New Orleans Reunion!!!

Ok.... finally an update about my last wkend for you who have been bugging me!;) Just to let you know it was a completely, totally awesome time!! There's just nothing like cousins and friends who you can be entirely cool and relaxed with! So props to the New Orleans crew and all the rest who made everything fabulous! .......Well we had been expecting them around 7 Friday night, but................. due to Al's overload of work and putting the rest off 3 times they didn't leave till 7 , and didn't get here till bout 11 for a very late supper..... but of course no one was ready to settle down that early...so we all headed to sarah's basement and played pool n ping-pong n looked @pics just hung out till about 1:30 A.m! Saturday was broomsock in the barn:) and vball in Whitney Point where we finally managed to find a gym.... then McDonalds, then singing and listening to my cousin play keyboard at home till after midnight.... all in all it was a great weekend and i'm still recovering from sleep loss!! So here's a few pics...
My cousin Hoyt.....(The coolest guy around!)

Me....

The crew.... playing broomsock in the haymow (for all you non-culture folks, thats an Amish version of paintball!!;) That was such a party!!

Making our weapons with the trusty baler twine...

The guys admiring Ivan's Scout .... one of his projects!!(He does plan to get it on the road!)

Paul and Joe fighting..............

Vball.... *sigh* we had such awesome games!!

Jamie up for the serve...

Al and Paul up...

The guys cleaning up the Filthy floor.... Al with his "little" broom!

Twila n I.... i miss you girl!!!

The cousins with my mom.....

Joe reading to the young 'uns on Sunday

Kenley(a girl Sarah babysits) in her Sunday dress..... she is one of the cutest li'l girls out there!! Well i gotta run...... Love to all and God Bless Us Everyone, Always~Es

"To be or not to be- that is the question."

so...... anyone????? You have any idear who that is??:) Come on........ well let me tell you... its Shakespeare.... Hamlet...... and just to clue you in, i read it in a devotional..... trust me-i'm not that educated!!! In poor melancholy Hamlet's situation, he was contemplating committing suicide. No, i'm not where he was(Thankfully!)... but i really do like that phrase- Its plain down black and white... It applies to every bump in the road. ....Will i be thankful on this problematic day?? .....will i be responsible enough?? will i cooperate when things don't go my way?? will i remember to take everything to God in Prayer?? Will i talk when i should SHUT UP?? ........ well you get the picture! The last week has been very interesting for me.... a learning experience. Sometimes i just cant do everything that i had planned.... i had to choose what is more important..... and i know i failed in at least one area. Its been good for me!! Well right now i need to choose to either please Ivan by getting to chores on time.... or procrastinating longer!!:) well me thinks i'm gonna run!! ;-) As Aways~Me