thanksgiving in ohio. does anyone know what the 30 day weather outlook for the greater dayton area is?

new reality series

dog dancing with the BLACK AMERICANS.

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Well clan........December 23rd marks our first anniversary of the family blog. All in all, I would have to say it's been an enormous success. I just wish more of us would participate, including the lurkers.

I have really been enjoying this first year and all the posts and contributions. I feel like it's brought our family closer and kept us connected. It's rare when we get together now in person and don't mention the blog. It's also rare when we get together now and don't post about it. More activity on the blog would be nice.....but I know we are all checking it on a regular basis even when we don't post something. Yes, I know you've been here and when.......much to Pete's chagrin and annoyance.

I'm bringing up the one year anniversary now because I think it would be cool to do something special for it. I don't know if that would be a vote on the best post this year; the best pics; the most frequent poster....we could come up with some kind of award or prize for that. Other options could be: each family submit a family group pic or a group of pics of their family; or some other kind of family oriented post. A contest of some kind. An on line game get together. Stories, remembrances, etc.

Since you are all (in one way or another) a Coots, I want your ideas and thoughts on this. This is a family effort, not mine.......I just moderate and keep the thing going (with as little effort as possible :-p ). However, if I must do this by myself, I will. Unless I don't feel like it, then I won't.

So, send me your ideas, thoughts, suggestions (real ones, Doug, Mark and John). Think about it for a couple of weeks if you want. Email me your ideas, etc. Don't post about it, just email me. November 30th will be the cutoff date to submit your ideas. I will post the ideas and suggestions as they come in. We can vote on them after the 30th and the majority will rule (unless otherwise stated in section 14, paragraph 6 of the rules and regulations made up by the moderator). I will post the final results. I'd like to get this done and have our anniversary post - whatever it might be - ready to go on December 23rd.

So, as Darrell would say, get your wheels turning and come up with some ideas. Email them to me by 11/30/07.

Let's see what we can do to make the anniversary post really unique!!

Banjo on Halloween

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

PETE..................................NOVEMBER 3
BRENDA.............................NOVEMBER 9


LINDSAY............................NOVEMBER 1
CHELSEA............................NOVEMBER 1
TRICIA...............................NOVEMBER 3


BAILEY...............................NOVEMBER 11
SHANE................................NOVEMBER 14
JORDYN..............................NOVEMBER 19
ROB....................................NOVEMBER 28

DON'T YOU WISH YOUR BROTHER WAS A FREAK LIKE MINE?

Rick and Kathy doing it up for Halloween! Pretty cool set up complete with mini dungeon, graveyard, spooky music, fog machine, ghosts and goblins aplenty! I took these pictures right before dark.....it's actually darker outside than it looks in the pics.



(title sung to the tune of "don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me")

SNEAKY REPUBLICANS CAUGHT ON TAPE!

Beware of republicans luring you into dark places and making you wear sunglasses.......


But most of all, NEVER stand in front of a republican in a subway station! Sneaky bastards!!

GOOD NEWS PETEY!!!!!!

I JUST HEARD THEY WERE COMBINING YOUR TWO FAVORITE SHOWS NEXT SEASON.
THE NEW SHOW IS : DANCING WITH DOG, THE BOUNTY HUNTER !

Strip Mining

Joyce helped us discover a new entertainment center in the middle of Cumberland right next door to Charlotte's restaurant. She saw a couple of teenage girls standing outside of and looking into the Coal Miner's Tavern which she assumed was a strip club due to the silhouettes of scantily clad girls on the outside of the building. As we passed by the establishment later on, we discovered the "girls" were actually silhouettes of miners with pick axes. Ahhh...yes....strip miners!! Woo...hoo!!

Cofirming what we were wondering in Cumberland this past weekend

COOTS - Mrs. Betty Jane Coots, age 73, of Marietta, GA, died Sunday, September 25, 2005.
Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Tuesday, September 27, 2005 in the Chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with Dr. John D. Wells, Rev. Denise D. Beltzner and Dr. John Hull officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta.
Born in Perry County, Kentucky, Mrs. Coots has lived in Marietta for the past 38 years. She was a member of the Woodstock First Baptist Church and attended First Presbyterian Church of Marietta.
She is preceded in death by her husband, the late James C. Coots and daughters, Vickie and Vaughn.
Survivors include 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Jan Coots of Marietta, Scott and Kim Coots of Marietta, Ron and Candice Coots of Kennesaw; 1 brother, Chris Begley of Lexington, Kentucky; 2 sisters, Shirley Shepherd of Lexington, Kentucky and Sylvia Patton of Columbia, South Carolina; 5 grandchildren, Leslie, Audrey, Ansley, Joshua and Brandon Coots.
Contributions may be made to The American Red Cross at Metropolitan Atlanta Red Cross, P.O. Box 101776, Atlanta, GA 30392.

MISS JORDYN

AND SHE KNOWS
THE HELL I'M GOING THROUGH
IN THIS WORLD
INSIDE MY HEAD

THERE'S A DEVIL
LIVING IN THE BOTTLE
AND HE WON'T REST
UNTIL I'M DEAD

not sure if this pic will show up on here or not since we have it blocked here at work but if not i will do it at moms this weekend. I'm sure all you Hillary lovers will like it.

Michelle is no sister of mine, i have officially disowned you and so will your grandparents. you were raised better than that. no never mind mom and dad screwed you up from the beginning.

BRANDY FORBES.....

WHERE ARE YOU??!!!!

Amelia Update

Well, it didn't take long for her to try to manipulate the situation down there-she called us on Tuesday and just after hurried and called her boyfriend, Josh. She was busted by the house mom and Amelia told her that she'd called home and talked to me but Josh was here so she got to talk to him. Except when I talked to Amelia--I was still at work. Hmm...At any rate, she is only allowed to talk to us once a week. I got an e-mail from her case manager on Thursday and he reported that she seemed to be "settling in nicely." There was also another incident of "untruth" that was straightened out. She will learn that all the consequences that she earns are of her own making and it's the same thing every time. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Ray and I had a lovely weekend--worked on the house, did some yard work, went to out to eat 3 times, to a movie(for those on both sides of the fence on Iraq)"In the Valley of Elah"and to a steel guitar show which was quite fun. We won't be going out to eat for a few weeks now as we're already sick of it. I acquired enough left over food for lunch 3 days this week!
I look forward to hearing more spunky political stuff as the election approaches ever so quickly. I will surely find more intelligent opinions here than on TV. Hey, is there room for a Coots in the White House? Any of them will do and there's enough others to make up a cabinet so we don't have to worry about strangers messing up things.

MARK WATCHING A MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH ROBIN....

First off let me start by saying that was a lovely poem you put on here for grandma.

Now to respond to your comment about the republicans, let me know when your ready to get out of here and i will bring you some boxes from work and in fact i will even help you pack. there is no way the people of America are going to put a democrat in the office. do you honestly think we will be better off with bill in office again ( i say bill because we all know he will try to run things behind closed doors, not to mention a woman cant handle the stress)? what is your beef with the way the country is being run now? i suppose you think we should cut our losses and just up and leave Iraq. but i guess your a typical democrat and want to blame all your problems on the government. by the way has your hose quit swelling yet?

For Mom........10/6/88

If Roses Grow in Heaven

If roses grow in Heaven Lord
Please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my Mother's arms
and tell her they're from me.
Tell her I love her and miss her,
and when she turns to smile,
Place a kiss upon her cheek
and hold her for a while.
Because remembering her is easy,
I do it everyday,
But there is an ache within my heart
That will never go away.

JOHN, WHO'S THAT GIRL YOU'RE WITH?

More Road-kill humor

A friend of mine lives in Maine, she recently went to her parent's house in northern Maine and saw this. She had to turn around to go back and take a picture!!

Amelia's Address

Dear all--Amelia is at Midwestern Children's Home, P.O. Box 48, Pleasant Plain, OH 45162. We talked with her today and she is very sad and says that she misses us. She went to register @ her new school today--in Goshen, OH. She will start officially tomorrow. All of you are on her "approved" list. I think I may have forgotten some people but she will be glad to hear from you. Keep her in prayer that she makes the most of this chance to change. We are very aware of how very quiet it is here. I'm still working late hours @ my new job so it's not like we're getting to spend any time together...Ray mostly tests his eyelids for leaks in the evenings anyhow. Will keep you all informed as to how she is doing.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:






CHANCE - OCTOBER 18

KATI - OCTOBER 22

KIM - OCTOBER 24

JASMINE - OCTOBER 25

TONY - OCTOBER 25

CASEY - OCTOBER 30


*actually i'm not sure about casey and jasmine but they're around there somewhere

New News

For those of you who are intending to meet in Cumberland on the weekend of October 19th, Ray and I just made our reservations @ the ever popular Cumberland Motel. Best get your reservations in soon! We will be arriving late again due to work stuff. Tricia and Kyle are coming with us! Looking forward to seeing as many of the rest of the Cootses as possible.
News about Amelia--she has been accepted @ Midwestern Children's Village and will start tomorrow. She isn't exactly thrilled but knows that this is an opportunity to make some changes in her life. We are relieved but sad that in the myriad of things that we have tried to do to guide her nothing has worked to this point. We are both very impressed with the program and the environment. She is supervised 24/7 and is in a group home situation. She has house parents with 2 young children, a dog and a cat. We won't have any face to face contact for the first 30 days but are allowed to have phone calls, weekly. Visits will take place at the facility once the 30 days are up. I will post her address and such once we meet with them tomorrow and find out who she can get correspondence from. There is no e-mail, only the "snail" variety. We will be providing her with stamps and addresses for the family and such. Those of you who are in the witness protection program will need to let us know which alias you're using and if the address we give out is a "safe" house or not.
We'll start out with 2 hour visits on campus. Her behavior and progress will determine the visits off campus and at home. The average stay is 9-12 months for exceptional kids who really try. I have no expectations at this point. I just want to see her make an effort to have a better life. So that's it for now. You're all in OUR prayers as I know that none of you are without your own burdens and problems but are still blessed to have one another to crack on. I know it's how you show "the love."

ROBIN

I READ IN THE PAPER WHERE THEY HAD A BEAUTY CONTEST IN DREXEL LAST WEEKEND. NOBODY WON.

WELCOME BACK, MARK!!

Yeah! Mark's back and on line again.

Good luck adjusting to the real life again and you better be working on the stuff you need to be working on!

Have fun reading the blog and getting caught up on all the news and such.

p.s. Good one, Darrell!

HERE YOU GO MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bored

you people must keep me amused!!!!!

Hmmm....................

http://mikecoots.com/

MICHELLE - MYTHBUSTERS

MICHELLE, I THINK MAYBE YOU NEED TO WATCH MYTHBUSTERS AGAIN. I WATCHED LAST NIGHT AND THEY BUSTED THE MYTH ABOUT CELL PHONES AT THE GAS PUMP,
BUT, THEY PROVED THE MYTH ABOUT GETTING IN AND OUT OF YOUR CAR AT THE PUMP CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. ALSO, I THINK YOU OWE THE FAT ASS GUY AT SPEEDWAY AN APOLOGY!!!!!!!!!!

PRAY FOR ROBIN

I GUESS ROBIN NEEDS OUR PRAYERS! APPARENTLY HER HOSE IS SWELLING UP AND CHAD WANTS TO PUT A T-STAT IN. (WHATEVER A T-STAT IS) CRACKHEADS, GO FIGURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD, GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE, THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN, AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW WHERE TO BURY THE BODIES.

What the Moderator Was Alluding To..

We have been trying for sometime to get Amelia into a facility that is better able to cope with her issues than, obviously, we are. For those who don't know or understand, we have discovered that she has signs of fetal alcohol effect--brain dysfunction that stems from my sister's drinking when she was pregnant and other of the crap (attachment disorder) from neglect and abuse that occurred in her household prior to Amelia coming to live with us at age 3. You might all think that she's just a normal teen but you don't live with what we have. Ray and I knew that there was something more going on than what the so called professionals have been telling us, lo' these many years and it worsens all the time. Although, she is currently getting neurofeedback to help "reroute the brain waves to where they should be", it is helping in very small ways that, in the scale of things, are huge. We have been on a waiting list for this particular facility since April and will be going to the pre-admission interview, Sept. 25th. It was the 11th and was postponed due to my new job. As Robin had so kindly requested, please keep us in prayer over this whole matter. This facility has had good success with the type of things we've experienced with her and are hoping that she will also be a success story. She is ambivalent about the change but is hoping for a better life for herself as well. Please pray for her half-brother, Raymond, also. Their parallel self destruction is uncanny. His adoptive family is also being forced to seek out of home placement for him due to some matters that are even more serious than what we have dealt with. PSA--public service announcement: if you know of any young person or someone who drinks, warn them of the aftermath of drinking when pregnant. The consequences are devastating to all who surround the affected child. If you know anyone who has a baby and is neglecting and abusing them, don't be a wuss---call Children's Services EARLY--don't depend on the person to change. As lame as CSB is, they are the only game in town and sometimes, they can make a difference. Gotta go. Hoping to have more upbeat news for our next post.

I'M NOT OLD
BUT I'M GETTING A WHOLE LOT OLDER EVERYDAY
IT'S TOO LATE
TO KEEP FROM GOING CRAZY
I'VE GOT TO GET AWAY
THE REASONS THAT I CAN'T STAY
DON'T HAVE A THING TO DO WITH BEING IN LOVE
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT LOVING A MAN
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE THIS ROUGH
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO FEELS LIKE THIS WORLD'S
LEFT YOU FAR BEHIND
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOTTA BE
ANGRY ALL THE TIME

Thinking About...

Well, tomorrow is a day of remembrance and I hope we all do.....September 11, 2001.


On another note, share some of your thoughts and prayers for Ray, Lola and Amelia tomorrow and Wednesday. These are important days for them so hope and pray for a good resolution to come about that they have been trying hard for.
Sending good thoughts your way!

Now, somebody else say something, dammit!

300th Post!

YEAH!!!

THIS IS THE 300TH POST ON OUR BLOG!!

JUST WANTED TO SHOUT IT OUT!!

HAYLEY'S BIRTHDAY

So, Hayley wanted a birthday dinner with some of her girls, we went to Applebee's and had a good time. I won't mention the screams of terror during the ride home in the storm. Oops, I just did!

Anyway, here are pics of Hayley's 15th birthday celebration!