SHEYANNE GOES TO COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF AR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT HOPE

MOVING IN TO HER NEW APARTMENT

THE NEW APARTMENT

We loaded up Suzanne's truck and made several trips to Hope to get everything set up for Sheyanne's new apartment. We gathered up enough furniture to get her started. She had to buy some things to make it look "COOL". She wouldn't let me take pictures of the inside until she had it just right.

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She went down on several occasions and tried out her new apartment before officially moving in on August 19. She had orientation on August 19 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. She left her mom and me at the apartment and whispered to me, "Don't let my mom cry too much." I didn't.... We left before she returned.

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She started class on Wednesday, August 20 with fifteen hours. She has classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. So far so good. (She already has a new man in her life-that is good I guess....)

SHEYANNE ON VACATION

Sheyanne and Keaton
Halee and Sheyanne
Sheyanne, Carissa and Halee

Halee, Sheyanne, Jonna, Kendal, Keaton, Carissa

Sheyanne enjoyed a trip to Ft. Walton Beach in Florida with several Muse family members. This trip was her cousin, Carissa, graduation gift to her. She had a ball and came home almost roasted.

HOWARD COUNTY FAIR-AUG. 11-16, 2008

A tired young lady after a week at the Howard County Fair.
Madasan showed a pig for her friend.

Cramming for entering Showmanship. The good news is that she won this coveted award and received a beautiful belt buckle.

Madasan and Sally

This is Madasan and her bull. He won Grand Champion and also Supreme Bull. Kolby, Madasan's best friend, is holding the awards.

Madasan's animals all won awards so she felt that all of her hard work really payed off.

Sheyanne missed the Fair this year. Her cousin took her to FL for a week as a graduation present. She returned home tonight around 11:00 p.m.

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY, SHEYANNE 7-16-08

Madasan helping to remove the candles.

Sheyanne celebrated her 18Th birthday this year. It doesn't seem possible that she should be 18 years old. It seems that it was only yesterday that she was my big helper in the elementary school. Now here she is all ready for college, got her own apartment, registered for 15 hours of classes and getting ready to try her wings.

SHEYANNE'S ALL-STAR PICTURES

Sheyanne's All-Star pictures finally came in. These were the girls she played with on the west team in Fayetteville.

ALL-ARKANSAS SOFTBALL TEAM selected by AR Democrat-Gazette

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named its All-Arkansas Softball Team Sunday, from Southwest Arkansas. Jamie Fleming of Class 4-A State Champ Ashdown, Kayleigh Cody of Class 2-A State Champ Foreman, and Sheyanne Muse of Class 2-A State Runner-up Dierks were all named to the team.

MADASAN DOWN ON THE FARM

Jezabell
Sally

Tuff

Madasan stays busy around the farm. She works with her bull and heifer each afternoon. Her sister is often missing so she reluctantly, bathes her bull and heifer and works with them. Show season starts in August and their animals this year are not responding to training like those in past years. Sally is a dream but Romeo, Jezabel and Okie are not wanting to learn the tricks of the trade.

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Romeo is Sheyanne's bull that won Grand Champion last year. He thinks he is something tough. Today when Madasan tried to put his halter on he put her on the fence and bumped her on the rear end. With a little help from her father she finally showed him who was boss and brought him around for a bath. Life is tough down on the farm.

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Madasan took a little break and gave my dog, Tuff, a little attention. She brushed him but he didn't much like the blower that she used on the cows.

ALL-STAR SOFTBALL GAME AT FAYETTEVILLE

EAST-WEST SPLIT ALL-STAR GAMES.

The west won the first game 7-0 and the east won the second game 1-0.

A BUNT GOT HER TO FIRST BASE.

SHEYANNE'S NEW FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER ARKANSAS

(From looking at the picture guess which one slid into second on her belly? A first for her.)
SHEY'S FRIEND FROM LOCKESBURG.


ADRIANNA AND MADASAN
The Nonna Mobile was much too cold for them so the cuddled in the back seat with their blankets. Things warmed up at the Lady'Back Yard around 5:00 p.m. We were not lucky enough to get a seat in the shade.

THE NONNA MOBILE

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This is my new Buick Enclave. Since I bought it we have traveled to the far corners of Arkansas to softball games. I have had it a little over a month and already have 3,300 miles on it. On our first journey the girls nicknamed the car "The Nonna Mobile" and it had been that since.

SHEYANNE MAKES THE ALL-STAR TEAM

(Taken from the June 11, 2008 Nashville Leader)

ALL-STAR. Dierks Lady Outlaw center fielder Sheyanne Muse, daughter of Brett and Suzanne Muse, was selected all-district, all-state and was chosen to represent Dierks in the all-star softball double-header on Wednesday, June 18. The games will be played at Lady'Back Yard on the University of Arkansas campus. Start time is 5 p.m.

WINNER AT BUNKO LUAU

This is our hostess with the mostess, Julia. Her rowdy niece pushed her into the pool as the party was breaking up. She did the same thing last year and Julia had a $200 phone in her pocket. She made sure she had no valuables on her in case this happened again.

This is me with my prize for being the BIG WINNER. Out of twelve games I only lost two. We had 28 players plus Julia just being a great hostess. She had a blast decorating and planning for our last Bunko party for the year. Since we had it around her pool we went all out with the Luau theme. Each one of us brought a Hawaiian type dish for the feast before the games started. We were served drinks with little umbrellas but they were completely harmless. Everyone needs a Julia to make things happen.

MADASAN'S SIXTH GRADE GRADUATION

Receiving awards

2008 Sixth Grade Graduates

I had one graduate from high school on Friday night and one graduate from the sixth grade today. Madasan would love to have missed the whole ceremony but just had to be there. She had much rather be at the barn working with her cows. She is something else. I'm surprised she didn't wear those favorite boots that she wears everywhere.

MADASAN'S SIXTH GRADE GRADUATION

SHEYANNE GRADUATES 5-23-2008

Sheyanne receiving her diploma.

Meme Marci and Papaw Danny came to Sheyanne's graduation. They are my daughter's birth parents.

Grandmother Nonna



Grandmother Granny Muse

Sheyanne was privileged to have three grandmothers present at her graduation. Meme's brother and his family also drove up from near Camden to join in the celebration.

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I was expecting tears but it turned out to be a happy occasion. I knew if Sheyanne cried I would cry but she was very brave and held back the tears.

2008 ALL-SPORTS BANQUET

Sheyanne and Nonna Coach Scott Feemster, Sheyanne, Coach Jeff Tipton

Whitney Icenhower, Eric Billings, Sheyanne
Sheyanne and Whitney were selected as Miss Outlaw and Eric was Mr. Outlaw.

Sheyanne won several awards in basketball and softball. (When I get the list I will post it.)

ELIJAH GETS A STANDING OVATION

I have always been a sucker for special children. The one I want to tell you about truly touched my heart strings and those of the others in attendance at the All-Sport Banquet. Elijah is a very special young man but on this night he got up the nerve to stand before the crowd and express his feelings for all those that had helped him during his school years. The amazing thing about the whole thing was that no one told him to make this speech, he just got up there and spoke from his heart and what he had to say touched everyone.

Summarizing his talk he said, “I’m really scared but I wanted to thank everyone that has helped me through the years in this school. I have had a lot of trouble and most of you know about what has happened to me but I won’t go into that. I came to live with my grandparents when I was six and have been in this school since.

All of my life I have wanted to be a king and this year I got to be the king. I prayed and prayed that I could be king and I prayed that Sheyanne would be my queen and all of that came true. My prayers were answered. I couldn’t believe it. This was a very special thing that happened in my life and I want to thank everyone for that honor and for everything else they have done for me.”

These are not his exact words but some of what he had to say. No one expected Elijah to get up before this group and make such a sweet talk. When he finished everyone stood and clapped for him.

I was taking pictures of Sheyanne and some of the others and Elijah asked me to take his picture with Sheyanne. As I got them together for the photo several of the other girls wanted in the picture. You can see the sheer happiness on Elijah’s face. (The award he is holding was given to him for participating in basketball.)

As I was leaving he came up to me and asked me to make him a copy of the picture with Sheyanne.

(Elijah has been on my blog before as King of the Prom.)

SECOND BEST IN STATE CLASS 2A

This picture tells it all. A sad Sheyanne with Coach Dave holding the second place trophy. Dierks' Sheyanne Muse tags Foreman's Christian Beasley on a rundown during the Class 2A state softball finals Saturday at LadyBack Field. Beasley was ruled safe due to an interference call. Foreman won their third straight title with a 3-0 victory. (Taken from the Texarkana Gazette, Sunday, May 18, 2008.)

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This picture shows Sheyanne coming in from center field and tagging the Foreman player that was caught between first and second. Sheyanne got her but THEY said the first base player was interfering so she was safe. The player with the white visor is Sheyanne's cousin, Halee. The other two players are Reagan and Candy.

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Softball ends for Sheyanne and her classmate, Whitney. They graduate on the 23rd but they close the season with the knowledge that they are the very first Lady Outlaw team to go so far and accomplish so much.