Denise's Birthday

Denise's 32nd birthday. We had a little cake and ice cream for her at our house.

It was a nice day and we sat outside and visited then back inside for cake.

The girls Tony and I. Robbie and Tracy couldn't make it we met them

later on in the week.

I got a little gag gift for Denise. It's a 3 hole punch.
Something she was needing at work. It backfired though

she had already purchased one. She said she'd keep

this one for the house.

We went to Art's and had the cheeseburger basket.
Art's is known for one of the best burgers in town.

Last shot before heading to the bowling alley for

a couple of games.

Thursday night we got together at Power House for a

birthday get together with more friends and family.

Here's a shot of Michael, Bobby and Denise.

Lyndsey and Jessie.

Hey pretty girls! Smile for the camera!

Hey who's this cute couple, why it's my son Robbie

and his sweet girlfriend Tracy.

Uh oh its daddy Tony and Denise, these two are

a mess!

We had a great time both day and night.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENISE!

Northwest Arkansas Ice Storm 2009

This is a picture of one of the first warm days after the ice storm in Fayetteville and most of Northwest Arkansas. The warnings came in but no one could have anticipated what happened.
These are pictures of our street and the tree limb piles in front of our homes have actually doubled and at some homes tripled in size. These photos are just a few days after. At our house we still had not cleaned up the tree mess from the back yard. Neighbors lost fences. Some had to reconnect lines. Our house was only out of power for 12 to 13 hours. We were lucky.

Many of the people in Northwest Arkansas were without power for up to 13 days. Many could not leave their homes. They were trapped in their own homes by trees and tree limbs. One customer who came in after 12 days with no power said she had lost her husband. He used a machine to keep his lungs functioning. It took 4 days for anyone to reach them. When they could get out he was hospitalized with pnuemonia. He could not recover and died. Some of us did not have lights or heat. Some of us did not have function of life sustaining equipment. Those peoples lives were changed forever.

Another lady I talked to told me of being trapped inside her home. Scared, cold, and alone. Many of us use cell phones. This woman had no need previous to own one until this happened. She had no communication with anyone for days and was terrified.

Even though my neighbors and I had tree and limb damage we had each other. This fence belongs to one of our elder neighbors and our friends across the street went down to see about her.

Ashleys Baby

Well after much abscence I am finally back at the computer with much to tell.

First to tell is my cousin Ashley. The pics you've seen are of the baby shower. Held by her cousin Monica. A fun event with friends and family, Ashley had a great time. The next day my daughter Denise dropped by and had just received a text message announcing the arrival of Layla, Ashley had her baby the very next day after the shower. Whew! Just in the knick of time. Everyone is excited to have a new little baby girl in the family.