A FIRST IN OUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!
Our oldest granddaughter Kelsey graduated "SUMMA CUM LAUDE" from her high school.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can I say to top that wonderful achievement.







Proud parents with the graduate



Far away but Kelsey gave a team speech on the
"challenge for the Future" with another Summa Cum Laude graduate.
Kelsey is the one on the right.

Mother making sure Kelsey is ready.


Kelsey and her friend Brett from Troy Mo.

They will be room mates this year at Harding.

ANOTHER BUSY WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!
Last Thursday our weekend started with Nancy and I attending the sixth grade band concert of grandson Donovan.





Later at Edward's house we celebrated the great performance over cheese cake. HMM !!!Hmm!!! they were both good








Donovan playing the trombone.

Friday found the youngest princess Kayleigh going camping with the girl scouts for her first ever camping trip. I hear she has been inducted into the family MOTTO. "The family that camps together stays together".

Inside her tent

The tent!!!!!!!!

Donovan came over Saturday afternoon and spent the rest of the weekend with grandma and grandpa.

THREE FOR THE PRICE of ONE!!!!!
Tuesday May 4TH found Nancy and I at our oldest granddaughters high school band concert.In addition to her having some featured parts for her Oboe she was inducted into their
"Modern,Music, Masters" society. It was a wonderful evening.

She is receiving her certificate

Kelsey is the first girl on the left

Kelsey is first girl on the right



This week on Tuesday found Nancy and I back at her school for her choral concert.Even thought I am to old to know the songs I did enjoy the concert.




Kelsey is the face behind the girl with the white hat.

Again she is the girl behind the white hat

You could not see her in the pictures playing her Oboe as the orchestra was too large.

On the 18TH Nancy and I plan to return for the BIG graduation event.!!!

FIFTY ONE YEARS AGO TODAY
I HAD A DEFINING MOMENT!!!!!!!!!
Nancy and I made a commitment fifty one years ago tonight and that commitment is still working.
It simply has been a wonderful journey of magnificent proportions.
Believe it or not I still have the moment in my mind when Nancy and her dad entered the church and I whispered to my best man "Wow she is going to spend the rest of my life with me!!!!"
Nancy it is still the BEST decison I ever made.
I LOVE YOU
Ed





On our first anniversary
















Our 25TH was really spent in Hawaii!!!!













Our 40TH























One year ago!!!!!


Wow where did the year go.
Nancy I hope you have enjoyed our journey as much as I have.
I love You!!!
Ed

BARTER THEATER ABINGTON VA. IS #4

ON MY QUEST TO DO 100 THINGS I HAVE NEVER DONE IN 1,097 DAYS

I debated with myself for the last six days about counting this event as obviously I have been to many theaters. However this one is too unique not to count.

*** Theater founded during the great depression opening June 10, 1933

*** The price of admission was .40 or the equivalent in produce, meat,or live animals. thus the name Barter

*** Their motto was " trade a ham for Hamlet"

***In 1946 Barter was designated the state theater of Virginia.

Alumni of Barter include, Gregory Peck,Ernest Borgine, Ned Beatty.

We saw "Always" A story about Patsy Cline. If you followed my journey in 2008 to do seventy things in my seventh year you might remember that #7 was the Ivory theater in St Louis. The Ivory is a former Catholic church in south city.The play we saw was the "Patsy Cline Story", The Ivory theater rendition used a radio broadcast to tell the story of Patsy. The Barter rendition was more entertainment as the story line followed one night in Houston early in Patsy's career when she met a woman that became her friend. The woman played a comic role in between the songs of Patsy. The Ivory theater presentation had a Patsy that really did sound like the real Patsy Cline.

In summation the Barter is a terrific old theater seating about 500 and the Patsy Cline show at the Ivory was closer to the singing sounds of the original Patsy Cline.