Ninja turtle

This little guy was in front of our house!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAt6uwfkKnY


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Jack in the pulpit is the name of a wildflower. Jacob and his buddy are digging a ditch for drain tile I believe. They are digging it for his friends grandpa. I am hoping he is going to work him this summer:)

What is a "Jack in the pulpit"?  What are you guys putting in Jacob's trench?

Jack in the pulpit

My back yard

Funny faces

Jacobs day off:)

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Old McMatthew had a farm 'til Janet crashed a mustang through it!! LOL  Just kidding!!  Addy, I like the dog :)  How is your Assistant Principal and family doing?  That was so sad to hear.  Has anyone heard from Grandma's sister's daughter that lost her husband after the house fire a few weeks ago?  I think maybe Vonda posted about that happening, I can't remember.  How are they doing?  Is their house livable?  Happy late b-day Lorie!!

Addy: Love your dog! The metal one! I will be expecting to see that in our next white elephant gift exchange. It might even top the mink coat in desirability!!!

Hey guys! It's Addy! Look what Paul made me! Hate to break it to ya Teresa, but he is Mr. Wonderful!

The Broken Rose - Squire Parsons

Beulah Land -Squire Parsons- Lyrics

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a wonderful day. The best gift I got was having my husband sitting with me in church last night. Thank you Jesus! You are so good to me.
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Happy Birthday to you Lorie! Hope you have a good day full of caring people come your way.  Alice I hope you get some good news today.  Danny, I also pray for a better day for you.

Happy birthday Lorie!

Happy Birthday Lorie, Love you Cant believe it;s been 42 yrs. ago.

Hey Everybody! Alice, I'm glad to know your last chemo treatment will be on the 29th. Danny, I hope you're feeling better. I have a prayer request. Our assistant principal's granddaughter choked to death on a peanut butter sandwich yesterday. She was 13 and severely handicapped. When her mother realized there was nothing she could do to help she overdosed. She is in the hospital, but I don't know her condition. Our assistant principal, Mr. Covey, is in his 70s and has several health issues, please keep his family in your prayers.

Hi Everyone, Alice is felling kind of under the wx. We had the blood work today and all seems to be OK except for the white blood count which was at 1.2 and it needs to be 1.5 to have chemo. Hopefully it will increase by the 29, that is the next chemo and hopefully the last. We are to see Dr. Parker on Wed. hopefully she will give us some good news. With the white count so low we can't have visitors or take a chance on her getting sick so we will stay at home as much as possible.
Please continue to pray for us.

How are Danny and Alice feeling today?    Hope you are both feeling well and in good spirits today.  I hope everyone else had a blessed day as well.  We are wrapping up the year here with field days, trips, incentives and more:)  The end of the year is a little bittersweet this year though as this will be our last here.  Love you all! 
Janet

Pond

Patty Weed

Do you guys remember Patty Weed. Her ex husband was Bill Weed, band director at Smoot. Chambers, Rev. Patricia Marie Bentley, age 69 of Moundsville, WV died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV. She was born November 22, 1942 in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late Ralph Nelson and Ruth Bentley. She graduated from Huntington High and Marshall University; was a former elementary school teacher in Cabell, Tyler and Greenbrier Counties; completed the Duke University Course of Study and served United Methodist Churches in The Greenbrier, Wesleyan and Northern District; and is presently serving the Graysville Calvary United Methodist Charge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marjorie Marie Lyons. Survivors include her husband, Carl; a son, William A., III (Bobbie) Weed of Idaho Falls, ID; a daughter, Rebecca Marie (James) Smith of Chesapeake, VA; step-sons, David (Mitzi) Chambers of Glen Dale, WV, Richard (Karen) Chambers of Lancaster, OH, and Charles Edward (Sonja) Chambers of Benwood; grandchildren, William Weed, IV, Kailena Weed, Isaac Weed, Andrew Lyons, Nicholas Smith, and Jack Smith; a brother, Ralph Nelson, II (Laura) Bentley of Huntington; and a sister, Sandra (Martin) Handshuh of Montpelier, VA. Family will receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8pm at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 400 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11am with Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Graysville United Methodist Church, Proctor, WV Like · · Thursday at 7:54pm ·

Danny, I'm glad you got to come home today :)  If anyone is wondering from the previous blog, yes, I said "him" lol.  They had a drag contest and from what Mark heard the fella in the red high hills is a professional at that.  I believe it because the first time we saw him I thought he was a girl but the next time I happened to see his muscles and thought something might be amiss :P  I'll try to post the video of the contest if it's not to long.

We had a Relay for Life event this evening at the park.  It was so beautiful, perfect weather!!!  They are having entertainment and walking through 6 in the morning.  We were there for a couple hours and had a wonderful time.  Rita, Teresa, you likin' his shoes???

We got home from the hospital at 4. His breathing is better but still not great. Still has fluid both lungs and will take pneumonia a while to clear out. He is enjoying sitting in his chair! Danny's mom brought brown beans, corn bread, and strawberries, then his aunt ruthie brought potato soup. Clarence and Tina and their two kids Meggan and Garrett all came over and cleaned house, did laundry and mowed and weed eat the yard! I don't know what we would do without everyone helping us. Tina has taken Jacob to school all week and then friends have been taking care of him after school and ball practice. Tanner has started working this week with a yard service and doesn't get home Til 10 at night! Continue to remember him in prayer. We love you guys
Trish

Going home today!

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The Isaacs - Your Cries Have Awoken the Master

Scruffy

Danny got this bouquet from his aunt Jenny today

Danny

We are at greenbrier valley. He just got a blood transfusion. And hoping to still come home tomorrow.
Trish

Trish, What hospital is Danny in?  We love you guys and are praying for you all.

Update on danny

We are still in the Hospital. Will be Til Friday prob. His blood has returned to almost normal for him. His breathing is a little better. The worse thing is coughing because that causes him so much pain. Between the pain shots and pain pills and a new air mattress he is getting a little rest. The doctors are working on md anderson in Houston but we still don't know anything yet. Thanks for the prayers and keep em coming. Love to all
Trish

Amen again, Stand FIRM , Until God comes through!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amen, sister! The world says that "seeing is believing," but God says "believing is seeing.

Faith

The natural question is, "What is faith?"  Most Christians probably know the technical definition for faith from Hebrews 11:1,

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

The New International Version says, Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  That is pretty clear.  But it becomes even more clear when you plug that definition into 1 Timothy 6:12,

Fight the good fight of [the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  Fight the good fight of being sure of what you hope for and being convinced of what you do not see.]

When the answer to your prayers is not on the horizon, when you don't feel differently, you need to fight the good fight and say, "You know what?  God's Word says it and that's all the evidence I need.  It is the evidence of things not seen, and I'm going to stand on that truth.  I don't care what the world says, I don't care what circumstances say, I am going to fight the good fight of the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of what I do not see."

And you stay with it until, as they say, "Faith turns to sight."

What are you struggling with today? What challenge is testing your faith? Stand firm on the truth of God's Word.  Trust Him, no matter what others may say.

Real faith is standing firm in the midst of the storm. So stand firm! 

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~Rita~

Haven't stopped and will continue praying for you, Danny, and your entire family.

I had Mrs. Nolen also for home ec.! Wow, that is crazy that she put up with all those kids for that many years. I put in 8 years and have no desire to go back.
Trish and Danny we are praying for you both, love you guys~if you need anything just let us know.
Love you all and hope all the Mother's had a wonderful and blessed day yesterday.

We will be praying for you both.

We will be praying.

Danny is being admitted to the hospital. He has fluid in both lungs and probably a pneumonia. Really need your prayers tonight guys. Love you all Trish

I had Ms. Nolen for Home Ec also.

No Way!!  I had her for Home Ec. too!!

~Rita~

Trish, I had her for my home ect. teacher.

Congratulations, Emily! We are so proud of you. Danny, you are always in our thoughts and prayers. Hope everyone had a happy Mother's day. Brooks and Clara were with us from around noon on Friday until Sunday evening when we took them home and had a wonderful Mother's Day dinner at Amy and Greg's (Greg's brothers, Matt and Ryan, did all the cooking and the cleaning up afterwards.) We had chicken cordon bleu on the grill, mashed potatoes, sugar snap peas, salad, and asparagus. Elaine made an angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries and a chocolate pie. A wonderful meal indeed! Matt taught Brooks how to spray whipped topping directly into his mouth. At first he was puzzled, but when he saw Matt do the same and eat it, he was hooked. Clara and Brooks played outside on the trampoline, swings, etc., with Belinda's children on Saturday and had a wonderful time. Yesterday they discovered an earthworm on the patio (Clara said it was beautiful and wondered if she could eat it) which they pulled grass for it to eat and they watered it out of the water cups.

How many of you had mrs Nolen for home ec at west?

Vada Lou Nolen
CHARMCO — Vada Lou Nolen, 83, of Charmco, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Heartland of Rainelle following a long illness.
Born July 15, 1928, in Rupert, she was the daughter of the late Charles Ellis and Cora Alta Sykes Nolen.
Vada was a home economics teacher with the Greenbrier County Board of Education. She attended the First Baptist Church of Rainelle and was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles C. Nolen of Houston, TX.
Survivors include two brothers, C. Derald Nolen of Charleston and Phillip C. Nolen of Jackson, GA; and special friends, Peggy Workman of Rainelle and Denece Grim of Lewisburg.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle with Pastor Bob Scharnhorst officiating. Burial to follow at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery in Clintonville.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service.
Online condolences may be sent to wallaceandwallacefh.com.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Inc., of Rainelle.

Hey Everybody! Happy Mother's Day! It's kind of rainy and dreary here today. Paul and I visited both our Moms today. Dad wasn't very happy to see us because we took him something else to mow around! Mom will have to post pictures when she decides where she wants dad to plant it.
Paul's dad has bought some property across from our house and has been clearing it off. There are honeysuckle bushes everywhere so we helped ouselves to some additions to our landscaping around the front of our house. We also got the rocks from across the road too, and the stump. We still have the other side of the porch to do, but it's coming along! So far I have some azaleas, lilacs, and the honeysuckle. We also got the rest of our garden planted since we've had a couple nice days for the ground to dry up a bit.

Happy Mother's Day to all!!!  Emily, you look so beautiful!!  Congratulations on this milestone :)

Hope everyone has a good Mother's Day.  All you kids, don't forget your Mom's.  It's not about the trinkets and such, it's about the time and the "I love you" that she loves so much!  God has a good plan in Moms.  I know I am still blessed by the Mom He gave all of us.  Kimberly, I can't wait to see what kind of Mom you become.

Emily, you're so pretty and I know Trish and Danny are so proud of you! Congrats!

Hope every one has a Blessed Mother's Day

Mothers day

When I got home from work the girls had decorated the deck with poems and pictures for me.They worked and pulled weeds around my pond and put down the mulch and got me some new lights.I am sitting here and relaxing. Got to get rid of the string algae then we will be all set. Hope everyone has a blessed Mothers day
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Comet central

Mothers day surprise

New lights

This is last minute but Emily's graduation is streamed live on concord.edu

Want you all to pray for Danny today. He is sick. I think probably pneumonia again. He is nauseated and vomiting. Really weak. Emily graduates today. It he isn't feeling up to going. We are still waiting on word from Texas. As of Thursday they had requested more tissue samples from UVA and we have to wait on the final on that.
Thank you All for your prayers
Trish

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Almighty God - Michael Combs

Quinton Mills - I Found The Lily In My Valley

Working hard

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Everett Lilly Remembered

http://www.register-herald.com/todaysfrontpage/x2089088398/Lilly-remembered-as-musician-father-friend

~Rita~

Garage

David:

The garage did have some termite damage and some of the foundation was rotten.  That's not bad for 62 + years though.  I am planning on building on the same spot only bigger.  Concrete floor, insulation, heat, etc.

Daddy use to play with Everett and Bea

Bluegrass legend Everett Lilly dies

From Staff Reports

Bluegrass legend and Raleigh County native Everett Lilly, who with his brother Bea, reached the heights of bluegrass fame, died at his home in Clear Creek Tuesday afternoon, according to his son, Everett. He was 87.  The brothers began performing together as boys and after World War II, they played live on WJLS radio. From there they moved to Wheeling radio and then to Knoxville, Tenn.
In the '50s, Everett played with Flatt and Scruggs and played with them at the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville.  The pair also spent 16 years in Boston playing at the Hillbilly Ranch and are credited with bringing the bluegrass sound to Japan. The Lilly Brothers were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Everett received the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor, in 2009.  Bea Lilly died in 2005. Everett played on with his sons and other musicians as the Lilly Mountaineers.  Funeral arrangements for Lilly are unknown at this time. 

~Rita~

It was good to hear the update on Danny.  I'm glad that your 1st trip is going to be taken care of as far as the flying part.  I can't believe it's so hard taking care of the oxygen though.  Addy, that place looks beautiful in the picture but it doesn't look like it fits in the mountains of WV lol!!!  I have never heard of it.  Today was supposed to be a rainy do so we took Mar bowling for the 1st time.  I had a coupon for 2 free games for children :)  She made it to the last frame of the 1st game then lost interest.  She had fun though.  I tell ya, a ramp and bumpers make all the difference in the world.  Her score was 101!!  I did not break 100 :{ lol

Addy: A few years ago Dan and I took a week and toured West Virginia, and we visted the place you are talking about. Actually, unless someone told you about it, you would not even know it is there. It is indeed down a single lane dirt road. A lot of the concrete is crumbling, because the people that actually built it were young people who looked in books to see how to do concrete, and they didn't learn everything that they needed to know. Also, there is chanting over a loud speaker all the time. It is a good thing that the building is out among the chickens and cows.

Steve, have been watching your posts about the demolition of the garage with interest. Sure looks different now. Do you plan to put up a new one on the same spot? By the way, Daddy told me he finished the garage while Mommy was carrying me, so that landmark was at least 62 years old when you took it down. The wood was not rotten (or was it?) nor destroyed by termits, so it lasted for a long while . . . not that I'm old or anything. Congrats Emily on your graduation. I'm very proud of you. Lowe's . . . one of my favorite stores too! I should buy stock in the place. Danny we are still praying for you that all things will work out well. The Bible says, "All things work together for good, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Alice, we are keeping you in our prayers every day as well. Sorry we couldn't make the get together at Lonnie's but did enjoy the pictures that were posted. Love to all.

Hey everyone,
Emily is working at Lowes in Princeton.  The won't move to Morgantown until mid July.  Tanner finishes up with exams this week then he has a job working with one of the local lawn services for the summer.  We are still waiting on work from Houston for an appt.  I think we have the flight arranged through a company called Mercy Medical Airlift.  The American Cancer Society pays for one trip per calendar year for a patient and caregiver round trip to an appt.  Getting his oxygen situated is another story!  To fly with oxygen you have to have an approved portable concentrator AND enough battery power to fly the whole trip.  They do not allow you to plug in to their power source.  External batteries do not come with the oxygen so I had to purchase 2 of those.  One lasts only 3 hours!  If you think a battery is expensive for your laptop?  Each of these batteries are 300$.  Definately don't take your air for granted:)  I will let you know when we know anything.

Congrats Emily on graduation and the new job!  Still praying for Alice and Danny.
Rita and Bobbie~ I'm not sure why Lowe's wouldn't want me with my bubbly personality, I just don't understand I guess I need to get pointers from Emily on how to get a job there. hehe  It couldn't have been that salad from Food and Friends that I had with that poppy seed dressing?!?!?!?

Maybe you guys will find this as interesting as I did. I had no idea this existed!

America's Taj Mahal

Building and garage are gone!

Steve Treadway

Got this from Donna Witt

To all of my FB family and friends, I have a special prayer request. My sister-in-law's (Brother Melvin and his wife Ina) great grandson was hurt in a dirt bike accident today. He is 6 years old and his name is A.J.. He's in the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital and on a vent and dialysis with internal bleeding. Please keep him and our family in your prayers. God is good, all the time.............. ♥♥♥

Psst...Teresa...How is that they would hire Emily and not you??  You MUST have been over qualified and you would have made all those macho men look...uh...well, you know!

~Rita~

Psst! Teresa, I bit she gets a discount at Lowes!!

Congratulations Emily , Great Job.

Congratulations, Emily, on all counts! Where will Emily be working at Lowes? In Morgantown? When are they moving to Morgantown? Is Tanner out of school for the summer yet?

Dad is so proud! She works at Lowes:)

Worthy of the fridge display:)

Hey everybody, I just wanted to invite you all to my graduation this Saturday at 2:00 in the gym at Concord. No tickets or anything are needed. Hope y'all have a good week!

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we are cooking out for ariels birthday tomorrow at 1:30 everyone welcome.

Please every one remember Mommy's sister Naomia and her daughter Donna today in prayer, they had a fire in their home and it ruined it and then on top of that her husband got all of them out and then collasped on the ground , so they took him to the hospital and was checked out and sent home  then yesterday he passed away, only 49 yrs. old and Donna is just at her end and don't know what to do, she called me this morning at 4;30 for me to pray with her . so please remember them in your prayers at church. that God will give them strength to get through all of this Love you all..

Every thing went well with the other eye, thanks for the prayers and thoughts. The picture of you 3 is great , so pretty. Danny hope you are feeling better and Alice hope all is going well with you and Daniel. please keep us up dated. Love to All.

Danny, I'm so happy that you are feeling up to mowing!!  You look good out there :P  Addy, let me do some thinking on the Olympics and I'll get back to you.  This evening we were all finally able to get together and take the boys out for their birthdays.  Marleigh especially enjoyed it!!  At one time Adam and Corey got to laughing and joking around with each other and she was just enthused by them, watching them and smiling :)  I hope everyone is able to stay out of the heat for the next couple days.  It was a hot one today.  We had a storm blow through this evening that cooled things down quite a bit.  Vonda, how did the surgery on your other eye go?  Steve and Teresa, things are looking good up on the hill and you didn't have to burn any trees!! lol :)  Love to all

Addy: Have you tried googling "Hillbilly Olympic games"?

Hey everybody! I need some ideas. We are hosting the Hillbilly Olympics at school the day after we are finished testing and I thought you guys might have some creative ideas for events. I have toilet seat horseshoes, pin the tooth on the hillbilly, Nascar scooters, hubcap hurl, and beer goggle wheelbarrow racing to name a few. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Danny determined to mow the yard today !

Gracie and marley trying to beat the heat

Please remember mom today. She is having her other eye done. Love you all.
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Boy ,  that sure makes a difference in the looks of things, but it sure looks good . Steve and Teresa you sure are making thing look great around there. Love it.

Garage is on the ground!

I just want to say that we are praying for you Daniel and Alice and also Danny and Trish.  We love you all and praying God's blessings and healing over each and everyone of you.  We had a nice dinner with Trish and her entire family today at Alta then we came home and did some more demolition to the garage.  We hooked a tractor to it (ha,ha..sound familiar?) it was awesome, Steve let me have the honor of pulling it down.  Who knew demolition could be so much fun.  Woo hoo  P.S. Vonda, I'm glad your surgery went well.  Love you all!