Thanksgiving Holidays

Hi,

We had 12 people for Thanksgiving Breakfast. There was only 4 of us for dinner, but we had 8 for leftovers last night. Thank gosh, we had a ton of leftovers. Now we only have a 1/2 ton. Don't you just love progress!

This afternoon Lynn and I took a load of stuff to the dump over in Dayton. We visited a few stores while we were in Dayton then decided to have Mexican food. I needed a Turkey Break. Patty and Trudy drove over and met us for a yummy dinner. On the way home a deer ran out into the highway and hit the front of our utility trailer. I just about always have a pistol in the truck. Unfortunately I had put it in the travel trailer and forgot to put it back in the truck. We had to call the Sheriff to come put the deer out of it's misery. I hate to see such graceful and beautiful animal suffer. The good news is that truck and utility trailer are ok and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. You can be sure the gun goes back in the truck tomorrow.

Hi everyone,

This is Aunt Theo and Uncle Mike. I am going to post this and see if it works okay.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have had a fun time with Mike and family.
Mike and Mike put up the outside lights and the tree today and we watched Miracle on 34th
Street so now we are ready to start the holiday season.

Love and Hugs to all,
Aunt Theo

Happy Thanksgiving !!

Hi all. I thought I would try to post something to let you know what going on with us. We came down to Walla Walla for Thanksgiving and spent the day at Lisa and Marks house. Its mom and dads 43rd anniversary today also, so we had double to celebrate today. Mom said she would set up an account someday and learn to post too. Here is a picture of the happy couple today.

Lydia and I still live in Burlington north of Seattle with the kids Kyle who is now 21 (wow) and Sasha who is 17 and graduating this year. Here is a picture from today of Sasha in the back and Lisa's daughter Kyla in the front.

We all had a great day visiting, playing games and of course over eating. I even tried to play their Wii for the 1st time. I never new playing video games could be a workout. I hope everyone one had a great thanksgiving.
Mike

Happy Thanksgiving:-)

I've laid around the house today and watched Football. We took a break and watched "Miricle on 34th St." Now I'm watching the Cowboys eat roasted SeaTurkey:-( Jacque cooked vegitarian lasgana and meat lasgana, garlic bread, salad, deviled eggs, and 4 cookies. I cooked a mess of BBQ'd Little Smokies. Hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving.
If we're going to do a family reunine in 2 years, Iowa is a nice central location:-)

Well I figure its past time I posted this. Caitlyn is wearing her Halloween costume her Grandma Powers made for her. And yes I succumbed to Leah's pestering and created an account.

Neil

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!! We are off to mom and Larry's around noon. This year it will only be my family and John. Of course I will bring Christmas movies and music to get the holiday spirit going. All week I have said I was going to drag out the Christmas tree and decor and haven't gotten to it yet. We will definitely decorate tomorrow.

I think the POWERS family should make a goal of having a family Thanksgiving Reunion, we can start plans over this next year and we all can have Thanksgiving 2 years from this Thanksgiving.

Uncle Ed, You can send some of that snow this way. I love snow. My kids have never gone inner tubing and I would like to take them to the mountains this year and have a blast in the snow.

I am still searching for work. My unemployment ran out and I have applied for an extension. I have been told it will take approx. 4 - 5 weeks for the extension to be processed. Humbling but WOW it is building character. :)

Keep our family in prayer. This is our first year as a family without Ramon. Dionte asked yesterday if daddy was driving his car to grandma's for Thanksgiving. I had to tell him daddy won't be there. He cried and understood at the same time. The kids all have mixed emotions about dad not being around for the holidays but all agree that it will be MUCH NICER.

Hugs and Kisses to all. Love Shannon and Kids

And it starts:-(

I took this this morning out the front door looking towards the church. Last year it snowed on Dec. 1st and it didn't go away until March:-( Today's snow only lasted until around noon.

I wanted to let you all know that Lynn's test went well on Thursday. They couldn't see any polyps or signs of cancer. They did a byiopsy just to be sure. We will hear back on that next week.

Last night we met Joe, Luara, and another couple at the Tux for dinner. It had been a year sense we had all gotten together. The idea was to have a nice quit evening catching up on what everyone has been doing. As it turned out Nevada Slim & Cimmeron Sue were doing a concert tribute to the life of Hank Williams. We didn't get much visiting done but we sure enjoyed the show.

We are doing a Thanksgiving Breakfast about 10:00 on Thursday. Your all welcome. Josh has to be at work by 2:00 PM at the Pen. Nichole and the kids are going down to Oregon after breakfast to have Thanksgiving dinner with her Mom. We are doing a traditional dinner about 6:00 PM. I don't think there will e very many for dinner but we should have tons of leftovers for the rest of the week. Lynn has to work on Friday and I'm going to loaf around the house. - Paul

Election 2012 :-(

I'll bet ya'll jeolous you don't live in Iowa. We have 2 presedental candidates visiting tomorrow, and it seem like the last election just got over;-( Huckabee and some other clown.

Happy Birthday Mitchell

Mitchell,
Hope your having a wonderful birthday:-) What did you get in your Happy Meal?
Love
Grampa

Good afternoon!

Hello again! Since I am bored at work right now, I thought I'd visit the blog. Oh, in case you didn't know, Todd and I both work for a publishing company here in Houston. We publish high end real estate magazines: Residence International, Pinnacle, and Farm & Ranch. They are sold at bookstores across the country, so if you see one, check out our names at the front of the magazines!!! :)

Todd and I just found out that the old lady who lives next door (and has lived there for over 40 years) is moving! We are nervous to see who will move into her house. Hopefully it is someone nice who will take good care of their house and yard. We really do not want to live next door to a messy, crazy person!

This year, Todd and I will be hosting what is called "Big Family Christmas" at our house. See, every year, my Mom's side of the family all get together at someones house for Christmas (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc...). Todd and I volunteered for it this year. We are actually quite excited about it right now. We haven't had a big party at our house since we moved in back in October of '07. Now, all my mind can think about are things like: "What kind of games should I have for the children?"..."Where is everyone going to sit?"..."Which Christmas movie will I put on the T.V.?"..."Do we have to watch football?"... :) I'm sure everything will figure itself out.

What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving next week? Todd and I are making the rounds! First to dad & Laura's house, then to mom and Rob's house. We are going to be so stuffed!!!

I guess I should log off now and get back to work. Have a great rest of the day everyone!

~Melissa

This is Jackson, our bad kitty. :) He is a little over a year old and is constantly getting into fights with other cats. But look at that sweet face! How could you not love him!


This is Cheedo. Todd, Cheedo and Jackson all love to nap. I have yet to snap a picture of the 3 of them snoozing together. Cheedo is about 4 years old. He is very good at getting us to do "stupid human tricks" as Todd likes to call them. You know what I mean...he stands by the door and meows until you open it, eventhough there is a kitty door!

Two weekends ago we went to the Texas Renaissance Festival. Pictured here is my sister Allison on the left and her friend, Tod (single "d") on the right.

This past weekend Todd and Rob, my step dad, worked on things around the house. The put up a ceiling fan in the master bedroom and 2 modern ceiling fans up in the living room. They also fixed the water heater which was leaking and did electrical work on a faulty light in the kitchen. I went shopping for winter clothes. It doesn't snow down here, but it does get down to freezing. I also saw my 14 year old sister act as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland in her school play. She was great! It was my first time to see her perform. Who knows what next weekend will bring.

~Melissa

Hi from Texas! Some of you may not know me, but my name is Melissa Paddy and Todd Powers has been my boyfriend for almost 2 years now. We have a house together in Houston Texas and 2 kitties, Cheedo and Jackson. He is horrible at posting things, so I will post pics and updates.

Above is a picture from Todd's 40th Birthday party in October. Paul and Lynn came down to Houston to celebrate. My parents are also in the picture.

I will get some more photo's together soon and post them.

Looks like my last effort was posted so I will add a little more information. Lynn and I went camping for 4 days last weekend. Were up just outside of Spokane. It rained a lot but we had a good time. We relaxed, went window shopping, had dinner with some from friends, had a breakfast with some friends, and relaxed. This weekend we stayed home. Saturday I got up at 5:00am and smoked turkeys for the Lions. Over a 3 day period we smoked about 450 birds. We run crews 24 hour a day. This year the price of a smoked turkey will be $30.00. Saturday we went to a fund raiser dinner in Dayton. Today we just stayed home. My back has been giving me a bad time. I have done nothing today but lay on the couch and relaxed. Oh I also layed on a heating pad. Back actually feels better that it has in a couple of weeks. Mmmmm, maybe there is something to this idea of taking care of your self?

We haven't winterized our trailer. Hopefully with will get in one more trip this winter. Our calendar is filling up but if the weather hold we may still find a weekend to go.

Lynn has been having a few problems and is going in for test on Thursday. We are both praying that the cancer has not come back. I think the anxiety has sapped both of our energy. She is being brave, by the stress is always hanging on there in the background. Prayers would be appreciated. - Paul

Ok. I'm giving this a try to see if I have it right. If I can post this I will do something a little longer. - P

How to post a comment without a Gmail Account

I know some of you are looking even though you are not posting. That is okay, however, we would love to hear from you in the comment section. This is how you leave a comment. First click on comment under the post you want to comment. Then type your comment in the box and include your name. Under that box you have to click on one of the circles. Click on the one marked Anonymous. Then click on publish your comment. I have made this so anyone can comment. I hope you all are having a nice day :-)
~Leah

Oppss:-(

I was just getting settled in to read this blog and I moved my chair and it turned upside down and dumped me out:-( I didn't realize Blogging could be hazardous to my health;-)

Happy 1st Birthday Jordan

Good morning,

Yippie!!! Today is Saturday and my nephews first birthday. We all our going to celebrate at his grandma's house (Tony and Diana) - Larry's son house. Jordan loves Yo Gabba Gabba, the green guy in the picture is his favorite character.

Happy birthday to you, Unto Jesus be true, God Bless you and Keep you, Happy Birthday to you!

I am off to the hospital to visit my friend who had lapband surgery. She has been vomiting blood and was admitted into the hospital last night. I felt horrible last night because she wanted me to come sit with her at the hospital. She was terrified. However, I have night blindness and cannot see to drive at night. If you ever want an exciting ride just come visit me and I'll take you sight seeing at night. LOL. Her mom went down to be with her and I told her I would be there first thing this morning. My mom and Larry will pick up the kids and take them to Tony's house for the party and I will meet them there. Please keep Hailey in you prayers. The doctors are not sure if it is problems from her surgery or another medical problem she was having prior to the surgery.

Onto brighter things. I'm looking out my window and I see blue sky. WoW! For Seattle in November pretty impresive. I love days like today. Cold and brisk outside yet sunny.

I have never blogged before and I think this is great. What better way then to get back intouch with family and learn more about there daily lives. I can't wait for everyone to get on board.

A Prayer for Today
Father in heaven, thank You for Your grace and peace at work in my life. I choose to stand in my position of peace by following your Word and staying in the plan You have for me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Love and Blessings to all of you.

Today's Scripture

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (Philippians 2:13).

Ed and Jacque - Valentine's Day '08

Here is the most current picture of Jacque and I have. Jacque has lost about 35 lbs since this picture was taken. Like I said, the Vegetarion diet is working well for her:-)

Greetings from Iowa:-)

Jacque and I are simi-well, simi-old, and living in Cedar Rapids. I was talking with Paul last night and we both found it hard to believe that Jacque and I will have lived in Cedar Rapids for 8 years come Jan. 1st. We have lived here in Iowa for 13 1/2 years.

Shortly after we moved into Cedar Rapids some idiot planted grapes along the freeway fence next to our house, so now, every fall it's like living in the Tri Cities, I can't breath, my eyes itch, and I'm even more miserable than normal;-) It's like being home. (For those who don't know, I'm really allergic to Grapes)

Jacque has fallen twice in the last couple of weeks. She's pretty bunged up:-(

We became Vegetarians in May. Jacque is handling it much better than I am.

Well, my secretary will be in for our morning meeting before long so I guess I better sign off. I've included a picture of our Retirement Villa. 5 1/2 more year:-)

Shanon, to get the image where you want it. Click on it and then drag it to where ever.

The Cox Family - Shannon

Following Leah's lead I will also introduce my family. I have 3 great kids.

Myeka, is 15. Her birthday is August 5, 93. This year was her first homecoming. What an event that was!!!! She is very articulate, enjoys writing, computer editing, and has been looking into colleges and career choices for the last 4 years. She is very active in our church and is trying to find sponsors so she can go to South Africa next year with the church. She has a passion to help those in needs. At school she works with children who are handicap and she also works through our church with all the children in mentoring them. She is very blessed.

Evan is at the top right with Myeka. Evan is 12 and his birthday is July 27, 1997. He enjoys video games, this is his heart beat. For his birthday he got Xbox 360 Live and spends hours playing on line with his friends. He is very succesful in school and wants to intern at Microsoft to become a game writer. He is a great dancer and has a way of making everyone laugh. He has a very compassionate heart. Yesterday he told me that he would like to get a part time job so he could help pay bills. What a great young man.

Dionte is 7 and his birthday is Jan 4, 2001. What can I say about Dionte? He is a character. He has the sweetest, kindest heart and in the same heartbeat he will say something that is crazy and funny. He would love to play outside forever. Hot days, rainy days, cold days, windy days, mass storms. He wants to be outside. Out of all the kids he has the biggest imagination when playing with toys. He will play with cars, action figures "GI Joes" and anything he can climb on. He always wants to be busy.

Leah (Powers) Acton Family

I have 4 kids. For my first post I thought I would introduce you to them. They are the most faboulous kids ever!

My oldest is Mitchell, he is 11 years old and in the 5th grade. He just got his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts and is moving on to Boy Scouts. He likes to play chess, legos, video games, and to play with friends.

William is 8 years old and in the 3rd grade. He is a Wolf in Cub Scouts. He likes to play the Wii, clone wars, Wall E, and Ben Ten.

Wesley is 4 years old and he is in Preschool. He loves Trains, Trains, Trains, Wall E, Trains, Buzz Lightyear, Trains and playing outside. Needles to say we have a plethora of trains at our house.

Shelby is the newest addition to our house. She is 21 months. She loves all things girly: jewelry, tiaras, purses, shoes, dress up, dolls, trains, and Dora the Explora. Oh yeah, and Chocolate!