Sweet Sixteen

Happy Birthday Shantell!

We Love You!

Our Scouter

Over the weekend, Kendrick went on a Merit Badge Marathon.

He spent all day Friday and Saturday working with counselors

and his cousin on the following badges:

Hiking

Tracking

Path Finding and

Carpentry

When he finally got home he was so exhausted that he

fell asleep on my bed while I was on the computer

doing my homework.

As he lay there totally out he started talking in his sleep.

You would not believe what he said....

"Would you please help me

with a Merit Badge?"

Kendrick is a true scouter, he eats, drinks

and sleeps and even dreams Scouting.

By the way the Path Finding, Tracking, and Carpentry

Merit Badges were brought back in celebration of

The Boy Scouts of America's

100th Birthday.

They will offer them only until December of this year.

What an amazing opportunity for these young men.

Notice the Lanyard around his neck.

He is never without one.

Not Out of the Woods Yet!

My doctor informed me yesterday that I am not healing as I should be and that I have formed a pocket of fluid (infection) around the surgery site. NOT GOOD! I have been trying to be good and take it easy, but life just keeps happening. Whats a mother to do? The doctor has put me on some big gun antibiotics and given me three weeks to heal, and if not, well back to the operating room again.

National Honor Society

Shantell is the 5th Petty to be

inducted into the National Honor Society

at Sabino High School.

Keep up the excellent work Shantell.

We love you!

HE IS HERE!

Our grandson is here! He made his appearance in the wee hours of this morning after a very long labor. He is so precious and is already bringing great joy to everyone. What a wonderful gift grandchildren are.

WOW!

This is my artichoke plant.

It is absolutely overwhelming and

it takes up a major portion of this garden.

As I went to admire it today,

I noticed something in the middle.

It is our very first artichoke.

I am amazed at it's beauty...




and am wondering how we are all going to share
just one artichoke.

Tomorrow is the Big Day

Grand baby number 5 will be

arriving tomorrow!

We couldn't be more excited!