I won a contest on William's blog (with 5 other people) and the prize was being drawn by my most talented brother. He made me look so cool and queenly that I am happily posting the picture on my blog. I had a few complaints there were no pictures of me, so here it is. This looks just like me, tiara and all!

Happy Birthday Sawyer. Enjoy your pizza and cake!

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I talked to brother Blaine today and he told me that he and Tina are getting married July 7. We will have something else to celebrate on the 8th!!!
I wish I had a picture of the two of them to share but I don't. Hopefully, I will get one of them on the 8th.
Congrats to Blaine and Tina!

Happy Birthday, Bree. I know you have grown into a beautiful young lady but its fun to remember the precious little girl you were. Hope you have a fun-filled day! We love you.

These pictures are from Manly Island. Keith had to take a 30 minute ferry ride from Sydney to get to this island. Keith and his friends walked around the island, they had shopping and restaurants. Keith ate fresh calamari.

This is the famous Sydney Opera House.
This is the Aquarium in Sydney.
Circular Quay (Key) Harbor in Sydney.

Keith inside the Opera House.

Here are some pics from Keith in Australia at the Steve Irwin Zoo. There will be more to follow.

Mr. T, thanks for being a terrific father-in-law. I really enjoy our witty, inspiring, mostly hilarious conversations! Have a great Father's day.
Dad, Thanks for the encouragement and believe you have in me. I continue to look up to you for your strength, honesty and generosity. I love that you are always up for an adventure. I wish I could be there with you on Father's day but I know the others will take care of you. Have a fun time! Happy Father's Day. Love you.
Keith, Sorry you can't be here for Father's Day but I hope you are having a good time seeing Australia. Thanks for being a great dad for my children and being a terrific husband to me. I really appreciate the support you give me to be the mom I want to be and to chase other dreams. I miss you, honey, and can't wait to see you. Happy Father's Day. I Love you.

Congratulations Neal on a job well done from graduating instructor school. We are all so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Thank you for serving in the military and protecting our country. We love you. Have fun in New York! Hi to Alishia and kisses to Drew.

Happy Birthday Daley. This is my niece and I know she won't see this but I am thinking about her today and hoping she is having a great birthday!

John and I went to Myrtle Beach for a week. We had a great time. His family rented a house on the beach for 9 days. It was mostly beautiful weather and we got some serious sun. We also went parasailing with his nephew which was also a blast. It was his birthday while we were there so we celebrated that too. Now it's time to go back to work!

I had a request to put up a picture of my house so here it is. Kyle took it with his phone because Keith has the camera in Australia. Hopefully, I will be getting pictures from him soon.

Happy Anniversary Kristi and Joey! Ya'll have to been together for a very long time and I think that is absolutely beautiful. Definitely something to celebrate. Have a great day.

Here is Kyle post surgery. His arm is feeling much better though it is not healed all the way yet. He still cannot drive which he does not like and neither do I surprisingly. Once they start driving, it is easy to become used to it. Hopefully he will start physical therapy soon and start getting his shoulder into shape.

Happy Anniversary Kathy and Fred. Fred just had surgery so they can't celebrate but he will get well soon and then the partying can begin!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear John

Happy Birthday to you!

This is John, Michelle's boyfriend, with Riley, his dog (or should I say his parent's dog?) He is a pilot with the same airline as Michelle and because his home is in Indianapolis, he spends some of his time here. Besides being a cutiepie, he is a great guy with a Baronet sense of humor. Thank goodness! Have a great birthday on the beach, John and I hope it isn't raining in Myrtle Beach.

We Passed A Good Time at Our Crawfish Boil, Yeah!

Opal loved the crawfish. She would take one out of the ice chest and put it down on the patio to play with it. She did not seem to mind the pinching.
Special thanks to John and Michelle for all the help they gave us in putting together this crawfish boil.


We had a great time at our (hopefully) First Annual Crawfish boil. We had some Yankees eatin' some crawfish. Up above is Dot and her granddaughter, Sarah. Sarah had never seen live crawfish before. Keith did an excellent job cooking them. For the people scared of the crawfish, we grilled some Hebert's hamburgers which were delish! We had cajun music and passed us a good time!

Michelle is in Albuquerque going to Oklahoma City on the EMB145. That is the fancy name for her jet. She tells us funny stories all the time about the people on her plane and the things they do, say and expect. I have had a passenger call me and ask Michelle's age because he did not believe she was old enough to be a flight attendant. She says she gets that a lot. Isn't she just gorgeous?!!!!!!!!!!

My backyard is very plain but we are starting to put in some small flowerbeds. I use the term "we" very loosely since Keith is doing most of the work. We can't do too much because we won't be here very long and we don't want to put out the money or the time but I can't stand looking out at nothing. We started with the bird bath and it has already made a big difference. So far, I have only seen one robin bathing in it. They are more interested in the food we put out for them in the bird houses.