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Things I have not posted.. The make up post. (Plus Hog Roast)

This weekend, Melinda and her friend Hannah set up a lemonade stand.. They pulled in 12 bucks. Not bad, but they have done better.
🙂
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So here is a series of pictures from the Hog Roast at Chris and Pegs house this weekend! Wow, what a party. Although, we must be getting old.. there was still Beer in the Keg at the end of the night..
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Chris made a haywagon just for the party. It was fun! Part of the path was int he neighbors yard, somwhere I have never gone before.
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And the obligatory picture of all the siblings.. I’d say we are looking pretty good for our ages.
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And Here is Rockwell playing with a bunch of his cousins (once removed -lol) They had a BLAST. This is one of those events they will all remember.
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A Nannyrama for you. Pretty much the whole shebang.
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Rockwell messing around with the liver that came with the pig. What a joker.
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Rockwell checking out how they attach the pig to the spit.
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The kids had a load of fun on this dinosour. It used to have three springs and it was hard to move, even for an adult. Take one of the springs off, and BAM, its a dangerous fun machine. Only small amounts of blood where shed.. No worries.
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Rockwell riding Chris’s “irish Mail”. Its hard to figure out at first! Steering with your feet and “pedaling” with your hands! Rockwell mastered it before the weekend was over.
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When I dropped off Hannah for the LUA Mincraft summer camp, we passed a guy that really goes all out in decorating the shrubs in his yard. He even got all his neighbors to do it.
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And, from 2012 School Year (!) I finally have seen the actual Trophies Hannah won in the math counts competition in the virgin Islands.
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And finally.. Hannah and I love eating fat. 🙂 This is a frustrating thing, because society does not, therefore does not supply it. Here is an example.. The first picture is the yogur isle at Wallmart. Look at the huge selection! (It goes down to where Hannah is standing. ) It’s HUGE. Do you think they had any flavored full fat yougurt? Not a single damn one. Not even one! WTF?
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Here is the most yummy yogurt on the planet, mix this with cereal and you are in heaven. Hard to find. Its the ONLY full fat flavored yogurt we have found. It’s just not right. You are missing out if you dont lick the fat off the tinfoil when you take it off.. I have to assume its like joy people used to have drinking the cream off the top of the milk bottle.
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OK< One more pic.. Here are some of our favorite teachers at North Augusta Elem. Making Cotton candy this spring at their fun fair.
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Posted on 17 July '13 by , under Activities, Genealogy, kids, Messages to friends and relatives., school. No Comments.

A service with mom.

If you would like to see mom one more time, this is a good setting.

Posted on 17 September '11 by , under Genealogy. 1 Comment.

You know we loved you Mom. RIP.

My Mom, Verna Mae Theresa (Rourke) Elser Died today.
What a wonderful woman she was. Full of success. A full life.  She slapped down  adversity with vivre.  A Christan that lived it.

The world could use more people like you, not less. You will always be with us mom.

We will never forget. 😉

Love, E

Click here for a photo Album of Verna Mae

 

 

Posted on 11 September '11 by , under Genealogy. 1 Comment.

Pics from the Indiana trip




















Posted on 16 August '11 by , under Genealogy, vacation. No Comments.

Hanging out

Kath and the kids went to Charleston to visit Grandpa, and to go to the beach and Kathi had a seminar she had to attend. Not necessarily in that order.
Its nice outside. The weather this weekend is supposed to be in the 60’s and sunny. Good Yard work weather. I got the tiller out, and for the 8th year in a row it wont start. Every year I have to pull the flywheel off and clean the points and whatnot. Every freaking year it starts out with a very weak spark. why??
So, I am at home. I have been sorting through genealogy stuff this evening. found my Moms Engagement announcement, and a neat picture of my sister and future husband.
First, Mom and Dads Engagement announcement.


I know they don’t have this picture, because its a Polaroid. This was 1972. Steph was still in High School.

Gotta Go walk the dogs.

Posted on 19 February '11 by , under Genealogy. No Comments.