30

just for fun i googled "30." here are some fun facts i came up with....

- the mininum age for US senators.

- in years of marriage, the pearl wedding anniversary.

- the code for international direct dial phone calls to greece.

- I30 - tx>ar- the number of tracks on the beatles' white album.

- slang for pornography due to it's representation as the roman numeral xxx.

- the number of uprights that formed the sarsen circle at stonehenge.

...and last but not least...and this didn't come from google...

-my age as of yesterday!

my morning jacket

my morning jacket - 4.21.10 - municipal auditorium - nashville, tn

these guys ROCK!

little miss & mister warren county.

well, it looks like i've finally got the blog up to date...that took some time so i'm definately going to make more of an effort to keep it up to date now.

last weekend the jaycees held the little miss & mister warren county pageant. we had so much fun putting this together...a big thanks to jackie rackley!

congratulations to little miss warren county - shelby miller & little mister warren county - kelton

spring break

for once, i stuck around here for spring break this year. mom, jimmy, and i spent a lot of time with trista and katrina. these lil' girls are so amazing and so full of energy. they wore us out be we all had a blast with them. i hope they can get to come in town more often!

me, trista, & katrina at fall creek falls.

mom w/trista & katrina.

mom helping the girls up on the rock.

fall creek falls.

holly & katrina coloring.

kite flying.

trista, me, mom, katrina, & jimmy at rock island.

jimmy & his girls checking out the water.

trista coloring easter eggs.

katrina & trista trying to figure out their bubble swords.

spring pedicures.

easter egg hunt (s)

we just had our annual children's easter egg hunt for jaycees but this year we also had an ADULT easter egg hunt. thanks to brad, it was a HUGE success and it brought in a TON of prospective members!!! candace also did a great job on the children's egg hunt, as always!

more pics to come...

cheerleading award ceremony - 3.6.10

we had our end of the year cheerleading banquet the first weekend of march. i think it turned out pretty good for my very first one. the girls had fun! thanks to all the jaycees who came out and helped...i GREATLY appreciate your help!

awards & roses.

pioneerettes.

paula's dance acadamy (peewees).

cheerleaders.

cheerleaders.

helping hands - thanks guys!

happy mardi gras!

this year fat tuesday fell on feb. 16th! although i wish i could have been in new orleans...i celebrated here by indulging in king cake! the pic of the king cake is on my phone instead of the real camera so it won't be posted here. dale got the king cake baby...lucky!

i've had several ppl ask me what exactly a king cake is so in case you don't know...here ya go...

the king cake is actually scoffed by the inhabitants of the big easy for some 40 days leading up to mardi gras.it's origins lie with the city's french settlers, who used a smilar bun to celebrate the coming of the three wise men bearing gifts 12 days after christmas, calling it the feast of epiphany or the twelfth night, or king's day. they're brightly iced in relevant colors (purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power), but they're most distinctive for being in a long tradition of cakes - from the ones sent to would-be escapees from the clink to the sponge mrs. doyle baked for a jumper-loving irish crooner - with unexpected things secreted inside.

in this case, it's a small plastic baby. this - representing jesus - is inserted to the dough just before it's popped in the oven. in 1871 the tradition of choosing the queen of mardi gras was determined by who got the slice containing the baby. these days the lucky person simply has to provide the cake for the next day's festivities and also known for good luck!

on some level, this sounds sinister. there's no "or else...."clause in the king cake contract, but in a town famously steeped in voodoo you'd probably want to deliver.

king cake w/the baby.

pa's 80th birthday party

this past february we celebrated my pa's 80th bday...great turnout for the party!

me and my pa.

pa blowing out his "80" candles.

goodie table.

me and mom.

nannie, pa, and aunt ruby.

me and ginny.

pa, beverlee, nannie, and mom.

harper's sweet lil' hand.

denita and me.

the boys rough housing.

family.

uncle pat and ginny.

let it snow....

lots of snow this winter...i mean lots! we've missed a ton of school and loving all the snow days. here are some pics of the winter wonderland and pics of some things ginny and i did to stay busy during our time off.

snowman.

ice.

icing.

cupcakes.

sugar cookies.

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