Jimmy Willis

HELLO MATES!

AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU JUDY.

MAY YOU HAVE MANY MORE BLESSED BIRTHDAY.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND MATES!

LATER

Donald Chandler

Hello Pigskin Fans...

Well, football season is almost done.  National Signing Day has come and gone, and I'm not sure how the DAWGS fared... maybe our buddy Jim can give us a report.  In the NFL, the Falcons appear to be cleaning house, and the Super Bowl is set for tomorrow.  I don't really have a favorite team, but I will watch the game, if for no other reason than I LOVE the commercials.  Instead of saying, "May the best team win", I'll just say, "May the worst team lose."  Liz has a first cousin in Louisville (the one we visited at the lake house this past summer) who has a daughter that works for the NFL, and they got tickets for the game.  She is keeping us posted on Facebook and has thus far rode the hotel elevator with Bart Starr, and seen Condoleeza Rice and Howie Long in the hotel lobby.  In keeping with the final football weekend of the year, I'll share this little football joke.

A guy decided to take his girlfriend to the Super Bowl. After the game was over, he asked her if she liked the game.  She replied: "Oh it was great, I loved watching those guys running around in those tight pants, but there is one thing I don't understand." "What did you not understand?" he asked.  And she replied: "Well, at the beginning of the game, both teams flipped a quarter to see who would kick off first. Then the rest of the game everybody was yelling get the quarter back, get the quarter back, get the quarter back. So I thought to myself, gosh it's just a quarter!"

Gary... I may have to go to the Moon for a better view myself cause the political landscape here on earth sure looks dubious.  Since we've had almost four years of "Hope & Change", what we need this November is "NOPE & CHANGE". 

Connie, I hope you had good reports on your doctor's visits.  We have been to Cherokee, NC a number of times and saw "Unto These Hills" years ago (very good), but have not been to any of the casinos that have sprouted up there.  I'm sorry but I can't recommend or even remember what motel we stayed in... nothing fancy though.  Two of the things we enjoyed the most were the Oconaluftee Indian Village

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=17

and in nearby Bryson City, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 

http://www.gsmr.com/

I think kids would enjoy both of those... what kid wouldn't like real-life Indians and a train ride! 

Diane & Dick, glad you had a nice visit with your family and a safe return home.

And oh by the way... hope that FOOTS had a great birthday, Thursday... and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JUDY today... and I'll go ahead and send birthday wishes to KAY AND RAY on Tuesday.

Enjoy the game mates, and have a great weekend and a great week.  Reporting live from Marietta, this is Don.

Connie Morgan (White)

Happy birthday wishes to Kay and Ray!!!!!!!!

Don, thanks for the info.   I plan to look at those sites later today.

I hope you all have a good week.

Gary Grice

Happy Birthday Ray and Kay!  I hope you both have a very blessed day.  Celebrating another year is a wonderful thing but brings some challenges, which is my segway into today's wit and wisdom.  I ran across this posting and thought it might be worth sharing.  Hope everyone has a GREAT day.  Later.

When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting world.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-u-lating." You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship.When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot.."

P.S. I know some of you are not over 50. I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are.

We senior citizens don't need anymore gadgets. The tv remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle.

 

Diane Harris (Moore)

Ray and Kay, I want to join the others in saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"! You have always been my favorite set of twins, and I love you both. JUDY, I wished you a happy day privately, but let me also wish you a belated one publicly. February of 1950  just bloomed with great babies!

Gary, I am also bi-sacksual, but I'd rather remain silent on the tooting vs. tweeting issue.

Hugs!

Diane Harris (Moore)

OK, so how do I rectify this? Uh, upon review of my preceding post I noticed that I referred to the birthday twins Ray and Kay as "my favorite set of twins". Yes, I have known those two forever, and love them. HOWEVER, Don, you and Ronald were co-favorites. I forgot....a temporary lapse....and I'm kinda stupid anyway. 

Thanks for letting me clarify. Wishing all a wonderful Wednesday.

Donald Chandler

Good Morning, Mates...

Since our Class Forum seems to have turned into a confessional, let me make it clear that I am NOT "bi-sacksual".  I prefer paper myself... not to mention sugar and spice and all things nice.

Diane... you are excused for forgetting that Ron and I were also twins, but please don't call yourself "stupid"... you are certainly one of the wisest women I know.  And I can understand your thinking since most of you grew up with Ray and Kay, and Ron and I sorta crashed the OCHS party in the last two years of high school.  And to be honest, since we had very different personalities and looks, most people didn't even think of us as twins anyway.  It reminds me of a story that I will share...

In 1964, our family moved from Ty Ty, Georgia to Athens, and Ron and I were 14 when we began classes in the fall of '64 at Clarke County Junior High School.  It was a big school with lots of kids, and it so happened that there were SEVEN sets of IDENTICAL twins in our class!!!!!!!  Yes, I said 7.  This was an amazing number of twins, even for a large class, and that did not even count fraternal twins, like Ron and me.  Statistically, about 20 out of every 1,000 births are twins, but only about 4 out of 1,000 are identical twins.  :0    And to add to that, there was also a set of triplets in the class (two boys and a girl)... the two boys looked like identical twins and their sister looked exactly like them, only with long hair.  Triplets are only about 1 in 8,000 births.  Anyway, with so many twins, the school yearbook, the Owl, decided to do a "twins page".  All seven sets of identical twins and the triplets were included on the page and photographed in very "cute" twin poses.  And one more photo was included... it so happened that two of the most "popular" girls in our class looked very much alike, even though they were not related in any way, so their photo was added to the "twins" page.  I found it rather ironic that two girls who were not even twins made the page, and Ron and I who were true twins did not.  I guess we should have sued.  :-)

To change subjects briefly, I will add this to my "Super Bowl" notes in my last post.  I thought the game was pretty good but the commercials were very disappointing.  Did any of you watch the game or have any favorite commercials?  Have any of you ever been to a Super Bowl?  By the way,  Liz's cousin who went to the Super Bowl reported that she wore a Giants jersey and her husband wore a Patriots jersey.  Their two free tickets were way up in the Giants end zone and at face value would have cost $1,800.  Parking was $200.  A coke and a hot dog were $19.   But checking the Super Bowl off their bucket list... priceless!   Ahh... the lifestyles of the rich and famous.

Have a great hump day mates.    

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations.  I trust everyone is having a blessed week and enjoying the Full Moon.  A little hazy this A.M. but still beautifull.  Yesterday morning on the ride in I saw a rainbow!  Don't remember seeing one so early in the morning.  Oh the beauty of climate change.  Don, you failed to mention one of the expenses associated with attending the Super Bowl:

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (CBS Cleveland) — Hundreds of thousands of people at the Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis could have been exposed to the measles.

The Indiana State Department of Health confirms that a person infected with the highly contagious disease went to the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis on Feb. 3, but did not say what time the person was there. WISH-TV reports that 200,000 people were there that day. Health officials said the infected person did not go into the NFL Experience at the Indiana Convention Center.

If this keeps up I may embrace that oriental tradition here in the states and start wearing a mask.  Of course that has been suggested to me for years, but for a different reason.  Have a GREAT DAY.  Later.

A sweet little grandmother telephoned St. Joseph’s Hospital. In a weak, tremulous voice, she asked, “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?”

The operator said, “I’ll be glad to help, dear. What’s the name and room number?”

The grandmother said, “Norma Findlay, Room 302.”

The operator replied, “Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse.”

After a few minutes, the operator returned to the phone and said, “Oh, I have good news. Her nurse just told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine, her blood work just came back as normal, and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged on Tuesday.”

The grandmother said, “Thank you, that’s wonderful! I was so worried! God bless you for the good news.”

The operator replied, “You’re more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?”

The grandmother said, “No, I’m Norma Findlay in 302. Nobody around here tells me s---.”

Jimmy Willis

HELLO MATES,

IT'S SUCH A STRANGE THING WINTER IN GEORGIA. ONE DAY YOU

CAN PLAY IN 70+ WEATHER, THE NEXT IT'S SNOWING. SEEMS

SOMEONE'S ASLEEP AT THE CONTROLS. ANYWAY, IT'S COLD THIS

MORNING IN THE BRAIRPATCH. A GOOD WINTER DAY TO JUST

STAY INSIDE AND CURL UP BY THE FIRE.

NOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON HERE. GUESS WE ARE ALL JUST

KINDA WATCHING AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE POLITICIANS

WILL DO NEXT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CLEAR CHOICE TO BE

MADE WITH NEWT. BUT, SEEMS HIS SHIPS BEEN TORPEDOED

BY HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS.  BEFORE IT COULD EVEN GET

OUT OF THE HARBOR. JUST HOPE HE CAN GET IT REPAIRED

IN TIME TO GET BACK TO THE WAR. OTHERWISE WE'VE GOT

VERY LITTLE CHOICE AGAINST OBAMA. WE CANNOT LET HIM

HAD ANOTHER 4 YEARS.

ANYWAY, DOCTOR'S TOLD ME NOT GET MY B.P. UP. SO HAVE

A GREAT WEEKEND MATES. AND SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR

ALL OUR SAKE!

LATER

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations and Happy Monday!  Can you say BURRRR.........?  Just a bit nippy this morning here in the Classic City.  Jim, I hope you are recovering from your medical vacation.  I've had more than my share over the years.  Not a place to go for rest but I have had some wonderful caregivers and a few funny stories.  We had a busy and blessed weekend.  Went Saturday to watch our grandson play basketball and granddaughter cheer.   Then took them out to lunch.  Yesterday Sherron sang at church ... did her usual beautiful job.  After church I took her out to lunch at the Big M supper club and shopping at the GW Department store.  She then unwound from all the excitement by snoozing on the sofa most of the afternoon.  I just watched her sleep and counted my blessings.  Well I guess all my bros' are out madly looking for that perfect gift for their Valentine.  .... Come to think of it, I guess I had better get busy as well.  I hope you all have a GREAT day and a VERY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  Later.

Connie Morgan (White)

Hello all:

I finally have a joke... (of course it is sick medical humor).

The owner of a drugstore walked in to find a guy leaning heavily against a wall.   The owner aked the new clerk, "what's wrong with the guy ovr there by the wall?"                         The clerk responded, "well, he came in here this morning to get something for his cough.   I couldn't find the cough syrup, so I game him an entire bottle of laxatives."                                   The owner shouted, "you idiot!  You can't treat a cough with a bottle of laxatives!"                    The clerk calmly responded, "of course you can.  Look at him, he's afraid to cough."

Sending some "early happy wishes":

   I hope you all have a very happy Valentines day and know that you are loved.

   Early happy birthday wishes to Danny!!   I hope you have a great birthday!

Jimmy Willis

HELLO MATES,

      THAT WAS GREAT CONNIE! SICK OR NOT--- I CAN FEEL FOR

THIS GUY!  MUST HAVE BEEN AN OLE FA--!  ANYWAY GLAD TO

SEE YOU IN SUCH GOOD HUMOR!

      LET ME BE THE FIRST TO WISH ALL MY MATES A VERY HAPPY

VALENTINES DAY!  I HOPE EACH OF YOU GET TO SPEND THE DAY

WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE DEARLY!

LATER

Donald Chandler

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Hope all of you mates have a great day celebrating "love".

Friday night, Liz and I attended a "Sweetheart Banquet" at our church, for "single, dating, and married" sweethearts.  We were treated to dinner and entertainment by our Youth Ministries Department.  A good time was had by all.  Today at lunch, Liz and I along with another couple (one of her choir friends and her spouse) are going to a local Nursing Home / Assisted Living Facility to entertain the residents and spread a little "love".  Liz will play the piano and she and her choir friend will sing a few old romantic tunes mixed in with a few hymns of the faith that should stir a few good memories.  The other spouse and I will not be singing, but will provide a little enthusiastic support.  Later today, Liz and I will go out to a local restaurant so the two of us can celebrate together.

Connie... I loved your joke too.  You should contribute more often and give our resident funny man, Gary a little competition. 

By the way, Gary... I would love to hear Sherron sing.  Maybe you could post a video for us here... or maybe on youtube!  :-)

Hope you are feeling better, Jim.  I have the blood pressure issue too.  And for some reason, everytime I see our sitting President in the news, my blood pressure goes up.  Go figure.

Have a great day, all you lovers. 

Diane Harris (Moore)

Hello, my friends. I hope you are all well. It sounds like a variety of Valentine's celebrations were  had. It has never been a day we have made a big whoopdedo about. The first year we were married I told Dick not to worry about getting me anything, it was a silly holiday, I knew he loved me...all that stuff. I really meant it, too. But when he took me at my word and didn't even get me a card, well, I was hurt! We have laughed about that a lot since then, and have used it as an example to young couples that no matter what we say, a card is always appreciated, no matter what the day. We had a quiet evening, and I cooked, but it was what we wanted to do. He did get me a fancy new phone, which I needed. Now if I can just figure out how to use it before I die. I also hope not to flush it, wash and dry it, or run over it in the car, as has been the fate of past phones. So far I have accidentally called 2 people late at night, just because I touched something. Sensitive thing, it is.

My cousin, Lee Gilbert Turner, (nee Jimmie Lee Bridges, class of '65) is in Conyers in a hospice facility, and I think her time is imminent. Lots of you will recall her. She was in the Dixie Redcoat Band, when it was still called that, and has been a music teacher all her career, being forced to retire only a few months ago. She has battled breast cancer valiantly for a few years, but it is finally taken its ultimate toll. I am quite sad, because I have lots of memories of us together. Her daughter asked people to share memories and old photos on her facebook page, so I have been going though things looking for some. This is when I am angry at myself for not following through on my intentions of organizing all my photographs. It would be so nice to just go to the computer and find a certain picture that I have scanned. I have done that to hundreds, but I have hundreds-maybe thousands-to go. Anyway, I have been looking though old pictures, which always takes me on trips that are dotted with both smiles and tears. Please keep Lee and her family in your prayers as she takes this last journey.  

Danny, oh, special Danny, please have a wonderful birthday tomorrow! You are the one who bet Dick one dollar that he'd be married before he graduated from college. You were right. . I think he paid you the dollar at Connie's house in October. Please have a great day.

My love to you all, my buddies from back when life was truly a highway stretched way out in front of us. Hmm, I think I hear a song coming on.."life is a highway".

Gary Grice

Greetings and Salutations one and all.  Diane, I'm so sorry to hear about Jimmie Lee.  I have fond memories of her in band.  She was a great inspiration to many of us and I'm sure many more through the years.  Don, I had a thought - like many of my thoughts, it will probably get me in trouble, but here goes anyway.  We have a lot of talented individuals associated with our class.  Dale, Liz, PeeWee, David, Kathy and Rabun, Dennis, Charles ...... Maybe for our next get-together we could persuade some of them to provide entertainment.  Nothing big - just a song or two each would be wonderful.   Maybe we could even get Connie to tell a few jokes!!!!!  Sherron and I had a quiet Valentine's (eve).  (Kept grandkids last night for our son-in-law to take his beautiful wife out.)  I had offered to take her out to dinner but she declined.  When I got home she had prepared a beautiful and delicious meal for us to enjoy.  Very romantic.  I then gave her the moon.  NO, REALLY!  Last week while the moon was full, we rode around just enjoying its beauty.  I attempted to capture it on my cell phone as we rode along.  The resulting picture was perfect!!!  I'm attaching it your your enjoyment. 

Sometimes us guys are a little slow on the uptake, like when someone says they don't want a card but they really do .......  (Thank you Diane for the segway into today's wit and wisdom.)  I hope you all have a very blessed week.  Later.

After she woke up, a woman told her husband, “I just dreamed that you gave me a beautiful necklace for Valentine’s day. What do you think it means?”

“You’ll know tonight.” he said.

That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it – to find a book entitled “The Meaning of Dreams”.

His funeral is Thursday.

Jimmy Willis

GOOD MORNING MATES,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY  DANNY! AND MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH MANY

MANY MORE. SO CAN NOW DRAW S.S. GOOD LUCK KID!

NOT MUCH HAPPENING EXCEPT--- OUR FAMILY HAS A NEW GRAND-

CHILD--- BRISTOL LEA BATCHELOR, 20 INCHES AND 6.9 POUNDS OF

PINK SCREAMING BUNDLE. THIS IS OUR 6TH GRAND NIECE. THAT'S

ON BETH'S SIDE--- I CAN'T COUNT HIGH ENOUGH TO DETERMINE

THE NUMBER ON MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY!

HER NICK NAME (B'LEA---)

HAVE A GREAT DAY MATES.

JIM

Donald Chandler

Hello mates... hope you've had a good week.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Diane and her family in the loss of her cousin Lee here in Georgia.

My Aunt Ruth Chandler Power (my late Dad's youngest sister) passed away last night as well.  She had a number of health issues in her life, especially in the last few years.  The last few months she's been confined to a nursing home with frequent hospital visits.  But she has always had a good attitude about life and was a strong lady.  Wednesday night  she had an emergency surgery for an infection in her right knee, and they ended up amputating her right leg just above the knee.  She passed away about 24 hours later... last night about 8:30 pm.  Funeral arrangements are still being made, but will probably be in Athens at Lord and Stephens East on Highway 78.  I have been asked to serve as a pallbearer.  I would be grateful if you would keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Life is a circle, and we sometimes lose those we love, if only for a season.  But new life always seems to take its place.  With that in mind, I offer my congratulations to Jim and his family on their new bundle of joy.  Life is good!

By the way, Gary... I vote "yes" on the talent show.

Connie Morgan (White)

Hello friends on this rainy Sunday afternoon...

Diane, I was sorry to hear about your cousin, Jimmie Lee's cancer battle and death.   I remember her practicing with us and leading us @ our baccalaureate song..  She was very talented.

Don, also very sorry to hear about your aunt's death.   Y'all have been in extra prayers.

Jim, congratulations on the new baby in the family!!   and Gary, that moon was spectacular!

I am thankful that I rented my parents house yesterday!  Other than that, I don't have any news from here.  

I will be going to my nursing school class's 40th. reunion  the beginning of March.  There were 26 in my class.

I do hope you all have a good week.   February will be gone before we harldy know it.

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations and happy Monday!  Don, so sorry to hear about the passing of your Aunt.  Its tough letting go.  Jim, congratulations on the addition to your family.  Truly is a circle of life.  Connie, congratulations on the renting of the house.  Hope you will have good, long term tenants.  Its tough in this economy to find good renters that you can trust.  Pretty quiet weekend around the Grice household.  Did spend much of Saturday AM playing Mario Race ????? with my grandson.  HE GOOD!  Papa, not so much.  Tomorrow I get to do the "Connie" - multiple doctor appointments.  Between seeing doctors I hope to go vote and deliver tax information to my accountant.  Now that's multi-taking.  I hope you all have a VERY BLESSED WEEK.  Later.

A Jewish businessman in Chicago sent his son to Israel for a year to absorb the culture.
When the son returned, he said, "Papa, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity."
"Oy vey," said the father. "What have I done?"
He took his problem to his best friend. "Ike," he said, "I sent my son to Israel, and he came home a Christian. What can I do?"
"Funny you should ask," said Ike. "I too, sent my son to Israel, and he also came home a Christian. Perhaps we should go see the rabbi."
So they did, and they explained their problem to the rabbi.
"Funny you should ask," said the rabbi. "I, too, sent my son to Israel, and he also came home a Christian. What is happening to our young people?"
And so they all three prayed, telling the Lord about their sons.
As they finished their prayer, a voice came from the heavens:
"Funny you should ask," said the voice. "I, too, sent My Son to Israel ...."
 

Gary Grice

Greetings and salutations one and all!  Well, I survived my close encounter with the doctors of a personal kind.  The dermatologist came in while I was getting undressed and asked if SHE should leave while I completed that task.  I've never understood why they leave the room anyway so I said no.  I mean I wasn't going to do a Chip 'n Dale for her ..... unless she reduced my bill!  Like Don, I too had to have a minor blemish remove from my otherwise perfect head, or face to be more precise.  She used an electrified needle and managed to zap her own finger in the process.  I think its only proper that doctors occasionally get to experience the pain they inflict on others.  I was back home two minutes after my scheduled appointment time!  Never had that happen before.  Also got an A+ on my dental exam.  Started the winter-to-spring yardwork yesterday afternoon.  Still a lot to do but gettin' there.  That's about it from the Classic City.  I came across this bit of wisdom that is good for all but wish our politicians would especially take note!  Hope everyone has a very blessed week.  Later.

Donald Chandler

Well... Baseball Spring Training has begun, and Opening Day is only six weeks away!  Life is good!

Gary... I'm glad you had good doctor reports despite the fact that your dermatologist also "defaced your dome".  I'm still shopping for a hat.

Liz and I made the trip to Athens for my Aunt's funeral on a rainy, chilly Sunday.  It was a nice tribute to a wonderful lady.  When we left the cemetery to head home, we stopped at the McDonald's at Gaines School Road and Highway 78 for a soft drink and a rest stop.  When we were almost back to Marietta, Liz realized that she left her coat in the ladies room at the Athens McDonald's.  Can you say, "dadgummit"!  My sister and niece near Arnoldsville were kind enough to go by and retrieve the coat Sunday night and will mail it back to us.  But I must also thank Connie... after she saw my post on Facebook, she too offered to pick it up for us and mail it.  That was very sweet of you, Connie!... you are a first class classmate! 

By the way, schoolmates, "here's your sign"... 

Jimmy Tiller

Hi to everyone.  Diane, I was so sorry to learn of Lee's passing.  I called her brother Allen and found out

the sad news.  I well remember her coaching  us in the Boys quartet and playing piano for us at the

literary meets.  A great girl with a great personality.

Jimmy Willis

HELLO MATES

AND IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU FOOTS. WISH WE

COULD GET EVERYONE TO CHECK IN ONCE IN A WHILE.

WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW HOW EVERYONE'S DOING

AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THEM.

WELL DON WE'VE ALMOST WEATHERED ANOTHER WINTER.

FOOTBALL'S DONE AND I'M KINDA GETTING THE ITCH TO SEE

SOME BASEBALL. GUESS THE GUYS WILL BE HEADING OUT

TO SPRING PRACTICE IN A COUPLE WEEKS. IT SEEMS THAT

TIME IS FLIPPING BY SO QUICKLY. WASN'T IT YESTERDAY

WE WERE STARTING GEORGIA FOOTBALL. MAN --- CAN'T

BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR BASEBALL! BUT--- IT'S GOT TO BE!

I SAW SOME DAFFODILS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THIS

MORNING. AND IT'S 75 DEGREES OUT THERE TODAY. I

GUESS THAT OLE GROUNDHOG DONE HIT IT DEAD ON

THE HEAD THIS YEAR. 

ANYWAY, I LOVE SPRING AND I'M READY!!! CATCH YOU

LATER MATES. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

LATER

Diane Harris (Moore)

Sounds like my sweet state of GA is having glorious weather. No wonder you fellas are anxious for baseball to start. And Jim, you went and mentioned daffodils, which puts a dagger in my heart 'cause I want to see some so bad. Mine are poking up from the earth, but not near blooming yet. 

Jimmy Tiller, how truly wonderful to hear from you, and read your memory of Lee. You know, one of my strongest, earliest memories of you is from Mrs. Hansford's room, and those reading skills things we would use in our spare time. Maybe nobody else remembers them, but we read little stories and answered questions, and advanced according to how well we did. Seems like the purple colored cards were the highest level. I loved them, and I remember you did, too. And you were always a fast reader! When we were in Mrs. Fleming's room and you would read aloud, I'd think, "how does he get those words out so fast?" I also remember how I'd often catch a ride home from cheerleading practice to my house with your mama. She worked at the courthouse, and I'd catch a ride to the Lexington, get me a fountain coke and a peanut brittle bar from the drugstore, and wait for her to get off work. I caught rides home anyway I could. Your mom was kind to help, and I also hitched rides with Larry Bridges sometimes 'till he graduated. At times I'd get to Connie's house and mama would come pick me up. I relied on the kindness of lots of people. I don't know if I could find such dear people today.

I broke a big old molar today, and had to run to the dentist and begin the process of getting a crown. A mere 1200$. All my plastic surgery money  has been put into my teeth over the past few years, so I get to keep all my sags, bags, and wrinkles. Oh, well. I am a devout carnivore so I must have those teeth.

Better go. Dick sends his hearty regards from his position on the couch. Maybe if I wouldn't say everything, he'd get on here once in a while. God bless each of you is my prayer.

Connie Morgan (White)

I sure hope all of you were o.k. during the stormy weather yesterday!   Jim, I heard y'all got a lot of rain in your area??

Jimmy T,, sure good to see you write a note.   Please stay in touch.  Diane, it was fun to read some of your high school memory sharing.

As I shared with Diane on Facebook, I also had to get a crown this week.  Yikes!  those things cost too much!

Gary, tell Sherron that I just had my old piano tuned, so the next time we are all together, she will have to play and sing for us again.  (you sure have a talented - as well as beautiful wife).    We'll have to get Dale and some others back to sing.

Guess the next time we have one of our "informal gatherings" we will need to start talking about our upcoming 45th. reunion in in 2013....   I sure do hope we continue to stay in touch.   This reconnection with "old" friends has been such an extra blessing in my life!