July - We visited my parents in Sweetwater to celebrate July 4th and went to their friend's house to watch fireworks. Courtney was able to watch them, but had to use some ear muffs since she doesn't like the loud noises. We celebrated Jennifer's birthday and I started working on our house renovations (painting 2 bedrooms, bathroom, & office, new bed and furniture for Kelsey's bedroom, new bed and redecorate Courtney's room, new carpet upstairs, and tile floors in the bathrooms).
August - Courtney and I went back to Sweetwater to celebrate birthdays (mine, my sister's, and my nephew's) and also attended my sister's wedding. I continued working on our house renovations (finished painting, had carpet & tile installed, and built a entertainment center for our bedroom). Courtney started 5th grade at her new middle school and Kelsey started her Sophomore year at DCA.
September - Jennifer and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at a local bed & breakfast and then went to the Titans opening home game. Kelsey and Courtney walked with me in the Nashville Heart Walk - this is my 11th year walking (Kelsey has walked with me for 7 years & Courtney has walked for the last 4 or 5) and our team raised $20,000 last year.
October - Kelsey turned 16 in October and we went camping while it was still warm for her birthday. On her birthday, we went to the Titans - Colts Monday Night Football game. She also got her driver's license that day and started driving to school the next day. She played goalie on the high school soccer team and was selected to the All-District team. They had a very young team that didn't win a lot of games, but got much better as the year went along. We will be playing in a new division next year and hope to do better.
November - Kelsey was selected as a member of the Mid-State High School Choir and performed at David Lipscomb University. Jennifer, Christy, Judy, & Peggy went to Gatlinburg for Peggy's birthday and to do Christmas shopping.
December - Kelsey is in the Concert Choir and the Show Choir at DCA and we went to their Christmas concert (they did a great job). We went to Sweetwater for our Christmas weekend with my family. Courtney, Madison, & Brandon played at an indoor jumping place. We went to McMinnville for Christmas and had our usual parties with family and friends, our famly day (including bowling and flashlight tag at the old Carrier building), and opening gifts from each other and Santa for the kids.
Well that catches me up for 2008. I will work on 2009 in future blogs.
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