Good time with Dad here

While Sue was out in Oregon my dad came up to help keep some continuity in the house and let me keep working. It went well, and the kids enjoyed having their grandfather around for a few days. I took Friday off so I could spend it with him, and we had a good time going to the store, eating chicken, and relaxing. I love the fact that we have a good family that likes to be together!

Sue flew to OR

She went out to visit my brother and his family in their new home in Eugene. She's hoping to help them with unpacking and settling in, and just to hang out and have fun.. As of now I haven't heard from her so I'm hoping she made it to their house OK...

New addition to the family

Well, we have a new member of the Holly family: Jojo Holly! He is a Springer-Spaniel, though he looks more like a Cocker-Spaniel to me (what's the difference, anyways? :-) He's definately not your average dog, and the kids love him, so...... I think he'll be around a while. I don't like the fact that he wets himself every time I talk to him gruffly or go to put the leash on him, but we'll have to see if that goes away.

Sue enjoys him when she's here, but my fear is that we're all gone too many hours of the day to keep him occupied and sociable. We've had him about 3 weeks, so we'll see how this goes...

Happy Birthday, Michael!

My brother is celebrating his birthday today! They are all settled in to their new house in Oregon and are getting plugged in to all that's happening there. It sounds like they're having fun. In the fashion of some my gift to Michael is late, but I am hoping he likes it. We'll see...

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Today my parents celebrate their wedding anniversary! They've been married for over 40 years andd are still going strong. Way to go, Mom and Dad!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

My mother's birthday is today! She didn't want any gifts from my dad, but she wanted to do something fun and different. So they took a bus to the Seminole tribe's casino in Tampa, FL, and spent the day gambling and having fun. Way to go, Mom!

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

Our youngest turns 7 years old today! We had a good time at a get-together/party last night at Stone Mountain - people from our LifeGroup and church came, as well as some friends from Scouts and one of the neighborhood kids, and we had a good time eating Popeye's chicken and enjoying the music and lasershow. It was a good night, good weather, and fun talking and being with everyone.

Today we're relaxing around the house. Kevin wants pizza for dinner and creamy pie instead of cake, so we're going to eat all of that later today. Woohoo!