Ride 'em Cowboy!

Here's some video of Luke riding his new horse that Granny & Papaw got him for Christmas. This was taken a couple weeks ago. Right now, he is upstairs taking a nap since he woke up with a fever and congestion this morning.

And the winners are...

Tim Farley & Melanie Herndon!!!

Euchre Tournament!!!

Saturday night will mark the 15th anniversary of our annual euchre tournament. I must say that a lot of things have changed over the years, but not the faces. We started having the tournament at my parent's house when we were home from college for Christmas. Dad & Mom would cook all kinds of wild game for us to eat and we'd stuff our faces. Then, we would play cards in the shop that wasn't very well heated. We would beg/borrow/steal a wide array of heaters to keep the place warm because it was always super cold. We started out playing double elimination and would easily play until 4 in the morning. Needless to say, we weren't getting up with kids in the morning. We had the tournament at the Upper West Side a couple years because of bad roads and again, the heating problem. After a nasty peanut/popcorn/food fight, we weren't allowed to come back. Jill & Ben Bierman hosted the tournament for several years after my parents moved to the golf course and before we moved to the big house. Now that we are all old and married with kids, we don't play double elimination anymore. And, we don't have the big feed that my parents used to make for us. But, we still drink our fair share of beer and have a good time. Last year marked the first year that we hosted the tournament at our new house. I like to think that good times were had by all. I haven't kept track of all the winners and losers over the years, but it is safe to say that I have won my fair share. Hank Baltzell has also been crowned victorious several times. Whether or not you are a winner or a loser, you better bring your "A" game cause on Saturday night... It's on like Donkey Kong!

NO School?

NO problem. This is how Cole and Ross spent their day home(due to ice) last week. It was my last day of christmas break before heading back to school so we took Luke to Susie's house and hung out. We even went shoe shopping in the afternoon.
The roads really were not bad around mid-morning. I think Jasper county should consider having delays instead of cancelling.

Head on over to Sugar Sweet thoughts and enter Christina's contest to win a free blog design. She is starting her own design business, very good idea. Good Luck Christina!

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Batter Up!

On Sunday, Uncle Bob is coming over to see the boys and play some Wii. I gotta warn him. The boys are going to kick his butt. I'll bet he's sore on Monday. I was able to beat the kids in the first few days, but now I can barely beat them in boxing and I can't even come close in baseball. Last night, Cole got five stikes in a row on bowling and Ross calls himself the home run king. I say... Good Luck Uncle Bob! You better bring a sack lunch cause you're going to need it.

Book Suggestion

After reading Sarah's blog this morning I remembered that I have been meaning to make this post. I am on to a new author, Mary Kay Andrews. Last year my mom gave me some books and these two were in the bag(Thanks Mom!). All the books are funny and set in the south. Currently I am reading "Savannah Blues" which is also enjoyable. I even got the nurse at Dr. Walsh's office hooked on her because we like to discuss the most recent books we are reading. So, if you are looking for a light and funny read try one out.