Hey, Everyone! Hope you are all great; we are. Loved the pics of the table, Teresa. Did you do the top? That must have taken a long time. It is beautiful. Emily, hilarious videos, I found them on youtube and put them on my facebook.... speaking of which, I am jumping into facebook. All of the cousins out their, and anyone else on it, look me up. Michelle Roberts, look up in Germany....there shouldn't be too many. I realized I don't even know some of your last names! How out of touch am I?! But of course, there are so many of us....LOL. Tarin has made up her mind she wants to teach AP History for high schoolers. How cool is that? We will see if she changes her mind before graduation, ha ha, she is only a freshman. Joe's stitches came out, his headaches are gone, and the scars are minimal. Thank God. Love to all of you, Michelle and girls

I liked that video Emily, the Today Show had it on there this morning. I don't recall the boys ever having any conversations like that when they were babies, however, it sounds quite familiar now a days LOL!! :P They would coo to each other at times though. We watched "Coal". It was very interesting. A few things seemed familiar to me probably from David's book. Rita, what did Blain think about it? Mark was wondering how often the tips had to be replaced on the 'continuous miner'?

twin baby boys have a conversation - part 2 ORIGINAL VIDEO

This video is hilarious...Bobbie, Monica, were Adam and Corey like this?!

I posted that video from youtube, first time I've done that before (Mark helped me LOL) so if you go to youtube and search for them that's where you'll find their website and info :) I remember seeing an advertisement last week about "Coal", I told Mark we was going to have to watch that tonight :) The Midkiff obit., is he Vera's husband?

Sorry, If you have Direct TV, it is Channel 241 instead of 308.

Amazing Child Singer - Daves Highway performs "Jesus Messiah" by Chris T...

Carol sent us a video the other day of a baby laughing that was from godvine.com. I came across these siblings on the same website. They have such beautiful harmony. I cried the first two times I watched them and still get a little teary eyed. They have a CD available if you go to there website, it should be listed under the video. We had a great time with Emily and Zac yesterday!! :P Love to all and hope you are blessed by this video as much as I am :)

Coal Runs Deep

Rita, I had seriously just opened the blog to post about the same thing when I saw your posts about it. Here is a link to the trailer for it...I think it should be interesting.

Coal Runs Deep

Monica texted me yesterday saying that her, Mark and Marleigh were going to be in Princeton and wanted to know if we wanted to meet them for lunch. It just so happened that Zac's day off got switched this week from Thursday to Tuesday and I had a break between classes from 12:15-2:30, so we were able to meet up at Cracker Barrel. It was goooood...and Marleigh was so cute and funny! She really liked her brown beans and mashed potatoes and gravy. She is so good at saying 'apple' too, lol!

I dyed wool and cotton yesterday in my med plants lab. We got to choose any type of plant we wanted to try. One group used black berries and it made a really pretty pink. Red onion turned out really yellow (which I thought was weird) and carrots made the wool orange and the cotton pinkish. The grass did dye it, but it turned out to be a really pale green. I will post pictures of it later.

10 Episodes

Spike TV's new reality show "Coal." Ten one-hour episodes will debut at 10 p.m. March 30. Producers say the show details the extreme conditions and underappreciated work of underground miners. 

 

"Coal" in WV

If you have Direct TV, it is channel 308.  This mine is owned by Cobalt Coal.  Thought you might be interested in seeing something from WV and how we are portrayed.

WELCH -- McDowell County will be featured in the latest reality series coming to Spike TV. It's called "Coal" and took place at the Westchester Mine at Big Sandy.

The show will be nationally broadcast at 10 p.m. starting on March 30.

Rita

Elmer Midkiffs brother

Evert Ray Midkiff

RAINELLE — Evert Ray Midkiff, 87, of Crag Road, passed away Monday morning, March 28, 2011, at Heartland of Rainelle, following a long illness.

Born Jan. 13, 1924, at Blue Sulphur Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jarvis C. and Minerva Elizabeth Holcomb Midkiff.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Dale Lee Midkiff; and four sisters, Eva Crookshanks, Sarah Persinger, Ina Persinger, and Leatha Midkiff.

Evert was a coal miner and had also worked for the Department of Highways.

He was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Tuck of Welcome, N.C., and Brenda Roberts of Plantersville, Texas; a son, Bobby Joe Midkiff of Peru, Ind.; a sister, Kitty Cleva Callahan of Oak Hill, W.Va.; a brother, Elmer Lee Midkiff of Dawson, W.Va.; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

There will be a graveside service only at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the Sewell Valley Baptist Church Cemetery on Crag Road in Rainelle, with Pastor Clay O’Dell officiating. Burial will follow immediately.

Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace of Rainelle.

Daddy's Cousin's Wife

I think this is Daddy's cousin's wife...Carol or Goldie might be able to clarify...If it is who I am thinking of, he came to get apples whenever they "hit".  He was at Daddy's viewing.

 

 

Cora 'Bel' Treadway

Cora Belzene "Bel" Stover Treadway, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2011.

She was born January 5, 1934, at Ameagle. She was the daughter of the late Newman and Norma Stover.

She attended the Advent Christian Church at Artie and was retired from Pinecrest Hospital in Beckley.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Don Stover; three sisters, Maxine Lutterloh, Gurtha Toney and Mary Williams.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, James "JR" Treadway; and three sons, James Taylor and wife Sharon of Peterstown, Michael Treadway and wife Judy of Clear Creek and Charles "Corkey" Treadway and wife Barbara of Artie; three brothers, Ray Stover and wife Ruth of Ocala, Fla., Ancel and wife Karen of Auburndale, Fla., Eldon and wife Marilyn of Dorothy; and one sister, Beulah Peyatt of Easley, S.C.; grandchildren, Charles Taylor and wife Annie and their children, Christopher and Matthew of Beckley; Jimmy Taylor and children, Bridget and husband, Cole Boothe, and Tiara Taylor of Peterstown; Andy Taylor and wife Cheryl and their children Cheyenne and Cordell of Shady Spring; Michael "Mike" Treadway and wife Patty and their children Christopher Treadway and Shane, Katie and Andrew Tomlin; Jodie and husband Jimmy Bristow and children Brian and Andrew of Clear Creek; Carie Lynn Stover and children PFC. Corey Stover (Fort Benning, Ga.), Tyler and Keely Stover of Clear Creek, and Cathy Jo Shrewsbury and husband James and their children Nicole, Jackson and Emily of Beckley, three great-great-grandchildren: Victoria "Tori" Shrewsbury and Levi and Trinity Boothe. Special nieces Sonya Basham and Peggy Caffro; special friends Glen and Margie Williams and Marilyn Massey.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, March 30, 2011, at the Advent Christian Church, Artie, W.Va., with the Revs. Cecil McClellan and Joe Barnett officiating. Burial will follow in the Wriston Cemetery, Artie.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 Tuesday at the church.

Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.

I do! I do! I recognize the table! Who could forget those legs! I used to eat my dinner on the back side. It's beautiful. I thought we had distressed that table enough Teresa! One question, that top doesn't look conductive to making biscuits. Just where are you going to make those Steve?

Love the pics Teresa, can't wait to see it!!!!

We got a good start on our new kitchen. Cabinets and appliances won't be in for a couple weeks. We have been painting and making our island. Anyone recognize the table?

One more thing, I think Ruth sent a clip from the Today show last week of a little boy that had gone to heaven during surgery. I got that book and finished reading it last night and IT WAS AWESOME!!! "Heaven is for real" is the name of it, written by Todd Burpo (his father) and Lynn Vincent. I highly recommend it to everyone. I'm going to give mine to mom so yal can pass it around if you like. Love ya :)

We woke up to pouring snow this morning!! I couldn't believe it. The weather man said we got 2 inches in our area. It stopped sometime between 10:30 am and noon. Not exactly sure because I fell asleep on the couch while Marleigh was taking her nap lol. It was also interesting to see on the news at noon that we had a 2.5 earthquake this morning around 2:30 am. They said it happened 4 miles down in the earth and was a few miles WNW of Pulaski. That is a town right beside us, 5-10 minutes down the road. We never felt anything though. If my memory serves me correct I'm thinking that Giles County sits on a fault line somewhere. We go through Giles when we go to WV. Speaking of WV, I caught a glimpse of Grandpa in Mark this afternoon. I was cleaning house this morning while it was snowing. I had already vacuumed all the carpeted areas and was working on my rug in the bathroom when the vacuum started making an awful noise. I thought it was eating the power cord but it wasn't. I turned it off, unplugged it and checked to make sure it wasn't going to catch on fire because the odor that was coming from it was a little alarming. I saw a little vapor of smoke but no fire. I took it down stairs and Mark looked at it. The rod thingy that has all the bristles on it had started to melt on one end thus deforming it somewhat. It was a total loss :( We went to get groceries after lunch and also got a new vacuum. When we got home I put Marleigh down for her nap, Mark and I put up the groceries and I started on supper (Mom's chicken pot pie :P ). I heard Mark in the living room opening the box of the new vacuum. About 10-15 minutes later Mark hollered for me to bring him a snack baggie. When I turned the corner to take him the baggie I could not believe what I was looking at in my living room floor!! Mark had completely disassembled the old vacuum cleaner, took all the screws out and had them in a pile by their self and had each part on the vacuum laid out in the floor. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was getting any thing we may need later from it. He ended up only keeping the screws and a furry duster buster attachment. I just grinned, turned around and went back to my chicken lol. Marleigh is finally off of formula and baby food. I put some of the chicken pot pie in the food processor for her and she loved it. Smacked them little lips the whole time :) Her daddy gave her ice cream for dessert and she was loving that as well.

Bravo! How true! How true Rita! Say a prayer for Adam, he starts his new job today!

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. "One is Evil -  It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. "The other is Good -  It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."  The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Rita

Emily~  I have had that lecture about Hudson Cream flour as well.  I hate to write it on the blog because then it will be documneted, but this is one time that they were right:)    Whatever you do, just ask Andy, MAKE SURE it is self-rising.  I know that several of us have had to learn that the hard way, myself included.  Your breakfast sure looked good.  Wish I could have chowed down with you!  Love ya    

I like the gummy ones too. Zac, Tanner and Jacob all like the fluffy ones though so I have to make a lot of fluffy ones when I make them.

I have been having the hardest time making good biscuits. I knew I was doing it right though, I mean I only saw Grandma do it about a thousand times. I told Mommy about it and she asked what kind of flour I was using. I had been using the cheap brand. She told me that flour was not the place to save money, lol. So I got some Hudson Cream and ta-da...gooood biscuits.

Zac and I went to a cafe last night in downtown Princeton with some friends. There was a band playing called The Corn Grinders. Stand up bass, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, banjo...they were really really good!

Have a good Sunday everyone...love ya'll!