Mother's Day '09

Mother's Day was a beautiful time with family and friends. The sign in front of our church read, "Of all the rights of women, the greatest is being a mother." Truly being Sarana and Kaitlyn's mom is one of the greatest joys in my life. I also thank God for my own mother, mother-in-law, and grandmothers. Here are some pictures we took by the fountain in Lindsay after the Tredway family had lunch together.

Kaitlyn's Garden

Kaitlyn and Steve planted a garden this spring in our backyard. Kaitlyn has religiously pulled weeds, watered, and inspected for any signs of growth. The first blossoms were rewarded with many squeals of laughter and tours to the garden for everyone that stopped by. Here are the first fruits of her labor and boy is she proud of them (Yes, only 3 strawberries and 2 wax peppers). As soon as the corn on the cob, squash, bell peppers, and tomatoes are ready maybe even I will get excited.

Sis. Mamie Hunt

This past weekend a precious lady was called home. Sis. Mamie was a favorite of mine while growing up. Sis Mamie was famous for sneaking us candy, telling a funny joke just for the kids, or just an onery look at someone that was sure to bring a smile and laughter. My brother and I spent many weekends with Mandy and Tim at Sis. Mamie's house. Sis. Mamie had the most clever ways of solving our arguments, made the best things to eat, and always knew when we were being mean to their dog, Sadie. A fond memory of her orneriness is when she invited Mandy and I out for an ice cream. Of course, we jumped on the chance but quickly began rethinking when we realized she meant we would walk to get an ice cream. About 2 miles later the ice cream sure tasted good but we were grumbling about the walk home. Sis. Mamie walked faster than us and thought it was funny that Mandy and I complained as much as we did. Sis Mamie was a pillar of the church, a constant friend, and a wonderful lady. She will be missed!

Poetry and Heavy Medal

Kaitlyn recently presented her poetry selection in front of about 300-400 people at the annual employee recognition ice-cream social for our school district. Kaitlyn, along with the other students who were selected as winners from the school poetry fair, used the opportunity to practice in front of a crowd before attending the county poetry fair later this month.

In preparation for the annual STAR testing that students have to take we had heavy medal day at school. The girls proudly displayed their medals and awards in what was called, "Heavy Medal Day." The girls have earned the medal, and many more awards for, attendance, character counts, teacher reconigition, performance on previous assessments, etc. We are very proud of our girls and will certainly support them being in this "Heavy Medal" group whenever they'd like to.

Hair! Hair! Hair!

Sarana & Kaitlyn are blessed well beyond their years with an abundance of hair. Sometimes I find myself wishing for the day when they "want" to do their own hair. However, those thoughts quickly pass and I would gladly volunteer for a lifetime of pigtails and ribbons so that they could stay small.