Walker Smith’s First Birthday

Mom, Mason, and I drove over to Hilliard and Folkston on Saturday to help celebrate Walker Smith’s first birthday.  It was a very busy day.  Before the party I got to pop in and see my daddy, and I ran into my best friend Shana (Turner) Brannon and her daughter, Kirsten; my friend Sonny Waters; a [...]

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It Would Have Been Her 85th Birthday

Yesterday, I got a sweet photo comment on facebook from an old family friend saying that I remind her of my Granny Cheshire–my mom’s mother.  I have never been told that before, but I appreciated the thought.  And it was good timing.  Today would have been her 85th birthday.  Sylvia Mae (pronounced in true Cracker fashion [...]

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Happy Birthday, Renee

I am really bad about remember birthdays.  I don’t know why, I just am.  For a long time I tried to send cards/gifts to every child I knew on their special day, but I have even slacked at that in recent years. 
Anyway, for obvious reasons, the birthdays I remember most are my friends from school [...]

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Happy 30th Birthday, Carl

My brother Carl turns 30 this month, so his fiance threw him a surprise “Dirty 30″ party at their home in Jacksonville Beach yesterday.  It was a great event, and we had a blast.  Although Carl said he had an idea she was up to something, he was blown away when he pulled up and [...]

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Happy Birthday, Jackson Horne!

Today we had the real pleasure of celebrating Jackson Horne’s first birthday!  His mommy and daddy, Jami and Jeremiah Horne, threw him a birthday party at Jeremiah’s parents’ home in Pelham, Georgia, just outside of Cairo.  Jeremiah’s parents, Miss Ann and Mr. Melvin, are very lovely people and their home is beautifully located on some [...]

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Happy Birthday, Zoe Rubin!

On Saturday, Mason got to go to his first birthday party, which was so fun! (We go to Jackson Horne’s birthday party this weekend, too.)  Mom and I drove him over to Jacksonville to celebrate Zoe Rubin’s second birthday.  Mike and I went to law school with Zoe’s parents, Courtney and Seth.  Although the Rubins [...]

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A Wonderful, Relaxing Birthday

My birthday on Friday turned out to be wonderful.  My co-worker, Iris, took me out shopping and to lunch which was really fun.  And when I got home, Mike was wrapping my gifts.  He had all of the Christmas lights on and holiday music playing, so it felt very warm and cozy.
Mike had taken me [...]

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