What a Family!!

Gpa had a little surgery on Monday, and our family as usual came to our rescue. Rose stayed with us two days at the hospital and brought us home. Butch showed up on Friday morning. He was loaded with goodies from Joquita...homemade bread, frozen casseroles, and brownies. Butch helped us load up our stuff for the fair and took us over and helped us decorate our booths. He took us over to UT to visit with Sam in his new apartment . It was a fun adventure.

Then on Saturday, David, Melissa, Scott and Todd arrived. Rose and Paul dropped in with some delicious peaches .
Scott used his pharmacy skills to test Gpa's blood sugar. and didn't hurt him too much...

Todd had brought over Rose's power washer, so David and Scott and Todd worked on the front porch and steps. It looks great. They blew the leaves off the patio too.

Melissa took me grocery shopping and she fixed supper for everybody.

WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY....

Another Graduation

Todd took us to Nashville to catch the plane for Florida. David went with us to Zachary's graduation. Zach got a PHD degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville. This is the fourth graduation we've been to this year. We just have amazing grandchildren don't we?

We got a tour of Scott's house.

Gpa was incarcerated at the airport..

We found a seafood restaurant in Stark...Cedar River Seafood. Yummm!

This is where we stayed in Gainesville.

Dr. Whalen and Mrs. Dr. Whalen...

Dad and Mom and Gma and Gpa. Stacy's parents were there too, but I didn't get their picture.

The Burka support group and adoring fans.

Paul treated 14 people to a celebratory dinner at the Asian Fusion Restaurant for Zachary. His professors and their wives came and make speeches about how wonderful Zachary is.

Wehad fish and rice and miso soup and ginger salad and red bean ice cream.

There goes David ...

When we checked in at the airport in Jacksonville, John was wanded again.

David had preached to him about carrying a knife in his pocket. Well guess who had a knife in his backpack. After they were through frisking John, we had to wait for David. They took him away to mail his knife home

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Party....

28th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday morning.

Dinner at the Chop House...

Trips to the Mountains

We went to the mountains twice last week .
We drove to PigeonForge on Wednesday to the Beltz outlet to get Hush Puppies for JMB. Butch took us to Townsend Saturday where we had lunch at Miss Lilys Cafe with Steve. It was good talking to Steve over a delicious lunch. He and Butch caught up on news of family and friends. Steve's mom and my good friend, Naomi, died in June. We checked out Steve's wedding chapel on the Little River.

4th of July Party

Another One

Baby Afghan

Pottery Show in Townsend Tennessee

It was a beautiful hot Saturday in the mountains...We went to the Pottery Festival...

We watched this man working on raiku

This man was working on small pots.

There were so many beautiful pots.

We bought a pot from Shadow May and one from Laurey-Faye. The log cabins were built by hand..

We ate lunch outside at Deadbeat Petes....

This is the view from our table with rafters on the river..