Cheerleader Crush

It looks like Caleb and Cason got to live out every guy’s fantasy, being mobbed by a squad of pretty cheerleaders. 

I wonder how they did it.  Did they tell the cheerleaders their names were Caleb Tebow and Cason Tebow maybe?
Photo from Crystal’s Facebook

JEFFERY HEN - The Neighborhood Wonderment

Crystal Fawn wanted to roost on the roosting rod so Jeffery Hen put her in between Roo and Panda, with Bear on the other end. She wanted to make sure that she won't fall off the rod. Jeffery Hen slept in the nest as usual. The rod was only big enough for three chickens.

The next morning, when all woke up with the crowing of Roo, they all went outside and shortly the roosters showed up with the morning meal.  Roo stopped crowing and came down to join his family.  Jeffery Hen started talking with the other hens. "Have you all noticed it has been a long time since anybody has laid an egg?"

Several of the hens were looking back and forth at each other. "I don't even know anybody that is carrying an egg," said one of the hens.

Another hen said, "I haven't seen Jennie Hen in a few days. Don't you think we should go and pay her a visit."

Jeffery Hen said, "There's Clunk."  All of the hens went towards Clunk and asked about Jennie Hen.

Clunk said, "She's been trying to lay an egg."

"What's the problem," asked Vicki Hen. "Does she need help?"

Clunk went back into his henhouse with Jennie Hen something to eat. When he got into the house Jennie Hen gave out a loud scream.  Clunk went to her to help.  Jennie Hen fell right to sleep. When Clunk sees that she is asleep he goes back outside. "She's asleep," said Clunk.

Jeffery Hen said, "We heard her scream!"

Clunk said, "I know it, I am hoping there will be an egg under her when she wakes.  I have to admit she was so tired, it was no wonder she fell to sleep.”

Jeffery Hen said, "She'll be awake this evening."

Everyone waited for Clunk to announce the laying of the egg. When night time came there was no announcement. The next morning no crowing of announcement."  The neighborhood was in wonderment.

Sherry

The Mayberry Circus

I just found this post and photo on Amber’s Facebook page.

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My kids are so random.  Caleb and Austin just walked into the room while I'm trying to get my Nancy Grace fix and said, "Hey, watch this trick we made up... Tah-Dah!"

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A person can’t help but wonder, “Where do they get it from?” 
I think I found the answer to that question in another photo at Amber’s Facebook account…


Clyde

THE ORANGE SACKS (rewritten)

If I remember correctly this was the first Christmas I was told that there was no such thing as a Santa Claus and it was Mother and Dad who was filling up our socks at night. I thought because it was them that was filling up our socks, I took it they would fill up anything, why a sock?

It was the day before Christmas, and the first thing Lucille and Jeffery did when they got finished eating breakfast they hit the sock drawer for a sock. I didn't bother.  They worked on those socks all day long stretching them as much as they can. While they were busy working on socks I was busy playing.
Somewhere around 4PM or 5PM Lucille and Jeffery had their socks hanging up in front of the mandle. Lucille said, "Sherry, aren't you going to put yourself up a sock."  I looked around and I saw an orange sack laying in the floor. I went over and picked it up and tied a loop in the string and hung it up where I was suppose to hang up a sock.

Lucille said, "Mother, Sherry is hanging up an orange sack instead of a sock."

Mother said, "Hang you up a sock, Sherry."

Jeffery liked the idea so good that she went and found herself a sack and went she did she took her sock down and hung the orange sack up in its place. Lucille said, "Mother, Sherry and Jeffery both has gotten orange sacks up instead of socks."

Mother said, "They won't get filled."

Lucille said, "I'll hang up that red waste can, if that's what it takes."

Lucille wanted an orange sack also, she had no other choice but to put on a coat and a pair of boots, and went outside on the back porch where Mother and Dad kept the stuff to use to fill up the socks. If I remember correctly it was snowing and she had a hard time dealing with the weather. She had to empty herself out a sack. When she finally got it emptied she came back inside and took her sock down and hung up the sack.

Our bedtime has been 8PM forever. When it was time to go to bed there were three orange sacks up for Santa to fill. After all of that work Lucille and Jeffery did to those poor old socks.  If I remember correctly it seems like I was kindly awake when Mom and Dad where in the room to fill up the sacks. I heard Dad say, "These aren't socks these are orange sacks."

Mother said, "That was Sherry's idea."

Dad said, "Sherry's!"

I was laughing to myself.

When morning came all of us got up and the first thing we wanted was to see what we got in our orange sacks. I have to admit they weren't completely filled, but they were somewhere around 2/3 full. I was glad to get what I got cause I felt like I got the most I could possible could get. I got my sack and I put it around my shoulder like a Santa sack and said, "Ho, ho, ho, I'm Santa Claus."

When Jeffery saw what I did, she did it also. At least I didn't spend all day Christmas Eve working on socks.

Sherry

Santa Train Newspaper Article

There is a long article at the website of the Kingsport Times-News about the recent visit of the Santa Train. There is a video in the article that includes the stop at Elkhorn City. It is interesting to see from the perspective of the people on the train. Follow this link to the story:

Santa's Log - The day love comes to town - Kingsport Times-News Online:

"Santa's Log - The day love comes to town" 

Published Thursday, December 10 2009

You can't travel anywhere in this region without hearing the sound of a nearby train. These iron horses are the muscle of our country's history and a few of weeks ago one very special express warmed the hearts of thousands of children in our region. On Saturday, November 21st, the 67th Annual Santa Train made its annual trip from Pikeville, KY to Kingsport, TN.

JEFFERY HEN - Problems In The Henhouse

All of the hens were gathered together in front of Jeffery Hen's henhouse. Henriette said, "Last night my boys thought because they are now a year old, they're big enough to roost on the roosting rod. There was just barely enough room on that rod just for them and Henry alone. I had to sleep in the nest."

Vicki Hen said, "My twins have been sitting on the roosting rod for a year now. I have to admit there is just enough room so far for all four of us to roost on it. I am going to have to admit if they was to grow any more I will have to start sleeping in the nest."

Patricia Hen said, "Mike, Micey, and I seem to have plenty of room on ours. That’s just because there is only three of us."

Jeffery Hen said, "There is just barely enough room on the roosting rod for just Roo, Bear, Panda and me. If Crystal Fawn was to decide she wants to start roosting on it, I will have to just sleep in the nest. Right now Crystal Fawn and I are still using the nest. Roo, Bear and Panda seem to sleep just fine right now."

Roo and Bear started toward the henhouse. Panda and the twins with Crystal Fawn and the triplets and Micey all started towards their mothers. When they all got joined together, everybody when home.

Roo, Bear and Panda took their place on the rod as usual. Jeffery Hen helped Crystal Fawn up into the nest. Crystal Fawn wanted to sleep on the rod.

Jeffery Hen said, "You might fall off of it."

Crystal Fawn chirped, "I want to roost on the rod!"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2010

I would like for you all to know today Dollar General put their Halloween stuff on sale for 90% off.  I went up there and purchased 49 costumes, 29 trick or treat buckets, some other trick or treat bags and some lights.  Michelle will start decorating for Halloween in just ten months from now. She will decorate her classroom windows with spider webs, with a spider surrounded by 70 lights each.

The children will each get a bucket, bag or collapsible container.  The girls will either be princesses, witches or vampires.  Each boy will get a costume of either a pirate or ninja. I have to admit I am low on boy costumes, is anybody willing to purchase some more?

Sherry

What Difference Does 60 Years Make?

Looking through the old family photos recently I couldn’t help but notice… how LITTLE I’ve changed in sixty years. 

Looking at these two photos side by side I see…

• the same round rosy cheeks,
• the same double (or triple) chins,
• the same cute little mouth, open in anticipation of food,
• the same baby blue eyes pleading,”Feed me, feed me”, and
• they both look like they could be saying, “I’m a Doo-Doo’ed my pants.”

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I wonder, is it appropriate for me to wish myself a happy birthday? Is that self-centered or conceited or something?  Oh heck, who cares…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !