March 2003 News Vault
| Derek's family | |
| This is a picture submitted by Barbra for Derek. |
| Amber's meet |  |
| Amber had a great meet in Tampa for Gasparilla. Click the picture to see more. |
| Happy Birthday Kim |  |
| Everyone had fun at Kim's celebration. Click his picture to see more of the festivities. |
| Spring Break Vacation |  |
| Click the picture for more. |
Did anyone who was at the beach pick up an extra green chair? I am missing ours
Great pictures Kurt. Lucky they were not destroyed. You are lucky. We has a great time yesterday. You and Christy are great hosts.Glad that Actnuts is back in circulation.
We are off to the beach with Nina and Claude to see the Bowman's at St George Island. Life is great!
Welcome home Mark, I am so proud of you. I am eager to hear about your course.
Welcome home Christy,Kurt, Amber and Hunter.We all missed you. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Good luck to Mark on his trip to DC to attend the leadership school. We are all proud of you.
Thank you Shipleys for helping your aged parents. You prove that having a family is important when they are as good as you all are. We are thinking of the Bowman's, Kurt, Christy, Amber and Hunter on their long needed vacation; and Kim as capable guardian of the girls down at St George Island.
were going to the beach!!
Have a happy vacation, Christy, Kurt, Amber and Hunter. You all deserve a break.
Thanks grandpa!I hope you will come down to see us during vaction!It will be so fun!I love you
Congratulations Amber. Golf is the game played by the rich and famous so that is what you will be . Golf is a great game and I know that you will be as successful in golf as you are in all things. We are so proud of your and we love you. Have a great vacation down on St. George Island. Grandma and I may come to visit you when you are there.
i made golf!! thanks dad! i love you
Congratulations to Amber for making the golf team at her school. Way to go!
Dear Family, First I want to say that it was great to see all of you on Sunday and helped to make a Happy Birthday for Kim. We did miss the ones that could not attend. The next birthday will Be Hunter's. That will be fun to give Hunter wishes. Thanks for the fruit bowl Christy and thanks to all the others for their help in eating the food and helping to clean up. I love you all and hope you all are having a good week and that all will have a great time on spring break. Next I want to tell you Kurt that it was good to see you today. thanks for taking the pictures of Conor. They are great. Please be sure to put them and also the party pictures on a disc for me. I have to think of the books. It was nice to see the girls looking and enjoying the books on Sunday. It was also good to see Nina this afternoon and of course Barbra when she picks up Conor. We went to the new super Wal-Mart this a.m. and it is great.I guess we will soon have it all on this side of town. Love and Hugs to all.
Today is an historic day. It will be remembered a hundred years from now, just as members of the "Greatest Generation" still remembers D-Day the 6th of June 1944. In less than two hours, Saddam's date with destiny will begin. The air is filled with electricity and tension. Families all over the USA are praying that their son or husband or brother will survive. No war is casualty free and the soldiers and airmen and women and sailors are in harms way. I will never forget my first experience in war. No one, who has not been shot at, or gone through a mortar attack can ever know what combat is like. I wish the brave men and women God speed. May God bless The United States of America.
At the end of the day,after dinner is over and Barbra and Mama are cleaning up from dinner, Conor and I go out on the porch. The evening shadows are lengthening. The frogs in the lake have begun their chorus. The sunset is beautiful. And Conor and I stit quietly. He lays back against my chest and we are at peace with the world. Is there anything that is better than the love between a grandpa and his grandchildren? Could any amount of money buy it? Life is great.
Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
5 days till vaction, 3 more days of school!! yeah i cant wait!im 2 excitied!
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa we had a good time at the party. Happy Birthday Kim!
Happy b-day uncle Kim! Ilove you!!
Happy Birthday Kim. Mama and I are so proud of you. We love you and hope to see you tomorrow at your birthday party. We look forward to seeing the family tomorrow. For those who are not able to attend, we will be thinking of you
thats wonderful!!
There is a GOD! Elizabeth Smart has been found alive in Salt Lake City..Developing
Some one hinted that Nina has learned to cuss from a professional! Who would that be? Mama and I enjoyed a perfect day with Conor and Nina. Conor is like a wiggle worm and we must be on the watch to keep him from crawling out of our arms. What a sweet little boy. Life is good!
It was a beautiful day. I had a half day and spent some time with Mama, Dad and Conor. We discovered COnor now has another tooth. Bottom right. What a cute little fellow he is and getting busier by the minute. We had our house inspected for termite. We are free of the little #*%$@. Love you all!
Great words of wisdom. Kurt,I love you.
dad what happened to the actnuts music?I liked it! i love you
spring break is so soon!
Usama Ben Laden has had plastic surgery and now looks and speaks very much like X- president jimmie(peanuts)carter. in fact you can't tell them apart.
Yes, my dearest Amber, I do remember. I have loved every moment with you. I have so many memories of our good times together. Grandma and I will never forget you. No words can ever say enough how much we love you. We can't believe that you are a teen ager. We look at your movies and your pictures and we can't believe that you are growing up and oh so beautiful. We have had quality times with you and we look forward to more times when we can enjoy your company. We wished we had alerted you to the musical we saw last night. It was Hello Dolly and it was superb. We will try to look into the future to arrange some date that we can take you to the little theater. Love Grandpa
Here is my advice to mr. Saddam..."Beware the ides of March!"
love is a circle ,round and round love is up,love is down love is inside,inide and out love is turning, turning about. Remember that Grandpa?I learned it when I was like four! I love you!!
"These are the times that try men's soul." (Thomas Paine). Are there still men with that insite today? Yes, and his name is George W. Bush. Despite what the world says, Bush is doing the right thing. Remember, consensus is not leadership. The majority is not always right, and when they are right, often they are still wrong.
Just what is love? well for one, it is one of the most hackneyed words in the dictionary. We love this and we love that and we love french (American) fries and we love to get a free day and we love a good movie. But just what is love? When we see the look on Conor's face when he sees his Mom, that is love and no words of hype need be said to describe it.
How good to read the Shipley comments. Actnuts is history and some day our childrens' children will write in the guest book and they just might go to the archives and read what we did on 9 March 2003. There are two things I do first every day. I read the Drudge Report and then I read what's new on Actnuts. Keep up the good work, all of you. There are still some members of the family who do not write their comments in the guest book. Let us all urge them to get involved. No one is too busy to spend a few extra moments on Actnuts.
A quote Claude found that we both like. Live like you will die tomorrow. Learn like you will live forever.
Mark did not have to take FCAT since he is a senior. He took it in his JR year. He was able to use the morning of Monday to preview the the TCC campus and Tuesday for oil change. He took his West Point PT test Thursday and that is one more check marked off. He and CLaude met with Major Story at the FSU campus to review the ROTC program there. Even if he attends TCC he can partake in the ROTC program at FSU. I've been angry all week about our taxes. I could and have said some bad works. Erik and Jenn are working over their SPring break. It is session time and there is money to be made. They will vacation in May after Jenn graduates. Claude and I are off to have Avelon oil change and drive a RAV-4. Mama and Dad and Sarah see you tonight at Hello Dolly. Love you!
dad where do you get these words of wisdom? did you make them up?
Mr President, you outlined the reasons that the USA must disarm Suddam. And, disarmament means the end of Saddam's regime. Anyone who doesn't understand that, is too stupid to talk to. The ranks of the stupid includes the 75% of the people who were too stupid to understand logic in the first place. That includes the 50% who do not vote and the 25% of the people who are democrats.
Congrats Amber, all A's and all 4's.
Kurt. I love your words of wisdom on Actnuts. It makes me want to go to the site every morning as soon as I have read Drudge. Keep up the good work. I love you
You may ask, what is happiness? And I will tell you, when you go out into the garage, you hear your youngest son, holding your youngest grandson. Now, that is what happiness is.
Amber, you are awesome! You are beautiful. We all love you!
Dad tonight I'll help you do my gym meet on the archives.
Kurt: Thanks for the pictures of my childhood. They are great and I remember most except the baby ones. My grandparents Ecker (grandmother remarried) died before I was old enough to know them. The plane picture is the Nevada Civil Defense plane that my Dad flew-in when he was the state Civil Defense director.
Hello everybody--straight from the sweatshop I've escaped Nina and her "honey do" lists. They would male King Kong gringe. Seriously, I live the good life with the bestest of spouses. Amber--congrats on your gymastics accomplishments. Sara---good luck with softball---don't take "keeping your eye on the ball" too literal. Hunter----Kempo is top drawer and that's where you have to kick too. Taxes suck-----Nina is on the warpath with the IRS and I'm now taking lunches to work rather than spending $5-$10 a day. Life is good when you can complain about something like the *#@%* government. PS: The annual FCAT challenge is upon us; you'll all do just fine.
Dad it makes Derek and i happy that you and mom are keeping Conor and giving him all the love and attention he needs.He loves you both.You can see it is his eyes when he sees you.Sarah still talks of all the fun she and hunter had when they were with you and mom.So thank you dad and mom for being awesome grandparents.Love,Barbra
Happyness is waking up and finding your youngest grandson asleep, laying beside you. First you just look at him and enjoy the overwelming feeling of being able to have such a sweet bundle of joy. Then you see the REM (rapid eye movement) and then the corners of his mouth turn upward in a smile. Is he smiling at something he thinks is funny? or is he contemplating the day's activities? Then his eye lids flutter and next, his blue eyes open and there he is. He smiles at you. Can life be better? How lucky we are to have Conor with us. To see him progress in his capabilities and see the changes that each day brings. Life is beautiful. Thank you Conor and thank you Barbra and Derek.
Good luck to Amber, Hunter, Sarah, Adam, Lauren and Mark on the FCAT
hiamber is a dork and mrs. bowman is cool
thank you every body
Congrats to you Amber.Sounds like you did awesome.Can't wait to see the pictures.Love,Aunt Barbra
Amber, We are all poroud of you. I hope your Mom took pictures. We love you. Grandpa and Grandma
Dearest Kurt. Great pictures. You did a wonderful job. I loved the poem. I wonder at the meaning. I love you. Your Dad
Dear Amber, Great that you did so great at the meet. We are proud and happy for you. Keep up the good work. Also glad that you had a safe trip. Love you
i did soo good at my meet! I got first on vault,fourth on beam,sixth on bars and second as a team!! IM so happy! Next meet state!!and sorry Sarah about your eye!
i did soo good at my meet! I got first on vault,fourth on beam,sixth on bars and second as a team!! IM so happy! Next meet state!!and sorry Sarah about your eye!
Dear Family, Here it is another new month (March) and i want you to know that I wish for everyone to have a good month and that all goes the way it should for you all. i know you school Kids are looking forward to Spring break. Amber I hope you had a good meet this weekend. I know you will except maybe not the long ride there and back. Hunter you are awesome on the video. Let us know what nights you are at Kempo and Grandpa and I will try to see you. Sarah I hope you have a good soft ball season. I heard you got hit by the eye and have a black eye. Oh boy. I bet that did not feel good. Adam we need to come and see you also but will do it when it is early or on a weekend. Grandpa and I are ready for bed early most weeks. Hope to see everyone at some point this month. We will try to have something special for Kim's birthday which is on the 15th. We will try to celebrate on the 16th if all is well. Good luck to all and have fun. I love all the family, the small and the big ones. Smile
Where are the Shipleys? we never (hardly ever) see them on Actnuts. Are they too busy? Slow down and smell the roses. Remember, life is not a rehearsal.
MY MEET IS TOMMOROW!
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