Saturday, January 1, 2011
We missed you and your families today! Amy's family, Timmy Wayne's family, we missed you all as well. We were our same ole rowdy bunch! We had a good time of fun and fellowship-just like a church folk gathering!
Those of us who could, went to Grassy to church. They really have some get down music sometimes! Marleigh enjoyed herself immensely! I bet her little hands were red from clapping! She seems to love the music. Just as soon as she is old enough, we are going to get a special ready!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!
New Years Day
The food was totally delicious, so it's everyone else's fault we ate too much.
The family photo is beautiful, the singing was awesome, and the video of the kids is wonderful. All in the tradition of the Treadway family.
Someone should have told us we were auditioning for the Chipmunks, we would have come prepared, that was cute!!!!
Emily, thanks for the photo.
Zac, thanks for the video's.
Janet & Matt, congratulations on your coming attraction.
Addy, You have to teach us to dance like that..... love it!
Tanner, we framed the essay.
Lonnie, be careful with that leg, using that jump rope.
We hope everyone had as wonderful time as we did,
Cindy & Timmy
We just had the pleasure of watching the WV chipmunks 12 days of Christmas- hold on- we have to clean up the pee...
Ok we're back!
For those of you that weren't there today, Janet kept up Amy's tradition of the White Elephant game. Baby #3 is on it's way:) Tag ~someone else is it and Matthew says she's not allowed to play that game anymore! Love to all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WnPcXYOomU
Addy, about the Lasagna
If not, I totally misunderstood because I thought he said he used a lot of cheeses.
Please let me know.
Did anyone make any New Year Resolutions? David said his was to exercise more. Mine is to learn how to relax and not be so busy I cannot find time to enjoy hobbies...such as Quilting and Scrapbooking. Michelle, don't faint. She, as well as, my grandest babies, have often asked, "Why don't you sit down?"
Trish, I think about you often and send special prayers up for you. Take care of yourself and rest, rest, rest!
Love to all as always and have a Happy New Year!
Love and Prayers,
Julie and David
Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year YuAll
I failed to mention in the wii photo that is Vonda not me. Vonda and vesta made it. Vonda do you play the games? I love it, I got Jacob the big game hunt for Jacob for Christmas it even comes with a gun! Maybe you could get David interested in it, he may even get up and dance! Lol
Ok Michelle what day does Joe come again? I am going to put a countdown on the blog:)
Does Tarin blog? You should turn her loose on the keyboard=)~
it would be nice to hear her view on Germany and her whole experience with the move from the states to over seas. As I recall she likes to talk? :)
Julie, I do wear a mask. I carry one in my purse. I ended up with another urinary tract infection the day I got my treatment and I am on augmentin and boy is it hard on my stomach.
If I make it through the day on Saturday I may not make it to church that night. The sun is coming up and it is promising to be a beautiful day, a much better start than yesterday's freezing rain!
Everyone enjoy the day!
I hear the girls stirring around upstairs, better go get breakfast.
Love to all of you, and I promise pics of when Joe is home in less than 10 days now!
Michelle and gang
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Michelle, I think I'm getting anxious for you and the girls waiting on Joe lol!! Since I'm not that knowledgeable on " and ' when it comes to measurements, did you get 38 feet of snow or 38 inches? I'm going with feet but just want to make sure :p The dogs are precious.
Teresa, I'm so happy for you that all of your family could make it together at one time for Christmas. I know you have been waiting on this and it will be wonderful memories. You'll have to post some of Emily's pics of yal so we can enjoy them!!
Amy, your little ones are growing up beautifully. We'll miss all of you this weekend but I understand your being traveled out :( I'm sure you don't want to go back to work yet but I hope it goes well for you, Greg and the babies :)
Little Vonda, you are a doing a great job at taking pictures. I was looking at them from the top of the blog down and thought they were ones that Lorie took until she said otherwise.
Rita, shame on you for dropping Hershey!! But since she only weighs 2 1/2 lbs she probably floated down like a feather haha.
Addy, I am going to try the lasagna recipe as well. Sounds yummy. I do have one question. In my cooking experiences I have not come across marjoram, what is it? A spice? I hope Paul gets to feeling better. I think we've finally got everyone cleared from germs here at home. Marleigh is finally off of all her meds for her ear infection, yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!! We'll have to get her and Ladybird together with their antlers for a pic. I have a friend that came in from Hawaii last month and we happened to be having a conversation about a Great Dane's poo. She said they could poo a house and therefore she wouldn't have one lol.
Trish, glad chemo went well for you yesterday. Did you get the freezing rain today? It's supposed to be 54 here tomorrow so I'm sure most of the snow will melt :(
Well, I hope I haven't forgotten anyone. See you Saturday morning sometime XOXOXO
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Hershey's doctor visit went well yesterday. We take our dogs to the same vet and I love it there. They just really make over your animals! The vet carried Hershey around for a while and probably spent just 15 minutes holding her before she even started her exam. Of course, it probably wouldn't have taken as long if Mom hadn't dropped Hershey off the exam table! but she was ok. As Mom said, she weighs 2 1/2 pounds! Ladybird is 7 months old and I weighed her last night when I got home, she's 70 pounds. I told Mom that everytime Ladybird poops it's about the equivalent, if not more, of Hershey! We had to go in Walmart to get a carrier and Mom just couldn't stand to leave her in the truck alone, so this is our solution...in cognito!
Now Julie, here's the recipe for the sauce for Paul's lasagna. He uses the same recipe for spaghetti.
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 pound hamburger
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic (i just use some garlic powder)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. rosemary
- 1-2 bay leaves
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
Brown hamburger, then add onion and pepper. Let cook down. Measure all seasonings and add at the same time. Paul says not to drain the "juicy goodness" off before you add the water, I think that's your call! Just let it cook down to the consistency you want before you layer it in the pan. I usually double the recipe and make the little tin pans to freeze, it's just enough for me and Paul! If you do freeze them, it usually takes 2 hours to bake at 350. Otherwise, just an hour! Let me know how it turns out!
Monica, what happened to your bread was hilarious. Paul probably would have eaten it if you had dropped it on the pavement. He loves that stuff. And those pictures of Marleigh were PRECIOUS! She and Ladybird have matching antlers! haha
Paul says thanks for all the birthday wishes. Right now he's got whatever Olivia, Kaiden, Mom and Dad have though. In other words, he's being a big baby!
Michelle, HOLY CRAP! I thought we had snow but my gracious! I would have given up on shoveling a long time ago. I'd say your poor little doggies would get lost real quick. They are so precious though!
Lorie, loved all the pictures. Looks like you guys had a wonderful Christmas together.
Trish, glad your chemo didn't take too long yesterday, just hope the pain gets better.
Well I've babbled on long enough.
Love, Addy
Well, have a blast everyone when you get together at the homeplace. (Isn't that a sweet sound...'the homeplace')?
Addy, honey, tell your honey I soooo want that lasagna recipe. Rita, I am glad you and Blain are feeling better. Are you going to be able to come down from your mountain to go to Teresa's?
What are you all having? I am making barbeque, some ??? (don't know yet), and some cornbreadtoday for David.
Well, Trish, you are on my mind often and if I haven't told you, I like the blog. (Of course, I really know next to nothing about blogs anyway, but the background is pretty).
Emily, if ever you and your husband get to Florida...stay with us and bring your camera. I promise I am not 'photogenic' (spelling could be wrong there, but I think you get the picture...Oh, no 'pun' intended). David and I would like our picture taken and how cool to pay you instead of another photographer.
Well, I will hush now... I have work to do.
I send lots of love and some prayer too....to all of you as always.
Love and Prayers,
Julie
I feel like I am in a bubble. It is so foggy, I couldn't get online until just now. Couldn't get a signal. Michelle, Your dogs are so cute...and well groomed! Hershey did fine with her shot but she is confined to the basement today because she is being wormed....Not happy...let me TELL you...not happy. I'm going to have to give Sadie a Xanax because I can tell she is getting on her nerves. She weighs a whopping 2 1/2lbs. Full grown she will be about 10lbs. I don't know how you guys afford dog food for the Big dogs, and so many! O My Word!!
Teresa, I am doing what you are doing today, Cleaning! It's days like this that I am glad my house is small.
Sarah Fitzwater called yesterday to see how Mommy was. She hadn't heard and she said she would have been there if she had known. She is Granny Fitzwater's daughter-in-law. She said nobody loved Mommy any more than she did. She said to tell the family she loved us and she is praying for us. See you all New Year's. Don't forget your church clothes...or you can wear "what you have on" as Mommy would say.
Lorie I think you are right about Butter she is going to make an excellent photographer.
So Rita how did hershey make out at the vet yesterday? Does she weigh at least 5 pounds! Lorie has a cat that is 5x his size!
We are supposed to get freezing rain and ice today! So I am going to try and get some sleep...night all.


Wednesday, December 29, 2010
danny brought me over and then headed back to work i will blog later. They just gave me iv benadryl and its making me so sleepy ~trish
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Good morning
Trish,
I just thought I would share a couple dreams I had 2 nights in a row. The first one was me and mommy walking down by the mailbox arm in arm headed to where the garden Used to be. You could tell we were just talking and laughing but it was like I was to far away to hear.
Then last night I dreamed that I was visiting mommy I think in the hospital and Rita was there too. And we were walking mommy to the bathroom and she was still smiling. And she actually said in Jesus name. It was taking both of us to walk her But she was still praising God!
I am hoping tonight I get to dream and see her strolling the streets of gold with daddy on one side and Jesus on the other:).
I go for my second chemo today and unfortunately I am coming down with a cold. Coughing sneezing aching all over chilling but no fever. I am not sure if they will give it to me or not, Julie what do u think? I just want to get it over with especially because my insurance is paying 100% until Friday!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Just Marleigh and me today. We made potato soup with celery and carrots, flavored with some of the Christmas ham and Marleigh thinks that table eat'in is the way to go!
The sun is shining so bright today. It must be all that cleaned out air. I wonder if the big city people notice a difference in their breathing after a big snow.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Bobbie~ I have no doubt that you and Marleigh will have a very special friendship.
Vonda & Vesta~ I love all those smiles!
Teresa~ Everyone knows that I am anti- pets and I actually thought (for a minute) about keeping that cute puppy. She is so precious and lovable. I bet she could win Steve over. I think Matthew was afraid of becoming attached to her so he just called her "that dog." Haha
Mary Kay order going out next week if anyone needs anything.
My memory of grandma's house at Christmas...
The annual week at grandma's after Christmas was in full swing. Monica, Amy, Colin, Timmy Wayne, Bobby Shawn and myself were all there. It was coming up on the end of the week and I remember grandma making her rounds with prayers and goodnight kisses. She had to get up to tell someone, (probably Monica) to "quit giggling." Anyway, as she was walking back to her bedroom, I was by the old bathroom speeling. I sat up and asked her if it would hurt her feelings if I went home. I missed my mommy. About a minute later, Timmy Wayne came through the hall saying he wanted to go home too. She just laughed and let us call. She was probably glad that we were finally leaving:) No, not grandma!
Love you all and stay warm!
Mom~ Don't lose Hershey!
Psalms 147: 15-18 NI
He sends His command to the earth;
His Word runs swiftly;
He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.
He hurls down His hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand His icy blast?
He sends His Word and melts them;
He stirs up His breezes, and the waters flow.
. . .Praise the Lord.
Psalms 148: 7-8, 13
Praise the Lord from the earth, . . .
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do His bidding, . . .
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
That snow is really praising the Lord!
Michelle, does Joe have access to the internet?
Blain just called back to tell me that he had made it to Meadow Bridge. He said it's bad. I don't even know how much snow we have, it is drifting really bad.
Hershey is pretty good as long as you are holding her, sleeping with her, carrying her around...Sadie likes her, she is just too little to play with. Sadie knows she is still top dog.
I didn't get any pics of Olivia and Kaiden over Christmas. We felt so bad, I just didn't think about it. I am feeling a little better but Blain isn't.
Steve and Teresa, What are ya'll doing? Haven't heard from you.
Vonda I love your Charlie Brown nativity and tree! Where did you get it and how old is it? I have never seen one. The Charlie brown Christmas tree is one of my favorite stories=]
Micheelle do you watch Army Wives on lifetime? I love how it shows how they all pull together As a family when their husbands are deployed and in some cases it's the woman that is deployed and the husband is deployed....maybe you can find one of them! Lol We are getting a terrible amount of snow right now. The interstate is creeping by and everyone has their emergency lights on.
Hey grandkids! What about your memories? Tell us about something you remember either at grandmas or your own home when you were a kid and how you are making it special for your own kids.
A few years back when we started having Christmas on new years we would have mom and dad come here to share our Christmas. Jesse and Helen would come too. We would fix breakfast and it never failed mommy would always come in with her basket full of biscuits. THAT was my kids favorite gift lol. Before I learned to make good gravy she brought that too! A couple of times Steve and his family came Over too. I am so glad that i have those memories for my kids because since Jesse had his stroke he doesn't get around well. About the only place he does go is walmart and the doctor.
Your alls memories remind me of the waltons;). Especially yours David. You all have a great
Day and for those that have to go to work, sorry:(
Happy belated birthday Paul I hope addy took good care of you:)