Hi Family

Seems our family blog is taken a nap :-(
Wakey everyone.
How are you and what's going on.
How was the reunion and do we have any pic's for the blog site?
I miss hearing from my family.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy being together.
Mine will be quiet but nice, just spending it with my girls and Joe.
I got a blessing last week. You know I'm working hard trying to get a good steay job and needing a car.
Vocational Rebah in Albemarle is who I have been with trying to help me find work.
My case worker Nancy Rummage called me one day asking me if I still needed a car and I told her I do, she then told me the someone donated a Car to Voc. Rehab for someone, but as it turned out its a stick shift and I can't drive that.
So I asked her to give it to someone who needs it and can drive it, but to keep me in mind for the next automatic that comes in. She said she would but in the dozen years that she has worked at Voc. Rehab that car was only the second car to have come in. But she would call IF.
Well that very day the IF happened and she called. Dr. Reedey (sp) called donating a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder and its MINE now. :-)
I love it, so much fun to drive it.
I am still holding onto my job, but it so Mismanaged and only time before this company will go under if the owner starts to spend money to make this job work.
Here in Stanly Co. we have a lot of very good home health care business and we are no competition to them at all. I love my job but sure and nervous. At least I have the SUV and can get out and look more for work.
I'll post a pic of my new toy.
Love y'all xxxxx

Its just Me :-)

Hi Guys
I think were all busy cause Suzie and I are the only ones blogging.
Nan are you getting settled down now in Atlanta? I know your having a great time with all your kids and grand kids too. :-)
I love being with mine too.
Well I found a job. I work for Comfort Home Health Care of Albemarle.
Anyone have a spare care your not using. I need one very badly for my work.
I am the office Mgr. well I manage me cause I'm the only one here for right now.
I will be hiring health care workers. As well as Talking to local Doctors, social workers at the health dept. and the hospital. Visiting senior centers. To find folks who are in need of good home health care.
I may as well get in good with the senior center cause some day we will be in one playing shuffle board and bingo. :-) lol
I'm real excited for the chance to work, my boss is great and easy to talk to.
Who ever See's Dad first please give him a Kiss from me.
OK refresh me on what weekend were all meeting next month?
Well I have it saved some where and I can look.
Rebekah has an interview tomorrow nite (Sept. 25Th.) in Charlotte for a possible job in a TV AD. Pray for her. She wants to act/ model so bad. Will be good for her. The Money will be good for her too.
Love y'all xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi, everyone...I know that you have spoken with each other over the past few days. I wanted to take a moment to advise everyone of what is happening.

Dad is fine, he is keeping his spirits up and keeping a positive outlook.

What we know for sure if that the doctor's found a few polyps in his colon. Two of the were pink and they were removed. The third is black in color and has a stem or root on it. This polyp was tested and came back as cancer.

The concern on this polyp is the stem or root, they will not be able to determine until they remove it, whether or not the root/stem is in the stomach/ blood stream or lympnodes.

Last week, Dad went into the hospital to have the polyp inked for removal and they inked two more (pink) polyps. While they were inking the polyps they burned the end of the black one to stop any further growth inside the colon, but they can not be certain that the burning when through to the stem/root.

While speaking with the surgeon yesterday, we also found out that he as a 3 centimeter mass in the gland of the left prostate.

The surgeon is working closely with the Urologists and they will run more blood test on Dad to try to determine what is in the prostate before they due any surgery.

They are going to try to schedule his surgery for the end of this month, we should know the date by next Tuesday/Wednesday.

I asked the surgeon about the possible spreading and the delay and he advised us that if the cancer has spread, a few weeks will not make a difference and that they will not be able to determine this until they remove the polyps and have it tested. They will also test the surround tissue and lympnodes during this time.

If the cancer has spread, then they will refer Dad to a cancer doctor for treatment.

I will keep you all posted as I learn more.

You can call him to talk with him if you want - his cell number is 561-271-1648 - he would love to hear from you all - as he is really scared.

I love you all!!!!!!! Suzie

Hi Guys I just got this from Susie, TY Susie for all your doing for Dad and all of us too. As to our wonderful phone call ty for calling and sharing with your older/shorter sister. I love you too sweetie.
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Happy Birthdays

Sorry I missed everyones Birthdays. Barbara and Zoe happy birthday and everyone else I may have missed.
Our Mom's B'day is in 9 days. Happy Birthday Mom, I love you and miss you.
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Hi

Hi Guys
Sorry I havn't been on the blogg lately. I just havn't felt well. Sorry.
Here's a new pic of Angie. She's so Beautiful. I am so blessed to have 2 awesome daughters and they are both so pretty.
luv, ya

Angie Aug.2007

Hey Sis

Hi Posted a pic yeah.
Well summer is almost here. Hard to believe just 2 weeks left of school. And I survived Bekah's first year of high school.
After college Rebekah wants to go to law school to become a Lawyer. She is in pre-law now cause she has the arguing her case down pat.
I love you my youngest kiddo.
@->----

Susan

Suzie when I read your post about this reunion being the first time all 6 of us have been together since Nan's wedding to Cesar I cried and still am. Your so right. I was 3 weeks away from giving birth to Bekah then so that was 15 yr.s ago. far too long for the 6 of us rug rats to reunite! 2007 is it one way or another we will be together.
I love you my family. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Family

Ok The Police ok'ed for the students to return to class, I live 7 miles from The High School but I could have sworn I heard the big MOANING when the Cops told them its safe to go to classes again. looooooooool
Seems it was just someone playing a joke, strange ways to have fun. Scare the crap outta everyone.
But they are SAFE.

Hi Guys

You know guys we must be strong women in this family.
I'm siting here blogging cause my sister Nancy won't answer her phone lol. Probally a good thing too cause I'm crying and a nervous wreck.
After I dropped Bekah off at school and went to get Joe at Michelin Air Craft Tire Plant where he works. I Heard the Police and Fire Dept. Go over to the High School. Everyone was coming out of the school, students and staff everyone out.
The fire Dept made all the cars another direction from the school. So I get on my Cell phone and call the Non Emergency Police number.
A bomb threat was called into Rebekah's School. arggggggggggggggggg Talk about scared Mommy here.
The School has called everyone to let us know whats going on and will call back when everythings ok.
The School did ask for the parents to not all rush to the school, I can see that could be a big mess. 700 cars full of upset parents show in front of a school that has cop cars every where and the bomb squad folks.
Across the street from the High School is Michelin thats a big plant and the traffic gets a mess any way.
I know the students are ok and probally having a ball sitting around the lake in front of the high School. They got to miss class. lol
Thats why Beth wants us all to Pray for our school kids and this family sure has a lot of school kids.

Hi Suzie and all

Thanks Suzie
Win the Lotto would help sis. lol
Oh the ballon fights lol they are fun.
With the teens in our family you never know whats gonna happen.
James has that adorable face and you just never know whats behind his smile.
But Sue ending up in the pool's not too bad, at least you didn't look like a turtle or a Hermit crab crawling out of her shell like Annie did stuck butt first in a trash car.
I don't know how you and Valerie didn't pee your pants laughing like you both were, neither one of you could even stand up right from laughing.
If I knew how to post pic's here I have some great pic's from that reunion.
This next one will be awesome too. Angie said she will try to get the time off too.
Love you all xxxxxxxxx

Happy Birthday to My Dear Sister Dixie:

I meant to get up early to post your birthday thread. But Frankie kept me up last night; he was feeling extra frisky for some reason.

I wish you a wonderful day today on your birthday dear sister of mine. You deserve all the best!

I never remember a time in my life without you. You were just always there; together with me. The good, bad and sometimes ugly of our childhood it was always we sisters that gave each other solace and comfort. We are just 14 months apart and acted more like twins than just sisters.

One of my earliest memories of you is the many times we scratched each other's back. You got me hooked on that. LOL We sometimes argued who got to be last because the last person got to fall asleep having her back scratched. Do you remember that?

When we were in the Brownies and Girl Scouts together. What fun! I think when I volunteered to be the one to dig and create the latrine you volunteered to help me. That was one s****y job. LOL And walking the neighborhood arm in arm selling GS cookies. And resisting the urge to chuck it all and sit down and dig into those Chocolate Mints.

In Key West, we were always together exploring that island; riding our bikes for hours each day. Stopping at the Cuban bakery to get a warm loaf of bread right out of the oven. Those long brown paper bags with half the loaf sticking out of the top sitting in our baskets. We could get a coke and a loaf of that bread for 11 cents.

Exploring all the Martello Towers. Going scuba diving alone. Swimming to the reef and checking out all the colorful fish. One day we encountered a hammerhead shark. Remember that? It was huge. Well to a 11 and 10 year old it was huge. We just held hands and stood completely still as we had been told. Not an easy feat especially when that monster swam behind us.

I bet we clocked up thousands of miles on those bikes. I remember us walking over to that island next to Sigsbee Island where we lived in military housing. We would pack a picnic and stay there for house. A few times we got caught there accidentally by the high tide. I really think it was no accident. We played pirates. We played like there wasn't another person in the world.

Remember those building that had been knocked down? Lots of cinderblocks and bricks lying around? Tons of the stuff. We build houses and forts. I shudder to think about the thought that rats played there too. We didn't even think about it. We just had fun.

I also remember living in Kansas, we were 9 and 8. We crossed over that barbed wire fence and chased Black Angus Bulls weighing thousands of pounds to the other end of the pasture. I remember one time they got pissed and turned around and chased us back. I got you through the fence safely, stepped into a pile of cow dung and pulled my foot out minus one white tennis shoe. And jumped through that bobbed wired fence catching the crotch of my shorts and ripping them. We got out of there alive. And then when this pasture was a wheat field; we tracked and trampled that fully grown wheat down and made large castles with so many rooms. We were too young to realize what we did to that farmer's crop! I bet he was pissed off good!

And again in Kansas we made igloos in the winter. Real ones! Went to another farmer's crop and made sandwhiches with lettuce as the bread and filled them with fresh strawberries. Yummy! To this day I cannot eat a strawberry without remembering that fun day in the sun.

And when visiting Grandpa Erics summer house in Glousetire (sp?) Grandma Jean made us sandwhiches and we had our picnics under the giant weeping willow in the front of this 250 year old house. I remember one day we were sitting there listening to all the grown ups looking for us and giggling because we could see them but they could not see us.

I also remember how eager we were to protect each other too. Always! That time in the teen club when that guy messed with me (I won't got into it more cause kids look at this). But you saw it and ran across the room and jumped on this big guy punching, pulling hair and scratching him. Did you know this guy David Jenkins went on to become the lead singer of a group called Pablo Cruise? You should have belted him in the throat and broke all his fingers too! LOL It wasn't funny then but in hindsight watching you turn into a tiger to protect your sister; you so tiny and he so big he knew he'd been beaten by a "bigger" and better person.

I remember the room we shared; it was small but very cool. We spent hours and hours cutting out photos from Tiger Beat and other celebrity magazines for teenagers; cutting out photos of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Herman's Hermits, Dave Clark Five, The Monkees (you were love struck for Davie Jones and I Mick Jagger) etc and then taping them on the walls. Three of the walls were covered with those photos practially from the floor to the ceiling.

I remember sitting with you in front of the TV watching the Ed Sullivan Show when the Beatles first appeared in the US. Our parents had left us with the little ones to go to the club on the base with warning not to watch that terrible obscene rock group. We had that show on before they got out of the driveway. Dad called to make sure we were not watching it. LOL

And when we got our first color TV; the only shows in color were on Sunday night. Flipper, the Wonderful World of Disney and then Bonanza! We waited all week to see color on the TV.

And later on after I married John; he took me to Atlanta for the first time and I went out squirrel hunting with him. We got back and his mother made squirrel stew which I refused to eat. Yuck! I did ask John for the Squirrel tail because I wanted to give it to you. What was I thinking about? But surprise you loved it. I remember you walked all the way across town in Sanford to visit us. That was several miles! We pinned the squirrel tail into the back of your hair. John and I watched you walk down the street from our second story window. You looked just like a girl Davy Crocket; swinging your hair proudly with the tail hanging down!

And then years later, your own wedding to Joey! You guys were so happy that day and made an adorable couple! I was so happy for you both! Momma made both of our dresses and they were beautiful. And I had Beth resting in my belly and didn't know it yet.

And the special time when your daughters were born. How much you prayed for children. Living with disappointment so many years. How happy you both were when you learned you were expecting both times. How happy I was for you and Joey; that your prayers for children were answered! Angie and Bekah; your parents wanted you both more than anything in the entire world! There life just could not be complete without their children. Never forget how much you were yearned for and loved (love) so very very much!

We had some fusses when we were kids but nothing serious or long lasting. We always talked it out and worked it out. And if anyone messed with either one of us watch out!

I love you dear sister. Thank you so much for always being a very important part of my life! What a team we were/are!

I love you Dixe! More than you know!

Nancy

Dixie's Post

I hope you don't mind Dee Dee but I have taken the liberty to copy and paste your comments here for you.

You and several others of the family were sent an invite to be able to post on this blog. If you have any questions just let me know. You will have to sign in I think.

I will post instructions in another page for everyone. Yeah welcome to the world of blogging.

Here is what you wrote:


Dixie said...
Hi Sis
I don't really know anything about blog's.
I know My Mom was an awesome teacher to me about being a Mother.
I love her Dearly and Miss her.
I hope I have made her proud in the way I have taken care of my daughters.
Even though I know I fail many times.
When I do we try to make things right.
Grandpa Eric was all you said he was for sure.
He was a wonderful Christian man. I first learnd about God from Grandpa Eric.
He was a great Father and awesome Grandpa. I miss him too.
I love you Nancy xxx

January 2, 2007 7:20 PM