Semper Fi

Ok, ok, I realize we have more Army personnel in our little circle than we do Marines but thats alright. ;) I grew up in the Marine Corps so they are near and dear to my heart.

This is my girlfriend Rosy and a few of her guys. Thanks to some very dear friends and family members we were able to send them 23 lbs. of Girl Scout cookies! When I received the pic from Rosy I said...girl, you and the guy on the left look like you're in pain! LOL Send me one of you actually smiling! She is currently deployed to Iraq and hopes to be home next spring. To have fun when she's off duty she umpires for PALS. Shelby and I miss her terribly as she always made great calls during games...even if they weren't in our favor! LOL

Funny how a little box of cookies can make someone far from home smile ya know? This picture is a great reminder of the sacrifice our military is making for us on a daily basis. When is the last time a box of cookies made you sooo excited?

I'm currently putting together another box to send them so if you have a letter or anything you'd like to send to a Marine just get it to me and I'll send it along.

I understand we'll be welcoming home one of our heroes pretty soon! :D Great job LT! More proud than you know bud!

That's my baby

You all know Shelby loves her softball. I'm proud to say she's coming even further with her catching. She always gives her team 100%. What mom/coach could ask for more than that?

LETS GO PURPLE AND GOLD!

Spring Has Sprung!! Ya'll!!

Saturday was such a beautiful day I HAD to go outside and plant something! I could resist it no longer! I also had my very good helper. She was repotting her miniature rose plant.

I'm cheating. I took these pictures last summer at Hunting Island, one of my favorite places on Earth. I can't wait to be back there again!

She was waaaay too cool to be there that morning...at 5:30 am.
Now would someone like to tell me how I was "lucky" enough to chaperone the 6th grade girls?! This pillow fight last almost an hour, then the wrestling lasted another 15 with jumping from bed to bed. LOL I had a great time.
This is the competition floor, where the magic happens. A crappy picture but you get the point.

"The Pit"...where the teams work on their robots and wait for their turn on the competition floor. So this is it. I'm done posting from the robotics competition. For all you parents and grandparents, this is a really cool thing to get your kids involved with. They learn so many neat things, things you would never dream of and they go on to do some pretty incredible things with their schooling. I think some Blankenship boys and girls and a certain little Whittington guy would like it!!

OK people, this is a test. These pictures are from the robotics competition at Clemson. These are members of the special "security detail" they hired for the event. LOL The test is...tell me either the name of the character or the species. LOL Betcha didn't know just HOW nerdy I really am, did ya?? Oh yeah, and naming Bubba doesn't count either!

Yay! I was finally able to log in! I've been having some issues with it lately.
Some of you know that Shelby, CJ, Bubba and I went on a little trip two weekends ago. We traveled to Clemson University for the SC State Robotics Championship. Shelby is on the robotics team at her school. They placed well at regionals so won a spot to compete at state. Being that this is also the college of choice for Shelby(she decided this in the 5th grade) as well as being Jeff's home for a few years I figured what the heck. I guess they can kind of sort of be considered pictures of home for Jeff. So, here ya go buddy. They're not the best in the world but then again, I never claimed to be a professional! LOL
I was trying to fit the entire stadium into my camera. As you can see it didn't turn out well. LOL So I took it in sections.
There's a huge hill to the left of this picture that little Eric spent every free moment rolling down. By the time he reached the bottom he was very much out of control and almost went head over foot at one time! LOL He loved it!

This is inside Little John Coliseum where the competition took place. The competition was amazing! I'll save those pictures for tomorrow.