Scott's Senior year!

Happy Birthday Scott!

They did a picture scavenger hunt for his party..the kids had a great time!
The first show of his senior year! Theere is a tradition that before the show they circle around and get ready...for the bigger shows they have senior circle...and talk about their senior year experience! This is the cast and crew for "The Complete Works of Shakespeare...Abridged"
Tallest is Drew Bearden, he directed the show. Scott is next to him, then Andy Brands, the third member of the troupe. The techies are Shelby Dorsen, Charlene Batiste, ??, Sarah Bearden.
Meditation before the show!
He drops his cue cards, and completely messes up the story!
Prologue for Romeo and Juliet!
Beautiful(?) Juliet with Handsome(?) Romeo!
The death scene...
For real(???) this time!
Titus Adronagus....ok..I cannot spell!
The (white) Moore of Venice....Othello
MacBeth
Hamlet....???
Othellia ...told you I cannot spel!!!
Then on to the Spring Musicallll!!!

Beauty and the Beast!

Be Our Guest!

Human again!

Some of his biggest fans!

What a year! It has been fun watching him on stage for the last time in high school...perhaps on day...who knows!

He also ran cross country, did his Senior Project...got a 100 on it...and worked as a life guard. he learned a tough lesson in car ownership...and then was blessed from a good friend!

He is off to UGA next year...WOW! Where did the time go???

Where does the time go?

It seems like just yesterday Scott was born...the off to first grade, Now...Look at him! Senior prom and then off to UGA!
Here he is with his date, Devyn LaFrance who came to go with him from Texas. They are good friends and I hope that always continues!

We had dinner here at our house, with 14 kids..er..young ladies and gentlemen, as that what they were that night! They are a great group of kids, from the drama department at school...who know how to have fun the right way! As a mother, I am soooo grateful for friends like these!

Molly April 1997-March 2009

Today was a sad day for the Lowry family, our first and beloved dog Molly passed away. She has been such a great family member who will be greatly missed! She has been quite sick the last 5 days, and today our dear friend and vet came over and let her suffering end. She is LOVED and will leave an empty spot in our home and our hearts!

We Love you MOLLY!

Memories...

I was reading my niece Leslie's blog..and it reminded me of my first Valentine's Day in Georgia...11 years ago! In hers, Leslie stated they were not very romantic..well, I think this one tops hers!!! NOT that I am trying to top anything..just brought back a ?fond? memory!

Well...Mark took me out to a very classy restaurant, La Maison, French cuisine..fine dining! That was all WONDERFUL..it was a fairly long evening of fine dining, and when we were full and strolling back to our car, he informed me the evening was not yet over! he had more in store! I could not wait! he then started driving and we talked, and I pushed to find out what was next! Well, he had decided to to to a small town nearby, Grovetown...to...are you waiting with baited breath yet???

The POLICE STATION to get my fingerprints taken....for INS!!! Can you believe that???!!! it was Midnight..and we were getting my fingerprints taken!!!

YIKES! My man...SOOOOO romantic!!!

Happy Sabbath Morning!

It has been WAY to long since I last posted...and thought today would be a great day to say Good Morning! I had a super fantastic Valentine's Weekend! It started out going to Statesboro to have dinner and an evening with Matt! We went to a Thai place that was wonderful!!! Coconut Thai is the place and FANTASTIC is the review!!! THANKS Matt! We then got to see where he is going to school Georgia Southern University, and walk around campus. It was so fun taking three strong and active dogs around, and letting them swim in the lake on campus!
Saturday, Mark had his usual funtastic candy grams, Delicious and entertaining! Mark sent Hannah and I on a makeover date! It was sooo fun! We went to my hairdresser and each got highlights and cuts! It was Hannah's first highlights, and the results were great! We then went shopping and found her some new Sunday shoes! A great time!
Then Saturday night Mark and I went out for Japanese food! I LOVE this place! Way too much food to eat, but GREAT leftovers for today!
So..today is a fine day to remember to LOVE what has come my way! This is easy!!

However, some days aren't so easy...at work there is often conflicts, and I am learning to stay out of other's garbage! I am getting better at this, so it is a great skill I am learning. Not always easy, but getting easier!

I hope everybody has a fantastic Sabbath Day today!

Happy New Year!

I love my family! I love my husband...I love my children! I LOVE my grandson! I love my extended family... I aspire to be just like one of my nieces IF I ever grow up! She is wise beyond years...and always know what and when to say it! Thanks!!!

Shauna started me, last year on having a theme...and without even realizing I had it already decided for me this year...it was.

Last General Conference Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin gave a MOST fantastic talk entitled, "Come what may, and love it" I decided then that that would be my motto...or theme for my life, starting with this year!

The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life. Isn't that soooo profound!?

I put it to the test yesterday...and it helped a bad day stay bad...but I could laugh at it..and didn't stress out as bad as I usually do!

If you haven't read it...take a minute or two and read it.
May this year be filled with laughter, seeking for the eternal, remembering the principle of compensation..the Lord's way...and putting our trust in our Father in Heaven!

Come What May, and LOVE it!

Geri's Terrible, Horrible, No good VERY bad Day!

I love children's books, and one of my favorites is Alexander's Terrible, Horrible, No good Very Bad Day! This poor boy has a BAD day... nobody like him, everybody gets what they want but him! He get into trouble at his dad's office...for calling China...and has to eat non sugar cereal WITHOUT prizes! So..his solution to it all is to move to Australia! I think I'll join him there!

Yesterday was one of those days! Didn't sleep well...got up too early...hurt my shoulder...broke a bottle of A1 sauce...which also chipped my tile floor as it hit...wore the before mentioned A1 sauce therefore STINKING of A1 sauce( I HATE A1 sauce by the way!) Had to keep two dogs and one grandson OUT of the A1 sauce..and broken glass...which they ALL thought was TERRIBLE!!! a dog's and boys ultimate playground...A1 sauce ALL over the kitchen floor...great finger painting medium! (Try it sometime!) Anyways...back to my day....
So it is now cleaned up...grandson back in bed..as he could not cope that early in the morning..as it was only 6:15am!!! and he had been up for 1 1/2 hours!!! and head to the bath tub! YEAH...I no longer smelled of ...you know! I LOVE baths...and it was great to be clean...the rest of the day was going to be fantastic! WELL....as I was drying off...something in my shoulder went chrrrrip...PAIN followed with movement. Oh well..the day MUST go on! Get dressed because it could NOT get any worse! Mark had to go to the High School to sign out Graham's cell phone that was taken away by a teacher..so he was gone...Let's take out the garbage to the bin on the back deck...wait..did I tell you that a big storm woke me at 0400h??? well it did! so...the deck is wet...NO BIG DEAL..USUALLY!
The garbage safely deposited in the bin..let's head back in to finish getting ready for work! Open door...step in the door with right foot...it hits the tile...wet...and you guessed it..slipped...my left leg caught on the threshold...bruise on the shin...BUT...as I reached out to catch myself...to save my knee from hitting the tile...pain again shot through my shoulder as it was the same one already pulled! I went in and cried!!! THen realized that there was no one to hear me or give me any pitty...so I finished getting ready for work...ahhhhh get away from the horrible accident prone morning!

The drive was great..light traffic...no rude drivers that morning...somebody else was having a bad day as I drove past and accident..poor people! I got to work on time...YEAH for me! but alas...the office manager was not yet there..oh well, she'll be right behind me!..so will the receptionist! so I start getting ready for my patients...say hi to the two Docs...and basically ignore the patients who are filling up the waiting room...Not my job to check them in...the receptionists will be here any minute! NOT...soon it is late for the patients appointments..and NOBODY else is there! I try the office manager..no answer. The other receptionist comes bursting through the door and says..."Who have you heard from?" NOT a good thing to hear! Comes to be that the other nurse had a sick child..so she was not coming in that morning...it was ok..as they only had OB patients..easy!...The first mentioned receptionist had a message left with the other nurse...by a nuclear medicine tech...(following me???) that she was having a nuclear test and would be late! Nobody knew! So the other receptionist...looked at me...who was looking at my doc...and we.....
LAUGHED!

Then said...let's get to work! My Doc is great....poor guy ended up taking back his first two patients back on his own...and I did not even see them! it was a comedy I am sure looking on...SO..Tiffany gets there...so she takes over the other docs patients...so I can get to mine...BUT the easy OB day turns out to be complicated OB day...with complicated procedures and her not knowing his routine..or where anything is...Again..what can one do...but LAUGH!
We made it though the morning...FINALLY...so we went for lunch! and the wind was blowing sooo hard it took two big girls to push the door open...again...we LAUGHED!

I think I'll move to Australia!