Working For The Weekend

This four day week has seemed like 7. This is the time of year at my job at United Way that takes every ounce of creativity to get it done. I manage the production of United Way's annual campaign video, the printed materials, etc. We filmed several weeks ago and now have an edited 7 minute video that I must say, turned out great. In the midst of this I'm planning a special event next week that will take place at Vulcan Park, under a tent no less, at straight up noon. Can you say "make your guests suffer." Friday has rolled around again and I'm certainly looking forward to it. My right side of my brain has now gone on strike. Last week Jerry and I were already on the beach enjoying wonderful Gulf Shores. Perhaps this week we'll buy each of us a plastic pool for the back yard!!! Enjoy the weekend folks. By the way - the following is a picture of my great-niece Helen. Her mom is my niece Kristy (my brother Phil's daughter). Just wanted to show you our "firey" red head.

Seashell Shuffle

We had a great Memorial Day at Gulf Shores with my Mom and Dad. Jerry and I arrived on Friday to slightly overcast skies. But that never deters us from the beach. We sat out a while waiting on our room to get ready and watched the waves roll in. The "red flags" were flying which means that they're are undertoes in the ocean. This is the first trip that we've seen surfers catching the waves. "Did I say CRAZY?" As I mentioned in my previous post, Jerry is obsessive-compulsive over seashells. I'm considering a Psychiatrist to dig deep into his psyche to see where this obsession comes from (HA!) The picture of him standing is his new dance, "The Seashell Shuffle." He was walking around digging his feet into the sand to see if he could find yet another shell. (Imagine doing the "Twist" in sand and you'll get the idea.) On Saturday, I tried to see just how burned a human can get. So needless to say on Sunday I spent the day under an umbrella dodging the least little sun-ray. Oh well, life goes on.

Happy Memorial Day

To all our friends and family reading our blog today we wish you a Happy Memorial Day. Don't forget to put up your American flags. Jerry and I, along with my Mom and Dad, are heading down to Gulf Shores for a long weekend. I'll share some photos when we get back but they will only show me from the neck up. Jerry has an addiction to shell hunting so I'm sure when we return I'll have to buy some sort of glass container to go along with our other thousand glass containers full of shells. Our hairy family members are staying home with Teeny (better known as Grandmommy to them) and Jason (their human brother).

Daily Living

Hey folks! I'm still playing around and practicing the aspects of blogging. I promise before long I'll have something more exciting to say. Much like last Tuesday and the Tuesday before that, I'm highly anticipating American Idol tonight. What did we ever do before reality TV?

Emma's Baptism

We had a great Sunday with Emma being baptised this morning. She did great!! We had a great crowd with lots of family there to see the big event. She was baptised with several other girls, one of which was Lacey, a little girl that is also in my Sunday School class. For those of you who don't know I teach 3rd and 4th grade Sunday School at First Bapitst Church of Leeds. I've had Emma in my class since she was 5 years old. Next year she promises me she'll move up without me :) She's growing up. Here are a few photos.

IT'S FRIDAY!

Well it's Friday folks and I must say I'm very glad to have a weekend coming up. We don't have a lot planned, but as you know, it flies by fast. Here's a photo of Sky on our front porch. I think she's glad it's Friday also.

My niece, Emma, will be baptised on Sunday. We're very excited for her. For those who don't know she's actually my great-niece and is 10 years old. I'll post a picture when I get one. Anyway. This is my attempt had creating an interesting blog. Check in often.