Saturday, October 31, 2009

Angelic activity or Feathers?

This is a story about reinventing feather pillows and an idea that didn't turn out quite as I expected
Some ideas are better in theory

Originated by Lisa
12-31-2007


Lisa
So I taped Funniest Commercials 2007 on TBS the other night. I was watching it last night and one of the commercials was French and it was of all these people having a pillow fight...(they were selling vodka I DID NOT get the connection) anyway it reminded me about "a project" (finger quotes) with some of my own pillows that I had been wanting to try.....so I went down a road. Mind you it was about 11:15 PM when I started this. So I have 4 feather pillows.....2 alike and 2 alike......all 4 are pretty flat as flitters.....so I had the idea that I would combine the 2's alike and make 2 FULL pillows and not have 4 flat flitters. ANYWAY I got the smaller set of 2, cut a hole in one end and made a bigger hole in the pillow I was gonna take the feathers out of. SO......my first mistake was starting inside the house. Do you know how slippery and light goose feathers are? If you didn't know let me say right now they can get away from you real quick like. It was evident very shortly after I began that the feathers were a coming and a going at random.....and rapidly. I decided right after the release of a large amount that I was gonna have to take it outside....so I did. I was alone at first.....then I yelled for Olivia and said, "Hair brained schemes are not usually carried out alone Olivia so come out here and help me!" Now Olivia is trying to cover herself......her freshly washed hair at huge risk........holding a pillow......limp wristed........feathers flying EVERYWHERE......neighborhood dogs barking their heads off......it's looking like a freaking snow storm in my back yard......Addy is running around like crazy grabbing feathers as they fly by.......I AM COVERED in feathers........pfffft......pffft.....blowing stuff out of my mouth......a haze of matter on my head.....my orange shirt had a whitish hue. Needless to say it did not go exactly as I expected. I got as many feathers transferred as was possible........sewed up the pillow.....it looked good. I did not learn my lesson........did the other 2 BIGGER pillows.......it was much more of the same......on a bigger scale......because they were bigger......this time Owen helping......Olivia refused.......he was much less help.......dogs still barking.....Addy still running.....feathers still flying......some reached the moon......I looked at the clock at 12:15AM as I was sewing up my second pillow......it may have been an odd time of night to start a project. I still have feathers pretty much in every room of my house. It looks like some birds died a horrible death in my backyard.......as I was telling Billie June this afternoon when she was having lunch with us, "look there goes a feather flying by"......it's been happening alot since last night........think it will for some time to come.......John said, "It kind of looks like that pillow commercial that we saw." I said, "That's where I got the idea!!" Best laid plans.....or Lucy and Ethel ideas.....sigh......

Melanie
Tears and trying to get my breath..........................so very funny. This time Lucy/Ethel me was nowhere around yea!

Caitlin
I forgot to hit reply all and so two people got exclusive emails. Feel special... But anyway to sum it up... After mom was finished with her pillow escapades she had the nerve to say they might be too full! And there is no explanation good enough to explain talking to rocks except for plain craziness... Oh! And I completely adore Kent Henry! He's just incredibly fantastic! I think that's all for now... This whole Internet on the phone thing is awesome!

Emma
haha that was hilarious!

Judy
Sorry to throw a serious note in here, but WHITE FEATHERS have always represented ANGELIC ACTIVITY to me. So........I wonder......Imagine, angels roaming loose and at random throughout your house, yard, neighborhood.....

Lisa
well there were LOTS AND LOTS of angels in my back yard then.......I'm talking millions

Carrie
words just cant' describe Lucy/Ethel moments... wish I could have been there and uuuuhhhh WHAT Walker women DOESNT start a project at midnight???????????????????????????????????????????

Carrie
and oh yeah can you blame Livvy for running the other way?????????????NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! noticed you didn't EVEN try with the other 2 daughters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lindsey
if only video cameras followed us around....

Carrie
well actually using the phone to check email is cool but even more confusing to me and others.... I am sure that is what EVERYONE wants to be MORE confused when it comes to my email!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ANYWHO!!!
so you are saying that even though Lucy I mean Lisa created the "feather snowstorm" it could actually have represented angelic activity???? this is a serious question to your serious statement...When we went on the "cruise from hell".....I had a vision of all our guardian angels surrounding the ship....I can still see it...... best part of that "experience"...

Judy
I'm saying it could be taken as a prophetic statement of all the angelic activity we (Lisa) might be about to SEE - there's already that much activity really going on. I say this because God had already 'said' to me there would be increased angelic activity on the other side of this current threshhold we're in the process of crossing over.

Lisa
Amen and hallelujah....bring on the angels

Carrie
COOL!!!

P.S. The reference to the rock talking will be explained in the next post but I thought this one should go first.

I love to take pictures of Fall










Friday, October 30, 2009

Frank Meredith Walker Sr.

Frank Meredith Walker Sr. was born on January 2, 1919 in Bazette, Texas and grew up in Corsicana, Texas. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters and was the baby of the family. His dad died when he was just 4 years old. His mother was tough and wonderful and sweet and she knew he was a ring tailed tooter...but she loved him even though he gave her many a gray hair. He could set his sisters off like a rocket and I know because I saw him do it many times. In his senior year he was the King of Corsicana High School and he graduated in 1936. He went to St. Edwards University and the University of Texas for a little while but then came back to Corsicana. He joined the Army Air Core and was stationed in England during World War II. He married Billie June Etheredge on June 30, 1949 and he loved her all of his life. They had 6 kids, Frank, who beat him to heaven, Becky, Dale, Melanie, Lisa, & Carrie. He had a restaurant for more than 30 years and made a really great hamburger. He was a gentleman. He loved walking and golf and his family and he graduated to heaven on November 16, 2007. He had some dreams he fulfilled and some he didn't but all in all he had a pretty great life.









Emma & Lisa's Fall Photo Adventure




















Thursday, October 29, 2009

OH MY GAH!

The discussion of Whitney's birthday began in February and now it is March 1, 2007 and she is still at it. There are some wonderful responses in this email but once again this originated with Whitney. Are we surprised?

Whitney
WARNING! WARNING!
13 DAYS TIL MY BIRTHDAY!!!

Lisa
That only gives me 12 days to get out of town............................

March 2, 2007
11 Days til my Birthday!
(9 til we begin celebrating)

Whitney
6 Days Til My Birthday!!!!!!

Jared
Note to all,
I will be leaving town Sunday after church and be gone till after the 13th in observance of the National Narcissist's convention electing a new holder of their coveted 'Most Psychotic Award' can't take it.
Jared

Whitney
My birthday is on Tuesday. You will not be going
anywhere.

Carrie
When exactly is Whitney's birthday???????????????????????????

Jared
November

Lindsey
The 13th, but she will start her celebration on Sunday and you better rent a bus for that convention of yours...

Lisa
Ha ha ha ha good stuff I want to go with you.
I'm going with him......
I am so going to the convention

March 8, 2007
Whitney
Let’s make it clear
My Birthday is March 13!
That is 5 days away from today, and today is March 8.
There is little shopping time left. Hop to it!

Lisa
There are lots of convenience stores that stay open 24/7 and gum is always available....I'm not worried

Carrie
OK just heard on the news.................the bus coming and going BOTH got flat tires........... going BOTH directions.................. what are we going to do????????????????????/

Lisa
Ok now I don't know if I'm supposed to go or supposed to stay I just know I don't want to be where Whitney is from the 12th to the 14th so just let me know......someone please.........what am I supposed to do.

Carrie
Pick me up on the way thru town..............................

Whitney
OMG. Carrie, where are you going and why are you getting there by bus?
I missed one again.

Lindsey
She's going with Jared to his phycho convention

Jared
Jared isn't going anywhere. The convention is here for Whitney who was voted most psychotic...stay with me here. I'm leaving so I'm outta town when they get here. Keep up.

Lindsey
GOT IT...I knew I was kinda confused. I'm on board now

Whitney
Nuh-uh.
(Read that with sarcasm in your voice.)

Melanie
Yeah count me in on the bus.

Lisa
40 freaking emails I'm changing my address.

Maggie
43.. beat that

Whitney
There is no bus. You are all volunteering to go on an invisible bus!
2 Days til my Birthday Party!!
And 3 til the actual celebration begins!!

Lisa
In case you hadn't noticed, somehow poor Judy and whoever the heck kmaddo is have gotten caught up in your twisted discussion of your birthday non-celebration. There is a bus it is not invisible....it was a surprise that has now been ruined. It was for you to be taken...........somewhere......... from the 12th thru the 14th. Be in the church parking lot at 6:00 in the am it will be good.....it will be fun.........for some of us........

Judy
My name is Judy Heidenreich. I am very, very confused.
I'm pretty sure I haven't been drinking or doing drugs (today).

Becky
Judy, welcome to our world, the Walker world!! We all lived confused - it helps us cope!

Lisa
Ha ha ha this is good stuff. Somehow you've been sucked into the schizophrenic (I had to look that up) email that began a few weeks ago and has yet to end. It started with a small few and has grown. If you would like to be removed from this email list, tough, it ain't gonna happen. So far we have lost family members to the witness protection program just trying to get away from these emails. Even with that they were found and got sucked back in. Give it up it's too late for you but you may still be able to save the rest of your family.
We do occasional updates so here it is.
Somewhere along the way Whitney had the hair brained idea that her birthday should be a 3 day celebration. We have all rebelled and are now planning to boycott said birthday in order to "get her goat". We have been harassing her for days now and let me just say it has been delicious. I could write more but it is the end of the school day and my children are sitting in my office as I write this and they are VERY VERY aggravated that I have taken the time to do this when they could already be at home numbing their brain on TV. So I'm out for now. Any questions can be directed to www.whogivesaripaboutwhitney'sbirthday.com
Ta

Emma
ahaha that was just wonderful mom thank you very much.

Caitlin
Actually when is the party?

Whitney
Saturday at 4:30 is my
birthday party

Whitney
Someone get me a sphygmomanometer for my birthday.

Lindsey
What the heck is that?

Lisa
We all need a sphygmomanometer to test OUR blood pressure due to your birthday!

Carlie
it is the device we use when we test our blood pressure... you can thank biology 110 for that worthless piece of information.

Lisa
Good job Carlie you know you love it!

Carlie
no, i don't. i really really really really really don't. now, i must stop procrastinating and go study! fairwell, oh wise ones!
also, say a little prayer for whitney and i while we take our test at 5:30
it should go like this:
Dear Jesus,
please let carlie and whit do great on their test.,
let the information they couldn't give a flip about come to them.
about diseases, how we piss, why we have emphysema, a bunch of other useless information that carlie, personally, could care less about.
love you, forever.
amen.

Carrie
Ok so half of us are going to go and half of us are to go I mean stay I mean go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OK not sure what we are doing.................. and yes we will get you a skitzo machine for you........... we know the results already thou.................

Judy
Okay. So. I will never again be concerned about my own sanity. I can't hold a candle to you people. Anyway, I haven't heard anything about any birthday party, so there must not be one planned, or I'm sure I would know about it.

Whitney
Wait! There is a birthday party!!!
It's Saturday at 4:30!
I can already tell that God is shining down on the
day.
Don't miss it.

Judy
You're mistaken. The forecast says it will be cloudy.

Lisa
Agreed its always cloudy and overcast on March 13th and the cats......hilarious laugh out loud funny..

Carlie
carrie, i picture you in front of your computer making insane facial expressions while typing your EXCESSIVE punctuation....oh and
mrs. judy- well done,well done.
got a great laugh out of her forecast prediction.
also, i'm a hormonal mess and while watching the television a PREVIEW for extreme makeover: home edition(which successfully makes me cry every time i watch it) but while watching the preview i cried. the PREVIEW!?
and then i was watching basketball and pittsburgh was playing, so they're talking about the pitt coach and the sudden tragedy...his sister,28 years old, died of a heart arrithymia last april.
cried again.

Lindsey
Ok, Carlie, your next move needs to be go get in bed put on some horribly tragic movie like Stepmom or Pearl Harbor and BOO-HOO. Just cry and get it ALL out. It will be much better then.

Melanie
I think Carrie you took Becky up on that wine some of your spelling I'm not sure of and the punctuation has got to go I can't understand what you are trying to say and I know the response is going to be BITE ME but whatever and Carlie you didn't have to preface with the hormone thing I live with you saw it coming!

Carrie
NO insane faces just wwaaahhhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And apparently Biology 110 hasn't covered hormonal imbalances yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just the other useless crappola in previous said email.Yeah that was a Lisa phrase. Yes previews of Homemaker weeelllll yeah me too. That's why I don't watch that anymore. Linny use to make fun of me in church!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really sorry bout the Pitt coach sister thou.............
See I can use excessive punctuation seriously as well...................................

Judy
I swear you people are deranged........................................(picture excessive punctuation)
This is a whole new side I've never seen before..............................(picture excessive punctuation, hormones and tears)
I'm not quite sure I'm spiritually mature enough to handle this......................(excessive punctuation, hormones, tears and weird facial expressions)
I have to have coffee now.
I hope you all have.................a normal day..........................if you know how.

Lindsey
Warping you in Mrs. Judy was the best thing we ever did! It was all part of our plan...MUAHAHAHAHA!!!

Judy
Oh, dear God, I'm afraid, I'M SO AFRAID!!!

Melanie
what cats are you talking about

Lisa
At this moment I am now confused.....I find it to be a really good place.

Emma
its a video of cats. I put a link on here

Carrie
OH yeah I forgot SIS.......... BITE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
wat wards did I misssppeell???????

Judy
Carrie, go to www.continuingremedialeducation.com and sign up. Now. Who is Pokey and by the way who is kmaddo2 and I'm assuming that I am not the one who is supposed to bite you, so I will not respond to that. I guess tomorrow the bus is not going to run because of the rain, correct?

Melanie
There were 2 and one was safe for save the other I forgot and already deleted because I was over my quota for mail for real so I had to delete. The BITE ME I knew was coming but I couldn't resist.

Caitlin
I think that the kmaddo2 is kelly maddox. That's a shot in the dark but that's what I'm thinking.

Lisa
I too have wondered who kmaddo2 is...I have no idea.

Lindsey
kmaddo2 is Kelly Maddox. Oh Kelly I am so so so sorry. Ok, everyone DELETE kmaddo2 from your addresses

Carrie
OH NO DARLING I knew it was Kelly. Was wondering tonight if she still wanted to be in the weddin............but oh she is sucked in BIG TIME!!! I figured she was staying under the radar in hopes her identity would not revealed............. but I knew all along I knew.....................

Lindsey
Well, actually she was deleting without reading. Might be a good idea...

Carrie
uuuhhhh up until this email the BITE ME was for blood relatives only............ but SINCE I was given the said web site ( thanks sis for the phrase again) you are more than welcome to as Phoebe on Friends says your all invited to BITE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let’s dance 3-10-2007
Judy
P.S. Can we change the name of the subject line? I hate starting over this many times. It gets tiring.

Carlie
ok, here's a change of subject for ya.
last night i decided to go take a relaxing bath in my parents' bathroom.
the first 20 minutes were great. i was relaxed watching some sweet basketball on the tv in their br. then all of the sudden i hear a little tapping at the door of the bathroom. i had it locked, but you can easily unlock it, so when i hear this noise i stopped for second(didn't say anything) and it later stopped, so i went back to relaxing. 1 minute later again. kept going. i finally muted the television to try and decipher who was at the door and why were they trying to unlock it when i'm stitch-stark naked in the bath tub?! at first my immediate thoughts went to olivia and maggie because they could build a freaking city,i, then, make myself known to the intruders,"hello? i'm naked and unless you want to get a free shot i suggest you don't come in!" there was laughter. that laughter belonged to my mother! so i was all,"WTH?!" (not really, but i can't deny there were similar thoughts passing through my head) she was not even going to let me know she was trying to unlock the door. only when i asked her when she was going to let me in on her little locksmith moment her response was that she was going to tell me when she had it unlocked. unacceptable. i'm trying to take a bath and she's trying to unlock the door so she could get her pajamas on....acting like a two year old when i told her she was going to have to wait. so, she's steady trying to unlock the door. she won't quit. i finally unlocked it for her while i waited in a towel with mollie(who was her accomplice) standing by.
invasion of privacy?
i think so.

Judy
weeping, weeping.
woe is you.

Melanie
No invasion of privacy it's my bathroom and she was holding my pjs ransom for basketball I don't think so but I couldn't stop laughing long enough to be successful I said I needed a 5 yr old to unlock it for me they can do anything and yes Maggie and Olivia could build a city

Lisa
Agreed on Olivia and Maggie and the 5 year

Lisa
Ha ha ha ha and that's what makes this funny. Whitney has missed some of the middle emails and now thinks Judy is in therapy when in fact our entire fam had to begin therapy the day Whitney was born. Carlie your bath story hilarious, Disney animation...could care less, and I HATE VIVA LA BAM AND BAM'S UNHOLY UNION (yes I was yelling)....they are all morons that make a ton of money being morons....I want their money.

Judy
I only had to begin therapy a few days ago when I got on this bandwagon. I'm thinking yes that Carlie can't yell too loud about the no privacy thing because she was in the wrong bathroom to begin with, I don't know who Viva La Bam is
Maggie and Olivia are building a city? Did I miss an email?

Carlie
haha. no, you didn't miss an email. it's a known fact around our households.
they're big fans of CSI. i mean big fans. they like all the cia stuff and they do experiment and stuff like that all the time. wrong bathroom or not; i don't want people walking in on my nakedness, and i don't want to walk in on other people's nakedness as well. unless you're jude law look-a-like.
i kid, i kid.
total joke. kinda.
jude law is slime, but he sure is pretty.

Judy
I'm sure learning a lot.

Lisa
Bam's Unholy union and Viva la Bam are moronic shows on MTV that has obnoxious boys on them and they go around the country trying to do stupid stuff to themselves. They blow each other's stuff up and beat the heck out of cars and anything they can get their hands on. Bam's Unholy Union is about Bam in the process of marrying some idiotic girl and what they are going through to get married. It is a marriage that I truly expect will last.........

Whitney
We have discussed in our abnormal psychology class a
possible cure for obsessive behaviors. It is called
flooding. You simply put the patient in the midst of
whatever they are afraid of, and they are forced to
realize nothing is going to happen to them.
Example: if you don't like spiders, make you hold a
jar of spiders or put a spider on you. If you don't
like small cars, put you in a VW bug and make you ride
for 10 hours. Anyway. I am not a professionl, but I
feel released to try this experiment. Carrie, Dear.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????....................................................................................................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!??!?!! Hope you all have a wonderful evening.
Thank you for coming to my party. I loved it.
Don't forget Whitover begins at midnight tonight.
Love you all,
Whitney

Carrie
Well like several of the rest of us you can't spell either. must run in the jeans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and nope didn't work still love the!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...............????????????????

Olivia
Midnight or 11 or 1?

Lindsey
Add to the confusion, liv. Good job. Ok, I'm out of e-mails. I have reached my max. Goodnight.

3-11-2007
56!!
Caitlin
I had 56 e-mails in my inbox today. That is ridiculous.
I'm actually not pms-ing
Mother, you need to let go of your aggression towards the viva la bam crew and Missy is a nice girl. They make a good pair.
Carrie you know where I stand on the punctuation issue. I am not for it.
There was just so much! So much!

Whitney
Whitover, Whitover, Whitover...It's Wonderful

Melanie
Okay here is what I've discovered the emails don't actually come in order to everyone so a response may be opened before the first one. Wanna know how I know because the hippos and polar bears came first and the hilarious cats too if you keep reading you will figure it all out if you really want to that is I just read and laugh as I delete. Yes it is therapy and there is alot of hormones loose in these houses I don't care what anyone says I have a bunch of my own. I am totally looking forward to Thursday and GIRLS TRIP woohoo!! uhoh watch that punctuation I don't want to go down a road I can't return on

Becky
step away -
I mean it!

huh? 3-11-2007
Stephanie
ok so i've been gone all weekend. i come home to find 70 emails in my inbox. it's like when you're on the phone and you get in that one spot in the room where the lines bleed over and you catch someone else's conversation and even though you can hear some of the words that the person is saying you can't quite make sense of the conversation. that is my experience reading these 70 emails. i must have missed a couple of emails here and there because none of them made sense.
but i mean.....i love you all and i hope you can work out your differences in a timely manner*
*timely manner used in this context implies that i don't come home to 70 emails every weekend

Judy
only 70????????????????????????????????
somebody's falling down on the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Becky
If I were you, Steph, I would just DELETE! It's been insane!

And so ends another useless waste of words....don't get me wrong I love them all....but useless none the less.

Don't forget who loves you

I have to remind myself every day that God is my source and He loves me with an everlasting love.

Romans 9:25
“I’ll call nobodies and make them somebodies; I’ll call the unloved and make them beloved” (MSG).

Jeremiah 31:3
“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself” (NLT).

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Sammy found a great place to smell and sleep


Splat!


It's nose to nose at the finish line!

I'll take a picture of Uno tonight at the midnight feeding so she won't be left out but I had these that were too cute that I couldn't wait to post....so have a look.

Brittney Spears Part 2

Here are some thoughts... An email that I had already posted has Maggie's excellent comment in it even though it applies here. So obviously I missed alot of emails that seemed to have fit into this one. But you know what? I don't care because doing these emails, although it is worth it in the end, is one of the hardest things I have ever done. And since Maggie has all of them still in her gmail, I get them out of her mail and then I have to paste them in word and then move them over here because I can't have 2 different gmails open with my blog open.

Oh it's a process.

So maybe some day they will all be in order and in place...but don't count on it.

Here we are still discussing Brittney Spears but have now added fried cheese, 4 leaf clovers, Carrie's punctuation remains an ongoing topic and then there is Captain D's. I could go on but again I don't want to.
See for yourselves.

Originated with Whitney on 2-23-07
OK Folks
Whitney
I had 27 e-mails in my box this morning. And 4 in my bulk.
They come at random times and I am caught in the middle of conversations...I don't have a clue what is going on.
BUT.
Here is what I think is happening.
Lindsey is friends with Britney Spears; their mutual acquaintance Justin T. caused a riff between the two and Lindsey picked Justin as a better friend and that put Britney in rehab.
Our dear AuntieMom should check into rehab herself because her punctuation is out of control.
Mollie was on the edge but miraculously made it through the depression and now lives a healthy, yet spacey life.
Lisa sends her all thoughts...as they come in. Then she sends us her own opinions of her thoughts...I know this by the 'sigh' that comes at the end of each one.
Emma is just as lost as I have been, but she is ready to dive into this mess no matter.
Carlie must have left us as far as I can tell...or maybe I am just not getting her responses.
For all I know, her responses could clue me in to the most recent facts and I would not be as I am now...confused!!! (I think 3 exclamations is a nice round number. Everything in moderation.)
Mel, Becky? Where have you been.
My poor mama has been in Corsicana, she is not going to know what hit her.
Well.
Take care everyone.
Don't forget my birthday. (March 13, 1895 was the original, but will be celebrated March 11-13 this year of 2007.)

Lisa
Hularious

Lindsey
I do think we should elect someone to do a "wrap-up" at the end of the day and sort through the countless amounts of e-mails because it is hilarious. I mean truly hilarious. Yes, random thoughts from Lisa are marvelous and I've been keeping my friendship with Brit and JT a secret, but it is now out. She's in trouble that girl. And to sum it up my kids had Captain D's for lunch and I now am going to have it for supper because it smelled so darn good. Talk about a throw back. Thursday nights. We were only allowed to attend if my mom was out of town which happened like 3 times a year, but the Walkers were faithful customers.
Happy Birthday Whitney. We won't forget. You won't let us.

Lisa
Captain D's takes me back, fish night, eww that's why Melanie never wanted to go, Mollie hilarious bad 4th grade day, so glad you got over it.
My random thoughts for this moment....I genuinely dislike Julia Roberts so very much it is out of control. I think Nicole Kidman looks like she has had plastic surgery and overall she is way too serious. It would be fun to go look for 4 leaf clovers like I did when I was little....sidebar....if I didn't find one I would split one of the leaves to make it look like 4. It's a gloriously beautiful day outside and it's supposed to thunderstorm tomorrow and I'm really, really unhappy about that. And sorry to end on a sad note but ......I would wish for just one more day with Truly because he was so very wonderful........sigh..............

Lisa
One more thought I am adding Olivia to the list cause I mean how can she miss out

Lindsey
OK gosh I couldn't disagree with you more. I really like Julia Roberts and think Nicole Kidman is pretty. Four leaf clovers-now that I did the same thing. And am so happy about the rain tomorrow because I have nothing to do. We agree to disagree. Still love you and yes Mollie bad 4th grade day-hilarious!

Emma
ok great point whitney. now my next question will be why your birthday originated on March 13 1895?? that was a long time ago

Lindsey
Oh Emma bless your heart. That was when she was born.

Emma
I really like Julia Roberts also and i love Nicole Kidman but not her husband... eww he's gross and captain D's sounds amazing right now

Carlie
oh my gosh, ya'll. we're freaking hilarious. whitney i don' t know why
you weren't getting my messages but i was just laughing along not
really contributing although i did try to talk carrie and lisa to tone
down the punctuation. thank god, thats done. but i like julia roberts
as well as nicole kidmen. i think she's very poised. also, i LOVE
jamie foxx and sydney poiter. love syd's voice. captain
d's.,...totally know what you mean lindsey, dad would let us go on the
the thursday mom left....and i loved every bit of it. i still go
occasionally. still good.

Carlie
also, meredith is selling her apple iBook lab top....i so might dive
in and buy it....its only like 2 years old and she said she'd sell it
to me for only a couple hundred bucks..i'm gonna talk to my
dad.....what do you guys think?

Lisa
Let someone check it out and take the plunge if a knowledgeable computer person says its still good.

Caitlin
Well well well. This is the first time I've checked my e-mail all day and man was my inbox full. I do not think that Britney has a pretty bald head. It's all bumpy and stuff. I still love Simon. Whitney I think you meant to put 1985 and not 1895. I think that was the reason for Emma's confusion. Carrie I don't need !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to understand your passion. I don't understand why of all places my mother picked Brazil to runaway to and I never really indulged myself in the art of four leaf clover looking. I got bored easily. Mollie we're all glad you're alive.
Peace out!
P.S. I love the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki

Carrie
HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA have not laughed that hard in a long time.........................................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is worth all the punctuations. got to get them in before rehab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
Well if you all noticed that Whitney was born in 1895..........................SO SHE DEFINITELY DESERVES CELEBRATING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
Linny we all knew that you have been hiding something. Now we know that it has been the JT and BS friendship............so glad its all out in the open now......and lets hope that Capt. D's is a throw back and not a throw up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
YOU GO GIRL EMMA WE DETAILS PEOPLE CAUGHT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1895

Carrie
Freakin A man now I am going to have to find a freaking Capt D's............ and don't love Nicole or Julia... don't think about them much....... didn't watch the whole show went to get in the tub instead....and I am sure if I found a 4 leave clover Lisa would have chased me down for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and yes Truly would have loved the last few days that were............also in his beloved Texas

Carrie
Sounds like a winner to me...........I was thinking the other day that my computer is 6 years OLD..... cannot believe it.........................

Emma
well i would totally get it if i were you.

Emma
GOOD LORD CARRIE!! you love your punctuation

Melanie
Okay so it seems I did get the emails today thanks for the laugh your summation was perfect!!! Melanie

Carrie
Well Lisa as you always say it all leads back to Friends............ the recaps remind me of Monica and Ross's Mom on the Thanksgiving show. She says that's a lot of information to get in 30 seconds...........Joey if you want to leave, leave, No Rachael you are not suppose to put beef in the triffle, and Pheobe I think Jacque Cousteau is dead..................................cracks me up..... can see it a thousand times and I will laugh my guts out every time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't help myself..........maybe I do need rehab for punctuation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
at least I have passion for something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
Yes another see's the 1895!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
Yeah didn't realize Livvy wasnt' on the list.......... can't wait to hear her feedback......and this MAY put Lydia to bed as if she needs a reason to take a nap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
I was merely pointing out that she had a nice shaped head. didn't look for the bumps.....girl still got problems no matter what her head looks like

Maggie
Holy Crap,
I have 45 e-mails in my inbox but have been checked but not really
checked, more of a skim through them all. By skimming, I have notice a
few things: Whitney is obsessed with her birthday and has a little
at-i-tude towards the sister. Mollie had depression and I'm not really
sure if she's out of it yet. Lindsey is friends with Britney Spears
and talks to Justin Timberlake a few times out of the year. Carrie has
a problem with her punctuation and doesn't seem to be fazed by it at
all. Lisa has sharted since Carrie saw what she said about her
pronunciation and is moving to Brazil and changing her name, if not
already, I bid you good fortune. Caitlin and Carlie just respond to
these e-mails with responses of what they think, but really just have
a conversation between themselves. Emma is not knowing what she's
getting herself into and needs to get out fast. Olivia has probably
not seen the disperse of e-mails but already knows to stay out of the
insanity that we call this family.
Personally, I didn't see what was wrong of rides in the car or just
talking at houses. I don't think I will respond to any of it but will
definitely update myself at the end of the week through e-mail since
this is supposedly how we are passing information these days.
Sincerely,
How I got into this family?

Emma
haha wow that is some funny stuff!!

Olivia
I'm not sure what is going on exactly but it seems I've been missing
out on alot. It sounds like somewhere in everyone in the worlds head
we all have something to say about Brittney Spears and even though her
real "career" ended at some point I don't really know when, she still
keeps us talking. but don't they all. As for the rest of you guys who
keep sending these messages to each other its sounds as if Whitney
types to fast or doesn't know how old she really is. Emma was right.
no way. Carrie has a punctuation overdose. my mother has some crazy
reason to go to Brazil, and something about a four leaf clover, I'm
guessing it has something to do with lucky charms. and for some reason
Mollie thought she was dead? well its clearly pointed out here that
we all have to much time on our hands. gosh, for the sake of our own
minds can we please find another hobby? to add my own little crazy
though or whatever to this I (and caitlin had something to do with
this) decided that I could be a doctor if I wanted but I would get
bored easily when I found out that a hospital isn't exactly like the
one on Scrubs.

Maggie
Yes.. we should write a song soon...

Olivia
I wanted to write one about bananas or something. i cant remember it
was a good one. that can be one of the things we do in our tent.
hahahaha

Carrie
okpeoplesoyouhavebrokenmesoIhavetodecidedtogiveuppunctuationandspacesforthatmatterneveragainwillyou everhavetoworryaboutgettingthis!or?or.or,or thatisaspaceincaseyoudidntgetthathadtouseoneforanexampleso
youreyescangowackytryingtoreadthisemailandjustsoyouknowthatrebeccaohyeahithinkiwillgiveupcapitalletters alsowhatstheuserebeccaisreadingallofthisandkeepingalowprofileiassumesheisactuallyreadingtheemailsandnot deletingbeforereadingaswasadvicedbythecoolcathatissisterlisamelanieforthatmatterisalsokeepingalowprofileas tonotcallattentiontoherselfsothisisallihavetosayfornowandhopethatyouenjoytryingtoreadthiswithoutmybeloved andmuchemotionallyabusedpunctuationwhatwillwedowithoutit

Lisa
God help us it doesn't have to be all or nothing....

Carlie
wow. just wow.

Maggie
everyone will die

Becky
Oh, please - go have a glass of wine, Carrie!!!!!

Carrie
Well since you mentioned it doesn't have to be all or nothing. That brings me to OKLAHOMA!!!!!!!!!!where the wind comes sweeping down the planes............................Gerdy heeeeeeeeee with me its all or nothing...............all nothing with me................. go watch the movie and you will remember............ aaaahhhhh to punctuate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! feels good again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrie
Well Livvy if you do go make a doctor as Bessie use to say you could treat me for my punctuation overdose....treat Mollie for depression and would be suicide had she known what that was in the fourth grade or just give her a lolly pop after her mental checkup I think we are going to have to keep adding people into the crazy to get their summation on the goings on in this we call our crazy.

Carrie
Oh yeah and Livvy you could also help Brittany thru rehab and help get she and Justin back together so we could all go live our lives again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emma
carrie, you are one crazy cat

Lindsey
I totally agree. Alchohol is the way to go!

Caitlin
Haha Carrie I didn't read any of the e-mails with no punctuation and in this world we live and do things half-assed excuse my French. So get with it and pair down the punctuation

Carrie
this is punctuation without alcheeehol wonder what it will be like sloushed????????????????????
Olivia
i smell like fried cheese.

Lindsey
Carrie-I read your e-mails and picture you typing while running around the room completely hyped up and somewhat like a hamster

Lisa
Ha ha this is good stuff and now I have a picture of Carrie running around all hopped up on punctuation
Olivia? Fried cheese? Did you cut the cheese? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha that's funny all the time.
Caitlin half butted not half*****.........
Here is the topic for discussion.....my daughters cleaned out there closet last week. 2 items still had tags (don't even get me started) Whitney took home a totally adorable shirt to see if it fit, It did. She wore it today to church, at which point I said hey Happy birthday and she said no no no no.......I do believe I have fulfilled my 2007 birthday obligation to her, she disagrees. Let the games begin.

Carrie
Yeah Livvy I was wonderin myself bout the the fried cheese???? Yeah if I was on a punctuation drunk high something would be spinnin alright!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I would throw up the fried cheese and with ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I totally agree with the birthday gift and while we are at it I will go ahead and give Whit her gift now......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WoW I love giving gifts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!with much passion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and also the gift for you all especially Caitlin since she didn't EVEN bother to read my email................................
Could the Oscars BE anymore boring and LLLLOOONNNGGGGGGGGG????

Melanie
Carrie I couldn't read your email because my glasses were not strong enough to distinguish the letters so I just deleted. Livvy my whole house smells like fried cheese but it was good and there are leftovers in the fridge if anyone wants some. Lindsey you may be spending too much time with 4 yr olds everyone is turning into animals for you but hey that may be a book --get busy. Becky I too don't forward the emails but I still pray for and love all. The only people I have to email to have already gotten them. and yes who cut the cheese is always funny.

Whitney
CARRIE, NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I AM TEARING OFF OF YOUR
COMPUTER ANY BUTTONS THAT ARE USED FOR PUNCTUATION.
MARY LISA: I LOVE MY NEW SHIRT. HOWEVER, I AM
CONSIDERING IT AS PART OF A LATE CHRISTMAS AND NOT MY
BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU.
CARILE: SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS, DON'T FORGET YOU HAVE
ME FOR CHRISTMAS.
TO THE REST: HAVE A GOOD DAY

And so ends the day, or multi days discussing useless crap. But it is no doubt highly amusing, if only to ourselves. The next email I have in mind shockingly is still discussing Whitney's birthday. And Jared weighs in on that one.

Pups 3 weeks old

Clara B

She is tough as nails


Jack


Blue


Jack's paw


Jack


Sammy

The word that comes to mind here is groovy

I love this picture in our red living room that you can't tell is red.
I think Mike Porter took this picture.


Monday, October 26, 2009

Many days without writing

How can a little bitty puppy have captured my heart this way? But she has…..little Clara Belle. I am praying for the happy ending. If this were a book, I might have already read the last chapter….in fact I’m sure I would have.

Rained and rained and rained. It’s unbelievable how much rain we have gotten, but tonight a cold front is coming and cool weather is about to abound.
Today was one of those days.....one day maybe soon I will feel less like a failure than I do today….at least I hope so.
But Clara is getting better every day and I can’t wait til she is up and running with the big dogs. I have never seen a tougher little dog in my life. I’m certain God is trying to teach me something through her. I will try to apply the lesson Lord. I am off to bed to dream of something wonderful I hope.

Four days without writing anything.....ugh!

Names

Maggie and Jim did an excellent job of naming their kids.
There is not a Billie Frank in the bunch.
Thank goodness.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

The children of James Gibson Walker & Margaret Jane Garvin Walker

Mary Margaret Walker


Owen Lynch Walker


Nina Catherine Walker


Frank Meredith Walker, Joseph Garvin Walker & James Howard Walker

Maya and Cammie's excellent adventure according to Carlie

Everyone remembers the story. The Turners were out of town and when Austin wasn’t looking Maya picked the lock on the gate and she and Cammie escaped into the great unknown. It was a terrible story with a very happy ending because as we all know Whitney, found them and rescued them and we all heaved a huge sigh of relief. But we believe with certainty that the following conversation is completely and totally accurate.

This creation goes to Carlie who wrote
this on May 29, 2007
Kudos Barkie it’s excellent.

The email was titled:
maya and cammie's conversation according to carlie

maya: look cam! the gate is open. let's go explore!
cammie: eh, i don't know about that maya. i mean, we could get in trouble plus it's probably not safe.
Maya: oh, don't be a wuss. we're free. let's go see what the world has to offer us. we'll come back soon, austin won't even know we're gone. we'll totally get away with it.
Cammie: i just don't....
Maya: Cammie! let's go now!
Cammie: alright i guess, but as long as we stay safe.
Maya: yea, yea whatever. Freedom!

after about an hour of exploring...
Maya: see cam, isn't this fun. oh water! i'm thirsty.
Cammie: yea, it's pretty fun, i gotta admit.

(then they both notice whitney's car.)

Maya: oh ****..
Cammie: i told you they would not......
Maya: act like you're happy to see her. they'll just think we wandered
off because we had no boundaries.
(in euyore's voice) Cammie: oh bother....

2 hours later, as her punishment, maya is still in her kennel..
Maya: yea so, i'm thinking maybe cammie was right....

this is what i believe to have gone on between them.
maya was SO the leader of the pack, and SO persuaded cammie.
scared us ****less, too.

Lindsey
That is seriously the funniest thing I have ever read and yes it was a TERRIBLE TERRIBLE idea.

Caitlin
Hahaha that's totally hilarious and totally how it went! That could be
a children's book minus the expletive somewhere in the middle...

Lisa
I totally agree with the convo.....Maya must be interrogated under heavy lights. I think she was headed to Washington D.C. and Cammie was just along because....it's another homeward bound story.........

Emma
haha that was some funny crap... great story and i completely see maya
being that way and poor cammie

Becky
A classic, Carlie!! That's totally how it went down!

Lindsey
Let's all take note that our waterford crystal, anything fancy, mustard spoon for Christmas Aunt Becky just used the phrase "went down".

Carrie
yeah funny phrase for Emily freakin Post to use.

Carrie
Yes thank you LORD that all came out the way it did where Lucy and Ethel I mean Maya and Cammie are concerned.. and as for Washington D.C. yes well you know that Maggie does want to be a CIA agent.... so Maya is only following in Mother Maggies foot steps....... she just got ahead of herself and secret agent Maya and reluctant secret agent Cam forgot to ask permission of Mother Maggie...yes there is a book in there somewhere......... it does need to be rated G thou....... but the @#$% word was most likely said by the secret agents I feel certain.

Pups one more time

Emma and Blue

Jack escapes

Saturday, October 24, 2009

October sky

There is nothing like a blue October sky.
It's perfection no matter where you are.

If John had done this he would probably be injured

On yesterday's post, 10 pictures and all the dates and names and 2 phone calls to BJ to confirm one or 2 things and the only wrong thing was my own wedding date.

AND I never even caught it.....Lindsey had to tell me.
Whatev

The next email is coming shortly but I have to go walk first.
It's a glooooourius day!
Say it like you mean it!.

Friday, October 23, 2009

A letter to my aunt Mollie

This was written by me on July 20, 1968. I was 9 years old and clearly a brilliant conversationalist. I'm sure Mollie, Nina and Jay were riveted by my prowess.


Couples through the years.



James Gibson and Margaret Jane Garvin Walker
1900


Truly and Bessie Louise Webb Etheredge
May 15, 1926


W. O. Jay and Nina Catherine Walker McClung
1933


Frank Meredith And Billie June Etheredge Walker
June 30, 1949


Douglas Randall and Melanie Jane Walker Turner
May 26, 1979


William Dale and Lydia Renee Laws Walker
March 1, 1980


John Edward and Mary Lisa Walker Herrock
February 16, 1985


James Keith and Rebecca June Walker Ford
April 26, 1997


William Glenn and Lindsey Erin Turner Swander
June 27, 2009