Jersey Boys - Playhouse on the Square

 After the week we had. We saw Jersey Boys at the Playhouse on the Square.  We were sad that we did not get to go to California to see Austin's show come to life, but it was still fun.  Special thanks to a friend from work who gave us these tickets.

Gatlinburg

I had an August vacation so it seemed like a good time to go our of town with friends.  I stayed at The Gillette right in down town Gatlinburg within walking distance of alot of things.  Weather was nice.  

 

First Day of School

Dallas going into 3rd grade

Hunter going into 6th grade

Noah going into 7th grade 

Sarah starting nursing school

 

To Paris to visit the boys

We don't get the see the boys as often as we would like, but we try to go every couple of months.  Dwayne and Annabeth went to visit while I worked and they got a hotel with a pool.  They all had so much fun.  

 

Austin's Shenanigans

Austin is definitely our dramatic child.  He is a mess for sure, but I sure do love and miss him.

I can always count on him to make me laugh, sometimes cry, but always rub my feet.  He will talk about how crusty they are, but he will still put lotion on them for me. 

Austin's friend Will came to visit Memphis while he was here.  He was such a fun guy to have around.  

 

Servants Heart

We had fun as the ice cream sherbet group singing around the old microphone.

this one right here keeps me on my toes.

Noah sang with us at the Memphis Union Mission.

 

Rhonda's cancer treatment is over

Daddy and I went with Rhonda to her last radiation treatment.  She got to ring the bell.  Her treatments are all over.  Grateful!!!!

 

Hurricane Priscilla

We had a terrible storm with "straight line winds" that came through.  It blew over a huge oak tree from our next door neighbors yard onto Dwayne's car.  We were 10 hours away from boarding a plane to California to visit Austin.  Power was out and needless to say we had a lot of business to tend to at home so we had to cancel the trip.  Our car was totaled.  It was a mess!!!!

in true Dwayne fashion, he really liked the Journey, so he got a new one.  This time Ole Miss color instead of the Cowboys :O)

 

Ms. Brooks, RN

Ms. Jean was honored by Regional One as a Legacy Nurse.  She worked in our NICU for over 50 years.  WOW!!!!!  That's a lot of diapers.  

 

The Boys - this summer

 

Nathan's birthday

Heaven will be so sweet when we are reunited with our sweet baby.  Happy Birthday in heaven.

 

Encouragement for today

 

Nathan isn’t too overworked running the cloud machine

 

well.....we got hit by Covid

We had had an arctic blast at Christmas and Rhonda and Grand Marilyn were under the weather so we did not get together with the Thorne side of the family at Christmas.  Then Austin went to Chicago for New Year's Eve so we waited until the following weekend to have our family Christmas brunch.

All was well, it was lovely.  My 4 were here (Sarah and Justin had to work so could not come).  Dad and Marilyn came, and Rhonda came.  It was a small but nice little gathering.  We had the traditional Christmas breakfast of cinnamon rolls, hash brown casserole, and lots of other goodies.  Annabeth had a headache, but nothing unusual for her.  

By that evening she was running a fever and tested positive for covid.  We were heartbroken for her and scared for the rest of us. Austin had just spent the entire day with Mawmaw, Angela and Aunt Sandra, so potentially exposed them.

Long story short, as of today a week later, Austin, Annabeth and myself have gotten it.  Dwayne someone missed it, but I am grateful for that.  Daddy got it, but Marilyn did not.  Rhonda, Mawmaw Conlee, Angela and Aunt Sandra did not get it.  

I am going stir crazy in that little bedroom upstairs.

 

Prayer for 2023