Two More Birthdays!

We had two memorable November birthdays before I started blogging. I want to stress that these are very important birthdays.....


My extraordinary grandson, Peyton Shields, turned 14 on November 17. He is a marvelous young man who has wisdom far beyond his years. He was rewiring the mobiles hanging over his crib before he was a year old. This kid can do anything. He amazes me.

My outstanding step grandson, Allan Cameron, turned 14 on November 8th. Allan is a very accomplished young man. He also plays and excels in all three major sports. The only problem I have with Allan is that he lives in Mobile. That is too far away.

Birthday Celebrations.....

Two of my very favorite people had birthdays last Saturday (the 29th). I couldn't let these birthdays go by without mentioning them on my blog. I have been so busy researching Medicare prescription drug, and Medicare supplemental, insurance programs that I put everything else on hold. Our drug insurance (Humana) has jumped in premium cost and co-pay. Oh, well! Getting old is not for the faint of heart. It's hard work.


My lovely daughter-in-law, Heather, is an educational curator at the Los Angeles Zoo. She is a wonderful wife to my youngest son, Stewart, and she could give lessons on mothering. Precious little Chloe Inez is one lucky little girl. I won't reveal Heather's age, but she is still very young.



Elizabeth Josephine Cameron is my beautiful step granddaughter. She reached the grand old age of 19 last Saturday. Elizabeth is a Kappa at Bama! Roll Tide! We're convinced the win over Auburn was in honor of her birthday. That's our story and we're sticking to it.

Harbin Ice Festival

Dick's niece, Margaret, is a pilot with United Airlines. She flies international flights and sees some wondrous sites. Margaret says as she flies over Harbin en route to Beijing she sees what the ice artists produce in the "sea of white" (snow) from the cockpit. I enjoyed the Power Point presentation she sent to us so much that I wanted to share some of the pictures with my blog buddies. Can you believe that this "Chinese Disneyland" is created from ice and colored lights? Other than the ice, there are no supporting structures.






For more on this, go to:

http://www.harphampix.com/v2/document.php?id=25903
http://www.thisisjustcool.com/cool-countries/harbin-ice-festival/
http://virtualreview.org/china/zoom/457432/harbin-ice-lantern-festival-2008---01

Roll Tide Roll...........

Yea Alabama......36-0. Was that a great game or what. Dick and I suited up in our Alabama sweats early Saturday morning and really played a hard game. We are not the only ones that loved the game. The following pictures show fans who were hungry for a victory. As you can see there was enough happiness to go around after the game.

Beth Woody (my nephew's wife) and Andre Smith


Callie (Glenda's granddaughter) in the gray sweatshirt and friends congratulate John Parker Wilson on quarterbacking a great game.

Adams Bragg celebrating with Andre Smith's little brother