HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!



We hope everyone has a happy and safe 2009 HALLOWEEN!!!!!!





Halloween from Shrewsbury in 1964 or 1965? I wonder were the sister is hiding?









Halloween 1966 from Independence Mo.






Halloween 1977 from Affton Mo.

Halloween 2002!!!!

Halloween 2003!!!!

CARDINALS HIRE NEW HITTING COACH

BUT!!!!!!!!

*** Can he teach hitting to the opposite field?

*** Can he teach how to sacrifice? {he sacrificed 3 times in his career}

*** Can he teach how to hit and run?

*** Can he teach how to hit? {his career accomplishments where in home runs}

*** Can he teach how to hit with two strikes? {He led the league in strike outs several times}

*** The big question is can he overcome the cloud of steroid use?

I hope you take my poll.

WE HAVE ANOTHER PERFORMER!!!!!


Thursday night grandma and I were at Paul's school to see him perform in "Geography Journey" a story of the seven continents in song, dance, and words.











Paul is representing the Austrailian continent.

Readers from McKnight Rd. might reeonize the girl fourth from left.

Ending song was "This Land is your land"

GRANDCHILDREN ACTIVITIES!!




Paul the soccer goalie





James is #44 with his arms in the air in a feet only sport?








James is #44

Paul played forward in the second half

James on the other side of #12

The boys played at the same time on Saturday on adjoining fields. Made it easy on the grandpa.



Kayleigh at Camp Ne O Tez

FAMILY CELEBRATES #7 WITH JAMES!!

James gets ready to blow out seven candles.






Mission accomplished!!!














T he state quarter map was a bigger hit than I thought it would be.
This year I gave each grandchild a USA map with the state quarters attached.

I am not sure what he is swinging but it was a big hit.

The big brother and two of his cousins help him celebrate.

How true!!!


HOW TO STAY YOUNG


1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.10.

Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

This came into my email today and I usually do not forward so I decided to share with my friends and family in one full swoop.
I hope you enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!
Ed

Worry about nothing, pray about everything!!!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry but grandpa had to work on the 1ST but you did get the infamous singing phone call.
The 2005 James




The 2009 James

James on the grandparents deck in 09

The acrobatic James

The fall of 06 James

We hope you had a great birthday and we will see you at your family birthday party.

MORE BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATION!!




The birthday girl












She might be wishing for a real pony



I think he is playing a game?

Two proteges of their grandma !!!