It's so windy here today, you need rocks in your pockets to keep from blowing away!
Some of you may have heard, our black lab Maggie has been a sick puppy. She has pneumonia in both lungs and I thought we were going to lose her. It came on suddenly and scared the daylights out of me. Now that she's on antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory, she's starting to feel a little better. Dang dog.
We had Gene's mom, sister and brother-in-law here for lunch yesterday. They just wanted to come visit us country-bumpkins. They hadn't met Boaz, the horse yet, so we did that, and they were very interested in the new horse trailer. Doesn't take much to entertain them! Anyhow, we had a pleasant afternoon with them.
Just spoke with Jenna, in Holland (it still amazes me, that you can talk to someone halfway around the world and it sounds like they're next door). We try to phone her every Sunday, but with the 7 hour time difference, we screw it up more often than not. She continues to do well and thinks that in a previous life, she must have been Dutch. That's how much she likes the country and the people. And it doesn't hurt that the Dutch people are tall and very handsome. Jenna's words, not mine...We're looking forward to our trip over there, in March.
Other than that, there's not much to report. We're beginning to get some fall colors, so that's enjoyable and it's cooling down at night. The days are sure getting shorter.
I wish y'all a good week and get well thoughts to Aunt Lolo.
XOXXX, Joan
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Greetings from huntington beach!
Well, I guess I had better jump on the blog as well. Things are good here in H.B. Everyone is back to school and is happy with their teachers (as much as can be expected).
Ryan is as busy as always. He is producing, directing and staring in a variety show. He is also going to be in the Halloween parade next month at Disneyland. Dance shows at school of course and trying to fit time in to study for the SAT and Act as well as start on the college application process. YIKES, I have an almost college age child! When did that happen?!
Paige is good. She is in off season training for the school soccer team as well as working out in the gym two days a week getting the knee in shape. She is constantly reminding us that she can get her driver's permit in November. I am feeling older by the minute! She is happy at school and loves hanging out with her friends, of which there are too many to keep track of.
Sydney is loving middle school! The homework is a bit more, but she is adjusting to it. Her soccer season started two weeks ago. She is playing on a plus team. She scored her first goal of the season last Saturday, it was an amazing shot! Much to my dismay, I see the signs of a teenager rearing it's head within her. NOT YET!!!!
Ron is hanging in there with all the ups and downs of the mortgage industry, so he just tries to play more golf. I think retirement would suit him just fine right about now.
I have been keeping busy with the kids (surprise huh?) and working on my golf game. I'm getting better everyday. I have a girlfriend who I try to play with on Tuesday's.
Well, I guess that is pretty much what is new around here. We are happy and healthy!
Love to all of you!
Janelle
Ryan is as busy as always. He is producing, directing and staring in a variety show. He is also going to be in the Halloween parade next month at Disneyland. Dance shows at school of course and trying to fit time in to study for the SAT and Act as well as start on the college application process. YIKES, I have an almost college age child! When did that happen?!
Paige is good. She is in off season training for the school soccer team as well as working out in the gym two days a week getting the knee in shape. She is constantly reminding us that she can get her driver's permit in November. I am feeling older by the minute! She is happy at school and loves hanging out with her friends, of which there are too many to keep track of.
Sydney is loving middle school! The homework is a bit more, but she is adjusting to it. Her soccer season started two weeks ago. She is playing on a plus team. She scored her first goal of the season last Saturday, it was an amazing shot! Much to my dismay, I see the signs of a teenager rearing it's head within her. NOT YET!!!!
Ron is hanging in there with all the ups and downs of the mortgage industry, so he just tries to play more golf. I think retirement would suit him just fine right about now.
I have been keeping busy with the kids (surprise huh?) and working on my golf game. I'm getting better everyday. I have a girlfriend who I try to play with on Tuesday's.
Well, I guess that is pretty much what is new around here. We are happy and healthy!
Love to all of you!
Janelle
Nelson News
Greetings from Kansas! Up until now, I haven't had much to report, but we've had a week filled with adventure and news.
I'll start with Lucia, Gene's sister...she had a cardiac catheter last week and we're hoping she doesn't need heart valve replacement surgery. She has yet to meet with the cardiac surgeon, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.
Gene took last week off, for vocal rest. He lost his voice on the last day of his fishing trip, in July and it's not come back. He has been to the doctor, but nothing definitive. He is trying some things the doctor advised (but not all) and thought a week of no talking would help. Not. It was like living with a ghost; I knew he was around, but I was never sure where. I'd holler outside for him, but with no voice, even if he tried to answer me, he can't make enough sound. So I feel like I spent an awful lot of time just trying to locate/keep track of him. The good news is, he got a lot of stuff done around here!
We went horse camping this past weekend, or at least tried to. We woke up very early Saturday morning, inside our new trailer, to the sound of rain. But we didn't care, we were dry and snug! Our camping buddies could not say the same...they neglected the rain fly on their tent and woke up to standing water inside. Not good. Meanwhile, I had an electric heater running along with the coffeemaker. I really like this new trailer! Anyhow, it stayed cold, windy, rainy along with lightning and thunder all morning, so about noon we all decided to call it quits. Sunday, we took the horses to an indoor arena (it was still raining) and Gene took turns riding them both, for about 4 hours. I'm still not riding. Boaz is such a good boy, but green as grass and still has the occasional hissy fit, so he needed work.
Sunday evening we got the news from Carole, that they are moving to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dave is being promoted within Proctor and Gamble and they're sending him to AR to focus on their WalMart account. He'll start Nov. 1 and Carole and the girls will go at the end of the year. Carole has been teaching a college course at the local JC and wants to fulfill her contract. It's a good move for them, but we hate to see the little grandgirls move 5 hours and 38 minutes away. I've already checked it out on MapQuest. So, I guess there are more road trips in our future. Life's about changes...
More rain today, so far we've got 3/4" in the rain gauge and rain forecast for the rest of the day. I can't believe the first day of fall is this Sunday. I'm sure I didn't finish everything on my summer list!
I think a rainy day calls for baking, so there are probably chocolate chip cookies in my future...Take care and I love y'all!
Joan
I'll start with Lucia, Gene's sister...she had a cardiac catheter last week and we're hoping she doesn't need heart valve replacement surgery. She has yet to meet with the cardiac surgeon, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.
Gene took last week off, for vocal rest. He lost his voice on the last day of his fishing trip, in July and it's not come back. He has been to the doctor, but nothing definitive. He is trying some things the doctor advised (but not all) and thought a week of no talking would help. Not. It was like living with a ghost; I knew he was around, but I was never sure where. I'd holler outside for him, but with no voice, even if he tried to answer me, he can't make enough sound. So I feel like I spent an awful lot of time just trying to locate/keep track of him. The good news is, he got a lot of stuff done around here!
We went horse camping this past weekend, or at least tried to. We woke up very early Saturday morning, inside our new trailer, to the sound of rain. But we didn't care, we were dry and snug! Our camping buddies could not say the same...they neglected the rain fly on their tent and woke up to standing water inside. Not good. Meanwhile, I had an electric heater running along with the coffeemaker. I really like this new trailer! Anyhow, it stayed cold, windy, rainy along with lightning and thunder all morning, so about noon we all decided to call it quits. Sunday, we took the horses to an indoor arena (it was still raining) and Gene took turns riding them both, for about 4 hours. I'm still not riding. Boaz is such a good boy, but green as grass and still has the occasional hissy fit, so he needed work.
Sunday evening we got the news from Carole, that they are moving to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dave is being promoted within Proctor and Gamble and they're sending him to AR to focus on their WalMart account. He'll start Nov. 1 and Carole and the girls will go at the end of the year. Carole has been teaching a college course at the local JC and wants to fulfill her contract. It's a good move for them, but we hate to see the little grandgirls move 5 hours and 38 minutes away. I've already checked it out on MapQuest. So, I guess there are more road trips in our future. Life's about changes...
More rain today, so far we've got 3/4" in the rain gauge and rain forecast for the rest of the day. I can't believe the first day of fall is this Sunday. I'm sure I didn't finish everything on my summer list!
I think a rainy day calls for baking, so there are probably chocolate chip cookies in my future...Take care and I love y'all!
Joan
Sunday, September 16, 2007
John's new job
Okay so we're not letting him quit his day job, but he sure is having fun. Our neighbor and "high-end" designer for the country music stars has begun a business of finding junk and turning it into treasures. She's asked John to build her bases for her treasures. So here they are... guess what the cost is for these goods? Truly-- $895 and $1295. So what do you think John should charge?? What's going with you all????
Southern--boy Workshop
Okay, enough is enough. Even her own Mamma is tired of seeing that face as the headline for the blog. Here's one you might enjoy. It's fall and we've lost our husband and daddy to the workshop. John is offically a professional now. He's even making money at it (solely for the purpose of buying more tools!) Id-n't he cute!!!??!!! Other than the basement he's enjoying the Trojans, the Titans and his girls. Not in that order. : )
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