David do as Julie says. Love you!

Wow !!!is all there is to say for the snow, you guys have already had enough snow for the winter.It is beautiful to look at but terrible to have to get out in.We only got rain and high winds and cold so far.Looks like the hounds are having the time of their life!What is with all the surgery;s is everbody starting to fall apart? :)  Keep us posted and we will be keeping you all in our prayers. As for here David is about the same, and we are all just taking one day at a time.Love you All.

David

Hey Everyone David has 3 blockages. 100%. . .95%. . .80%. Miracle he hasn't had a heart attack already. He was hurting in his neck and having prikles down the inside of his arms at the least excertion. He did not know this was symptoms of a blockage or heart attack and he did not tell me about it until 2 weeks ago when I made him go to the doctor. He was given the choice of Triple By-pass or Splints. He chose splints. If that doesn't do well, he will have a Triple By-pass. The first surgery will be Thursday Nov 1st. The second one will be November 12. He is resting now. He is very tired most of the time. I will keep you posted as things unfold in this event. Love to all. Julie

Ladybird made her bed in the kitchen floor when Paul was making breakfast. And Queen completely took over the couch after they played in the snow! Monica, it was exactly release of the hounds today. The only one it doesn't bother is Queen, the rest of them can't handle the wind. And in the 3rd picture, who can find the bloodhound first!
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David and Julie, Keep us posted on your situation!
~Rita~

So glad to hear that everyone is safe and has power :)  The pics are beautiful!!  My first thought when I saw the furry ones was "RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!"  Looks like they were having as much fun as a human could have lol.  Just don't take them sledding Addy :{  I must say that when you live out of the way from town it is a good thing to have a tractor, looks like Blain was enjoying himself.  And yes I would also like to see Teresa plowing the hill heehee!!  I now have a hankering for some potato soup and cornbread so I think I shall make some in the next day or so.  Instead of cupcakes I think I'll make peanut butter cookies with the hershey kisses in the center.  If any of you have trick-or-treaters tomorrow I will give them kudos for determination!!  They may have to go by horse and carriage though!!  Love to all, look forward to more pics

Hello from danese. Matthew couldn't get to work either so we are having soup and playing dominoes. Thankful the poweris still on. Love to all and ill post some pictures soon.

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Hey Everybody!

I hope you're all staying warm! This is so depressing for me. Friday evening Paul and I left for South Carolina to visit his aunt and uncle, and Saturday morning I was walking on the beach. It was raining because of the storm, but it was still the beach! And I've decided I will take a stormy beach over feet of snow any day. I haven't seen sunshine since Sunday afternoon after we got to Charlotte.

The good thing about living here is that we get SNOW DAYS!!! I made a pot of potato soup last night with cornbread, and when I got on Facebook it seeemd like last night was universal potato soup day!

We still have power but there are several around us that don't. I heard a truck going by the house this morning so I opened the door to see who it was, AEP, and they went right in the ditch in front of the house! They just got out and the poor guys dug snow forever! I felt so bad for them so I took them some hot cocoa and they were very appreciative! I'll be checking in later. I think I'll make some resh rolls today, and maybe some cupcakes.

You're all in my prayers. Love you!

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I don't know why he thinks he needs to plow...Steve, how about some
pics of Teresa plowing the hill? Trish, how are things at Dawson? Do
you have power? How are things in Morgantown?

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You'll have to Google it "Old Timer Snow Creme"

Do any of you, out there in blogland, know how to MAKE that snow cream like Mommy use to make?  Come to think of it...could be a spell before we get out to Walmart!

 
~Rita~

Oh Rita!  Think of all the snow creme you can make! Yum Yum!  Look at it this way, you don't have to worry about any Trick or Treaters coming your way!  More candy for you!

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heard on the news that the Raleigh Co Airport was reporting 13 inches.
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Yesterday when I got up at 3 it was snowing pretty hard but with the wind it wasn't sticking to anything.  It has spit precipitation all night with high winds, had ice bubbles on my windshield this morning.  There were several wrecks on interstate around here involving tracker trailers.  I thought I was going to get blown to my door this morning!!  We had the tv on in our break room all night last night so we were able to keep up with all the weather reports, videos and pics.  I've been keeping my eye on you guys in WV :)  I'm seriously thinking about forgoing the trick-or-treat trail tomorrow evening as I just saw the temps aren't getting out of the 50's and probably still on the windy side.  Oh well, Mar will have a new red dress with black dots..................she can be a ladybug every day!!!  Yea!!!!  Love to all, keep warm  nite nite

David and Blain, I'll be keeping you guys in my prayers.  xoxo

Hey everyone, just wanted to give you a doctor's report. Have been having shortness of breath so I went to the doctor and she ordered a nuclear stress test that revealed abnormalities of the heart, maybe blockage like Jay had. They will go in tomorrow and look around then determine how bad it is and whether they can treat it with meds or if they need to put in a splint. Did not expect this but that is what they say at this point. Will know more after the procedure tomorrow and will keep everyone posted. Just say a prayer for me. David

Tina's horses on her hill today

Hey Ya'll This is a whopper of a storm by the reports I'm watchin' from the Weather Channel. We have about 3 - 4 inches already. It is just snowing normally right now, but the Weather Center in Charleston has said that by 5 this evening, we should expect blizzard conditions. I have ran up water (like mother, like daughter) in the wringer washer downstairs and I'm filling clean containers and putting them in the frig downstairs. Yes, we have a generator but I don't know how to hook it up. (I'm going to work on that). That is just in case Blain doesn't make it home. A couple of years ago, he was stranded out for about 3 days. I didn't really care for that!! It would be nice to hear how the weather is at your place...maybe even a few pics. Timmy and Cindy, you can post some pics from the Blue Ridge Mtns. I imagine you will get dumped on, as well. I see that the Weather Channel has someone stationed at Snowshoe. I am anxiously awaiting her reports. On another note, Blain is scheduled for a Spinal Fusion on Dec 4th and 6th. It is possibly, going to be a 2-part surgery. As some of you know, his legs have been atrophying (losing muscle) for about 10 years and the professionals have always blamed it on the chemo and/or the radiation. Recently, his physical therapist referred him to an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon who took a look at an old MRI from 2007 and saw that a bulging disc was pinching off his spinal cord. He believes it is very possible that his problem is coming from this. He did tell us that it would be like lifting a car off of someone...he may not be able to repair the damage already done but that it would prevent further damage. He said he was going to go in and lift the car up! He will have his surgery at Raleigh General Hosp. in Beckley! Pray that this surgery will be successful and that no permanent damage is done. Quite frankly, I am shocked that no Dr. has noticed the spinal cord when they have reviewed his MRI, until now. He has been to UVA and the Cleveland Clinic. His surgeon ordered a new MRI and reviewed it with us. His diagnosis is still the same.

Hey everyone. I finally have time yo post as I am sitting in a boring meeting watching it snow. I am wishing I was at home making soup with the kids. Mom has that luxery today. Haha Might get to do that tomorrow since we are getting a blizzard. That's a far cry from the 70 degrees from last week. Keep us posted on the weather where you guys are as long as we have power. How are those of you in Virginia? I saw where the President postponed his visit there due to weather. Hope everyone has a good day. Stay warm and safe. Love to all

Monica, my response to your question on the blog was what our teachers of long, long ago during the dinosaur era used to say to us in the days when it was not proper English to end a sentence with a proposition, and it just popped into my mind.  (You know what they say about old folks--we can remember things from years gone by but not what we did yesterday.)  However, nowadays it is perfectly acceptable to end sentences with prepositions.  Wonder who makes up all those rules?

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We are still here Monica.Kids been busy with school.They are both off to a great start.I try to keep up with them after a 40 hour work week...Congratulations Janet on your pregnancy!Looking forward to seeing holiday pictures being posted.Love and miss all of you:)
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Where's Everybody at??????

In front of the preposition!!!

Where's everybody at??????

Happy Birthday Vonda!!   :)

Happy Birthday Butter!!

Happy 11th birthday to my darling daughter.May you find favor with the Lord and live your life for Him.You are such a blessing to me.A gift from a loving God.We love you!!
Mom,Daddy and Toot:)
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Squire parsons

I would like to request your prayers today for Squire.  He suffered a heart attack sometime last week and is in the hospital.  They are doing a heart cath sometime today to see if anything needs to be done.  I know that he and his family would appreciate everyone's prayers at this time.  I will send an update as soon as I have any new information.   In Christ, Nancy Ps. 54:2

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So glad u ladies can keep a secret since I am sure mom needed help decoding that one in the truck. I was in my classroom so I had to talk in code. Lol thanks for your prayers. Love you

Janet, I, too, can keep a secret.  Amy told my family that you are pregnant!

Wonderful news!  The Lord is blessing our family yet one more time!  We are praying for you Janet that all will go well with you and your reward will be so, so glorious when you hold that little bundle in your arms!  And just so you know, I can keep a secret!

Congrats Janet And Matt, Our Clan is increasing.
Trish, the headstone for Danny is really nice , Love it.

maternity clothes and baby stuff

Hey all!  If you have any baby items or maternity clothes, please don't get rid of it because it looks like we are going to be needing it.  Kaiden and Livvy are getting a new baby:) 

Trish, I like the head stone.  Very pretty.

Emma, Aaron, and Andrew playing in grandpas model T

TT and Aaron

I need a solution for these fat cheeks and chicken neck!

Danny's memorial

Prayer request

I have a prayer request for a friend I have never met but have come to know him and his family through facebook during Danny's illness. His name is William Hagar and he was diagnosed with cancer about the same time danny was only a different kind. They found a brain tumor this week and he had surgery yesterday. He is a young man 30-40 not sure. But he has been having a long hard fight this past year. His mom gets her hair cut at Anita's and so she knew of danny and his condition and she found me through facebook. I assured her we would all be praying for them!

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pumpkin time again

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Happy Birthday Ruth and Amy!!!

Happy Birthday Ruth, Colin and Amy. Hope you guys have a wonderful one.

Happy Birthday Ruth...We didn't get it on here.  It was Saturday.  

~Rita~

Happy Birthday Colin!!!!!

Happy Birthday Colin!!  You're gettin' old.  Is it 33?

~Rita~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLIN !

Marleigh looks like she had a wonderful time!

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	Air pillow at the Pumpkin Patch!! New this year and a hit with the kids and some adults lol!!! Get Kodak prints of this picture, and all your other favorites, at www.kodakgallery.com!

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	We went to the Pumpkin Patch today after church :P Get Kodak prints of this picture, and all your other favorites, at www.kodakgallery.com!

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	We went to the festival yesterday. I bought Marleigh a little bag of popcorn and gave it to her to eat on our way back to the car. In just a few minutes she was handing the bag back to me and it was empty. I knew she hadn't had enough time to eat it all and it wasn't lying on the ground. This is what I saw when I looked at the front of her stroller :D Get Kodak prints of this picture, and all your other favorites, at www.kodakgallery.com!

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