Saturday, January 2, 2010

A Cold Day

This morning it was 36 degrees with the wind blowing, so to say the least, it was an inside day! We had breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and scrambled eggs...delicious. We watched a couple of Western movies this morning, worked on a jigsaw puzzle and checked the computers.

By early afternoon we were ready to go for a walk, so we bundled up and headed out. It was really a gorgeous day in spite of the cold temperatures.


We came back and snacked as we watched the football games.

For supper, we had Taco soup and a spinach salad.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Holiday Basketball Tournament

The high school basketball team participated in a holiday tournament where they won 2 and lost 2.

Their wins were against Oak Ridge and a team from Arkansas while their losses were to Maryville and a team from Virginia.



Since we were in the hometown of President Andrew Johnson, we thought we would take advantage of some history! He was born in North Carolina, trained as a tailor, and moved to Greeneville to practice his trade. He quickly got involved in politics and was elected to local office, state office, and national office before he became Vice-President . It was not surprising that Lincoln selected him to be his vice president since he was the only senator from a Confederate State that did not resign when the Civil War broke out. Upon Lincoln's assassination, he assumed the presidency and led the reconstruction effort for the rest of his term in office. He conducted reconstruction in a non vindictive manner while the Congress wanted to punish the South. He vetoed a number of bills that Congress had passed which lead to them impeaching him. He was not convicted by a margin of one vote. After office, he returned to Tennessee and was re-elected to the US Senate.

Here are R and T sporting some clothes that Andrew Johnson could have made when he was practicing his trade as a tailor.

On Friday we drove to Hilton Head Island and along the way, we went over the Appalachian Mountains where we saw snow and these frozen trees.
We were able to take this blurry picture of the lighthouse before we went to the condo and watched the last 2 football games of the day. B and D have joined us for a week of R&R.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR

We hope that each one of you has a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Happy Birthday, Jackson

Today, our favorite brown-eyed grandson is turning 10. I can't believe how big and handsome he has become.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACKSON

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Snowy Saturday

We woke up to a beautiful sight this morning...an inch or so of gorgeous snow!



By noon, it was all gone, but it sure looked great while it was here!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Happy Birthday

Today is Mike's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the greatest husband ever!!