Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween to everybody! I'm went to work today as a Cowbody and a judge at a Chili Cook off. Can't wait for Caden and Toby to come Trick or Treat tonight. Love, Blair
Happy Halloween to everyone. Hope everyone who had a birthday in October had a great one. Mine was wonderful. Peg and Gary made me queen of the day and had lots of surprises for me.
Blair, I will get you some pics of our cruise when things calm down. You know anytime you are gone from work it takes time to catch up.
Also hope JW starts to improve, it is so hard not feeling good. Maw, try to keep you strength and spirits up.
Betsy, I am so glad you are feeling great. You are in a very special time in your life. Jared, good luck going after your dream. As with James, I am excited for you and also a little scared. We do need good policeman out there and I know you would be great.
To all the rest of you hope this little message finds you all well. We will be going to San Angelo this weekend to help celebrate Brock's Birthday. Love to all, Susan
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween....

love,
kittie

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Happy Late Birthday to Maggie too! Love Blair

Hey wasn't Susan and Gary Dale's birthday this month too???? Happy Birthday
HEY FAMILY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BBIIRRTTHHDDAAYY TO YOU DEAR BROCK
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT PARTY THIS WEEKEND
WHAT IS THIS, JARED, YOU ARE WANTING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER?? IS THAT SAFE??????I REALIZE YOU ARE A LITTLE DARE DEVIL, RIGHT?? SERIOUSLY, GOOD LUCK IF THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE YOUR HEART SET ON. YOU KNOW ME, I AM FOR WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. KNOW YA'LL ARE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT KATE. MAGGIE HAD HER BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. KITTIE, GARY & MEGAN WERE GOING TO GO TAKE HER OUT TO EAT, ALONG WITH KRAIG AND BOSTON OF COURSE. SURE THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. TIME FOR THE SPOOKS TOMORROW NIGHT. UP THE STREET FROM US THEY ARE MAKING A SPOOK HOUSE AND GOING TO CHARGE $3.00 TO GO THRU IT. OOPS, JUST NOTICED MY CAP LOCK IS ON, OH WELL NOW YOU CAN READ IT WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES.J W IS STILL NOT DOING ANY GOOD. AM TAKING HIM TO PT EVERYDAY AND HIS SHOULDER IS NO BETTER AND NOW HE HAS AN INFECTION IN PROSTRATE GLAND AND DR ALLEY PUT HIM ON MED FOR THAT. HE IS UP TO ABOUT 15 MEDS A DAY NOW. YOU WOULD ALL BE SHOCKED TO SEE HOW HE HAS GONE DOWN.....LATER...MAW
Happy Birthday Brock!!! Wow, big 1 years old today! Hope you have a great birthday this weekend too! Love, Blair and Jay

Jared, good luck on your tests. I just know you did good. Good talking to you today! Give Bets hug.

Hi Everybody else! Love, Blair
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROCK!!
I hope you have a wonderful day...
love,
kittie

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hey guys and gals! I just wanted to drop a line and say "what up"! I have been somewhat busy lately with my current job, as well as, taking these tests for the different cities for a police officer. There are so many cities up here that are hiring and to even have a chance of getting a position you have to apply to all of them. Probably around 20+???
Passing the written and physical tests are no problem its just getting through the amount of people doing it as well. Bets and I are getting very excited for Kate to come and have a fun time watching her belly dance at night. Kittie, we were thinking possibly November 17th for the shower if possible???? Please let me know. Hope all is well and we love you guys!

Jared
Hey family! Just wanted to stop in and say hi. We have been so busy around here that time is just slipping away. Between getting ready for Brock's party and me (finally) getting a job, there's no time! Hope everyone is doing well.
Blair, I love all the Halloween pictures! I noticed that you added the one of Brock and Stormy. She thought that it was SOOOO CUTE that he was the dragon from Sleeping Beauty (she came up with that on her own), Jill and I search San Angelo for her Cinderella costume because that's who she wanted to be. She kept saying "but I want to be Cinderelly for today!!!" Jill and laughed all day, this kid is too funny and smart.
Well, I guess that's about it. Maw, J.W., Blair, and Jay- we will miss you all at the party but understand why you can't make it. Don't worry though, we'll have LOTS of pictures between our camera and Gary Lee's camera!
Take care and God Bless,
Shavonne

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Hello Everyone!
Just wanted to let everyone know that when you visit my blog PLEASE post a comment. When I read the Crosbyton blog I realized that Kittie and Shavonne were commenting on my blog and I didn't get to see it until now! I would love for everyone to leave comments on my blog. :) I think if you sign in under this blog you can go to my blog and leave a comment as Crosbyton. Everything here is going great. So glad it is much cooler! I am getting bigger and staying active. This is the best part of pregnancy (or so I'm told) and I am trying to soak up every minute! Love to all! And please leave a comment when you visit my blog! I just did 2 posts on our trip to Cincinnati!
Betsy

Friday, October 26, 2007

hello to everyone. How is C-town? Mike, Caden & I went to see Walking with The Dinosaurs last nite at the American Airlines Center. It was quite a show and we enjoyed it, we were just a little cold because they had the airconditioners on, so we all snuggled throught most of it.
I have been working flex hours for the last two months which means I work for 6 am to 4 pm. I am keeping Caden and Toby on Fridays to help detour some child care costs. I do enjoy keepting them, but they sure show me just how old I am getting.
Blair and I try to walk atleast everyother day. Oh, Blair runs, I walkd and he laps me twice. Oh well, I did "jog" a little. Doing great, just can only eat small amounts, but hey, thats great. Like my doctor says, you don't need as much food to stay alive as you think you do."
Mike is still off on most Thursdays and still works at least every other weekend. Last weekend, was really busy for him. He was called out twice in one night and was gone most of the weekend. Today he goes to Athens for a funeral. Last Monday, he took chili beans, mexican corn bread, pecan and coconut pie to his office and fed about 12 people. He said they really did enjoy it.
April is having to get the month of November worked out on child care, her new sitter is taking most of the month off to go to Mexico and see her family. I have one week vacation 12-holiday the 22. Back to work Fri the 23, and will work the rest of the month in appraisal department and then I transfer to the REO dept as an Assest Manager. I am looking forward to learning something new and most of all getting to stay with Citi and keep my tenure and benefits.
Mike, April, Caden, Toby & I had dinner last Wed nite here in Ft Worth with Sheron, Jerry, Cameron, Diane and Brock at Chilis. We sure did enjoy that. We plan on seeing them tonite also at Cameron & Dianes home. Brock is having tubes put in his ears this morning and Diane is having a little surgery today also. They will both be home tonite if all goes well.
Jared & Betsy enjoyed there trip to Ohio last weekend to see their anual Bengals game. They did however get caught up in the change of weather in Chicago and had to spend another unexpected nite there. They did get home and back to work.
Maybe if all goes well we can get to C-town real soon.

Love to you all, Eletia

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hey Family
Thanks for putting the pics on your Halloween page Bear. Thought all might enjoy them.It was fun to look for them through all the many albums I have. I'm sure I had lots more, Ha
I tried to encourage Peggy to join us Sat night on the Chat so maybe she will. I told her she was missing lots o fun. (Even if she does not know why I ask her about pie) I would just like to point out a fact I'm sure no one else has noticed and that C-Town now has more Blogs on this site than Griffin Sisters and they started first. What's up Griffins????Don't let Bear down now!!!!! Get busy posting!!!Later, Maw
Hey Maw and everybody!

Maw, thanks for the old Halloween pics. They are great. All pics you sent are on Halloween page.

Hey, Jay said he had fun too on the chat. It is like the back porch, shootin the breeze.
Love,
Blair

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Hey Family
Love Blair's Halloween pics. I E-mailed him some old ones this morning so watch for them. He may not have room for all of them. If we could turn the clock back, as my Aunt Alta use to say, we could have a great family "spook" house again, Dalmer style, right?? Now after Stormy and Boston come by I am ready to turn out the lights and go to bed, ha ha ha. The Sat night Chat was fun. I love how fast Jay comes in with all his digs at us, right Bon? He has quite the wit. Anyway if you have not tried getting on, please do. It is like we are all in a room together talking or like Jay said, sitting on the back porch. Shavonne, congts on the JOB!! way to go girl!! Loved Brock's shiner too. The farmers are all striping cotton so it is a busy place, trucks, strippers and etc running up and down the hwy. Later, Love, Maw

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Shavonne, Maw, Eletia, Jay and Tress had fun on the blog too on Saturday. Maybe we will have people chat tonight, Tuesday. Hope everyone is having a great week. Blair

Monday, October 22, 2007

Just wanted to stop in to tell Maw, Blair, Jay (yes, even you), Eletia, and Tress that I had a blast chatting with you all on Saturday evening. Ya'll are too much fun!!! It's been a while since I laughed so hard!

Hope everyone is doing well. Looks like winter is upon us here in San Angelo. . .YEAH!!! It's cold and rainy here today and it's supposed to stay cold all week.

Betsy, I can remember Brock doing the same thing!!! It is such a blessing to watch your baby move around inside of you. Just wait until she gets the hiccups, Brock was always active but he got the hiccups every night around bed time. It's an odd sensation but you get used to it. I hope you are feeling well, from your Blog it seems that you are really enjoying your pregnancy. I am thrilled for you and Jared!!!

Eletia, Congrats on your employee awards!!! It pays to work your butt off!

Alright, better get back to work. Hope everyone is well, love you all!
God Bless,
Shavonne

Friday, October 19, 2007

Hey Family
Just have a minute before closing time, so HEY!!! I have my quilts loaded in the van and my old treadle sewing machine and a batch of divinity to take over to enter in the CROSBY COUNTY FAIR, for tomorrow. Kittie and Peggy have taken some stuff over too. J W is doing good with his PT and getting some stronger. Flower had her surgery Tuesday and she is doing good too. Has to go back in a few more days to get stitches out.Buddy misses her being outside with him.There are cars buzzing around town today. A ballgame here tonight and had a pep rally this afternoon and people taking stuff to memorial bldg for the fair displays.
Eletia, congrats on the awards. Well deserved I'm sure!!!!!!!!!!!By the way, how is Mikey doing????????No one ever mentions him?????????Hope he is not working too hard. Oh yeah, Eletia, the appraisal dist moved again over to the old newspaper bldg. How bout that???They bought the bldg this time. Tom was going up on their rent and the bldg had problems. Later, Maw

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Hey Family
Just to touch base....J W is now in PT (started yesterday) so maybe that will help him. Wayman & his family came last weekend and Wayman gave him a good pep talk, made him promise to get to PT and try to get his life back on track. They stayed at Trina's Friday & Sat night but they ame on way thru Friday and then Sunday morn on way back home. I left at 6:30 this morning to take Flower to Lubbock Pet Hosp for her surgery. She is 6 months old this month so she is getting spay and her hernia fixed. She will stay overnight and Kittie is going to pick her up for me tomorrow when she goes to stay with Boston.Seems like we all run a train back & forth to Lubbock. Trying to get my quilts rounded up to enter in the Crosby County Fair this week-end (20th) I am also going to enter the antique treadle sewing machine and an antique quilt that it the same age as me that Mama and Alta made. It will be fun. I love to see all the quilts that are entered. Got to get back to work....Eletia, are you not feeling good????? Sorry. Maybe it was the trip & get-to-gether??Take it easy. I loved the new pics of Caden & Toby. Can't believe how Toby has grown!!!!!!He looks like Eletia to me and Caden looks so grown up.The town is putting out things for Halloween so it is looking like Fall in the air.Everyone take care and I love you all, Maw

Friday, October 12, 2007

Hey everyone, yep we are alive!!!
This week has been crazy and I've allowed it just to pass me by. I hope everyone is doing well, we will be praying for J.W.
I hope everyone received their invitation, we sent them out last week. I can't believe that we are getting ready to celebrate our baby's first birthday!
. . .Betsy, it's amazing how long my list of "nevers" has become. Some of them extemely silly but some just happened as I realize what works best for Brock. You'll be amazed at how you and Jared might change your parenting ideas to what's best for the three of you.
I better get going, Granty, Gary, and Susan decided to come this evening instead of tomorrow afternoon so Brock and I are doing a little bit of spiffing up (acutally for anyone who has raised a child, I'll do so cleaning and Brock will go right behind me to turn that same place back into a disaster area). . .ahh the joys of a little one!!! And I wouldn't trade it in for anything!
Wish you all well.
God Bless,
James, Shavonne, and Brock
Hey Family
I have not had time to post lately but checking out the Blog at work. J W is out of hospital AGAIN. He is sure having a time trying to get back to going!!!!
The results of the cat scan are all good. Nothing showing up. He has not been able to start his PT on the shoulder yet. I keep thinking if he could get started on the PT he would feel better?????????? It seems sometimes that he is giving up but he keeps telling me that something is wrong in connection to his left side and shoulder. The C-scan did state calcified pleural plaquing and thickening in left lung base.However this is stable from past scans and x-rays. I guess he just feels it and it does not feel normal and will never feel normal. Somehow he can't seem to accept any of this to try to move on. He had called me Wed about 1:30 and said he thought he was having a heart attack and wanted to go to ER. That is when they kept him over night just to watch him but they didn't even have him on a heart monitor (??) so guess the doctor was not too concerned that it was his heart????????Anyway, hopefully he will get better soon!!!!!!!! That is about all I know for now, love, Maw

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Hey Everybody. Hey Kittie thanks for keeping us updated on JW. I talked to Maw last weekend and she said he wasn't feeling good at all. I admire her strength too. I hope I half of what she has been able to do.

Okay, yummy on the chocolate cake. I bet yours is good just like Artie's was. Will you make me one? YUMMMY!!! Happy Birthday to Kraig. Maggie's Birthday is almos here too.

Happy late Birthday to Susan too. Hope they had fun on cruise.
Love everybody,
Blair
Hey family,

Just a short note to say Hey to everyone.
J.W. is in the hospital again...I don't know if he is ever going to feel good again...He continues to lose weight and is very fatigued and weak all of the time. Continue to pray for him and Mother as she tries to work and take care of him....Seems like she is having to take care of Artie all over again....I admire her strength and I am thankful to have such a strong mother....Hope I inherited some of that strength.
I talked to Peggy today and she said their ship has docked so they will be heading home in a day or two...she talked like they had a wonderful time, which I am sure they did....They were going to stop by Donna Beth's for a night or two and then on to James and Shavonne before coming home...
Happy late birthday to Susan....I am sure it was alot of fun spending your birthday on a cruise....
Tomorrow is Kraig's birthday and Maggie wanted me to make him a chocolate pie....Does that sound familar?? Remember Artie used to make everyone their favorite pie for their birthday...yum-yum...sure do miss those pies!!!
I hope the Griffins and Gowens have a fun time this weekend at Mark and Tressie's....
Hey, Jared and Betsy....let me know if ya'll have come up with a time for the shower....
Ok, I have to get back to work...I have four doctors to type today.....
love to all,
kittie

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Hey Family,

First of all the pics of Caden and Toby are absolutely adorable!!! They are toooooo cute!!

Sorry I missed the live chat last night....I have just really been swamped with work and haven't had any time to write or chat...

Eletia.....you are a true inspiration....keep up the good work!!! You look wonderful (even after a workout)!!
Hope everyone is well. Peggy called me yesterday and they are having a good time on the cruise....Carol's sister, Sherri and her husband Bill, surprised Peggy by booking the same cruise and so it sounds like they are all having a great time....
Hope the Griffins have a fun get together next weekend.....
got to get back to my "doctors" !!
Love to all,
kittie

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Hey family....Hope all is well. Maw hope Papa gets to feeling better.

Everybody tonight is chat night from 7-9? Will you be on there?
Blair

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

HEY FAMILY
Did not get to take J W for the Cat Scan this morning. He just could not muster up to go so I called and re-scheduled for Friday morning at 8:00. He has really had a pretty fair day today. I was really busy at work (being the 3rd) Will try to keep everyone posted. Love, Maw

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Hey family
Just checked on the live chat but no one on so will leave a quick note here. J W got out of hospital today but he is not feeling any better. They did the Doppler test this morning of heart and tummy. In the morning have to go to Lubbock for Cat Scan of head, chest and tummy. He sayes he does not feel like making the trip so we'll see how it goes in the morning. I tried to work this afternoon (had the office locked up all morning) He called me twice to run home so finally at 4:30 I gave up and came on home. His shoulder is still hurting him so bad. Maybe he can start the PT next week. Wanted everyone to know that Ella is in really bad shape. Darlia and then Kelton called me. She is in hospital at Abilene. Everything is progressing really fast. Darlia said her mind is about like a 3 yr old now. They will proably go home with Hospice, if she gets to go home. Got to go to bed. I have been really tired the past few days trying to keep up with everything. Caden was so sweet when I talked to him. He was all excited about having some "keys" to drive his car with. Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, October 1, 2007

Hey Family,

Jared and Betsy.....LOVED the baby room....Maggie and I are beginning to gather some stuff to start on her baby room too....It is so much fun!! She met her doctor for the first time Friday and she really did like her....her due date is April 1st....

Caden!!! Looks like you had a GREAT birthday party....I really enjoyed the pictures...

Sorry I haven't blogged sooner...We made a "quick" trip to Menard this weekend so Gary could do some "grandson do's" for his grandmother...Boston went with us and we had a nice weekend...

I have been really busy with transcription and with Peggy going on vacation next week, I am working on her doctors as well so I can do them too while she is gone!! I love it though and I work better under pressure...so bring it on BABY!!! This week and next will be really, really busy for me so I might not get a chance to blog or talk on the live chat but I will as soon as I can...

April and Zac....your house looks amazing....It already looks like home!!!!

Eletia...You look wonderful....I hope you are feeling well and I admire your dedication to be healthy....I am so hard on my poor old body....I need to try to take better care of it....although I am sure it will outlast my brain!!!!

Ok, got to get back to work....just wanted to say HI to all.....
love,
kittie