Happy Grandparents' Day

September 13 - Grandparents' Day

Although we do not make a big deal over this day in our family, I would like to make a few random thoughts about Grandparents - past, present, and future.

Past

George Marlow Scoggins and Sallie Lucille Taylor Scoggins - parents of 12 children (one of which was my dad) Both lived in to their 90's. They were instrumental in starting the Mount Carmel Baptist Church on Scoggins road.

Henry Eaf Henderson and Emma Mae Francis Henderson - parents of three girls. Diana wrote a beautiful blog about Emma Mae (Ma) They were a very devoted Christian couple.

Kennith Marlow and Bennie Scoggins - my parents. The best parents anyone could have. Together they complimented each other to give us the balance of work and play with strong Christian morals. They loved their four grandchildren. I know Nannie said many prayers for you kids.

Loren and Edna Ferguson - Diana's Rick's parents. They were so good to "adopt" my children as their extended grandchildren. I will always be grateful for the love that they showed my boys. They were also a very devoted Christian couple.

As I wrote this, a common thread went all through this. All had a relationship with God, and they passed it on to the next generation. God has really blessed me.

Present

By marrying Rick, I have inherited five grandchildren. My hope and prayer is that I will be as good of grandparent to them as the grandparents from my past. I hope that I will live my life so that they can see Christ in me. I also hope that the love of Christ will continue in our family.

Future

I am in no way in a hurry to have my own blood grandchildren. My boys are grateful for Rick's girls providing me with grandchildren. I would rather the boys continue the search to find the perfect wives for them and daughters-in-law for me.

Oh! What a Beautiful Morning

September 1

The First Day of September

The First Day of DOVE SEASON

You may be thinking - WHAT???? But let me tell you in the Kenneth Scoggins family the excitement was right up there with Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. It was a holiday to us. In fact, on this day we usually had more people at our house than we did all the other holidays put together. Oh, the great memories of our childhood. I can tell you that the excitement was in the air long before this day came. Our Dad was one great shot, and he always knew where the birds were. He would get his limit, plus many others. The name Sammy Brown, the local game warden, did not scare him.

I went out this morning and saw this beautiful sunrise that God blessed us with. As I was praising Him and thanking Him for the childhood He provided me with and the wonderful memories, two doves flew over my head. It was a great affirmation that all is well today on this beautiful morning. Kenneth Scoggins would be a happy man today!

One Extra Thing

I just started my 32 first week of school. It was busy as usual, but very boring to write about. So I thought I would write about great memories I have of the boys and school starting. In the fall of 1987, Greg started to kindergarten. I cried - he didn't. School shopping was fun - yes, I did enjoy the hunt to find everything on that infamous list. Diana and I would take all the kids to Walmart. However, the best part of it all was that each child got to pick out "one extra thing." Oh, the suspense as the four children would go up and down each aisle in search of that "one extra thing" that would be special for the upcoming school year. Some of the choices might be a fancy writing instrument, flavored markers, stickers, or a "trapper-keeper," I believe they were called. Our traditions did not end there. On the first day of school, we always posed for the official school picture. Oh, what memories of my 'One Life Lived.' My request for each of you children is to leave me a comment on your favorite one extra thing. Yes, Jenna, you too.

Friday Fotos

Paul McCartney at the piano.

Rick at a stream at the mountains two weeks ago.

This buck and his friend were always around at the cabin.

How about me! I actually got pictures on the computer on a Friday. I would love to say that I am going to do better. The rest of the family are really putting me to shame. I have been challenged by Ms. Blog, herself, that I could do better if I would try. So watch out - I may change my background (again).

The Sir in Jerry's World

For my birthday, my husband gave me tickets to see Sir Paul McCartney at the new Cowboy Stadium. We went on Wednesday night, August 19, which is already a very special day in my life. The night was wonderful except for the fact that our seats were "too good." This is the third time that we have seen him together. So this time Rick decided to get floor seats. Now I don't know if you know what happens on the floor at a concert, but all the people stand and dance - the entire concert. Now Paul does not put on a shabby concert. He sung 36 songs - yes we did count them with paper and pen. Before he came on a band from Ireland played for 40 minutes. We then had some sound trouble, so Paul did not even come on stage until 8:45 - 9:00. At 11:30 he was singing 'Hey Jude'. "Live and Let Die" was one of the neatest song productions I have every seen. On the way home, Rick commented that he was still vibrating to "Helter Skelter". The next day I could not get "I can't Get you Out of My Mind" out of my mind. That is coincidental.
The stadium is awesome. The screens are unbelievable. They have some problems they have not worked out yet. The biggest one we found was how to get people on the floor for a concert.
My home internet is down. When it is back, I promise to post a few of my favorite pictures. I also have some mountain pictures to post. They are coming. I know that I missed Friday Fotos again.

Friday Fotos

I am tired of the heat, so I chose a picture with some snow in it.

My Birthday Cartoon

I tried to find something "cute" to put on my blog for my birthday. I just could not find the right cartoon; then I found this picture. I used it in my homemaking classes, but I really did not know anything about the history of the picture or where it came from. It is a New Yorker cartoon with many different viewpoints on what it was referring to when it was printed. However, I chose it because as I get older each year there are more similarities in my mother and me. I do not mean for this to be negative in any way toward my mother. She was one great lady. It is just as we get older we hear things coming out of our mouths that our moms would have said. Also I cannot deny the fact that I do resemble my mother. Rick is always quick to point this out.

I did have a great birthday. Diana cooked a delicious meal for me, and I got to share it with Jenna and Jonah. God blessed us with a rain shower (storm) and cooler temperatures later this afternoon.