Sweet Story

Monday night Trent had his first scrimmage game on the 9/10 field. It's real baseball. All the rules are the same as MLB and it is kid pitch. (more on that later) Anyway, I had stepped inside of the dug out to get a copy of the line-up when Coach Don was giving the players a "pep talk." At the end he said, "This year I expect you all to behave in the dug out." Do we need a mom in here to babysit yall or can yall be on your own?" In that moment I caught Trent's eye.... All of the other boys were screaming "EEWW no we don't want moms in here." Trent looked at me with that sweet little face and didn't say anything. He just didn't want to hurt my feelings.

Happy Grandparents Day!

Grandparents Day can be traced back to the first national Grandparent's Day in 1978. With the efforts of Marian McQuade of Oak Hill, West Virginia, she has been recognized nationally by The United States Senate, in particular Senator Alphonse D'Amato, and President Carter as the founder of National Grandparents Day. McQuade made it her goal to educate the young in the community to the important contributions senior citizens have made, and to the important contributions they are willing to make if asked. She also urged the young to adopt a grandparent, not for one day a year, not for material giving, but for a lifetime of experience and caring just waiting to be shared with others.
Later that year, Senator Jennings Randolph (D-WV) introduced a resolution in the United States Senate to make Grandparents Day a national holiday. Five years later in 1978, Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day and then-President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation[1].The statute cites the day's purpose as: "... to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer."
The official song of National Grandparents Day is "A Song For Grandma And Grandpa" by Johnny Prill. The official flower is the forget-me-not.

The 1st Annual Snapping Shoals Pig Dig

As Brett grew up his family would have an annual Big Labor Day Cookout. They would prepare for the day for months. The night before the feast the guys would take turns all night and turn the pigs. Yummy BBQ and stew........

It has been 9 years since the last Labor Day Feast. Brett, along with his cousin Megan, decided to get the tradition rolling again. So for the last week we have been cooking, grinding and freezing meat. Holy Cow!! We didn't realize how much work went into it. Don't forget just how big Brett's family is........ While Megan and I organized and prepared the menu Brett worked every day to make sure the pits were dug, the wood was cut and the yard was prepared.

They day before (Saturday) we start the fire and put the pigs on....... Great picture of Jeff tending to the fire.....

The Pigs......

We had signed pairs up to two hour shifts starting at 8pm. We roasted marsh mellows, hot dogs and just sat around fellow shipping with the family.

Turning of the Pig

A picture of Uncle Danny helping Alyssa with her marsh mellows.

Of course what's a party without ROCK BAND.....

The guys stayed up all night to turn the pigs. I left around 11:30 with Alyssa. I said, Come On Trent. Its time to go." He said, "No Mom. Dad said that I could stay up all night. He said that it was all part of the experience." I let him. I knew that he would be out by 12am anyway...

Sunday morning,the day of the Feast, Megan and I received some help from the "older" generation. They helped us cut the meat off of the bone and then BBQ. Thanks yall!

While the ladies are getting the BBQ ready, Rich Steven and Becky stirred the stew.

Trent helped too.

Finally it was time to eat. All 65 of us sat down for a nice dinner. BBQ, stew, chips, potato salad, corn, coleslaw, salad and plenty of desserts. Yum. Yum.

90210

Did any of you watch the new 90210 last night. I DVR'd it then watched it later. I was so curious more than anything. Ok Girls.... Don't deny that you watched 90210 every week. It's ok.

The show was actually just another CW show. They did have some original characters like Kelly, Brenda and the Peach Pit Owner, Nate but nothing special. Maybe others will drop in from time to time.

I was so glad that the creators decided to stay true to the opening credits and theme song. The new was of course more edgy. It pulls just enough from the classic theme but I did miss Brandon's air-punch. (You know what I am talking about.)

Getting Caught Up

I have been extremely busy with life and have failed to post several entries that I wanted. So here they are......... Grandmommy's 60th Birthday........

A couple of weeks ago both Trent and Alyssa had birthday parties to attend.

Trent went to his cousin/friends skating party.......

One of my best friends, Carey, her little girl turned 4. Happy Birthday, Haley.....

Haley's brother, Jaron,(in red) is Trent's age. They look like a gang here.