Ashley

I just had to find time to brag on my wonderful daughter! She is heading to college this fall and received a full scholarship from the school she is going too and as well got on there Honor's program! She is graduating soon in the the top 10th percentile of her class as well as has a 4.0 GPA. I can not find the words to tell you how proud I am of her. She has been through so much in her lifetime but always finds a way to make things better for herself! Her boyfriend, Brandon, will be leaving soon for basic training for the guards and she did a photography project recently that reflect's how she feels about this and I just want to share the pic's here. She is so talented and I am just not sure where she is getting it from but I can tell you this I am one proud mom!!

Travel...

Well it is again that time in the year when I am off and traveling alot. I have to admit though each year it gets harder and harder. My body just doesn't like it and my heart is always at home with the family. This year we splurged a little and got a laptop and a web cam to take with me and I am looking forward to seeing the family next week when I am gone. I choose the VA Beach area to work in this year and so far it is going well. It is still cold there like it is here but waking up to the sound of the ocean is still a plus! The kids are busy as well this year with them both graduating. David Jr is going into 6th grade next school year and Ashley is heading off to college in August. I am missing there younger years but I have to admit it is great seeing them grow up. I am going to miss Ashley alot when she leaves but I am also very proud of her. She set very high goals for herself and she has made those goals and then some! I can't wait to see what she will accomplish in her life.

The lost of a great man..

I haven't posted in awhile because I have been having major family issues and work/personal issues to deal with. But recently my Uncle Billy passed away and that has shook us all to the core. To understand the brother/sisters in my dad's family I will need to explain it, so please bear with me. My dad is 1 of 19 kids my grandfather had/has. My grandpa has had 3 relationships to get this many kids and my dad and my uncle that passed was from the 2nd relationship. My Uncle Billy was the baby of those kids and we are all still reeling from his passing. Uncle Billy was a wonderful man, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend and his funeral was a testament to that. There was so many people that came and went during his service and his funeral processions was so long that cars were running red lights in front of us because they had thought we were through! The one thing I took comfort in was that he had found God recently and was prepared to go home to him. He was shot as a young man and had complications from that shooting for the rest of his life. The is the last picture taken of him at the KFC Yum Center 3 days prior to his death and the one thing that broke our hearts was at the time he was at theYum Center a week prior and we were burying him the next week at the same time. I remember funny times with him and just his love that he shown me over there years. He was truly loved and I will forever miss him! Love to you Uncle Billy!