Well, I am spending this gorgeous Saturday morning
typing on this NEWSLETTER while Murphy is outside mowing the weeds....I
mean grass! I do love the
smell of freshly mowed grass especially when I am on a riding lawn mower
compared to walking behind one!
MAIL CALL
from Carla Castro Hass in Nederland
I just came back from my vacation to Mississippi to see my youngest
daughter and my granddaughters.
I brought my grandchildren from Texas to see their cousins.
We had a wonderful time.
I have four grandchildren.
My oldest grandchild, Brenden (12) and his sister, Brooke (10)
live in Nederland. My
Mississippi grandchildren are Kendyl (4) and Austyn (1).
We had a wonderful time together.
My daughter lives in a family home on 300 acres with a pond.
We are really looking forward to going back.
We plan to get back together in Destin this summer.
from Nancy Jowell Grisbee in Sugar Land
(taken from Facebook)
Just returned from Nicaragua.
We participated in a training session for Central American reps
of our ministry. It was
great to put a face with these guys I have contact with regularly by
e-mail who are excited about training leaders in their countries.
It was good to travel with my husband in ministry on this trip.
from Debbie Borres Desmond in Nederland
I thought everyone would be interested in the progress going on at the
beach. My husband and I
went to the beach recently to eat.
A little over a mile from the turn-off onto the beach road they
are building a cabin on the beachside.
We were surprised to see a cabin being built there.
There are a lot of other buildings being built there.
There are still some places that haven't been touched, a few
still have blue tarps, some haven't been touched and there are still
Fema trailers there, also.
There are very few places to eat but the Stingaree is still there.
About progress in Bridge City.
Many of the businesses are back and rebuilt and remodeled on
Texas Ave. in this once devastated town.
We haven't looked on the side streets at the residences since the
clean-up after the storm so we don't know how that is going.
From Sheri Mullins Ainsworth (sister of the late Bob Mullins
(1949-2008)
I just got through reading the updated website from Feb. 26th.
I appreciate the work that you and Mike do to keep Bob's
classmates up on the news.
There are many times that I want to share things with Bob.
He helped raise my daughter, Kara, and would be so proud of the
woman she has become and also proud of her beautiful family.
Click here for photos of
Bob's great niece and great nephew.
Concerning taking care of elderly parents, I completely understand the
difficulty of coping with the many changes that your parents are
experiencing. Quality of
life means so much. You
want their senior years to hold as many happy memories as your childhood
does.
NEWS FROM THE HOME FRONT
Mom seems to be getting her strength back a little more each day.
She certainly has her good days and bad days but better days seem
to be more often. I hope
that the spring weather will allow her to want to get out more since she
is so cold-natured. Her
next door apartment neighbors, Dennis O'Quinn's parents, are not
so lucky in the health department lately.
Mr. O'Quinn got up during the night and fell and broke his hip.
He had successful surgery and is on his way to a good recovery.
We seem to be going to a lot of funerals lately for my parents'
friends. Mom made the
comment, “All of my friends are dying.
Hardly anyone left.”
I told her that she was one of the lucky ones and she came back with,
“Well, some days I wish I wasn't this lucky.”
So, I told her that I would throw away all her RX I put together
for her everyday and cancel all the doctors' appointments and that
should solve that!! She
gave me one of those looks.
Ya'll know the look!!!
MISCELLANEOUS
Hal Ross'
daughter threw him a surprise 60th birthday party at Larry's
Saturday, March 6th.
She sent me an invitation to send out to classmates at the last
minute and I got messages back saying that many of you couldn't attend
due to other commitments.
I hope it was good, though.
Dennis O'Quinn
hung it up at C.P. Chem and decided to retire.
I think now he will be spending many days fishing at Toledo Bend.
Congratulations to you friend.
Janice Hebert Boudreaux's
grandmother passed away recently.
She was 101. What
memories the kids, grandkids, and greats must have had with her for that
many years. My sympathies
go out to you and your family.
Mike
and I are now on SKYPE. We
can now talk “face to face” and it is FREE!
I got to see his beautiful wife, Meredith, today for the first
time. I also got to see
their dog. Technology! I am
soooo behind.
SUPPORT
Kay Campbell Netherland
spent a week in the hospital for a flare up of diverticulitis.
She has battled this chronic illness for years.
Now, according to her mom, she will need to have surgery in the
near future.
4119 Timberleaf Court
Pt. Arthur, TX 77642
d.netherland@sbcglobal.net
That is about it for now. I
appreciate those that sent in photos and items to include on our
website. Remember that Mike
and I update the website every two weeks.
It is easier to just send us something as soon as you check us
out so that you don't forget to do it later.
Contact a classmate and stay in touch,
Linda DeCuir McFadden
lindadmcfadden@yahoo.com
www.tjhs1968.com