The McClellan - Riggsby Blog On

If YOU SmokE, if you did, if you don't, so you won't, read on...

2007-11-16T11:19:00.000-05:00

WHEN YOU QUIT SMOKING...

Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette:
~You stop polluting the air
~Your blood pressure drops to normal
~The temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal
~Carbon monoxide levels in your blood drops to normal
~Oxygen level in you blood increases to normal

24 Hours:
~The chance of heart attack decreases

48 Hours:
~Your nerve endings adjust to the absence of nicotine
~Your ability to smell and taste things is enhanced

72 Hours:
~Your bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier
~Your lung capacity increases

Two weeks to three months:
~Circulation improves
~Walking becomes easier
~Lung function increases up to 30 percent

One to nine months:
~Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath all decrease (NOTE: I had, as you all know, a terrible cough, which went away in ONE week! I also suffered with chronic broncial infections at least twice a year which went into infection, I have NOT had one sinus or broncial infection in the nearly 4 years since I quit smoking!!)
~The cilia regrow in your lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection
~Your body's overall energy level increases

One year:
~Heart disease death rate is halfway back to that of a nonsmoker

Five years:
~Heart disease death rate drops to the rate of nonsmokers
~Lung cancer death rate decreases halfway back to that of nonsmokers

10 years:
~Lung cancer death rate drops almost to the rate for nonsmokers
~Precancerous cells are replaced
~The incidence of other cancers - of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas - decrease

(Source: California Departmanet of Health Services)

Note: I kept a copy of this with me through my quit time, it was a great inspiration. Here are a few thoughts that can be added to the list:
~You will feel better immediately
~The crave last seconds, grit your teeth you can handle it!
~You will smell better
~You will think more highly of yourself
~Remember this: Cigaretts take your breath away, one day it won't give it back
~You can live your life as you want, not as your "old buddy" wants, in other words you will TAKE CONTROL of your LIFE, and the smokes will never rule your life again.
~I love you all...do it for yourself!

WelCoME HomE JIM!

2007-11-11T23:06:00.000-05:00

Hope your feeling more like your young self! Love you Bro, take care of yourself. xxxoxooxooxxxxoxoxoox Deb ,,,/\_/\,,,

WaKe uP!

2007-10-25T22:46:00.000-04:00

Blonde Joke to End all Blonde Jokes

2007-10-12T09:01:00.000-04:00

(um, a blonde sent me this joke:)

A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde.

The policewoman asked to see the blonde's driver's license.

She dug through her purse and got progressively more agitated. "What
does it look like?" she finally asked.

The policewoman replied, "It's a 2X3 inch square and it has your picture on it."

The driver finally found a square mirror in her purse, looked at it
and handed it to the policewoman. "Here it is," she said.

The blonde officer looked at the mirror, then handed it back saying,
"Okay, you can go. I didn't realize you were a cop."

The Bermans Are Coming for Thanskgiving!

2007-09-18T18:17:00.000-04:00

John and I will be staying in town this year for Thanksgiving and his parents and sister Julia will be joining us at Grandma's this year! I called to warn Grandma earlier about the additional guests, she wasn't home but Uncle Chris said the more the merrier, lol.

John's Grandmother and her husband George from Lousiville may be joining us as well (some of you have met them at the wedding and Dommie's birthday parties).

Just a heads up to everyone else. :)

Tiffany

Our Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Best Friend....

2007-09-10T17:05:00.000-04:00

Re: The Second Annual "Grass is Always Greener at Grandma's House" money drive
&
Re: They took her keys away!!!!

Mom is having a lot of tests run to find out what is causing her to have spells of lightheadedness, fainting, fatigue, among other symptoms. Until they get to the cause the doctors do not want her to drive. Our Mom has always been a very independent individual and prides herself on how well she takes care of herself and so this is a setback for her, even if she does not say it is. In her own "McClellan-Riggsby" fashion she is dealing with this very well. But do her a favor and keep her in your thoughts, if you can call to see what she's up to, if she would like to take a ride (she loves to go for rides in the country, and it's such a great way to hear all of her memories!), if she needs to get to the store or just out shopping, does she have a social affair that she needs a ride to, or an upcoming Doctors visit she needs to get to. Mom means so much to all of us, and although I am very sure that she will get her keys back it is a wake up call for all of us, sort of a trial run of what the future will bring someday, hopefully way later then sooner!!

AND...on another note:

Christmas is coming, last year we raised a good deal of money for Mom's lawn mowing service. I am hoping to get the news out early this year, so that money can be set aside and will not intrude on your own Christmas expenses as we get closer to the holidays. Whatever you can afford to give and pass on this information to all family members so that we can come up with a great gift for Mom. I am looking to see around $1000.00 in this effort. We should try to pull our resources together by Thanksgiving.

Thanks all, I love you! Auntie Deb

When you decide to quit:

2007-08-16T08:15:00.000-04:00

We've all smoked (most of us), and we have enjoyed our smokes, some of us have enjoyed our "quit". When you decide to quit, there's a special link with a little gift to help you on your way. So check out the "Silk Quit" link. Hurry we're waiting for you. Love, Your Sis & Auntie, Deb
P.S. If you don't, DON'T! It's NOT cool, they use you, they rule your life, they set the pace for what you can do and they will kill you, you are all too special to me, so DON'T start and DO quit. Rule your own life!

Favorite Comfort Food!

2007-08-15T22:36:00.000-04:00

I'm sure that we all have our very favorite comfort food, so I want to hear from you all about what "gets you through", and since you may have more then one tell me about it! Here's mine:
Deb:
1 ~ Ice cold Hostess Orange Cup Cakes (yeah both of them!)
2 ~ Coke, my lifelong drink of choice, why mess with a taste that good!
3 ~ Chocolate....need I say more?

Nancy Jane Miller Ward & Monroe Floyd Ward

2007-08-13T15:37:00.001-04:00

Nancy Jane Miller Ward is the wife of George L Ward
Monroe Floyd Ward is the son of Nancy Jane & George L Ward; he is my Mom's grandfather

Civil War Letter's From Your GrGr & Gr Grandfather:

2007-08-13T15:24:00.001-04:00

George L. Ward boarded in the home of Adam Miller and is listed on the 1850 Lawrence County Census there. He is the brother of Adam Miller's second wife Martha Patsey Ward Miller, and he married Adam Miller's daughter, Nancy Jane Miller, from Adam's first marriage.

Occupation: Farmer

George L. Ward fought for the North in the Civil War, he was a Private in Co. "H" of the 43rd Regiment for the OVI (Ohio Volunteer Infantry). He died a few years after the end of the war. It is noted in his pension files, which his wife, Nancy, rec'd. under the Widow's Pension. That he died of illness brought on by his time in the military. There are a total of 15 letters, that Nancy Jane Miller Ward sent to the U.S. Government, in which George states his illness and time spent in hospital in Bridgeport, Alabama. He was put aboard a steamwheeler on the Mississippi that had an outbreak of small pox, and as he was "exposed" to them he and several other soldiers where "quarantined" in a tent hospital, in the woods, in Alabama.

From "Hardesty's Atlas for Lawrence County, Ohio"
Page 26 - Personal History Department
Albert W. Ward--
...His father, George L. Ward, was in the War of the rebellion. He served under General Sherman for twelve months. He was in twenty-seven States, and took part in four battles. He lived for five days on corn that had been left after feeding the mules. for seven days he was on the Atlantic, rounding Cape Hatteras. He marched from Florida to Washington, District of Columbia, by land. He died February 28, 1872, with palpitation of the heart, brought on by exposure in the army.
I have, in my possession 15 letters, copies from the National Archives in Washington D.C., that George L. Ward sent home to Nancy Jane, his wife, while he was serving in the war. Most of them are postmarked from a hospital camp where he was taken when he became ill.

Graves Registration Card - Lawrence County, Ohio
Name: Ward, George L.
Address: Symmes Twp., Ohio
Date of Death: Feb. 29, 1872 Place: Symmes Twp.
Date of Birth: 1825 Place: Virginia
Name of Cemetery: Buffalo Location: Symmes Twp.
Lot No.: "M" Section No.: Row-4- Block No.: - - Grave No.: 148-
Marker: Flat - - Upright: X None: - -
Next of Kin: - - - -
Roster indicates 1835
as birth date. Service Record
War seved in: Civil
Date Enlisted: Nov. 1, 1864 Date Discharged: July 13, 1865 Serial No.: - -
Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: Private
Company, Oufit or Ship: Co. H, 43rd. Ohio Inf.

LETTERS HOME: LETTERS FROM GEORGE L. WARD TO NANCY JANE HIS WIFE DURING THE CIVIL WAR (as written)
Inscribed at the top of the page: The U.S. Christian Commission
"Sends this sheet as the Soldier's Messenger to his Home. Let it hasten to those who wait for tidings."
(1)
January the 5th 1865

Dear wife it is with pleasure I take my pen in hand to inform that I am only in modest health at this time. But I hope these few lines may find you and the family well. Wee left Nashville about 2 weeks a go just after the fight, wee was at that fight but we was in the rear and did not have to fight any later we could se the front line fighting ours near lost about five hundred killed and wounded and then was sent on a march into alabama to a town caled decater on the misispia river where the rebs was fortified in thare best marches and were marched on to them in the night and tha ran like white heads and then wee had marching orders to gow futher and I was not abel to march and was put on board of a steam boat and it hapened that the smallpox was on the boat so that wee was exposed to it so tha sent us on up the Tennesee river to a place Bridgeport and then I had to help carry a man off ove the boat that had the smallpox very bad and then were put out to ourselves in the woods in some hospital tents whare wee could do tollorbel well if tha would give us a nuff to eat we got about halfe a nuff to eat wee been heare too days and have lost too men with the smallpox there is a bout 48 men in this camp and I dont think there is but 2 that has got the smallpox at this time but wee dont no how soon more will take it we are exposed to it all the time Give this letter to Adam Miller after you are dun with it and give Brother Tomis my best respects and his family and give Davenport and family my best respects tel him to break up the corn for fere he cant get a horse when he want it I want you to rite as soon as you get this letter and let me no how you come out a boarding the boys and getting your pay from the goverment Send a letter forth with for I havt heard from you sence I left and let me no all a bout how you are a getting a long and keep sending letters all the time so nothing more at present but remain your affectionate husband until death. George L. Ward
Posted from: George L. Ward to
Nansy Ward and friends
Direct your letters as follows
To George L. Ward
General field hospital
Bridge porte Alabama

(2)
General field hospital bridgport Alabamma
Jan the 9th 1865
Dear companion it is with great pleasure I write you a few lines to in form you that I am in moderate health except my back and weakness I hav bin inpared a greateal sens I left home and sufered a greateal (great deal) of fatigue I waded water over two feet deep the coldest wether we have had and Marcht throu rain and mud til I am very weak at this time and sufer a greateal wiath my back I informed you in my other letter a few days ago that I had a chance to ketch the smalpox I havt took it yet it has bin twelve days sens the chance I had to get the smalpox it has bin five days sens the last chance I had for them I buried a man that died with it i have sufered a greateal with hunrgy sens I left home I was without anything to eat except a little corn I getherd up where they had fed there mules and a few years (ears?) I bout (bought) for ten cts a year three days at a time tel John Ward to be shore and write me a letter and let me no how times is in the country and how you and all geting along tel him to write to me once a week and he shant never loose nothing by it I dont no how long I will stay here but no longer that til they find out whether we take the smalpox or not I am of(f) in the woods in tents I would be glad to see you all and talk with you but as I cant see you you must write to me it would be agreat satisfaction to me to here from you once a week tell Winston Devenport to write to me and tel me all the funny jokes he nos and let me no how his geting along Syntha I want you to keep an account of the letters you get from this place and send me the number so if there was anything that I wanted you to no I could let you no in another Nancy when you read this send it to Thomas Ward and when he reads it take it to Patssy Miler(his sister and Nancy's step mother) and William Reden (sp?) this leter is to you all when they all read it you can keep the letter Nancy so no more at present but I remain your husband until death G L Ward
Direct your letter to
General Field hospital
Bridgport Alabamma

(3)

Jan the 16 1865
Dear Wife I am glad that I am permited at this time to seat my self down at the present time to let you no how I am a getting a long I am very poorly un well I have the cold nites swets & I believe that I am a taking the smalpox but you needs not bee scard afore there is 5 five in my tent that has got it and I think that they are a doing fine but I am in hops by me being vaxined that I wont have very heard & I got a leter from you (?) Jobes Haney yesterday that he rote me that Robert Ward was in the horspital at Nashville an that thare was a good meny in camp that had the measels I want you to rite to me and tell me what for winter you are having at home an how you came out a bording the boys and whether you got the pay from the government or not and whether you sold my Sadle or not and if you have not wrote a couple of months yet I want yu to rite whether your pop and Henry is a choping wood or not gives Devenport and his famly my best respects Sinthy I want (you) to give me the directions of John Thomas Ward I want to rite him a letter Sinthy if you get any new beans or not and if you do just rite and let me no I am better satisfied away from home then I expeced to bee tho the sun may rose and in the evening set but my wife an children I never forget Nothing more at present Remains your Effection Husban untill death
Direct your letters to the Generl field hospital Bridgport Ala

(4)

Jan th 17th 1865
Brigport Ala
Dear Wife I tak this opurtunity to inform you I think that I am geting a long slowly but I am not as well as I was wen I wrot to you last The wether is prety down her it is lik it is north in the month of May thar is no Rebs are not her(e) at this plase all is silant and calm as May I do not know how long I will stay her(e) for I am giting along prety well I might be sent to my regiment Nancy I want you to send me too or three dolars in money as soon as you git this leter I want you to writ to me and tel me all about the neighbors for to let Thomas Ward to write me a long leter I want you to let me know if you got them seds (seeds) I sent to you or not Give my best respects to all of my friends I hav nothing perticlar to writ to you so not no mor at present But Remain you affection husband G.L. Ward,
To Nancy Ward

(5)

January 20th 1865

Dear Wife I have the oportunity to drop you a few lines to let you no how I am geting a long I am very poorly (underlined) now I have the night swetts like you had when we lived up on the ridge I am very weak I only swet of a night I havent taken the small pox yet (all underlined) and I dont think I will I hav wrote several leters and hav got no answer yet there is 5 or 6 got the small pox in the same tent I dont no how soon we will leave heare and I dont no where we will go to when I go to leave I will write you a leter and let you no that I left I am very well satisfiede if I get a way from heare I am very well satisfied heare at this place I havent a great deal to write I saw the fires of the rebels last night wear (were) out side of all the pickets and it isnt a very nice place you are get Bill Redon and if he has any more of that Scabe that he vaxenated his childering with for him to come down and vaxinate you and all the family even down to the baby if hasent got it he can get it of Paterson he told me had plenty of it you wouldnt think what a differance there is between a man that has bin vaxinated and one that isent then is vaxinated it is not huch harder then the measels you neednt be agraid of the smallpox coming in a leter for I havent wrote by any one that had it nothing more at presant I send my best respects and love to all G. L. Ward
Direct General field Hospital
Bridge port Alabama

(6)

BridgPort Alabama
Wednesday after Noon January the 25 th 1865

My Dearest Wife this after Noon I prepose writing a few lines to you my health is not varey good as yet all the I am on the mend I am abel to setup a portion of the day. Nancy I hav not recieved a leter from you since I lef home I would like varey much to hear from you I want you to keep writing and I presume some of them will get threw. I dont want you to be uneasy about me having the smallpox for it hant half as bad on those that has bin vaxinated as the measels it hasent hurt me any of any count only to or three pox breakout on me I am a bout well of the smallpox it has bin the night swets that hurt me the worst but I havent had any for to nights.
I want you to write to me what they is all doing and whether Vins (Vince &or Winston Davenport his bro in law) has prepared any for putting in a crop I want you to let me no how Bob and Jim is and wher they is I want to no how your feed is holding out and how many Apels (apples) you have
A camp rumer hear that we ar going to hav Peace I want to no what the Northern Papers say about it is all so a rumer that they is a call for three hundred thousand more men to be drafted out in February I want to no how Vinsit (?) is, I want to no how John Armstrong came out geting a substitute and how (who) he got and what became of Jim Brunchs (sp) and John Neal to ______ and them of the (other) fellows that bin scouting all Summer to resist the draft, giv my Best respect to all of my Friends tell them to all Write Soon No more at present onley I still remain your true and Loving Husband G.L. Ward
Nancy Ward
Syntha Miller
Direct to General Field Hospital BridgPort Alabama

(7)

A few lines to Nancy Ward I think I am some on the mend I hope these few lines will find you all well I am well of the smal pox I hav it fever in my head and hands is the worst I verry weak but I hope I will soon gain strenth so I can walk out some and I would feel much better I was verry sorry to here that your eyes and the babys was sore Synthy I want you to write two letters it week Giv my best love to all inquiring friends
George L Ward to Nancy Ward

(8)

General field hospital
Bridgport Alabama
Jan the 27th 1865

My Dear Companion with pleasure I seat myself to write you A few lines in ancer to yours that I received yesterday which was dated Jan the 21st I was verry sorry to here that the child was sick but I was glad to here that the rest of you was all well I think I am improving some in strength but my back still hurts me very bad I hav had the smal pox but it was a verry lite attact I think I am out of all danger of it I was verry glad to here that you have got your money all safe and I want you to put it to the best use you can I am going to save every thing I can so when I get home we can pay every thing we owe and hav some left I want you to write often and let me no every thing that is going on in the neighbourhood let me no whether you hav sold my saddle or not let me no whether you got your hay hauled home or not let me no what kind of a winter you hav had in Ohio let me no what is seaid about the draft and when it gose off in Ohio I would like to now (know) how many has to go out of our township let me no where Bob and Jim is if you no (know) send me there post office address I want you to writ often I hope it wont be so long no more til I can here from you for this is the first letter that I hav got from you so no more but I remain your affectionate husband until death G L Ward to Nanc;y Ward

A few lines Devenport I was glad to here that you and family was well but was sorry to my heart to hear that a you had bought that old grey mar (mare) I think you have a pure team now to make a crop with I hope you wont let a her spoil my pony so no (more) at present but I want you to write me a long letter and tel me all the news.
George Ward to Devenport
Direct as you did before

(9)

General field Hospital
Bridg port Alabama
Feb the 2nd 1865

Dear Companion I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you no how I am geting along I hav rote one to you sens I have got erry one from you I have ben verry sick and I am verry sick and I am verry weak now but I think I am geting some better I still hav the night sweats but not quite so bad I hav looking for a letter from you now for several days but I havt got but one letter yet I would be glad to see you all but as I cant see you I want you to write often and let me no how you are doing I was verry sorry to here that John Ward was sick there is a rumor here that there is going to be peace made in a short time I want you to write in your next letter what the people says about it thare
I want you to let me no what Vinc is doing whether he is begining to fix about farming or not and giv him and Leatha my best respects
I want you to tell Thomas (Ward) to write me a letter and let me no how him and family is and how much he made on his corn and also giv him and family me best respects tel him to write soon for fear I leav here and not get his letter Nancy I dont want you to be uneasy about me for I think I am geting well the doctor says I am doing verry well.
Here is three grains of a new kind of coffee the name of it is coco I want you to plant them in the garden where they wont be in the way of plowing and when they get ripe in the fall brown them and grind it and use it like coffee plant them about two feet apart Giv Adam Miller and family my best best respects
tel Patssy (his sister, married to Adam Miller, Nancy's father) to write me a long letter rite strate for fer (fear) I leave here and let me no how her and children is geting along
Syntha (Cynthia Miller) I want you to write me about two letters every week let me no whether you sold my sadel or not
So no more at present but I remain your husband and friend until death I have got well of the smalpox
G L Ward to Nancy Ward and family write soon without fail it is going to rain this letter was rote by James A Noe from Ky a particular friend of mine so hura (hurrah) for the stars and stripes forever dead or alive, James A Noe

(10)

General field hospital
Bridgeport Alabama
Febuary the 9th 1865

Dear Companion It is with pleasure I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you no that I am still here in the hospital and I think I am a goodeal better than I have bin but I am verry weak yet
I hope these few lines will find you all well I hav nothing of much importance to write the wether is tolerable cold here now and has bin for two or three days, we have had one little snow I suppose you have had a verry cold winter there I want you to write kind of wether you hav thare now I want to no how your feed is holding out and want you to write oftener I havt got but one letter from you sens I came here and I hav rote 7 or 8 letters to you I would like to no how(who) John Armstrong got for a substiture and how much he had to pay I want to no how(who) you and Vince traded about the saddle if you got the money if you dont need it I want you to giv it to John Armstrong I want to no what debts you paid off not but what I now(know) you will do the best you can with your money but just wanted to no giv me John Thomas (Ward) post office address I want to write to him I want you to giv me the nuse of the neighborhood and all you hear about the war if you and any of the neighbours has any diferance let me no all about it but I hope you will all get along well together I herd that Cathy Thomson was married and I think she has drove her ducks to bad market I like to now whether you hav any school going on or not So I will come to a close I want you to write soon without fail giv my best respects to all inquiring friends and tel them all to write to me ofterner no more George L Ward to Nancy Ward and family written by James A Noe of KY

(11)

George L Ward Feby 10 1865
1776
Febuary the 10th 1865

Dear Wife It is with the geatest of pleasure that I take my pen in hand to let you no that I am on the mend very fast when these few lines comes to hand they may find you and the family well and harty I received you leter that you rote on the 3 and I got it this morning and was glad to get it I was glad to here that you was all well I think that if I dont hav the nite sweats no more that I will get along all rite I havt had them for fore nites I was very well pleased with everything that you rote in your leters I was glad that your borders paid you up so well with out any bother I was very well satisfied by you letting them bee on the place it was perfecty rite and I was glad to here that my baby could walk I was glad to here from the children and you with the rest Well I would like to see you and the Children and Syntha I could tell you aheap of things that happened I want you to write and tell who John Armstrong got for a subsitiute and whither there is agoing to bee any draft in that township or not I heard that thare was there I hav bin atold of peace here and I want to no what the talk is thar in Ohio give me all the nuse thats in the papers give your father and mother my best respects and tell him to write to me often and let me no what his is doing agiv William Reeden and his family my best respects I rote him a leter and never got any anser and I want him to rite I give my best respects to Vince and his family I give my best respects to Thomas Ward and his family I got a leter from him I would like to see you and our family I want you to rite to me often
Nancy I want you to rite and let me no whether the Children got the books or not so do the best you can I was well pleased whith what you rote Sinthi bee a good girl and do the best you can please rite soon
From G L Ward
to Nancy Ward and Sintha Miller

Next Get Together?

2007-08-10T08:28:00.001-04:00

When are we all getting together next? I want to make sure I know when it is so I can come this time. :)

Unbelievable Martian Face Potato Chip on Ebay!!!

2007-08-05T08:19:00.000-04:00

It's not everyday that you get to see something a little out of this world so go to Ebay and search for "Martian Potato Chip Face" and YOU will!! Thanks Cat & LD!!! Happy bidding to all of you "Chip Efficianados" out there! Ends 8.7.7 ;>

Some thoughts on perking yourself:

2007-07-27T23:52:00.000-04:00

Good evening my fam: I'm thinking that this could be a fun spot for any number of reasons. It could be a great place to share information on what we do for ourselves personally to make ourselves feel good, great, special etc. For instance I have a few nice things I do for myself: I drink Twinings Lady Gray Tea, it's on the pricey side but I'm worth it. It has all that good stuff in that the "green teas" have to fight off illnesses and whats more it tastes good too! No it is not so strong, as teas go it is a light tea with a great flavor and aroma. Good for you, tastes good too...what more could you ask for? Well you could use Vitamin E oil as a preventative against "old age" lines on your fresh little faces. I have been using it for about 2 years now and I'm sure you all have noticed how I now look like I'm 50 or less....agree or else! I use Natures Bounty E-Oil sold at Walgreens, it too is a little pricey but what the hay! I buy it when they have it for buy one get one free. Speaking of Walgreens if you like a good bargain check out their store brochure in Sunday's paper it is full of good special buys. Well there are a couple of bright perks I do for myself. Of course for years I have touted the fine effects of a warm/hot bath by candlelight. Ah the things we do for ourselves. Sweet! Love you all, SissyAunt Deb
P.S. If you haven't tried Burt's Bee's yet you need to get out more often.

Ma's Birthday Party!

2007-07-26T07:32:00.000-04:00

What a great time we had at Richard's last night. How lucky are we to have such a great Mom and Family? I may not be rich but I have something that money can't buy and that is you, all of you. I think we should make Richard's our Birthday Party Central. Maybe do a party every other month to celebrate all upcoming birthdays. It's just a great open, informal place with good food, and they can handle us too. We might try to organize the ordering process so that we all get to eat at the same time. Any thoughts on this? If you check out my "Links" post you will find a link to all of my pix (all that are ready anyway). They are all in albums, there is an album from last night in there too. Enjoy! Love to all, Deb

greetings from Oxford twp.

2007-07-24T09:24:00.000-04:00

Greetings from Oxford Twp. where the fish pond nearly ran out of water overnight...all is well now. By the way I have decided to pretend that the house next door is a great big barn. Hope to see you all on Wed. I chose the name Katrina because that is what Dad used to call me when I was little. Love, Cathy

Little Miss Bling & Great Auntie Deb!

2007-07-23T23:31:00.000-04:00

Little Ms Bling and her Great Aunt! Coincidence?

I don't think so... ;)

The Grand Kitties!

2007-07-23T23:01:00.000-04:00

Too cute...right?

Abygale, Anikin & Rudy Addie Wedder

aka "The Catastraphies"

Generations 1 & 2

2007-07-23T22:31:00.000-04:00

The Riggsby Reunion ~ Kingston OH

The McClellan Family:

Rear standing l to r: Tom, Cathy, Janet, Debbie, Mom, Dad, Steve

Front standing l to r: Carolyn "Beanie", Lori being shy, Cute lil Annie, Jim standing tall, Our Karen,

Chris in front!