Oney's Bible

I got this letter on a Thursday before Oney was to get his Bible on that Sunday. We had already planned the weekend at the Lake and couldn't back out. Sittie volunteered to keep Oney for the weekend. I would have NEVER missed Ally getting her Bible or even Abby. I remember those Sundays very clearly. It was a special day. It is funny how you learn to take everything in stride with the 3rd child. You realize that you cannot possibly be everywhere for everybody all the time. It is also better for the child to know that you don't ALWAYS have to be at EVERY event. I was so proud of him and he was proud to get his Bible. He and his good friend Meredith Owen were the only two fourth graders.

He also celebrated Joseph's 10th birthday that weekend so they had a blast! Sittie took the three amigos (Jeanne Claire, Joseph and Oney) to the Smurf movie, Benihana's, shopping, and who knows where else! Then they came to Covington for the night.

Comedy Relief - Part Two

If you didn't read my post titled Comedy Relief, then you need to read it to fully appreciate this post.

Comedy Relief Post

The same day that I typed that post I came home to guess what???? A big metal turkey at my front door!!! See the picture below of my guard dog, Biggs!

He even had a sign around his neck!!! Thanks to my friend-you know who you are-you made my day!

Max's 21st Birthday

WOW! I can hardly believe that my oldest nephew just turned 21! It seems like yesterday that I would bring him a little brown paper bag of candy when I would come home from college. He would always say, "Aunt DaDa, you have a prize for me?" He was the cutest little thing and has grown up to be a handsome man. Here are some pictures of him at our birthday lunch last week. Instead of a brown paper bag, I gave him a little purple cloth bag with a bottle in it!

 Max and his friend Ashley

Max and Britt

I wish I had a picture of our celebration last Saturday night in Pickwick but I don't. Daph and Rob had a Fish Fry to send them both off to college. Max will be transferring from Memphis as a junior and Britt will be a freshman at MTSU! I am so happy for them both...they are going to have so much fun together. Here is a picture of their bedrooms in their apartments (across the hall from each other)...

We are going to miss them both so much! I see a trip to Middle Tennessee in our near future!

Luau with MeeMaw

Family day was a few Saturday's ago at the assisted living where my Grandmother has moved. Everyone was at Pickwick for the weekend except for Britt and Oney. Britt was so sweet to go and to take Oney with her that day. You can tell by MeeMaw's face that they made her day:-) I still cannot leave from a visit with her without crying. It is just a harsh reality that life changes...I am not a little girl going to visit my MeeMaw for a play date or one of her delicious meals or a weekend at Cold Creek. It also brings back a flood of memories with Papa...picking the garden, putting up 1000 ears of corn, going to the field at 5:00am,. I was his little "Angel".

My Golfing Gal...Al

I know...that title is a little on the cheesy side but I couldn't resist! Ally decided to be on the high school golf team about 3 weeks ago. Since then, she has practiced golf EVERYDAY! I am so proud of her! One thing is for sure, if she has her heart in it...she is committed!

So far, she has played at Galloway, Orgil, Mirimichi, the Farms and the CCC. She has improved with each match, 135 (18 holes), 62(9 holes), 58(9 holes). I think if she didn't have to walk she could do even better. Her asthma is really giving her fits this year. I hope when it cools off it will get better. I am afraid it won't though, because the Fall is when it is usually worse because of the crops being harvested all around us.

A shout out to Aunt Das for taking her to one of her matches! Actually, her best match yet.

Here are a few pictures of her playing/practicing.

Bad Boys

This is what the boys did ALL weekend long...oh, and they went to the farm at 10pm every night and spotlighted deer!!!

No words needed...

Boys will be boys...

Nashville Bound

Ally had a student council state executive board meeting at Montgomery Bell State Park August 13-14.  We have been trying to get to Nashville all Summer to visit with Aunt Jan. So, I decided to plan a "girls weekend" in Nashville and a "boys weekend" in Covington. Jud and O did "man stuff" and we did "girls stuff"! We all decided that we should do that more often. It is nice sometimes to be able to focus on one or two kiddos instead of all three. We always have such a good time in Nashville when we go...we leave saying we are coming back soon...and then life happens!

Friday when school was over, we hit the road. We made great time. We went to Aunt Jan's place and unpacked. Then we all decided we were ready for our pajamas, so we ordered The Cheesecake Factory to go. Just as we were starting to eat Aunt Jan walked in the door from her happy hour for her friends birthday. We just sat and visited and enjoyed each other's company. It was a nice night and we went to bed by 10pm! FYI...food was delish and cheesecakes were AWESOME!

We hit it pretty early saturday morning because we had "things to do" before Ally had to be at the meeting. We started out at The Donut Den a Naifeh tradition! We got the usual...glazed, chocolate, blueberry cake, and donut holes...

We grabbed our goodies and went to Signature Nails & Spa for another Naifeh Nashville Tradition - a pedicure! Ahhh...it was great...I hadn't had one since before July 4th! It felt wonderful. Thanks to Sittie for treating us!

Then we went to the sporting goods store that always has great deals. We picked up some spandex, UA, running shorts, etc. After that, we raced over to the shoe store, Off Broadway, where we had NO LUCK and NO FUN. We left there and raced to have lunch at yet another Naifeh Nashville tradition...Otters Chicken!

We devoured our lunch and raced to take Ally to the meeting. She DID NOT want to leave us and miss out on our plans for the rest of the day, but she had to. We dropped her off and then went to the mall. We had a little success there. Abby's favorite store was the candy store, of course!

Abby (and I) was POOPED by then and we were ready to go back to Aunt Jan's and rest and veg. We went back to the house and started working on Aunt Jan's Ipad! We had lots to do to get her setup. She is new to Apple so we were trying to teach her the basics. We downloaded a ton of Apps - her favorite - Pandora. We started getting hungry and decided to go to Mafiaozas for pizza. It was delicious. They have the best breadsticks with cheese. We watched a little of the Titans preseason game and then headed back to the house.

Abby went straight to the pajamas and bed. I think we had worn her out! Jan and I worked on her Ipad a little more and had another early bedtime! NICE! This picture is of Abby going through the "toy trunk" from when the kids were little. I remember Abby wearing this visor that the Easter Bunny gave her one year. Her Daddy brought her the Groovy Girl from Las Vegas one year!

We left Nashville around 9am and went to pick Ally up. When we got there, she wasn't finished yet so Abby and I took a picture through the peep hole!

We  met Dad and Oney in Jackson for lunch at Coyote Blues'.  We got back home around 3:00pm. What a fun weekend! Aunt Jan - we are coming back REAL soon!

P.S. I will have to do a separate post on what the boys did all weekend:-)