50th Year Reunion Info

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My Granddaughter's Wedding Day

Today is my Granddaughter, Jessica's, wedding day and Marian and I want to wish her much happiness in her new life with Braddock.  Jessica lives in Santa Fe, NM, but getting married where his family is located.  They will both be making their home in Santa Fe.  We wish we could be there for their wedding but unfortunately we can't. Together we wish them much happiness and looking forward to seeing them in Santa Fe sometime this year or next.  We both love you very much and can't wait to see the pictures of your wedding from the family.  Happy Wedding Day Jessica!

Happy Birthday Jess!

Today is my granddaughter, Jessica's "Jess" birthday.  Jess lives in Santa Fe, NM and Marian and I want to wish her very Happy Birthday and wish we could be there to help her celebrate her special day.  We love you!

My Friend Rooster

After we left our friends in Water Valley, we went to visit and stayed overnight with some more friends in Van Vleet near Okolona, MS.  Marian took this picture of us in front of their home Monday morning.  (Read all about our visit on Marian's site)

 

Rooster made Marian and I a turkey caller and he's adjusting it. 

Jake

Turkey caller Rooster made for us.  He just sprayed lacquer on it to finish it out and letting it dry.  It sounds great!

Watermelon Carnival Fun!

Hershel and I waiting for our customers to come by.  You can see his office in the background.  We not only sold some trees but Hershel's books also, Lim and Jeff's God.  You can order the trees and books to the right of my blog. 

Hershel and I engaging in some interesting conversation.

Looking out from our table in front of us.

Marian took our picture in front of this "FISH" VW that was in a parking lot.  Standing with me is Rex and his son Spencer.

Trent and I enjoying the evening after the carnival on the porch at his office.

Copper Trees for Carnival!

Dr. Walter E. Johnston, Jr., and myself. 

My wife Marian took this picture of Dr. Johnston and I today while at his office.  I wanted her to bring the camera to show him all the trees that I have made so far for our trip to Water Valley, MS, to sell my copper trees at the Watermelon Carnival.  He was pleasantly surprised!  We are both looking forward to our trip and visiting with our friends Rex, Denise and his family soon.

A table full of some of my copper trees to take to the Watermelon Carnival!

Deer Camp Friends

Marian and I were invited to the famous Christmas Place Plantation and Hunting Club this past Saturday for a work weekend and really enjoyed ourselves despite the heat.  She took this picture of Hershel and I riding on one of the gators at the deer camp.  Hershel, is Rex's Dad and the "Chief" of the camp in the MS Delta. 

Here I am relaxing with Rex and Camo taking a much needed break from the heat. We are looking forward in a couple of weeks to going to Water Valley, MS, to sell my copper trees at the Watermelon Carnival.  It will be great to see our friends again in such a short time and another fun get-a-way for both of us.  

 

Took this picture of all of us relaxing before dinner.  Left to right, Paul (neighbor), Marian, Rex, Hershel and his good neighborhood friend Dorothy. 

 

Marian took this picture of a deer feeding near the camp house while we were sitting at the table.

Eilley's Big Blue Eyes!

This is our great granddaughter, Eilley, who lives in Santa Fe, NM.  She has beautiful big blue eyes!

A Family Vacation

My son Greg, daughter-in-law Eleanor, granddaughter Laura, and grandson John on vacation at Panama City, FL, recently.  They had to drive out to Santa Fe, NM, for Greg's grandmother's funeral who past away right at the end of their vacation.

My Daughter, Karen With Family

Eilley with her Mom, Jessica and Dad, Bradd

Camilla, my ex-wife, with her great granddaughter, Eilley.

Karen, holding her granddaughter, Eilley, Jessica, Camilla and her Mom sitting down.  Five generations in Santa Fe, NM!

Karen with Eilley, Bradd and Jessica.

Karen with her granddaughter, Eilley in Santa Fe, NM.

Allie Cat

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New Pictures of Eilley

A couple of pictures taken by, Kristina, (my granddaughter) of her neice, Eilley, in Santa Fe, NM, of my great granddaughter. 

Little Eilley ~ Great Granddaughter

Pictures are from Eilley's grandmother, Debbi Phipps-Preston of Las Vegas, NV.

An Allie Cat In Our House

We have a new cat in our family and it was given to us by our next door neighbor, Tricia.  Her name is Allie and we have started calling her Allie Cat.  Our neighbor had 20 cats and had to move from her home next door to a one bedroom apartment and had to find new homes for all her cats.  She was able to take one with her.  So we took Allie but it took her awhile to adjust to us and our dog, Katie, a peek-a-poo.  In the above picture she sleeping in my big recliner. 

After the above picture was taken, Allie Cat woke up and jumped down and stood in the dining for Marian to take her picture.

A good close-up of Allie Cat.

She has found my bedroom and loves this spot on top my pillow.  I guess you might say, it did not take her long to take over our house.  I think we will enjoy having her.  She is only 3 years old.  We did have a cat, Billy Bob, a bobtail tabby point cat and he was huge.  He lived about 14 years and died on 9/11 a few years ago.  We have really missed him.  He was a kitten when he accidentally left his mom next door and wandered over into our yard.  Marian found him in the ivy meowing near the driveway.  He was named after myself and a friend of ours, Billy Boykin.

Boys Town ~ 1961 "50" Class Reunion

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Today I received this letter from my brother, Larry Mulligan, of Grand Rapids, MI.  We will be having our "50" Class Reunion in July of next year.  I can't believe 50 years has gone by already.  It would be great to see everyone again and hopefully, Marian and I can make the trip to see my classmates.

Beads on Copper Tree

This is my very first copper tree with beads.  Our hunting friend, Rex, over at Deer Camp Blog gave me the idea a few weeks ago and I tried it out today.  I'm very proud of it and will give the first one to my wife, Marian, over at Marian's Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc.  I will be making them from now on with/without the beads.  If you will, please leave a comment as to what you think of my tree with beads!

Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter

My wife, Marian, found this cute picture of our granddaugher, Jessica and great grandaughter, Eilley, on Facebook.  They live in Santa Fe, New Mexco and I hope we will be able to visit them sometime this year.

Eilley First Birthday Cake

Here's Eilley spending time with her Dad's parents home in Reno, NV, last week.  What a beautiful great granddaughter and a cool looking first birthday cake!

Daughter's Birthday

Today is my daughter, Karen's birthday and this picture of us was taken a few years ago by Marian when were were in Santa Fe, NM, visiting.  I talked to Karen this morning and wished her a very Happy Birthday and Mother's Day!   We hope to visit with Karen again, hopefully this year!  We have a new great granddaughter, Elliey, whom we have never seen and just turned one year old last week. 

Eilley Up In A Tree

My great granddaughter is all smiles being way up high in a tree.  Marian and I look forward to seeing her later on this year for the very first time.  Today happens to be her very first birthday!  Happy Birthday Eilley!

Makings of a Copper Tree

I purchase my copper wire at Home Depot and strip the plastic casings off.  I then cut to size and start making my trees.  It takes a whole day to a half-a-day, depending on the sizes of small, medium and large, to complete a tree.  If you are interested in purchasing one of my unique copper trees you can email me at twodogstall@yahoo.com and coming soon I will be putting them on eBay for sale.  ---RWP Sculptor