HOWARD THANKSGIVING 11-24-07

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Thanksgiving with the Howard bunch is quite a gathering. Around 35 Howard's and two guest invaded Michael and Joanna's new house and had a feast.

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I forgot to take pictures until things were about over so the four I have are a sample of those attending. The first picture is of my two brothers, Ronnie and Richard, with me smashed in the middle. (The only time I ever feel small is when I am standing between these two big rascals.)

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The top right picture is Richard's wife Jeanna, their two daughters Alicia and Anna, Anna is holding Bella my foster niece's daughter and the three blonds on the end are my daughter Suzanne, and granddaughters Sheyanne and Madasan.

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The smiling couple in the lower left picture is Ace Daniel and his new bride Morgan.

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The lower right picture is the hostess, Michael's wife Joanna and guest Larry White. The little boys are Christian and Walt the sons of my foster niece.

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We had a great time but thoughts of those family members that are no longer with us still make these times sad. We have lost our parents, Ruth and Floyse Howard, my husband, Billy J., and two brothers, Thomas and Danny.

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LADY OUTLAWS DEFEAT NASHVILLE 53-52

Sheyanne is number 32 in the picture.

DOWN ON THE FARM

Madasan checks her horse's feet before practicing her roping.

The girls and their dad are checking out one of their show heifers that is expecting a baby calf on Madasan's birthday.

Suzanne finally got her buck. She doesn't look too happy because it wasn't the big one.

BRETT GETS THE BIG ONE

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Now, I know it isn't exciting everywhere to kill a deer but in my neck of the woods it is a very big deal to bring in a nine point buck. Brett and Madasan were out hunting this afternoon and this big fellow just happened to be in the wrong spot at the right time.

You can tell by the expression on Madasan's face just how much she enjoys the sport. I'm wondering how long this interest will be with her because her sister, at the ripe old age of 17, has already found basketball practice, cheerleader practice, coaching a sixth-grade basketball team and many other activities have put deer hunting on the back burner.

NIGHT OUT TO SEE HAIRSPRAY

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Iris, Donna, Julia, Ann, Nancy and Jo Ann

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My friends and I had a great night out to see a live performance of HAIRSPRAY at the Perot Theatre in Texarkana. The theatre was packed, we had good seats and the performance was outstanding.

Before the show we had dinner at a new steak place in Texarkana. One of the waitresses was nice enough to snap a picture of us.

MADASAN GETS A SIX POINT

JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Madasan loves to hunt with her dad. She went out on the first day of the Youth Hunt and saw two doe. The next day she was looking for a big buck she had been seeing in the pasture but he did not make an appearance. Instead a six point buck came into her site and BAM she got him with one shot.

Sheyanne and Suzanne ran down to get a picture of her kill. Sheyanne looked at the little deer and said, "Madasan, you shot Bambi!" Madasas just grinned and said, "Pooooorrrr littttle fellller!"

SENIOR NIGHT FOR SHEYANNE AND FRIENDS

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNLAYKON, WHITNEY AND SHEYANNE

The night started off by honoring all of the senior members of the cheerleaders, the band and the football team. Each senior was escorted onto the field by their parents and a list of their accomplishments, honors, etc., were read.

The Outlaws played the Murfreesboro Rattlers. The Rattlers came into the game with one loss and the Outlaws had only one loss. At the end of the game the Rattlers had soundly defeated the Outlaws. Since both teams had such excellent records they will be playing in playoff games in the coming weeks.

Sheyanne is with two of her cheerleader friends that are seniors this year. Laykon Miller is the daughter of Tommy and Denise Miller and Whitney Icenhower is the daughter of Jeff and Kerri Icenhower.

(I probably shouldn't add this but since this is NONNA'S WORLD, I am. All of the seniors were standing out on the field with their parents and here came my Sheyanne running across the field, up into the stands and presented me with a yellow rose, a big hug and an, "I love you." It is amazing how something so small can mean so much.)