weekend with great gpa and ma burke

Thanks to Great and I mean Great Grandpa and Grandma Burke! Tameka and Monica had a ball with Great gpa and ma Burke this weekend. Tameka and Moni told all the kids about the great store they went to that everything was a dollar. My kids are very blessed to have wonderful Great grandparents who love them more than life. Thanks so much for taking such good care of them Uncle Jim and Aunt Dee.
Dominique had her tonsils and adenoides taken out wed.so she has been in the healing process and doing better everyday. Friday I started getting a sore throat and cough that I found out was also with a right ear infection. While I was at the er getting checked out, my blood pressure was sky high at 147 over 115. I'm going to my Dr. Monday so be praying that we can get a handle on this.
I'm ready for a family gettogether. I feel like I haven't seen my "Wright" family in a year. I love you all and can't wait to see you all again.

Things here, are busy as usual!!! We all had the stomach virus a couple of weeks ago. It was horrible, we almost had to take Eli to the hospital. After a week we finally recovered. Right after that we had Tropical Storm Fay. Someplaces down here got over two feet of rain, we are still having problems with the flooding. It rained for about 40 hours straight, we didn't think it was ever going to stop. Sam is back in school taking two classes this semester. He is almost done, he will be graduating in May of 2009. He is also taking a 5 week review class on Saturdays for a big engineering test he has to take in October. Everyone please say a prayer for him, he is stressed out and hates to be away from his family. The boys are doing great now, they are always on the go!!! We are super excited to have Grandpa Larry back in Florida!!! Caleb can hardly wait to see him!!! Hope everyone is well. Love to all!!!

It is hard to believe Caleb will be 4 next month!!! Where does the time go???

#64 yup that's Noah

Well here we go. Another season of football. Noah's team won their first game 21 to 6 saturday the 6th. Noah was only on the sideline the last 42secs of the game. He was awesome. He is coming home from prac and games with brusies on his arms. he thinks that's cool. He is such a funny kid. He is going to make the Princeton tigers football team the best when he is in highschool .....you just wait and see. Love you all!

He is driving me nuts and now a truck too

Can you believe he is driving on his own now. I'm trying not to freak out to much over this new adventure put before us. He is a great kid, he is very involved with our church, he makes great grades, he keeps himself busy with soccer and golf. He still has to much teenage attitude but what teen doesn't think he is grown and his parents are retarded. Pray for him, us, and everyone that will be riding with him. I told Shawn to get a pic of patrick driving away from the house the day he got his license and this is the pic he took. I love the fact he can drive to and from school and practice but him not needing us as much is scary. That's what you do right.........bring them up in the way of the Lord and let them use their wings to fly. YES I WANT TO CRY. I'm not going to, I'm going to count my blessings and pray as usual. Love to all!

Just into the Lake

I can't believe my babies are in 1st grade. Things are going pretty good in that area. It is an adjustment to be at school all day.

We went to French Lick on the Saturday before Labor Day with Mom and Dad and had a great train ride and a great day with the kids.

I can't believe Thanksgiving is upon us. Enjoy this beautiful fall weather.

Love, Missy

Hello family!! I have had one of the worst brain farts I have ever had with this web sight. I have not been able to blog here since April. I could not get on the sight when I signed in. I thought I knew my password and talked as polite as I could to the computer screen to please let me in. I tried every password I have ever had and I still couldn't get on. I had talked to Missy the last time she was home, talked to Lindy at Uncle Steve's, and to Sherri on Labor Day. I had planned to get on the computer at Sherri's on Labor Day to show her what was happening but with all the fun we had, I forgot. SOOOOOO....that evening when Andrew and I got home from Sherri and JD's house, I was looking at the sight and wishing I could let you all know what has been going on with my little family. Andrew asked me why I didn't blog anymore. WELL...I let him have it out of both barrels about how I must have the wrong password and blah blah blah. He asked me very politely to show him how I signed on. His very words and I quote,"Sweetie, why are you using that email account? Don't you sign in on your Yahoo account?" I stared at him with the look of seven devils and said, "What?!!! It is asking for my Google account (which I have for Stephen)! Why would I use my Yahoo account????" I huffed at him and entered my Yahoo account email and password. I said with authority "This is not going to work. It has to be a Google account" as I hit the button to enter. POOF! I was on. He walked away without saying a word. I stared at the screen in total disbelief. I was on. WHAT?! HOW?! All summer I have set at my computer waiting for that magical moment when Blogger would feel sorry for me and let me on. The wait was over. I sat there for a moment and shut the site off. I was so mad at myself for being such an idiot that I didn't blog. So here I am now. Stephen graduated from college in June with a double bachelors degree. He finally graduated after nine years!!! He has a degree in Fine Art and Communication. He is currently working with David Lynch (LA director) on a TV program for the college. After that I don't know what he is doing. Carrie, Ross, Thomas, Mike, Andrew, and I traveled to Iowa to see this grand event. I must say I am a very proud mom to have a college graduate. Stephen received two awards during the senoir awards ceremony. He received a $250 cash award for a video he produced and the Community Service Award. The latter award is basically the outstanding student award. He co-earned this award. Every person we were introduced to or spoke with talk very highly of Stephen. They all thanked me for letting him come to their school to add his creativity and special spirit to the campus. Stephen has really worked hard at Maharishi University. I was worried that he would go to the school and be involved in a cult and never be the same. How untrue those thoughts have been. The school has opened his creativity levels and spiritual levels beyond words. He is open-minded and absolutely one of the most pure souls I have ever met. I don't know where he will go or what his future holds, but I know that he will suceed in all that he does.

Love to all!

PS. Thomas started playing soccer. First game was today. Robert is crawling and pulling up to things at 6 months. Carrie and Ross are house hunting. Ross got a job at the coal mines which will give his family insurance and more stability. I am so proud of him. Matt is working all the time turning his life back around on track. Mom, JD and me (as much as I could) got the siding done on the end of her house. I am getting over Mono and just recently a bout with a real bad cold and bronchitis. I will post pictures of the grandbabies after Thomas' game next week. I didn't get to go today because I just got back in town from a small camping trip.

Again, love to all!!

Hi Eveybody,

Wow!! It's been a while since I blogged. It's so good to see all your beautiful pictures, Sheri, and to get an update on your growing family. Good to see Kelly's pic's too. We really do all have beautiful babies. No lie. We've had a busy but good summer. Fun vacation to Marco Island, FL tostart off, Jake went to church camp and zoo camp. He did NOT like church camp and learned a few choice words there that we weren't too happy about. But, it was an experience. He loved Zoo camp, of course, it didnt involve any overnite stay, so that helped. Mom and Dad and Monica came a few weeks ago and we went to the Wilson county fair, Uncle Larry came too. We had lots of fun. We also celebreated Jake's, Monica's and Mom's birthdays while they were here. Matt got a job at Johnson Controls. He works in the office with Billing and Customer Service, etc. This has been a huge adjustment for the whole family, but a good one. It will be good for Matt and good tohave the extra income. Jake is the only one who doesnt like it so much, because he has to go to extended care after school instead of being picked up by his DAD. But, oh well, that's life. I am able to pick him up usually by 4:00 and sometimes earlier. Well, its labor day, and we are trying not to labor. Hope you all are doing the same. I love you all. Let's keep posting.

Cathy