VERY FIRST "First Home Game"!

Around here, you have to be in Kindergarten before you
get to go to the MSU games with the bunch.

Last Saturday, Rachel headed for Starkville
for her Very First Home Game.


She was so excited that she got dressed 2 hours before they left.


Tailgating behind the stadium.
Caleb & Cooper


Daddy & Uncle Lee


Rachel kissing the MSU puppy that Daddy purchased
during the traditional "MSU Barnes & Nobles" visit.


Riley Cat( YES! It is a family affair) and Rachel
checking out the Mascots!


Hannah Banana & Riley Cat!


Rachel giving her "Meanest Football Player" face!


Hannah watching the team warm-up before
kick off.


2 cool 4 U!


Daddy & Rachel.
Note the facial expression...Genetic!


GO DAWGS!


Praying on the field before the game.
Gotta love SEC football.


Hannah's picture.



One Very Big Day.

One tired little girl.

MSU won! BTW....................

Peace.

Horse Shopping!

Thursday found us on highway 59, headed for Covington, GA.

Jae Bar Tad has officially retired, and we are in search of a cutting horse for Caleb.


Bob, Allie, and Lola were at the barn waiting for Uncle Rick to
pull up in the truck and trailer.


Hannah looks pretty chipper- even though it was
6:30 in the morning.


Caleb was giving Hannah all of the reasons that he should
be able to sit in the front seat( during the trip).


Uncle Rick taking a call in his "Office".


Caleb and Rick playing checkers in the Cracker Barrel.


Yes! We LOVE Cracker Barrel!

So much that Hannah can win at the "Peg Game"
ALMOST every time.


Hannah had the camera.


Enjoying the ride.


Caleb and his newest Forensics Pathology set.
He wants to be a M.D. on the Forensics Pathology
team for the FBI.........

Or a Missionary.

Go figure.


A 3 year old Paint Horse stud, at the farm of Ronnie Hodge.


Mr. Ronnie Hodge.
Super Cool guy and "Cutter Extraordinaire".

We loved him and his family.
Just meeting them made the trip "productive".


The guys watching Mr. Ronnie's granddaughter, Hannah, work a horse .


Caleb trying out Horse #1.


Yes!
That is a BUFFALO CALF!


Caleb trying out Horse #2.


A good lookin' Palomino named 'Commander'.


Caleb trying out Horse #3.


A five year old Grey mare.


She is a sweety and Caleb loved her.
We thought that she might be the ONE, until Ronnie quoted us
his 'rock bottom" price of $15,000.00!

Too much to spend for a horse for a 15 year old , who has
3 more years of rodeo'n.

We are hoping that he will still have her in December, so we
can make him an offer.

So we headed back.

6 hours later, we were home.

The kids said that they had a good time, so maybe it was worth the trip...............

Maybe.

Peace.

UPS has YET to find my documents. No big surprise there.

So........

My Secretary of States office has offered to Overnight FED-EX
15 new Seals-Free of Charge- to my courier in Houston.

Dossier will be walked in on Monday.

Awesome!

When does a Government Office EVER do cool stuff like this?!

Thanks for praying.

Peace.

Please Pray!

NOT!


On FRIDAY,
UPS(the only one that offered Staurday delivery) was been kind
enough to take my $60,Guarantee next day delivery, and then
LOOSE my MS STATE CERTIFICATIONS!

So..... my dossier is sitting in the same place that it was on Friday....
On Cindy Marut's desk!

If you have a few seconds, help me pray that they will find these documents
ALL IN ONE PIECE, and that they are delivered to Cindy.

I would really appreciate it.


Peace.

MISS INDEPENDENT!

Mary Elizabeth likes an audience when she goes to the potty.

She likes to sit and talk to people about her dolls, what shampoo is on the bath tub , if her bath will have bubbles in it-TOMORROW,etc.

You name it !

Today was different!

HALLELUJAH!

She said, "Mama! I have to go to the potty! "

I said, "O.K. I'm coming!"

She said, " No ! I am a Big Girl! I do it by myself! "

That sound you hear is the CHORUS OF ANGELS SINGING!

OH! INDEPENDENCE!

Music to my ears!


Peace.

BIG BILL 1986-2008

One of our "babies" died this morning.

Big Bill was one of our quarter horses.

The biggest and tallest one we had.

He was also the sweetest.

Whenever there was a trail ride, ALL of the kids would fight over who would get to ride him.

We called him our "Babysitter".

He and Chappo are the first horses a child will ride when they are in the beginning stages of becoming a "Cowboy".

You couldn't make him run with one of those kids, even if you "fired off a shot-gun".

Horses like him are hard to find.

We will never be able to replace him......not that we would ever want to.

Good-bye, Big Bill.

We Love You.


Peace.

Hurricane Hannah!

WE HAVE HAD TO EXPLAIN TO OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER THAT YOU

DO NOT WANT A HURRICANE TO HIT..................JUST BECAUSE IT

IS NAMED AFTER YOU!!!!!!!

**PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ONES WHO LIVE ON THE GULF COAST.

Peace.