Life on the Mississippi

This is our friend Cyrus. He is the co-captain of a boat.  He travels up and down the Mississippi River pushing these barges.  He enjoys his job. 

Posted by Jeff

Me steering and talking to an oncoming oil tanker.  It's huge! You can't tell but my stomach is in my throat because I'm so nervous.   - Cyrus G
This is a pic from my captain's chair with 200 yards in front of our boat.  -  Cyrus G
A plane that just happened to fly really low by the wheelhouse. I thought it was really cool.   -  Cyrus G

Patrick Potter's 20th Birthday

Guess what! Pat is turning the big 2-0.

I couldn't find anything much interesting for his birthday. I finally figured one thing out... Pat did you know that Princess Beatrice was born just nine days after you?  If you just waited four and a half days, and if she just came four and a half days earlier, you two would have shared the same birthday. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be.

 

 Happy 20th Birthday Prince Pat

Posted by Sherry

Birthday Boy Bryan 2008

You would think that a fellow born during a week when Mohammad Ali graced the cover of Sports Illustrated might grow up to be pretty good with his fists.

 

Well, you might think that but, as it turns out, not only has Bryan gotten beat up by a girl, he's been knocked out by a five year old.  It could be he has just gotten too old for the Nintendo Wii. Emerson did have to help him blow out the candles on his birthday cake this year.

 

It's hard watching your relatives grow old.  It's doubly hard when it's your child.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYAN !

SHAWN, you're so LUCKY!

During Stalker Days, Jennifer talked about how she and Shawn went to tell her family of their engagement.  One of the relatives that had to be told was her little six-year-old cousin.  You could tell that this little girl was very dear to Jennifer.

On being told that Jennifer and Shawn were to be married, the little girl said,
"SHAWN, you're so LUCKY!"

You could just imagine Jennifer swelling with pride.  Yes, Shawn was certainly lucky to be catching her. 

But then her little cousin took the wind out of her sails.  As children will do, she shared too much information when she added, "We didn't think she was EVER going to get married."

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(Jennifer, if it helps any, we think Shawn is lucky too. - Clyde)

The Creation Museum

Luci, Sherry, Justin and I went to the Creation Museum in Northern Kentucky and had a wonderful time.

 

 

Justin liked the Dinosaurs and Sherry seemed to enjoy the animals and the Ark replica.

Luci and I enjoyed seeing them have a good time.

Posted by Michelle