WHAT A SURPRISE (to us all)!

What a surprise we all had last night....the motorcycle gang decided we'd throw a surprise party for Doug. We are waiting for Doug to get home from deer hunting. Hannah & Nancy are in the living room also waiting while the rest of us are hiding out in their bedroom closet. So, Doug comes home & finally after talking with Nancy for a few minutes heads back to the bedroom/bathroom. Jim is on the floor waiting so he can grab Doug's ankle to scare him. Jim manages to grab the ankle & Doug tries spining around to get away & he kinda takes off for the other side of the bed, but he can't move, but we all can see him. Doug then looks down at himself & yep, you guessed it...there's Doug in his underwear!!! Oh, how funny & how embarrassing for all of us. We have laughed & laughed & laughed. Doug will never forget this birthday & neither will any of us. Nancy really didn't have time to stop him or if she did, she just let him go on like this as to really have him surprised! Notice in the picture that Jim is on the floor & Doug walks in & Jim's hat is covering up Doug. Oh, how funny....we are all still laughing.

Meet Ginger!

This is Ginger.....

alright, actually it's Nancy Miller. She had to dress up as "Ginger" from Gilligan's Island for school today. She makes a good "Ginger."

Halloween Surprise!

This is a picture of our good friend, Rob, sitting on our porch on Halloween night trying to scare the trick or treaters. We called Jim & Rhonda to come down & Jim had the tar scared out of him by Rob. Jim about went through the wall of the house trying to get away. How funny!

More Friends

This is Donna. She's also a good friend of mine. She works & lives in Taylorville. We used to work together every day when I worked for the insurance company. Donna has such a big heart & would do anything for anybody.

Friends

This is Nancy. She is a very good friend to me. We have lots of fun times together. We share the same likes...
motorcycle riding, scrapbooking, & spending time with our family. This pic was taken of us last year.

My Mom

Here's a pic of my mom. This pic was taken at her surprise birthday party. She lives in Trowbridge, IL. She is in the process of selling her house & hoping to move to Pana. My Great Aunt Helen will also be moving with her as mom helps to take care of her. I can hardly wait for my mom to move here. I wish we could have been living in the same town 20 years ago. We've missed doing so much together with Mark working such long, odd hours & Mom living over that way. Oh well, now we can be together & take care of each other!

Mark's parents

Here is a picture of Mark's parents. They are both from the Pana/ Rosamond area. They have been married for 54 years. Virgil is retired from Beyers Construction in Pana. He now works part time at Grandpa's Hardware & spends time drinking coffee with his friends at the Rosebud. Shirley is a homemaker & likes working on her plastic canvas making neat things & spending time with her friends playing cards.

Whitney with her cast

Here's Whitney with her bright orange cast. Come on, we had to get orange for October/Halloween. She can't wait to get this off. Only 2 more days until we see the dr. again!

Andy & Kathy

This is my brother, Andy & his wife, Kathy. They live in Windsor, IL. They are trying to sell their house in Windsor so they can move to Mattoon. Andy works over towards Mattoon & both their kids live in Mattoon so they could be closer to their family. Their kids are Gerold & Andrea. Gerold has proposed to his fiance & they are planning a marriage. Andrea is married to Chris Morrisson.

Scott & Mary

This is my brother, Scott & his wife, Mary. They live in Gays, IL. They both are employed at Donnelly's in Mattoon, IL. Scott has 2 boys, David & Chris. Mary has 3 kids, Ben, Zach, & Sarah. Scott & Mary enjoy working in their yard, spending time wtih family & they love camping & traveling.

Whitney & Mike

This is our daughter, Whitney & her boyfriend, Mike. Whitney is a senior in high school this year & will graduate in May. It's sooo hard to believe that we will now have both kids out of high school. How I wish we could turn the clock back, but life must go on. Whitney plans on attending college after school, but she's confused as to what to do & where to go. She's throwing the idea of nursing, physical therapy & something to do with kids. Hopefully, she'll be deciding soon so she'll know what she's doing. Whitney's boyfriend is a really nice guy. But...Mike's friend sure needs to learn how to drive, ha!!! Whitney ended up with a broken arm from a golf cart accident. They were going a little fast down a hill & they went to turn & the golf cart turned over causing Whitney's arm to be under the golf cart & then a fractured arm/wrist. She'll be so glad to get the cast off. She goes back on Thursday so I'll keep you updated on it. I'm also going to see if I can get a pic of her with her cast on so I can post it also.

Colton & Ashli

This is our son, Colton & his girlfriend, Ashli. They have been dating for almost two years now. This pic was taken a few weeks back in Chicago. Ashli is attending college in Chicago for culinary Arts. Colton is attending college @ LLC in Mattoon to become a paramedic. He is employed by Pana/Decatur Ambulance Service. He loves his work. He was just voted on for a fireman in Pana. He loves being on the fire department & is hoping when he finishes college that he can find a full time fire department in a big city.

Our New Home!

We were very fortunate to be able to purchase a new home. It is something we've always wanted & we were able to fulfill our dream.

Hello!

Welcome to our blog. Not that we know yet what we are all doing, but with the help of each other & Traci Cutler, we are getting there. We decided it was the "in" thing to do.....so here goes nothin'!