SIX WEEK CHECK UP FOR TWINS

My niece's identical twin boys had their six week check up today. Danny weighed in at 6 lbs 11 oz and Bo was 6 lbs 6 oz. Their due date was Wednesday. Aren't they precious?

GNO TO SEE JOYFUL NOISE

GNO is always so much fun and tonight was not different. Five of us met Ann and Sue and went to see Joyful Noise. We were all pleasantly surprised that this movies was so much better than we expected. The music was great and it had a little bit of everything a good movie needs.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN JANUARY???

This is Nonna at the Howard Family Christmas. As I near my 76th birthday I find it very difficult to lose weight and my hair becomes a little grayer each day. I never know what ache or pain I will have when I drag out of the bed each morning. But like an old car I will chug along until everything breaks, leaks, rust out or falls off. Life is good...

My two grands...Madasan and Sheyanne. These two are really different but both have their special abilities that make them so dear to me. Sheyanne loves to talk and ask for advice and Madasan keeps her business to herself. She never has problems with her friends and Sheyanne is always having some conflict or another. They fuss, like most sisters, but will fight for the other if the need should arise.

Sheyanne is starting her last semester of college...we hope.

Madasan is busy playing basketball. She is the point guard and works so hard to play her best.

This is my brother Danny's daughter, Tela. Tela finally got to bring her identical twin boys home this month. They had to stay in the hospital until they were nearly five pound. They look like little dolls all dressed in their little blue suits.

This is Charles and Nell Payne. They celebrated their 63 anniversary this year. These two moved to Dierks early in their career. He started out as the football coach and basketball coach and ended up as superintendent. I started teaching in 1961-62 and he was my superintendent. I really think this couple considers Dierks their home because of the great love so many people have for them. They made quite an impact on our school and the community.

MADASAN TURNS 16

Ohhhhh...Taryn and Madasan have North Face Boggins.

Friends: Taryn and Adriana

Madasan's Sweet Sixteen Party was celebrated by approximately 50 family and friends at Pabalonas on December 22. The birthday girl had to ride a stick horse as the group sang Happy Birthday...hat was not optional.

Getting ready for party...Polly wants to go.

My girls

The classmates and friends that help celebrate Mad's Sweet Sixteen Party.

Some of Madasan's little friends help blow out the candles.

The birthday girl and WOW Cake.

CHRISTMAS 2011

Sheyanne and her search gift. She said it was her favorite gift until she got some wild boots.

Madasan

Richard and Ronnie are two of my four brothers. Complications from diabetes took Thomas and Danny a few years back.
This is the Howard clan...we enjoyed Christmas at Michael and Joanna's house.

Richard showing out...as usual.
Lane Frost knives the girls loved. A very strange gift, IMHO, but since the movie, 8 Seconds came out they have been infatuated by this bull rider that was killed by a bull. They have watched 8 Seconds a zillion times and visited Lane's grave. I have granddaughters that are a little different...I love that they are different. Both girls teared up when they read the letter written by his parents.

Since Suzanne was small I started having a search gift. I make 10 question that give clues to the location of their big gift. After the girls became teens I tried to drop this tradition...running out of hiding places, but they insist each year that they had better have a search gift so we search.