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Happy Birth to Nick too!
Hey everyone!
Just a shout out to Gramps up there, happy birthday big
guy, see you later aligator!
AND..... It's (my) Nick's birthday today too!
The big 22- him and grandpa share the same birthday, how
great is that!
** So that's why he's so cool :)
Miss you everyone!
- Sarah Jane :P
- Monday, November 15, 2004 at 21:23:39 (PST)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comHAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD (89TH)
Happy Birthday Dad.
I miss you.
James.....
- Monday, November 15, 2004 at 07:57:06 (PST)
Author: jis@sonic.netHey There
Hey Family,
I am back to my work email. Currently I do not have a
computer at home.
Anyway, I was trying to access the family web page and
I came up with lettters from the summer of 2002. I
thought by contributing a letter I could find the current
letters.
By for now.
Love you,
Beth Stevenson
- Monday, November 08, 2004 at 10:00:57 (PST)
Author: bs07bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us...how sweet it is to be loved by Him!
Praise God!!!!
Thank you Lord for struggles that make us stronger and
AMAZING TIMES like this, for uncle Brian, and that his
health is looking sunny :)
Scott... I feel ya- about uncle Bri getting down at
Christmas time, or for Benny's wedding... I can not even
wait... hee hee...
And to Tom and Jeanne- I can only imagine, at the sounds
of it, Rome seems truly overwhelmingly full of memorable
moments! I'm glad that you had a good time. By the way,
Thanks for thinking of all of us while you were there, IT
WORKED :)
Aunt Nanc- I really do love you, now sit down for an hour
and have a cup of coffee to really enjoy- Life can be so
stressful sometimes, can't it!
To the rest of yas!! Missn' ya LIKE CRRRRAZY & LOVIN' YA
TOO!
XOXOXOXOXO,
Sarah Jane
- Saturday, November 06, 2004 at 21:14:41 (PST)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comFROM A VERY HAPPY NANCY H.
Hello again, all my loved ones:
We are overjoyed at the results of Brian's heart cath
yesterday and I want to express my thanks to all of you
for your love and prayers. Brian is grateful to this
loving family and thanks to you, Scott, we have a vehicle
to express our thoughts from all over the world.
The weapon of prayer is stronger than any illness and I
for one continually lift up each and everyone who is
afflicted in any way whether it be a cold or cancer or any
serious sickness. We need to fight the good fight of
faith every day!
Lou and I can share a little in your excitement of your
trip to Rome, Tom and Jeanne. We went there in the spring
of 1989 and I will never forget it although our time there
was too short. We followed a wonderful tour group and
listened in on so much history. We were in awe most of
the time. When I first laid eyes on the colliseum, I
immediately thought of the terrible things that went on
there because of the early Christians' belief in Jesus.
It became so much more real and it's hard to believe it's
still standing.
You're right about the people and the food. We met some
great people and ate real Italian pizza. Their crust was
quite thin. I remember the driving! People just tooted
their horns and it was survival of the fittest! I'll have
to refer to my journal again to revive more memories.
When Gramma and I went to the Holy Land it was a privilege
and awe-filled as well. We saw graves of the prophet
Hosea and Malachi. We even saw DAVID'S tomb. That was a
real highlight...not to mention that we both were baptized
in the River Jordan. Bethlehem, Nazareth, the via
Dolorosa was all a part of this awesome tour and I wish
everyone could go there in their lifetime. Our Christian
heritage is the most precious gift we have and it's
awesome to travel to these places where Jesus and the
Apostles Peter and Paul walked and preached the gospel.
Thanks for sharing about it. At Christmastime we'll talk
more.
I'll sign off for now.
With love,
Nancy
P. S. Erin, that was the fastest thank you note I ever
received for a wedding gift. You were such a beautiful
bride, I so wish we could have been there.
- Saturday, November 06, 2004 at 09:05:01 (PST)
Author: BHNHR1@SBCGLOBAL.NETHappy to hear Brian's on the mend!
Wow, didn't even get a chance to put in a get well soon letter here to
uncle Brian and already there's good news! Excellent!
Regardless I send my get well wishes and healing love from here in Paris
to Brian, Nancy and family there!!!
I too would love to see uncle Brian getting 'Jiggy' with it....hehe. It will be
nice to see that dance at the Creek this coming December when I'm
there for cousin Ben's wedding.
hugs and kisses with love,
-Scott
- Saturday, November 06, 2004 at 07:39:57 (PST)
Author: hotscott@pair.comFrom Tommy and Jeanne
What an amazing time we had in Rome.
It's not a city one goes to vacation or merely to visit. It's a
city to experience... spiritually. The deep and lively
history added to the drama and impact of how this holy
city affected our hearts.
Seeing the Pope was such a thrill, his blessing in St.
Peters square, his Wednesday audience and
attending a papal mass (along with 10,000 of our
closest friends) inside St. Peter's Sunday 10/17. He
dedicated this year (Oct 2004-Oct 2005) as the year of
the Eucharist at that mass. When the Pope gave his
blessing to all in St. Peter's Square he extended it to all
of our family members back home! So you were
blessed too!
It is amazing there... so rooted in Christ.
The presence of the saints was so tangible - images of
Sts. Peter and Paul were everywhere. Learning the
history of their martyrdom at Nero's circus and what he
did to Christians on what is now the site of St. Peter's
Square and the Vatican, was eye opening. We did not
know that St. Peter was buried on the side of "Vatican
Hill" - a pagan burial site (it was illegal to bury
Christians then, so they had to hide his tomb there)
outside the city walls of Rome in 64 A.D.
Centuries later, Constantine moved 1,000,000 cubic
feet of dirt to level the hill so he could build a monument
directly on top of the grave of St. Peter... the rock on
whom Jesus built His church, most literally. The main
altar of St. Peter's Basilica is directly over his tomb,
which lies a few stories below the main level of the
church. Archeologists say without a doubt, that these
are the bones of St. Peter. Graffiti (even then they had
it) states on the wall from ancient times, "Peter is in
here." The cemetery surrounding this wall was
discovered very recently (1939) and is incredible too. It's
like a real city down under St. Peter's - narrow walkways
with rooms (family tombs) lined in beautiful mosaics
and paintings. There are dates on various tombs which
have allowed archeologists to date the progression of
levels below the altar of St. Peter's. This tour to teh
actual gravesite of St. Peter - the Scavi tour - was one of
our highlights, as was a private tour of the Sistine
Chapel - Wow!
If you can't tell, this had deeply impacted us. : ) It's
amazing history not many people learn about. If you
ever go to Rome - you need to get tickets for this - the
Scavi tour - about a month ahead of time. Try to get a
seminarian to lead your tour group, if possible.
There were many more amazing elements to Rome.
Aside from the religious, their way of life is wonderfully
relaxed and opposite of our fast-paced, ulcer-inducing
culture. The meals were enjoyable, nice l o n g dinners,
the food was fabulous, especially the gelato (ice
cream)! Walking was a necessity - one day we walked
for seven hours! It was hard to find an overweight Italian
in Rome -walking keeps them in shape.
It was an incredible pilgrimage. I hope this gives you a
hint of what we experienced. Sorry for the length, there
is just so much to share and it's so hard to write it all
out.
All else is great here! The kids are doing well and I
LOVE having a collie - he is so awesome!
So much to be thankful for!
Blessings and peace, Love you, Tommy and Jeanne
p.s. as we went to the various churches, we celebrated
mass everyday in a different church, we prayed for all of
you, our family! : )
- Friday, November 05, 2004 at 20:23:32 (PST)
Author: thomaspaul@wowway.comAmen Brother!!! :)
Wowwie wow wow...
What better news could we get? NO SURGERY??? THANK THE
LORD!!!
And you're right Bob~ That will be a AMAZING day to see
Brian do the IRISH JIG...
so let's keep those prayers comin'!!!!
James ~ You are right also...the power of LOVE is mighty
indeed... and that LOVE comes straight from HEAVEN above!!
I truly believe that MOM taught us ALL how to LOVE each
other (by her example) through her loving relationship with
Jesus Christ and trusting in HIS LOVE to help us all!!! I
know He has his hand on Brian right now and the power of
HIS LOVE (along with our faith and trust in Him)can only
bring Brian THE PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING till his
strength returns!!!
There will certainly be prayers going up for Gregg and Brad
too... And any of us who have been sick with colds(Janie
and Jim), ear infections ( baby Conner) and all the stuff
that tries to "get" us!!! It's wonderful to know that with
this HUGE family of ours~ THE POWER of our FAITH,LOVE AND
HOPE is simply EXTRORDINARY!!! So thank you Jesus for
answered prayers! And Sarah Jane~ you were not
misunderstood...your letter was AWESOME! (and I'm not just
saying this because you are my daughter) YOU ROCK!! Keep it
coming!! I love you and I love this INCREDIBLE family...
Fighting the GOOD fight~
Your Mom,Sister,Sister-in-law,Aunt,and
yes,FINALLY...Grandma :)
Mary
- Friday, November 05, 2004 at 18:27:46 (PST)
Author: jamg1971@aol.comGreat News
This is great news
Boy this has really been going around. Both of our boys had
very serious colds. Gregg had walking pneumonia and was
down for more then he has ever been in his working career
and the same goes for Brad. Brad never misse work but this
cold did him in.
Well the prayers will not stop just because we have good
news. Until Brian is singing an Irish Jig our prayers will
be there.
We love you Brian and we need you around for a very long
time.
Our Love to everyone,
Bob
- Friday, November 05, 2004 at 12:47:06 (PST)
Author: bodikel@cox.netFROM JAMES "GOOD NEWS ABOUT BRIEN"
Hello Everybody,
I just got off the phone with Nancy at the hospital and Brian does not
need heart surgery. He still has some pneumonia left in his body but it is
slowly improving every day. Needless to say Nancy is very happy (as we all
are) with the medical results. It just go to show you the power of love! I'll let
you know any new developments.
Love You All,
James.....
- Friday, November 05, 2004 at 12:29:00 (PST)
Author: jis@sonic.netFROM JAMES GET WELL SOON BRIAN
Brian and Nancy,
I am so grieved about getting word of your poor health Brian. You have a
ton of love coming to your aid from everyone that knows you, an has heard
about your situation. Take your rest, follow your doctors orders, give lots of
hugs and kisses to those loved ones gathered around you and in doing this
you will recover soon. This is my dearest wish. Amen.
I love you
James.....
- Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 13:11:31 (PST)
Author: jis@sonic.netYES MA! I agree!!!
Hey There sweet, amazing, faithful Aunt Nancy,
I just want to let you know that I have been praying for
you both ever since I found out about this lull in Uncle
Brians health.... What everyone is saying is so amazingly
true- The Lord has done some pretty crazy things in our
family. We have been through a full circle time and time
again. I guess the only thing I can say is that he has
shown us that it may not be easy at the time if we do not
lean on Him because only He can bring us through the rough
spots that come to surface in our lives! I would love for
you to know that I am and will keep praying, Aunt Nanc,
for every aspect of this time (for you and Uncle Brian), I
pray for peace, patience, healing, strength, and obviously
much, much more!!
I would also love to bring us to the ground for a sec, and
I truly do not mean to bring a negative side to all of
this,so forgive me if it comes off like so, but I am
praying for understanding and endurance in all of our
faith at this time as well. Sometimes the Lord challanges
us and presents tests in our lives to strengthen us on the
inside. In any small case that a result happens that we do
not agree with or are satisfied with, I pray that we all
can keep in mind and remind ourselves that EVERYTHING is
apart of his ENORMMOUS PLAN, and that his will needs to be
done. Many times in our journeys it is so easy to forget
and start to get discouraged in our faith.Thus, I will
keep pray for an AMAZING REPORT and a miracle, but in the
same voice I am praying for understanding of Gods amazing
plan and will. I would also like to take a second to thank
you Aunt Nancy for being such a bright light for everyone
and never losing your faith and being so strong. If there
is anyone in this world that I would stop everything in my
crazy buysy days, to pray for (for ANY length of time) it
would be for you and Uncle Brian. Not that I don't pray
for my family always, but I think you all understand what
I am expressing...
I will not stop praying for you both. I love you sooo
much and I am sure the entire family can not wait to pull
out strong with you so that you two can return back to
normal.
Thank you for everything, and God Bless on Friday!
In His AMAZING name,
&
Hugs and kisses always, Sarah Jane x>
- Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 09:39:10 (PST)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comYOU GOT IT!!!
Whether we STORM the gates of heaven or pray in our still
small voices... God listens to ALL the varieties of our
praying styles... Isn't is INCREDIBLE to know we can go to
the Lord 24/7 with our concerns... Trying to type out about
it almost seems inadequate!!!
We have been involved in a series at our church
(orchardgrove.org) called GYM FOR THE SOUL and it has been
AMAZING to say the least...
In short~ it's about how the whole world is consumed with
fitness and health for THE BODY (and that IS a good thing)
yet how much more should we be concerned about fitness for
our INNER SELF...
I am SO GRATEFUL to you NANCY for opening my eyes to the
LORD...YOU are the one who truly changed my life's course
for ETERNITY and I would go to the ends of the earth to
pray for ANY of your concerns...You want prayer? YOU GOT
IT!!!
P.S.
Hang in there BRIAN... help is on the way!!!
MUCH love and prayers!!!
Mary
- Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 06:38:32 (PST)
Author: jamg1971@aol.comFrom Bob
Nancy,
I had heard about Brian from Mary and Jane. My thoughts
have been with him since then. Our prayers have also been
with him and they will get a little stronger.
We will pray for the best diagnostic results.
Now on a lighter note. I just want to know when Sarah is
going to come out of her shell. Keep up the good work
honey, it is very refreshing.
I will talk to you later.
Bob
- Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 06:36:17 (PST)
Author: bodikel@cox.netFROM NANCY H.
Hello again, everyone!
Tom, I liked your letter that began FROM TOM. That way I
didn't have to scroll down to see whom the letter was from
as I usually do.....not to mention how nice it was to hear
from you the good news from Maryland. It was a good news
day all the way around, that's for sure!
I'm writing to all my loved ones out there, asking you to
pray for Brian this weekend. He's been under the weather
for at least a month now. He was diagnosed with atrial
fibrillation (arythmia) on October 2nd. To complicate
matters, he developed pneumonia about two weeks ago. The
doctors have been trying to treat him without
hospitalization but his recovery has been so slow that it
was finally decided last Tuesday that he should have a
heart cathiterization to see if there are any blocked
arteries. We're hoping this is not the case; but if
there's one or two clogged arteries he would then have
angioplasty. If more than two, they would keep him and he
would most likely have bypass surgery again. He had a
single bypass in 1978 which needless to say was very
successful.
I know the power of prayer and how it changes things, so
I'm asking that you pray for a good report on Friday and
for a speedy recovery. God has blessed our family in ways
too numerous to count and I know we are all so grateful to
Him for being with us when we go through storms; He always
brings us through.
I will keep you posted and thanks. It's so geat to have
such a wonderful network of prayer warriors to rely on.
God bless each one of you.
Love,
Nancy
- Wednesday, November 03, 2004 at 22:03:54 (PST)
Author: BHNHR1@SBCGLOBAL.NETMe too, me too!
Hey there,
I also voted on Tuesday, FOR THE FIRST TIME! I was very
excited to "voice my opinion"... But what I really wanted
to know is if I too get the love and kisses from cousin
Lou?! Nothing but the best from our own blood eh eh???
:) Sarah Jane
- Wednesday, November 03, 2004 at 20:24:41 (PST)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comMe too, me too!
Hey there,
I also voted on Tuesday, FOR THE FIRST TIME! I was very
excited to "voice my opinion"... But what I really wanted
to know is if I too get the love and kisses from cousin
Lou?! Nothing but the best from our own blood eh eh???
:) Sarah Jane
- Wednesday, November 03, 2004 at 20:22:29 (PST)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comKiss ?
Lou, I did my American duty and voted today. Now, does that
mean I get both the love And the kisses? Just curious. Mike.
- Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at 10:20:01 (PST)
Author: mgstevenson@comcast.netVote!
Everyone who is eligible, be sure to vote today! God bless
our freedom to decide our leader.
Love and kisses,
Lou Bou
- Tuesday, November 02, 2004 at 09:22:17 (PST)
Author: loubou@firstmetro.orgHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KAILEY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KAILEY (ANNA'S DAUGHTER)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY
Uncle James....
- Friday, October 29, 2004 at 15:26:01 (PDT)
Author: jis@sonic.netFrom Tom...
Hello to my wonderful family.
With the holidays just around the corner,let's take time
to thank God for his many blessings He has bestowed on
this family.Thank you for your many prayers for our
Danny.He goes back to work next week.So things on the
Eastern Shore are good. Jill will fill you in on the
details.
This Halloween I will be taking all my
Salisbury grandchildren trick or treating , I will
decorate my trailer with hay bales, pumpkins and scary
lights and sounds, it is also calling for good
weather here.Wish you were here.
As most of you know, my job at Pulte has has kept me on
the road during the week for the last seven years, but
that is going to change starting in January. Pulte has
come to the Eastern Shore,only about an hour from my
house,so I will be home every night. Thank you Jesus!This
will give me time to get things done around the house and
give me time to work on my Model A .For those of you who
did not know, I have a 1930 Model A pick up truck.I have
restored the entire frame,engine and am now working on the
body. Jim Nichols has refinishd and painted the
fenders,the running boards,splash aprons,side splashes
radiator splash apron. All I can say is THE MAN is an
artist.The only way I can explain what they look
like,would be to say they look like patent leather shoes.
Once I get it
finished I will take pictures and put them on the circle
letter. My kids said I needed a hobby,so now I have one.
It was nice talking to you !
Love, Tom
- Friday, October 29, 2004 at 12:53:39 (PDT)
Author: tomnesther@aol.comHAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE MARY & STEVEN
Hello Janie, Mary and Steven (Hull)
Below is a little poem in case I forget to call you guys.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JANIE/MARY AND STEVEN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Brother/Uncle
James.....
P.S There I a total eclipse of the moon tonight.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm Schizophrenic
and so am I
- Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 16:20:38 (PDT)
Author: jis@sonic.netHappy Birthday Uncle John
Happy Birthday Uncle John (Alabama) I was just informed
that I missed one of the most important days ever. I had
to get to the family website and let everyone know! I hope
you had a great day. I just want you to know, I still
can't get over what a great time I had visiting you. It
was nice to go out of town on business, and have family
members available to stay with. Aunt Joy your home is
beautiful. My love to you all in Alabama. I hope to get
out there again soon. Love Ya Kelly
- Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 11:28:11 (PDT)
Author: kcarey5@cox.netHello young new comers!
Yes you two love bunnies!!!
So how is it??? You get married and then all of the sudden
it's time to start getting involved! hee hee I just LOVE
it! ~ Welcome Jeff & Shelley to the wonderful world of
circleletter- hood!
(Cation: May have a tendancy to become addicting, consult
your dotor)
j/k
I too just started reading and writing family circle
letter style about a month ago. How fun is it to keep up
with all of our families news! I am so happy to be hearing
from you....Well maybe not you Jeffery, I get enough of
you at the Creek- JUST KIDDING!! I love you both verry
much and am so extremely happy to hear that you two are
doing so wonderful.
I hope all is well with every newly wed, I can not wait
until the day Nick is officially apart of our wonderful
tree!
I love you all very much, talk to you soon!
xoxox, Sarah Jane
- Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 20:41:41 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comEnjoying Married Life
Hello wonderful family! This is our first ever written
letter on the website together, how exciting! Married life
couldn't be better! I know that all of you other newlyweds
must be enjoying it as much as we are. Recently we were
told that some thank you notes were no received. If for
some chance you didn't receive one, please know that we
greatly appreciate all that everyone has done for us and
noone has gone unnoticed. We also thank you for your
continuous prayers. We wish that we could make it to more
of the family gatherings than what we have lately, being
that Shelley's health has been up and down, but not to be
concerned about. God has truly blessed us with all that we
could ever need. I have been working at Mesquite Creek and
going to school LOTS! I'm still planning on coaching
wrestling, if time will allow. You all know that I'd go
crazy if I couldn't participate atleast a little here and
there. I'm going to Eastern Michigan University right now
and hopefully will be student teaching winter of 2005 and
have my degree by 2006. Shelley is still freelancing
(Graphic Design), working at the Travel Club, and has
decided to become an independent representative for Avon.
(Which we are both loving!) Hopefully when we decide to
have children she will be able to have her dream of working
from home and being home with the kids at the same time.
Of course I would love for her to do that. We're hoping
that the freelancing and Avon will make that possible. I
have no doubt in my mind that she can achieve whatever
goals she sets. Of course if your interested, she can be
your personal avon lady:) We are extremely excited for all
of you who are getting close to that Big Day! We know that
God will bless all of you and make all of your dreams for
that special day come true. We can't wait to celebrate
with all of you! We will try to continue to write as often
as we can and keep all of you posted. We love and miss
you all.
Jeff and Shelley
- Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 19:06:19 (PDT)
Author: jwrestling99@aol.comOoops!
heheheheheh... Thanks Scott! Yeah I guess I wasn't
thinking about that, and it is pretty funny when I read my
letter back out loud like that! (lol) So I'll stop yelling
from now on, unless it is appropriate! :)
So about the notifications, I guess it was that there
wasn't a new letter... So all is sweel now! I love you
all!!!!!
Love, Sarah Jane
- Friday, October 15, 2004 at 07:26:25 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comShameless plug from Mrs. Dell
Hi everyone! Erin in Vegas here. Just thought I'd post the
web site for my wedding pictures if anyone's interested.
1. Go to www.mcmphotovideo.com, click on Enter
(to the right of the bride putting on her earring)
2. At the bottom of the home page, click on "View
Event Photos"
3. Enter the following username and password:
Username: Dell
Password: 5627
4. Enter email address: erindell75@yahoo.com
I also wanted to send a congrats out to Jeff & Shelley,
Cole & Amy, Gary & Cassandra and Ben & the new Erin
Stevenson!!! I proudly pass the torch :) I only wish I
could have been there and would be able to be there for
all your special days.
Hope everyone is doing well and that you all have a great
holiday season. Thank you to all who thought of Scott and
I on our special day (thank you cards are on the way).
Love,
Erin E. Dell
- Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 19:39:07 (PDT)
Author: erindell@hotmail.comNetetiquette :-)
Hello Sarah!!!
Got a favor to ask of you.... I'm not sure if you are aware of it but
generally speaking on the internet when one types a message in ALL
CAPS it's as though one is YELLLLLLLIIIIINNNNGGGG to get their point
across.... Somehow I don't think that's your intention when you add to
the circle letter. So if you would, please unclick the CAPSLOCK button
when you add future messages. Cheers!
As far as your notification problem, has you e-mail address changed
since the last time you recieved notification of a new letter?
-Scott
- Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 12:30:05 (PDT)
Author: hotscott@pair.comHello Everyone!!!
HEY EVERYBODY, I DON'T THINK I SM GETTING NOTIFIED ANYMORE
ABOUT NEW LETTERS... IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT I
WOULD LOVE THEM....EVEN MORE THAN I DO NOW.
JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SAY HELLO AND I LOVE YOU ALL VERY
MUCH. MY PRAYERS ARE GOING TO BE DEVOTED TO COUSIN DANNY
THIS WEEK, HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOUR SURGERY????
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON!
MUCH LOVE, SARAH JANE
- Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 12:03:28 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comJust hello...
HEY EVERYONE!
I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN A WHILE SO I FIGURED I'D DROP A LINE!
HOW COOL WAS IT TO HERE FROM ZIP AND SCOTT IN MILAN! WHAT
AN AMAZING EVENT, IT SEEMED, ALL OF THAT FASHION! YIKES!
MY KIND OF FUN!! WELL HAPPY BIRTH SCOTT! IT SEEMED THAT
YOU DID INDEED HAVE A GOOD TIME. ALTHOUGH THERE AREN'T
MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR ME TO WRITE ABOUT,I WAS EXCITED TO
RECIEVE MY FIRST GRADED DRAWING BACK FROM MY PROFFESSOR AT
CCS. HE GAVE ME A "C" ON A STILL LIFE I TURNED IN. I MEAN
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER WORKED SO HARD FOR A C IN MY
LIFE! :) BUT HE DID GIVE ME SOME
EXTREMELY GOOD CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISM AND ADVICE TO GET
BETTER. AND LIKE MY DAD SAID, I HAVE ROOM TO GET BETTER
AND MOVE UP NOW... STAY TUNED FOR MORE ADVENTURES AND
OCCURANCES OF ME @ SCHOOL!
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT EVERYONES BUSY LIVES!!!
*MISSING YOU ALL IN GROWING COLDER MICHIGAN-
LOVE YOU,
x> SARAH JANE
- Sunday, October 03, 2004 at 15:16:20 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comGreetings from Scott & Zip in Milan
With wishes of health and happiness for the family we send
you greetings from this far away place [well it's not as
far away as it used to be....hehe]
Well thanks Star [exclamation point...this damn Italian
keyboard won't let me type one....even though I can see
it.]
Zip called me last week and suggested that I come and hang
out with him here in Milan for my birthday while he was
here for a Fashion Exposition where his lines are being
shown. I arrived yesterday morning on an overnight train
ride from Paris. It was nice to be with family [Zip] on my
b-day. I got a nice happy birthday recital via phone from
mom and dad which was really cool and then Jerry called
this morning to wish me a happy birthday as well. So your
letter was a nice compliment to those previous b-day
greetings.
Wow, this city is all about fashion with clothing shops,
etc. on EVERY city block. It's fairly impressive and one
can see clearly why Milan is such a fashion capital. I'll
be here until Monday evening and then I'll return home to
Paris. Zip is busy today at the Hollywood Trading Company
stand but we're planning on hanging out and doing some
site seeing probably tomorrow and Monday.
Wow, I hope that our family wins the lottery...that would
be so cool...
It's funny how the family website's circle letter goes
through these spurts of activity.... Good to see you
getting active here Sarah Jane :-] Congrats to all of the
family members bringing new members to our
flock...wow...we're getting bigger and bigger by the
moment. So Ben, how goes the wedding planning?? I'm really
looking forward to being there in December.
I'm bummed that I missed Cole's wedding...but
unfortunately with my having attended Jeff's wedding, the
timing couldn't have been worse for me.
Nice to see a letter from you Jill, I've been wondering
about Danny. I hope all goes well on the 18th.
Happy belated birthday to aunt Nancy, James in Alabama,
Chris, Emilie, Liam and Anita... :-]]
much love,
-Scott & Zip
- Saturday, October 02, 2004 at 03:53:01 (PDT)
Author: hotscott@pair.comHAPPY B-DAY SCOTT "WEBMASTER" STEVENSON
What's that, my older brother at the third of a century
mark? Half-way to retirement? I'd spank him 33 times if I
was in France! Sorry we couldn't spend yet another
birthday together. You could lie and tell all your
friends in Europe the cool things we would have
doneto you, and at least guilt a pint out of
them. What a Febuary 1971 that must have been...(It's a
math thing) Maybe you can figure out a way to get some
birthday pics on this cyber scrap book? Love Star and
Jennifer here in Cali
- Friday, October 01, 2004 at 22:01:05 (PDT)
Author: starstevenson@hotmail.comHAPPY BIRTHS & CONGRATS!
HELLO MY LOVING FAMILY,
I STILL JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW DARN COOL OUR FAMILY
IS! TO COUSINS JILL AND DANNY; MY PRAYERS ARE
CALLING OUT FOR YOU. I KNOW THAT THE LORD HAS BIG
PLANS FOR YOU TOO, AND I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE
THAT HE WOULD HAVE NEVER BLESSED YOU TWO WITH AN
AMAZING LITTLE GIRL ONLY FOR THE BOTH OF YOU NOT TO
ENJOY HER... BUT NEVER THE LESS WE'RE ALL PRAYING
FOR YOU HERE IN THIS CRAZY MICHIGAN! OH AND BY THE
WAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS GRACE, I CAN NOT WAIT
TO MEET HER, AND CAN NOT WAIT FOR YOU TO MEET
COLIN'S LITTLE CONNOR EITHER. HE GETS CUTER EVERY
TIME I SEE HIM. THINGS ARE GOING SWELL ON OUR SIDE,
HOW IS EVERYONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE U.S.??
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW BEATIFUL ERIN WAS AS A
BRIDE....WE ALL LOVE YOU AND GIVE YOU BOTH THE BEST
OF WISHES, HAPPY MARRIAGE!!!!!
LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND MISS YOU LIKE CRAZZZYY!!!!
In Him,
x> Sarah Jane Garlak
- Monday, September 27, 2004 at 08:56:44 (PDT)
Author: FIRECHEER02@AOL.COMThe latest on Danny
Hi everyone! First, let me congratulate all of the
newlyweds whose weddings we so unfortunately missed. We
really tried our best to make it out for each one, but
things have been pretty crazy this past year, so I hope a
sincere "We're sorry" might help us come off looking a
little better. I understand that there are a couple more
Big Days coming up; and we are really trying to make it
out for at least one (provided we're invited). If anyone
has dates, please let us know.
If you're not too tired of praying for our Danny, I'm now
asking for another round. On Oct. 18th, he will be having
surgery to remove a benign (that's good) tumor on his
spinal cord (for you scholarly types, it's called a
Schwannoma). It's something that was stumbled upon during
some other testing-- as far as we know, it's not causing
any symptoms. Normally, this is something that would be
left alone, and monitored for changes or growth,
periodically. However, Danny's doctors couldn't find any
other cases (they checked worldwide registries) where a
person with a tumor received a kidney transplant. (He's a
one-of-a-kind guy!) So, they've decided to remove it. So,
please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
On a lighter note, I just want to be the first to
say "Happy Birthday" to my baby. Can you believe
Anita "Grace" will be 1 year old tomorrow?!! They say it
goes by fast, but this is ridiculous! I really can't wait
for all of you to meet her-- she is such a sweetheart. I
loved being with her so much that I left my job a couple
months ago to stay home with her. I absolutely love it. I
am now a consultant for The Pampered Chef (for those of you
who haven't heard of the company-- I hold in-home parties
where I sell kitchen tools to make cooking fun and
easier.) I make my own schedule; and I'm really
enjoying it. If anyone is interested in having a party, we
can work something out long-distance. Sorry about the
commercial, but I could use any help I can get, if it means
spending time with my daughter. Anyway, thanks for
listening-- hope to see you all soon! <3 Jill Stevenson
- Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 20:24:02 (PDT)
Author: Jillbeans16@comcast.netHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Hello loved ones:
Happy birthday to the youngest James Stevenson of the
family! Also happy birthday to Chris. What a beautiful
week we've been having for all these birthdays!
Also, congratulations to all of you in Alabama for giving
us our new Miss America. I can't remember ever having
Miss Michigan for our Miss America.
There's so much excitement going on in the family!
Showers, weddings, babies coming...so much to thank God
for and pray about. There's never a week that goes by
that I don't especially lift up Kelly, Shelley, Danny and
Chris. It's a time for miracles and divine visitation so
everyone needs to get on the bandwagon and look for great
and mighty things to happen in the very near future.
Congratulations to Erin Stevenson and her soon-to-be
husband. May you have a beautiful day on Saturday and a
blessed life together!
Looking forward to the next big celebration of Gary and
Cassandra's wedding. Any out of towners coming? That
would be cool.
All is well in the Boudreau/Hussey contingency. No real
BIG news yet....but our turn is coming.
I love you all and God bless!
Nancy
- Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 07:41:53 (PDT)
Author: BHNHR1@SBCGLOBAL.NETHappy Birthday Mom (aunt Nancy, Sister nan, Gramma)
Author: loubou@firstmetro.org WHAT PERKS!!!!
WOW!!! WHAT TIMING I HAVE!!
See these are the type of things I would have hated to
miss! So does this mean I have a chance of winning too!!!!
Haha, those other grandkids aren't feeling
so grand now are they!
Perks of being "in the loop" of the circle letter!
P.S. I'll be praying for you uncle Gerry....
you too uncle Bobby!!!
And Kathy, count me in!!!!!
:)
Happy Birth to all, and to all, a goodnight!
Sarah Jane x>
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 21:19:42 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comHAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THE 23RD TO JAMES STEVENSON IN ALABAMA!!!
I would also like to put a shout out to ALABAMA'S James
Stevenson!!!He shares his birthday with Chris on the 23rd!!
Isn't that ironic that both John and Joy's sons share their
birthdays with Terry and Chris (Andrew and Terry on August
7th) SO once again... happiness and joy to all you
remaining September Birthdays!!! We love you so~
Aunt Mary in Highland, Mi
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 18:15:21 (PDT)
Author: jamg1971@aol.comGreat Idea!!
Hi All-
How fun is it to have everyone get a chance to win!!
Anyone who is interested in going in on the tickets,
email me and let me know.
You can mail checks to me
Make them out to "WPS"
Kathy Marshall
5570 N. Nithsdale Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
410-742-5690
Thanks again all!!
Kathy
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 17:31:43 (PDT)
Author: kathysmarshall@comcast.netGerry is the man
Hey you can count me in tooooo.
I do not believe for one minute that Gerry is any more
lucky then me. What I do believe is that Gerry is much more
holier then me and that God is always watching out for him,
and the rest of us.
In any event I will be sending Gerry a check for $20.00 and
if enough of us do this and we are fortunate to win a big
money prize then we could plan the next family reunion.
I love you all and a very special birthday wish to MOM.
Love,
Bob
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 17:05:59 (PDT)
Author: bodikel@cox.netCount me in Dan
Great idea Dan! Count me in on the syndication of a lotto ticket all you
greasy gamblers.
James.....
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 16:53:36 (PDT)
Author: jis@sonic.netgreat idea,Dan!
I LOVE that idea! No one in this family is more lucky than
Gerry and Kelly... surely we couldn't miss!!! :)
Hey it was really fun to check out the website and see
SARAH JANE'S letter! I loved that! I wish more grandkids
would post their thoughts too... this family is getting so
BIG that soon we will be like the LaDuc family and the
third and fourth generations down from Mom and Dad won't
know who anybody is!
Speaking of Mom... happy 83rd birthday in rememberance of
MOM~ the most wonderful person we ever knew...wish the
third and fourth generations could've had the chance to get
to know her!!!!!
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to SWEET NANCY~ 62 tomorrow~ and then
CHRISSY (also VERY sweet) ~ 47 on Thursday...hope your days
are wonderful! I am sure this family will grow so large
that there will be SOMEONE'S birthday every day of the
year!!! :)
So Happy Birthday to all I've EVER missed...
I never did write how AMAZING Cole and Amy's wedding was
for those of you who couldn't make it... we truly missed
you all and Sally and Tony's home was like FANTASY
ISLAND!!!! The Lord blessed them with picture perfect
weather~ not a cloud in the sky...not too hot~not too cold
or breezy...ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! And a HUGE thanks again
to ALL who made it possible!!!
I need to ask Scott how to post the WEDDING PHOTOS on
THE CIRCLE LETTER ...the current section of photos has
never been updated and it's probably because no one knows
how to do it ....
So~ SCOTT TO THE RESCUE!!!!!
Cole is back in the studio recording a new CD and we heard
some scratch tracks from it..they are so cool I can't wait
for the finished product to come out!!! We'll keep you
posted~
John's Mom is living with us and she is recovering well
from her Lung surgery...with NO DESIRE whatsoever to smoke
and she doesn't even ask for coffee which she used to drink
about 10 cups a day before she got sick!!! So that in
itself is a miracle because she smoked a carton a week for
about 60 years!!! Praise the Lord!
I am still managing the Milford office of OPTIMEYES and
John is still in building Mgmt. at AMERISURE in Farmington
Hills... he is on a family medical leave to take care of
his Mom ..her short term memory is not good but the doctor
says it's because of the trauma from being in the hospital
for 19 days and the major surgery... so we'll see~ She
doesn't even remember the surgery AT ALL or being in the
hospital! In a way she came back a different person....
mostly for the good but we'll have to keep an eye on the
short term memory loss...
Well~ it's been awhile since I've written and this is very
long so I will close and say I LOVE YOU ALL...
till next time xoxoxox
Love, Mary
P.S.
Did I mention HOW FUN it is being grandparents??? Connor
James is the sweetest little baby in the world...AND the
most happiest!!! He smiles ALL THE TIME and now we know
what you more "experienced" grandparents out there are
talking about!! IT's everything I waited for AND MORE!!!
Cody is a wonderful big brother...he'll be 7 on the 11th of
October ( he was only three when Cole and Amy first started
dating!!! My how the time flies!!)He is your typical 7 year
old but VERY smart and we love having them
both over whenever we get the chance!!!
- Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 07:19:56 (PDT)
Author: jamg1971@aol.comLet Gerry Do It
I have an idea.
Why don't we all send Gerry $10.00 and have him buy the
$100.00 ticket for the raffle at Katie's school. That way
we're almost guaranteed to win the 25 grand. : )
PS Hi Sara
- Monday, September 20, 2004 at 21:32:23 (PDT)
Author: gorecop@aol.comIt's been a while but, HELLO!
Hello all of my lovely family members,
Sarah Jane here just to drop everyone a line and to get in on this
family communication tool...finally!
I have recently started at CCS, College for Creative Studies, this
fall, and am a lttle crazy and overwhelmed by the load of the
Interior Design program, and the new surrondings but as most
schools, it too depends on staying up to date with e-mail and such
so I am checkig my e-mail more often, which means there is now
officially no reason for me not to read those "NEW LETTER" e-
mails and contribute to this stuff right!! :) You know you all may
laugh as I say "old" but, As I am getting old (-er), I am realizing that
It's our turn now to keep the family love in the air. It's so crazy to
wake up one morning, 20, and realize that when an invitation says
"bring a dish to pass" or "RSVP", it means that I really have to do
all of that stuff. I am wayyyyyyy too old too still be
sliding in the party depending on my mom to have brought a dish,
leaving my responsibility in the car!!! hahaahh My point is, I DON'T
WANT TO BE OUT OF THE LOOP ANYMORE....our family Rocks
and we need to make sure it stays that way. So, bottom line
HELLO EVERYONE, all is well here just a little stressed out from
school, but things are great. I chopped my hair off last month
leaving me the last of the girls to cut my hair and dye it black....
don't worry It doesn't look GOTH! But, I miss you all so very much
and can't wait to see those of you who will be at Gary's wedding.
By the way, Nick and I set the date too.....yeah!......(I hope) he's
planning on purposing around Christmas!!!! hahahahah Just
kidding but keep your ears open, if we want to get married by
2006, he better get a move on the whole purposal.... I guess that's
supposed to come first right?!
Can't wait to hear from you-
MUCH LOVE,
Sarah Jane Garlak x>
- Monday, September 20, 2004 at 09:24:09 (PDT)
Author: Firecheer02@aol.comBig $$ Raffle
Hi to All-
Hope everyone is doing well!! We Marylanders are all
great!!
I want to let you know about a fundraiser that Katie's
school is doing.
It is a Big $$$ Raffle.
Tickets are $100.00. The total that will be sold is 1,000.
Grand Prize is $25,000
1st Prize $10,000
2nd Prize $5,000
There are 10- 3rd prize winners of $1,000.
If you are interested in getting a ticket, please email me
and we can set it up via the mail!!
I know this family is so lucky, so I wanted to let you
know about it!!
The drawing is November 6th!!!
Looking forward to hearing from you!!
Happy Fall-
Kathy
- Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 06:57:01 (PDT)
Author: Kathysmarshall@comcast.netBen & Erin's Wedding Date Set
August 23, 2004
Happy Anniversary to Dan and Nan and tomorrow to Bob and
Diane. I just wanted to let everyone know that we have a
disc that has all of the pictures that our professional
photographer took at Jeff and Shelley's wedding. If anyone
want to order any pictures, you can view them online but I
will have to get the web address how to view them. You do
not have to order through the studio as Jeff and shelley
purchased the disc from the studio so we could make our own
copies. On a sad note: The photographer that did all the
pictures died very suddenly of an anyerism on August 8. We
don't have the pictures back but there are people that work
at the studio that have assured us we will receive all that
we have ordered. Please contact me at
gerryandkelly2@aol.com if you want to view Jeff and
Shelley's professional pictures.
Ben and Erin are getting married on Friday December 17,
2004 at The Links of Pinewood in Walled Lake, Michigan.
This is a beautiful banquet facility as nice as Shelley and
Jeff's reception hall. We realize that being so close to
Christmas and the number of weddings there are this year
most of you will not be able to come but if there is a
chance you may be able to come, please drop us an e-mail so
we can have a rough estimate of any out of towners that
might be able to come. This includes all brothers and
sisters of mine as well as all the first cousins of
Benjamin. Two weddings in one year is a little overwhlming
for us especially with Coles, Erins,and Gary's weddings too
but I know Mom and Dad Stevenson are smiling down from
heaven and will help all of us make all these dreams come
true for everybody. Much Love to everyone, Gerry and Kelly
- Monday, August 23, 2004 at 12:58:46 (PDT)
Author: gerryandkelly2@aol.comLiam is a Year Old!
Hi Everyone,
Mr. Little Guy is a YEAR OLD! We had a big party at Golden
Gardens park on the shore of Puget Sound. Liam had his
first encounter with refined sugar and it made for an
exciting day. Here are the photos:
http://www.mattstevenson.org/liam_first_birthday.html
Cheers,
Matt, Amy & Liam
- Monday, August 09, 2004 at 13:59:38 (PDT)
Author: mattstevenson.geo@yahoo.comPhotos
Hi everyone,
James, your photos were great and so fun to look at. If
there are any more out there...and I know there are, Please
send them along too. I love you all. Have a great
summer. Sally
- Saturday, July 10, 2004 at 03:36:40 (PDT)
Author: sallyjlucca@aol.comWEDDING AND REUNION PICTURES
Hello everybody,
The wedding and family reunion was fantastic. I have edited almost all the
pictures that my camera took. I hope you enjoy them! See them at the web
addresses below.
I love you allllllll.
James with Suzanne.
Peace.....
http://www.windgifts.com/pix/JEFFS%20WEDDING/
http://www.windgifts.com/pix/FAMILY/
- Friday, July 09, 2004 at 00:59:25 (PDT)
Author: jis@sonic.netHappy Birthday Emilie!!
Wowie wowie!!! 3 already!
Emilie~ hope you enjoy your birthday with your new puppy
and the rest of the family....
We all love you!
Aunt Mary xoxoxox
- Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 17:45:26 (PDT)
Author: jamg1971@aol.comOur Newest Family Member
Jennifer and Star, and of course everyone else! On July 2,
we drove up to Bay City to pick up our newest family
member - our 8 week old collie puppy! He is awesome! We
named him Strider, after a character in the Lord of the
Rings. Strider (later revealed to be king Aragorn) was a
ranger who was a quiet protector of the race of mankind. We
think this fits our boy. He takes good naps, plays well,
love running around with us and playing with his toys and
his stuffed collie buddy. We all just love him. I forgot
how fast you get attached. The vet gave him full approval,
very healthy in all aspects. We'll get pictures back
tomorrow and I'l try and e-mail a few. He has a great
personality, he's pretty mellow, very content and full of
fun! Once he's down for the night he has not been crying
to go out until about 7am. (I still can't get over that
gift!)He's a sable and white collie. His front feet are
white up the knees, back feet are white, white beard,white
collar, and white chin. He's already showing his strong
loyality to us. He just likes to be near us and listens
very well so far. Good car passenger too.
I can't wait to be off work today and go home and play
with him - I'm hooked, we're already buddies. This morning
while I was in the shower Jeanne let him out, he walked
over near the spot we'd like him to go, went to the
bathroom and headed back to the door to come in. Then he
followed Jeanne around the house and then played fetch
with her.(he's almost got the hang of it already!) She's
hooked too! : )
He's all we could have asked for. More tales to come...
Today is Emilie's third birthday! She is very excited.
where did that time go? Wow!
Suzanne, we are now at 157 family members. (give or take)
as Uncle Dan says..type at ya later! Tommy
- Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 13:32:44 (PDT)
Author: tstevens@visteon.comZIP'S BELT ON VANITY FAIR JULY ISSUE
WE had such a great time at the wedding and reunion.
There were so many people I wanted to chat with and wasn't
able to have enough time. I really enjoyed seeing everyone
and all the new little ones and the little ones that are
already bigger ones