Carl & Evelyn

I just realized that not everyone in the family know's Evelyn, Carl's good wife. She's very nice and we all love being around her; and she's the only one who can keep Carl in his proper place!
For those who don't know her...you should!

Here's a couple of pics.

Easter

Here's a picture I ripped from Dab's Site http://dabberweb.com .

If you click on the pic., it is much better in the larger size.

Actually, it's not half bad considering this was the hottest Easter I can recall...somewhere around ninety degrees.

After church, we rushed to Dab's and was adequately late. There was plenty of good food and the easter egg's were sought out and quickly gathered as the kids had their fun.

I personally was happy with the fudge that Donna brought...well I also went to town on Pam's creamed beans (can you tell I am fishin' for a kiss).

Was a good day.

p.s. I forgot to mention that me and Kimmie both, got outran by mama on hwy 412. I didn't think much of it when she ran Kimmie down, but when I looked in my mirror and saw her coming up, I ran the trusty van up to 85 mph and mama still ran past me like I was sitting still...

cool video

If you've got a hi-speed connection, you should go look at this video...this kids is good.

You can find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kJZOfq7zk

It just shows a kid running and jumping around...

Miracle's Happy Birthday!

Miracle had a wonderful birthday party this last Saturday. It was At Donna & Kimmie’s house in Siloam Springs; the day was a bit cool, but otherwise... totally beautiful!

Attending were Donna, Kimmie, Carrie & Harley, Nanny, Denise, Kent, Karen (Heather), Walter (Andrew), Darrell (me), Sam, Josie, Aubrey, Katrina, and a couple of Miracle’s friends from school. (I think that’s everyone)

There was lot’s of fun music and the games were fun. Kimmie was a good game host. The egg race was fun to watch. They didn’t scrimp on the egg’s either (double yolker’s), and Katie ended up winning by default. She was the slowest, but because the other two teams broke their egg’s, she slowly but securely took the win.

They then played a game where the children teamed up and one would wrap their partner in toilet paper much like a mummy. It was funny! The toilet paper was graciously supplied by Donna (unbeknownst to her as Kimmie decide to raid her bathroom rather than her own), but was a big success nonetheless.

The piñata was also a big hit! Everyone had at least two rounds at it, but it proved to be a bit tougher than they were. Finally Sam was instructed to knock its head off, which he graciously did. Candy, Candy everywhere, Candy, Candy in their hair.

We later went in for presents & cake. Miracle seemed to get quite the supply of purses. It was funny to watch as she seemed just as pleased with the next as they would give her some variety.

We also celebrated Kimmie & Harley’s happy birthdays as well (getting to be part of the “old” crowd).

After a robust round of “happy birthday” the cake and ice cream didn’t stick around too long. I think everyone had at least, second’s, with a few of us hitting third’s and dare I say…fourth’s.

I didn’t have my camera so am hoping maybe Denise has some pic’s she can add to this post if they turned out (seemed like she was having battery trouble).

Mr. Holland's Opus...

‘Hillside flasher’ arrested by Washington County Sheriff’s Office
BY KATE WARD Northwest Arkansas Times
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Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006
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A man many local residents refer to as "the hillside flasher" --> (the w****e wagger)<-- was finally arrested Wednesday night by Washington County deputies.

Vernon Holland, 67, of 21988 W. Arkansas 62 in Summers, faces a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. "We’ve been trying to catch him for a while," said Washington County Deputy Jak Kimball. "But in order for police to make an arrest on a misdemeanor, we have to be present or someone has to file an affidavit to get a warrant (good grief! Just ask anyone who's driven by his house or the park in the last 20 years...give me a break!). We haven’t actually seen him in the act yet, but we did get a warrant on him."

Residents say Holland has been exposing himself for years and is most often seen standing naked on his front porch. "There’s such a history, it’s unbelievable," said Lincoln resident Scott Davis. "I remember this going back to the 1990s (1980's is more accurate). I used to see him almost every morning on my way to work."

Kimball said Holland has been arrested by Washington County deputies on 23 occasions since 1993. "The person that came forward said that he was standing on his porch, wearing nothing but a scarf around his neck," Kimball said. "He was also fondling himself." (his opus?)

In the past four years, Holland has been arrested on misdemeanor charges mainly involving public intoxication, indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. "The Lincoln police used to come out a least once a week," Davis said. "People just blew it off for a while, but when a school bus drove by, it wasn’t funny anymore."

Lincoln Police Chief Jim Acker (the short arm of the law) said he gets calls on Holland all the time. "We’ve been dealing with him for at least 15 or 20 years," he said. "We’ve gotten calls of him standing naked on his porch, out by the street and near the park at [Arkansas] 62 and [Arkansas] 59. Finally someone had enough nerve to come forward and get a warrant on him."

Kimball said deputies have not been able to catch Holland committing the crime because he lives on the county’s border. By the time deputies arrive, he said, Holland is usually inside his home. "I’m pretty sure he has a scanner," Acker said. "When I asked him why he does it, he told me it’s because his ex-wife drives by his house every day and she misses him. Who knows — I think he has a screw loose somewhere."

Davis said he’s called the police on Holland several times in the past (and why didn't you swear out an affidavit Mr Davis?). "The funniest story ever I heard about it, was when the Lincoln police chief went out there and said ‘ Vernon, go put some clothes on, ’" Davis said. "He went inside and came back out with a hat on. It was kind of funny(was it?) at first, but now its just getting ridiculous (so after almost three decades, something becomes ridiculous?)."

Mr. Holland's house and 80 acres have been for sale for over a year...one would wonder why it has been on the market for so long...maybe the fact that nobody is brave enough to actually touch anything in the house?

Darrell's "Picture of the Day...

Jenny caught the "Big Fish" when she caught RJ!
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RJ dreaming about Mexican Casserole!
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RJ at six weeks of age
(about to open his eye's for the first time)
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Look kid's! It's "Mole-Man"!
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And we all wondered what happened to Tweety?
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Look out Gary Busey, there's a new kid on the block!
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I told you not to mess with allum powder!
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...don't wake him...he's so cute when he sleeps...somebody's little angel...
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I told him not to suck pea's up his nose!
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look closely kid's, this is the result of messing around with superglue!