Hurrah I think I am now blogging. Happy New Year to everyone. This will be fun.

Happy New Year from Melodie

Hello everybody,

I hope you all have the very best year in 2009 you have ever had.

I am also hoping for a better one myself as the past few years have not been so good.

I found ALOT more pictures and sent them to Larry. He has added them to the dvd from Debbie. He will be sending it this week. I am hoping it will be good. It is just much longer and with some pictures I think you'd all like.

I paid for mine as it took him quite a while to do it and of course, they have no money.

I will see what it is like when I receive it and if any of you would like one you might have to pay him for it. I think he would want $10.00. It really did take him a long time and alot of work.

I will let you know as I said when I receive it if it is worth it. I think it will be.

My kids have been here for the holidays and it has been hectic with all the little kids but so much fun.

Think I'd like to spend the rest of the winter on the lake in a cabin at Jaye Baby's and just hibernate.

Again, happy new year and may you all be blessed in every way.

I love you all,

Melodie

Yeah!

Great, Marilyn, so glad to see a post from you. I do hope maybe Monday this will start being posted to as I know some of you only read emails at work.

If anyone has any questions you should probably email Catie as I am trying to learn this also! But as we all get acquainted with this it should be fun.

It has been very warm here the past few days and now cold for a few. That is Texas winters.

Marilyn, how wonderful you get to go to the inaugural! I can't imagine how much fun that will be, especially being with Cody. You will be one of the "in crowd".

Hi from Marilyn in Maryland!

Hello cousins! I hope you all had a happy Christmas.We have Carly and Cody here, good weather, great food, and lots of football on TV. We will spend a few days around New Year's in Chicago---hope it's not too cold. I'll be attending Inaugural events in D.C. with Cody later in the month, while Steve heads on down to the islands (where I will join him later.) Hope you all find a way to stay warm this winter. I'm now looking for my next Marathon. None in driving distance in the winter, so hopefully I'll find one for March or April. Anyone want to join me, let me know and I'll give you the details. Also, you should all know that mom moved into an assisted living place in Noblesville about a week before Christmas. It's really nice and she seems to like it fine. The food in the restaurant is really good which she's very happy about. And there are tons of activities. Here's a new address for her: 7235 Riverwalk Way North, Noblesville, IN 46062. Her new phone is 317-214-4209. We hope you all have a wonderful New Year!  Love,  Marilyn

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas again and I hope this morning finds all of you and yours healthy, wealthy and wise!

Aren't Catie and Steve great to do this for us! Should make it fun and easy to post pictures and keep up with everyone.

We will all go to Rebecca's home for Christmas at 4 today. This way she is able to include all of Bobby's family and ours. Drew's daughter, Claire, is the only one that will be missing. She was home for Thanksgiving though. She lives in Manhattan and loves being a "city" girl. She lives on Bleeker Street with her step sister who is a very busy model for Seventeen and various other magazines, so she has great fun meeting all of Allise's friends and going to premiers, and other neat stuff models get invited to. Tough life! Then Claire will start school at the Fashion Institute for the spring semester. I guess she is there for good or at least a long, long, time.

So, what ever your plans are, stay safe and warm. It is warm here this weekend, 70 today and then 77 Friday and high 60's for the weekend. That is great Texas winter weather and I love it.

Love to all of you!

Merry Christmas!

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