Friday, February 26, 2016

Franklin Family Birthdays between Feb 15th and Feb 29th 2016

Wishing a  "Happy Birthday"  to
Erica Pettit
who celebrated her 20th 
birthday on Feb. 15th!
Erica is the daughter of 
Preston Pettit;
granddaughter of 
Dianne and the late Ray Pettit, Sr.
great-granddaughter of
the late Ann and Albert Dorman;
great-great-granddaughter of 
the late CC and Mattie Franklin
Hope you had a great day! 


Wishing a "Happy Birthday"  to
Asher Lee 
who celebrated his 2nd birthday 
on Feb. 20th!


Asher is the son of
Rachel and Brandon Franklin;

grandson of 
Cindy and Tim Franklin;
great-grandson of
Gene and Martha Franklin;
great-great-grandson of the late
CC and Mattie Franklin

Hope you had a great day!







Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Jacob Pettit
who celebrated his 19th birthday
on Feb. 25th!

Jacob is the son of 
Bernadette and Ray Pettit, Jr.;
grandson of 
Dianne and the late Ray Pettit, Sr.;
great-grandson of the late
Ann and Albert Dorman;
great-great-grandson of the late
CC and Mattie Franklin.

Hope you had a great day!



Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Neeley  
who celebrates her 10th birthday 
on Feb 28th! 

Neeley is the daughter of
Jeff Brown;
granddaughter of the late
Pat and Don Brown;
great-granddaughter of the late
Emily Franklin Kirby Jones;
great-great-granddaughter of the late
CC and Mattie Franklin  

Hope you have a great day! 




Thursday, February 25, 2016

Baggett Family Birthdays between Feb 16th - Feb 29th

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Charlee Ann
who celebrated her 8th birthday
on Feb. 19th!

Charlee Ann is the daughter of
Lori and Craig Wardlaw;
granddaughter of 
Jo Ann and David Baggett;
great-granddaughter of the late
Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr.


Hope you had a great day!











Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Asher Lee 
who celebrated his 2nd birthday
on Feb. 20th!

Asher is the son of 
Rachel and Brandon Franklin;
grandson of 
Cindy and Tim Franklin;
great-grandson of
Winnie and the late J.L. Baggett, Jr;
and great-great-grandson of
the late Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr. 


Hope you had a great day!  







Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Matthew Williams
who celebrated his 16th birthday
 on Feb. 21st!

Matthew, pictured with younger brother Nick,
is the son of Christina and Roger Williams;
grandson of 
Morris and Linda Blackstock;
great-grandson of Robbie and Joel Blackstock;
and great-great-grandson of 
the late Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr. 


Hope you had a great day!


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Video - must see NBA coach Monty Williams Speech at wife's funeral

I was impressed with the speech coach Monty Williams gave at his wife's funeral. I can only hope I can be this positive if I ever have to go through a trial like this. This video has been viral, all over the internet, so you may have seen it, but I thought is was worth posting on my blog. It is not often that the NBA would post spiritual content like this.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

family photo Sunday


The grand kids performing a "Minion" show for all of us 
over the holidays! 

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Friday, February 19, 2016

Video of Duke at UNC 2016: The Final Possession



Many people have been saying that the UNC player was fouled on the last shot, by Duke's no. 12 Thornton...but watching this replay in slow motion you can tell it was clean defense with no foul. Amazing end to the game!

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Video- Miracles still happen! Top Plays: Duke 74, UNC 73 (2/17/16)

What can I say? Well I sure did not expect this ending! Dukies came from 8 points behind in the closing minutes to stun the North Carolina players and coaches and fans! Great game!

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Video - Grayson Allen's Buzzer Beater vs UVA (2/13/16)

Favorite replay of the year to date...Grayson Allen scores at the buzzer to win the game Saturday.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Baggett Family Birthdays for Feb. 1st - Feb 14th 2016

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Kendra Alexander 
who celebrated #20 on Feb. 4th!

Kendra is the daughter of
Kim and Doug Alexander;
Granddaughter of Sam Baggett;

Great-granddaughter of 

Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr. 

Great-great-granddaughter of
Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr.

Hope you had a great day!


Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Brandon Franklin
who celebrated #35 on Feb. 9th!

Brandon is the son of
Cindy and Tim Franklin;
grandson of 
Winnie and the late J.L. Baggett, Jr.
and great-grandson of
Mildred and Joe Baggett,Sr.

Hope you had a great day! 







Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Airel Baggett
who celebrated #27 on Feb. 10th!

Airel is the son of
Sam Baggett;

and grandson of 

Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr.

and great-grandson of the late 
Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr.

Hope you had a great day!









Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Lisa Baggett
who celebrated another birthday 
on Feb. 12th!

Lisa is married to cousin Noel Baggett;

who is the son of 

Kelsea and Roxy Baggett;

and grandson of the late 
Mildred and Joe Baggett, Sr.

Hope you had a great day!





Sunday, February 14, 2016

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Franklin Family birthdays for Feb 1st - Feb 14th 2016

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Eric Walker
who celebrated #42 on Feb. 4th!

Eric is pictured with his wife, Melinda.
He is the son of Gloria Walker,
and grandson of the late
Ann and Albert Dorman;
and great-grandson of the late
CC and Mattie Belle Franklin

Hope you had a great day!


Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Josh Pettit
who celebrated  #20 on Feb. 8th.

Josh is the son of Jamie and Kathy Pettit;
and grandson of
Dianne and the late Ray Pettit, Sr.;
great-grandson of
the late Ann and Albert Dorman;
great-great-grandson of the late
CC and Mattie Belle Franklin

Hope you had a great day!








Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Brandon Franklin
who celebrated #35 on Feb. 9th!

Brandon (holding Asher) is the son of
Tim and Cindy Franklin;

and grandson of 

Gene and Martha Franklin;

great-grandson of the late
CC and Mattie Belle Franklin.

Hope you had a great day!





Wishing a :Happy Birthday" to
Logan Daly
who celebrated #21 on Feb 13th!

Logan is the son 
Donna and Mike Daly;
grandson of the late 
Patricia and Don Brown;
great-grandson of the late
Emily Franklin Kirby Jones;

great-great-grandson of the late

CC and Mattie Belle Franklin


Hope you had a great day!

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

proof that it did snow today - Snow day Feb 9 2016

Happy 35th Birthday to Brandon!


Happy Birthday to our youngest son, Brandon! 
35 years ago today we welcomed him into our world.  
He is pictured with his wife, Rachel, and two of his three children 
- Charlie and Haley Grace -  
at the "Gator Bowl" in Jacksonville, Florida on New Year's Day 2016!

Monday, February 08, 2016

Video: "Jesus Saves" by the Steve Pettit Team



A favorite arrangement for our quartet to sing, "Jesus Saves" by Heather Sorenson. Someone added a nice slideshow of pics to go with this version sung by the Steve Pettit Team.

Sunday, February 07, 2016

family photo Sunday


Well, what else do you expect when you live up north?  
Our son Josh is on the roof (of his back porch/deck) 
trying to remove 30 inches of snow...
Not quite the sleigh ride I pictured! LOL 

Friday, February 05, 2016

Video - "Where We'll Never Grow Old" - The Church Sisters



My mom and dad enjoyed listening the "The Church Sisters" on YouTube today.
Singing an old gospel song "Where We Never Grow Old" - it begins with an original recording from 1927 in Bristol, VA. They say the world was introduced to traditional mountain music with this recording.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

family photo Sunday

A special birthday wish to my wife, who celebrates 
another birthday today January 31st!
Happy Birthday, Cindy!

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Franklin Family birthdays from Jan 16th - Jan 31st


Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 

Kathy Pettit
who celebrated another birthday on January 17th!

Kathy (pictured with her daughter Kayla) 
is married to cousin Jamie Pettit - the son of 
Dianne and the late Ray Pettit;
and the grandson of 
the late Ann and Albert Dorman.


Hope you had a wonderful day!













Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Ashlyn Stubbs
who celebrated her 21st birthday
on January 20th.

Ashlyn is the daughter of
Christy and Preston Pettit - who is the son
of Dianne and the late Ray Pettit;
and grandson of the late
Ann and Albert Dorman.

Hope you had a wonderful day!













Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
my wife and better half  - 
Cindy Franklin 
who celebrates her 62nd birthday
on January 31st!

Cindy is married to Tim Franklin, 
the son of Gene and Martha Franklin


Hope you have a wonderful day!






Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Philip Logan 
who celebrates his 27th birthday
on January 31st!

Philip and his new bride Lauren
are pictured at their beach wedding this past August. 

Philip is the son of 
Deborah and Charlie Logan
and grandson of 
Gene and Martha Franklin

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Friday, January 29, 2016

Baggett Family birthdays for Jan 16th - Jan 31st

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Roger Williams
who celebrated his 37th 
birthday on January 18th!

Roger is married to cousin 
Christina, who is the daughter of
Morris and Linda Blackstock,
and granddaughter of 
Joel and Robbie Blackstock.

Hope you had a great day!



Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Tyler Huston 
who celebrates his 19th birthday
on January 29th.

Tyler is the son of 
Brandy and Patrick McDonald;
grandson of the late
John Baggett,
and great-grandson of
Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr.



Hope you have a great day!





Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Noel Baggett
who celebrates his 41st birthday
on January 30th.

Noel is pictured with his son, Travis.

Noel is the son of 
Kelsea and Roxy Baggett

Hope you have a great day!












Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Catie Baggett
who celebrates her 33rd birthday
on January 31st!

Catie is pictured with son Colin and 
daughter Jordan.

Catie is married to Jeremiah Baggett,
who is the son of 
the late John Baggett; 
and grandson of 
Winnie and the late J.L. Baggett, Jr. 

Hope  you have a great day! 








Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to my wife
Cindy Franklin
who celebrates her 62nd birthday
on January 31st!


Cindy is the daughter of
Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr.

Hope you have a great day!








Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Ethel, stop leaving a mess!

Our oak tree in the front yard had an abundant acorn crop this year and the squirrels are feasting this winter.  Just wish they would clean up after themselves!   

Sunday, January 24, 2016

family photo Sunday


Someone posted this photo on facebook from 
of the little town of Cowpens, SC.
My home town  makes a pretty picture in the snow!

Saturday, January 23, 2016

just for the record...first snow of the year


Just for the record, we finally had snow about 10-11 PM Friday night, Jan, 23rd. 
So much for the 1-2 inches predicted! We got a dusting of snow - 
nothing to write home about!

Friday, January 22, 2016

Duke's Grayson Allen

Duke's Grayson Allen is making his mark on the team in his sophomore year.  After helping spark the team to come from behind and win the National Championship last year, he has taken on a leadership role with this year's team.  

This week Sports Illustrated Campus Rush published a very interesting story of Grayson and a childhood friend's bond -  growing up in Jacksonville, Florida.   

Click to read "Bond of brothers"   

Sunday, January 17, 2016

family photo Sunday

 Two of our grands, Sophie and Ethan, 
downtown Lawrenceville 
enjoying the Christmas decorations

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Baggett Family birthdays for Jan 1st - Jan 15th 2016

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Aunt Robbie Kay Blackstock
who celebrated her 76th  
birthday on Jan 3rd!  

Robbie is the only daughter of
the late Joe and Mildred Baggett
and is married to Joel Blackstock.

Hope you had a wonderful day!




Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Andi Jo
who celebrated her 4th
birthday on Jan 5th!
Andi Jo is pictured with her sister
Charlee Ann at the last reunion.
She is the daughter of 
Lori and Craig Wardlaw and

grand-daughter of 
Jo Ann and David Baggett.


Hope you had a wonderful day!  



Wishing a "Happy Birthday" 
to Colin 
who celebrated his 13th birthday
on Jan 8th! 

Colin is the son of 
Jeremiah and Catie Baggett;
grandson of the late John Baggett;
and great-grandson of
Winnie and the late J.L.Baggett, Jr.

Hope you had a great day! 






Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to
Pam Baggett
who celebrated her 59th birthday
on Jan 11th. 

Pam is married to
Uncle Les Baggett 
who is the son of the late
Joe and Mildred Baggett.
Pam is pictured with her four grandsons.

Hope you had a wonderful day!




Friday, January 15, 2016

Franklin Family birthdays for Jan 1st - Jan 15th

Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Victoria Spurlin 
who celebrated her 17th birthday 
on Jan 1st! 

Victoria is the daughter of
Debra and Tony Mitchell;
and (step)granddaughter of
Judy Mitchell.

Hope you had a great day!









 Wishing a "Happy Birthday" to 
Debra Mitchell
who celebrated another birthday on
Jan 5th!

Debra is pictured with her husband,
Tony Mitchell, who is the son of
cousin Judy Mitchell.

Hope you had a great day!




Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sunday, January 03, 2016