Recent jaunt to Kentucky

Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home. Being a teacher's/principal's kid, I can't ever pass up a National Park.

The Blue Marlin Lounge

My garage band is now playing the garage tour. On Saturday night, we played a private birthday party, in the coolest garage I've ever seen! It doesn't show on this photo, but take my word for it, Tim Taylor of Tool Time would have loved this garage! Anyway, we had a good time and were asked again, to play at The Little Grill (small Manhattan restaurant). We're going to play Brick's soon, it depends on how my minor leg surgery goes next week, but that's another story. This photo isn't very clear, I think my friend Sue took it with her phone. Imagine that!

XOXXX, Joan

Thought you might like to see a "happy" from the Nashville-Perrys. "Captain Rachel Ray" has had a great Freshman Vball season, made good friends, enjoyed her new coaches and learned the secret handshake (hail-Mary- full of grace). Oh, yah, and school's good too. Here are a few pictures from a recent game. In one of the pictures you'll see John's leg, my parents, me and her youth leader from church. My parents were here for a week, my dad helped put up a shed in the back yard and my mom and I enjoyed watching them work. Besides the stinkin' stock market, we're happy-- the Titans and Vandy are both winning. Rachel and John went to see Vanderbilt beat Auburn recently (she took my ticket so she'd have an excuse not to go to homecoming)! Today she's going to Knoxville for her first UT-- Vols game--orange nail polish and all. It's all things football here in the South.
We are well, and we miss you. John will be going to CA soon, so he'll bring our love!

Aloha!!

Aloha Everyone! Ron, Ryan and I are back from 6 wonderful days in Kauai! We had a great time sitting on the sunny beach, reading and eating (my favorite things to do!). Ryan's main goal was to read two books and get "negro" as he puts it. He accomplished both! So needless to say we weren't too adventuresome. Ryan has informed us that he will be joining us the next time we go. I guess that means he had a good time.

Here are some pictures. The seals are not dead, they just come up on the beach everyday to sunbathe. The hotel ropes them off so that people don't bother them. Our hotel was great, right on the beach, we just opened our patio door and there it was. The sunset picture was from our room. We are ready to go back!!

Well, gotta run for now, but we love you all and miss those of you that we don't get to see often enough!

Janelle

New Toy

This is Gene's newest "big boy toy". And yes, that's a gun rack on the front. The bucket-hat is his latest fashion statement. He is waaaaaaay cool.

Have a good weekend, love to you all.

Joan

Celebrations at the Nashville Perrys!

"We" just finished our second cataract surgery and so far the ol eye got an update-- a lifetime free of contacts or glasses-- if all goes according to plan. But better than that, John's boss took him to lunch on Monday and said that he had been promoted to "Partner". His name was submitted to a leadership group at the firm and he was voted in unanimously. He received a note from one of the guys of welcome, and he said what a fine addition John was and that he does all things with excellence. Rachel and I don't exactly know what exactly partner means, but we celebrated him with a candlelight steak dinner Monday night. The two Perry girls here are awful proud. I knew you'd want to know.

Other news:
RR is a bit overwhelmed with the "more homework" part of high school. She just was voted captain of the vball team, and is playing really well. Nice girls on the team, great new friends-- and she looks adorable in her catholic school girl uniform.

Since we couldn't go to the USC/UVA game (boo hoo!!), I listed the tickets on ebay. The bidding should be over around 5:00 PM today, and this morning the price is at $256. To ease the guilt of feeling like a scalper, we'll donate all the money to Immanuel. Have you checked out our website? Check here. Love to all.

Isn't John great!!

The Unsinkable Water-Dogs

That was our garage band's name, yesterday, as we played music aboard a big, beautiful houseboat. We were electrified and everything! At one point, the boat owner anchored in a cove (other side of the lake), and we attracted quite a crowd. The guy with the dreads, is Kendrick, local restaurant owner/musician/Jamaican. He always calls me "sister", which cracks me up! Now he wants us to come play at his restaurant. Next thing you know, we'll need a tour bus!

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, much love to all.

Joan