Video - DCI Cadets Christmas music for 2012 Closer 6-9-12

Most unusual but it sounds great - Christmas drum corps theme by the Cadets. Four more weeks until DCI Southeast in Atlanta!

family birthdays for the week of June 25th

Celebrating three birthdays this week - one Baggett family, one Franklin family, and one in both the Baggett and Franklin families:

Linda Blackstock celebrates another birthday on Monday, June 25th. Linda is married to Cindy's cousin Morris Blackstock.  Hope you have a great day!

Benjamin Pettit will be celebrating his birthday also on Monday, June 25th.  Benjamin is the son of Ray (and Bernadette) Pettit and grandson of my cousin Dianne Pettit.  Hope you have a wonderful day! 

Janelle Franklin will be celebrating another birthday on Thursday, June 28th.  Janelle is married to our son Joshua, and is pictured with her daughter Brielle.  Hope you have a great day! 

family photo Sunday

Cindy took this cute picture of Haley Grace and Charlie T playing together.

Video - 2012 Carolina Crown Brass warmup Akron, OH

Only 5 weeks until DCI Southeast 

in Atlanta, Ga. Can't wait!

country cookin'

What's for supper?  My wife cooked this wonderful meal for me - country fried steak, rice and gravy, squash and zucchini, and corn on the cob! Yum, Yum!

family birthdays for week of June 18th

Celebrating two birthdays this week - both in the Baggett family!  

Cindy's brother Sam Baggett will be turning 54 this week on Thursday, June 21st.  Sam is pictured at left with his youngest daughter, Josie.

Hope you have a wonderful day!  

Cindy's cousin Rhonda Bell will be celebrating another birthday (no. 38) this week on Saturday, June 23rd.  Rhonda is the daughter of Uncle David (and Jo Ann) Baggett.  Pictured at right with her husband, Denton and two children, Layton and Loren.  Hope you have a great day!

family photo Sunday

Our brave little grandson, 

Charlie T let the boat captain 

put an alligator on his head 

at the Okefenokee Swamp

the new normal

Thanks for the humor, Gary Varvel - don't think I could make it without a laugh every now and then!

family birthdays for the week of June 11-17

Celebrating two birthdays in the family this week - 

both are Baggett family birthdays!

Anthony Griego will be celebrating another birthday on Weds, June 13th. Anthony is married to Cindy's cousin Sheryl (Kelsea's daughter).  Hope you have a great birthday!  

Jesse Baggett will be also celebrating his birthday on Weds, June 13th.  Jesse is Cindy's nephew (Sam's son; Winnie's grandson) and will turn 31. He is pictured at left with his wife,  Ashley.  Hope you have a great birthday!   

family photo Sunday

Cute photo of our grandkids in Jacksonville - Charlie and Haley Grace

so this is what it has come to

In case you did not hear, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City wants to make it illegal to buy Coke, Pepsi, etc in a cup larger than 16 ounces. 
This inspired the cartoon at left by Gary Varvel.
So this is what it has come to in the land of the free....

Read more...Coke fires back at Mayor Bloomberg

family birthdays for the week of June 4th

We will be celebrating five birthdays this week - two in the Baggett family and three in the Franklin family!

Layton Bell celebrates his 17th birthday on Monday, June 4th.
Layton is pictured with his grandpa David Baggett and is the son of Cindy's cousin Rhonda (and Denton) Bell.
Hope you have a great day!

Brandy McDonald (Cindy's niece)  celebrates her 34th birthday on  Tuesday, June 5th. 
Brandy is pictured with her husband Patrick McDonald.  
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Kylee Brown will be celebrating her 33rd birthday on Wednesday, June 6th.
Kylee is pictured with her husband, Greg Brown (my 2nd cousin) and her children Lydia and Emilee. 
Hope you have a great day!

Emilee Brown, the daughter of Greg and Kylee Brown, will be turning 9 this Thursday, June 7th. 
Emilee, the granddaughter of my cousin Pat Brown, is pictured holding her sister Lydia. 
Hope you have wonderful birthday! 

Jonathan Logan will be celebrating his 31st birthday on Thursday, June 7th.
Jonathan is the son of my sister Debbie (and Charlie) Logan and is pictured with his brother Philip and sister April.
Hope you have great day!

35 years and counting!

Memories are made of this...

One of our favorite places to "date" was spending a Saturday at Cloudland Canyon, GA,  a short drive from Chattanooga, TN.

This photo was taken in 1975 two years before we were married. 

35 years ago toady, June 4th, we tied the knot! 

family photo Sunday

"I need a bigger hammer!" 

Leah posted this cute picture of our grandson Ethan

working away with his hammer - 

or is it his daddy's hammer? 

Ethan will be three in July!

Video - "By Faith"

Newest release from the Galkin Evangelistic Team - "By Faith" - they posted the recording session on their website and facebook this week! Enjoy!  Check out the website at this link