Reunions are a "Hoot"

This is me with an old friend Jody Jones. He wrestled with me back in the good ol' days. I had heard a story about him from Noah concerning his college days which I put in the "way too wacky to be true" category until this weekend. I asked him about it and found that it was all too true. Jody went to the university of Alabama which is a few miles from us. He was heading to school one night and spotted an owl laying in the road. It had apparently just been hit by a car. (coincedentally, it was Noah who had hit it on his way back to campus that same night, who had left it to go get a golf club to put it out of it's misery) Seeing that the bird was in fact dead but absolutly HUGE, Jody decided to take it back to the dorm with him. It wasn't bleeding in any way so it wasn't messy, just dead. He wanted to show it to everyone. Everyone. He folded its wings up(he said it was about a 6 foot wingspan) and put it in his freezer. (Next to the push-pops!) He enjoyed pulling out his pet and scaring dorm-mates who were taking a sit down by spreading its wings and running into the bathroom screeching at the top of his lungs. Funny. Then he came home to a high school football game and brought his "pet" owl. He closed it's wings and put it on his arm and told everyone that it was "sleeping" but they could pet it. He said tons of people wre rubbing all over it. Even teachers. Crazy, funny, but crazy. You couldn't make this stuff up. 

Eli, cool and collected, even in the spine tingeling, nerve wracking, stomach churning, and life altering, steel fisted grip of fecal distress. (You'll get it in a minute.) 

Luke would like to warn everyone that 2 pictures down is a very disturbing picture and warn that those who are weak of the stomach or faint of the heart should speed scroll down or keep a trash bin close just in case. Luke says, "Woo,Woo" here comes trouble. 

"GRR" 

"GRR" 

Hey, what is that on the wall? WHAT? How did it get over there? Eli firing off the old POO CANNON! (yes it did go down the air vent) There are close ups of this but I won't put them up unless someone asks me to. 

On a much lighter note, Courtney got to hang out with Mandy at the reunion since Noah graduated with Mandy. How cool is it that you get your friend to come to your reunion and they didn't even go to school with you? 

This is Stephanie and Brandon. She graduated with Mandy and he graduated with me. Now he and I work at Vulcan together in the lab. They are expecting a little girl "Summer" in November. 

The web gets even thicker. This is Tangela Harris. She graduated with Mandy and had Biology with me my Senior year. She was in my video project group when we destroyed a Biology book (we even burned it!) for part of the video and almost got suspended. Good thing I owned it and still had the receipt. We got an A . Now she works at Vulcan just like me and Brandon. 

I had no idea that Webster graduated with Mandy! Boy, can he dance! 

Cat-robatics

Go now and laugh your monday blues away. Be sure to watch the slo-mo replay. It is a small download so even you dial-up folks should give it a go.

Luke got all dressed up to go to Sean and Jennifers wedding. Once again, he went a little ballistic as soon as the ceremony began and I got no pictures of it. Heck I didn't even get pics of the Bride and Groom. I am a lousy cameraman. Sorry for the long delay between updates but he is becoming quite a handle these days. Megan and I made a pact to update our sites this week so this is the best I can do for tonight. I still have some from Mandy's Class Reunion.(along with one of the funniest true stories I have EVER heard. I will be posting it this week so check back.) 

Not in Public Mom! What if all the Girls see This?! Notice all the bruises along his forehead and arms? Yes, he has begun to stand and falk. (more fall than walk) 

Dad and Luke hanging out with long time pals Kathy and Cara. 

The Girls are lovin on Luke, even when he isn't being very "Lovable". 

Emmie and Allie. Future Baby-Sitters Extrodinaire(misspell?) and Fantastic Cousins. 

I love Portrait Innovations but nothing beats a real live background. 

Mom and Dad (Stephanie and Brad) with the girls before the heat (and Humidity) overcame the adults. 

Don't worry, we had plenty of hands surrounding him. 

 

Yeah, I did a little saturation to this one but the grass was really this green. 

As you can see, by the end of the photo shoot, we were all soaked with sweat and miserable. How the kids were able to smile in those conditions is amazing. 

People of Paper

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So when I saw that one of their writers had a book published and that there was a free excerpt, I had to give it a try. Fast forward one week and I have completed one of my favorite novels of all time! Click the header to check out the free excerpt for yourself. The book is not for children due to some language and adult situations but it is by no means a rated "R". Maybe "NC-17". Whatever, just read the excerpt and be prepared to be amazed by this guys writing.

The Concord Youth Gang (and all us old chaperones) went to Panama City last weekend and all we brought back was these photos. 

Luke is still a little too young to make good decisions about his surroundings. Example; Sand is NOT edible, we know that. Luke wasn't so sure and continued to give it taste test after taste test. ( It has also been determined that sand is Not eye cleanser but an eye irritator if you decide to get a handful and rub it into your eyes. Thank you Luke for putting it to the test.) 

Yay! We had a good time on the trip but there is nothing like coming home! 

Johnny and Andrea, voted, "Cutest-couple-most-likely-to-get-married-and-be-rich-with-beautiful-children-who-love-the-Lord" Oh yeah, the also make great chaperones at youth functions.