IT WON'T BE LONG NOW...

I just received an e-mail from Carol Weber. Scott is in Wisconsin now and will be home on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.!!!!!

Welcome home, buddy!

Can't wait to see you in a couple weeks.

MORE BAD NEWS

Sharon Covington's oldest brother, David, was killed in a car accident Thursday night.

His obituary is in the Quad City Times today. I believe it will also be in the CR Gazette and Anamosa paper later in the week.

Obviously, her entire family is in shock right now. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

(Thanks to Diane Norton for the info...)

THANK GOODNESS FOR

GOOD FRIENDS

Below is a picture of two of my bestest friends ever, Kristi and Dawn. To the left is my buddy, Stan!

Thank you all for being there when I needed you the most!

THE FAIR, CHICAGO, BEER TENT, ETC.

I trekked up to Monticello last night for a rip-snorting good time at the fair. The band, Chicago, performed and the median age at the concert was, oh, say, about 44?!?

Anywho, I ran into tons of people we know and snapped the following pics of some of them.

I also saw Mark Jones and Jim Ahrendsen and lots of people from the classes of 1980 and 1982. I heard rumors that Scott Ehlts and Kelly & Milt were there, but I never saw them. I had the camera all ready. Funny thing, tho....I heard lots of comments like, "Oh, jeezus, we're going to end up on the blog tomorrow, aren't we?"

Enjoy the photos and if y'all have any of your own from the fair, please send and share. We're talking about a county fair in Iowa, for God's sake. Y'all have to have some cow, pig, or goat pictures for me, don't ya!?!

TONY'S ARMPIT CANDY...

Quite appropriate, actually, since she is about the sweetest thing ever.

TONY, JEFF, AND

SOME GUY WE

DON'T KNOW...

but, he was very nice and mildly photogenic, no??

MISS CHRIS WAS

ONE HAPPY LITTLE

GIRL...

She won't remember how happy she was. Trust.

THE FOLKENS

(Don, it's really quite simple..... open the e-mail, click reply, type your message, and then click send.)

DANE WAS VERY

NICE TO ME...

considering I didn't invite him to the reunion.

TONY, KARLA, AND HER

HUBBY, RANDY

CONNIE, CARLA, AND TONY ENJOYING A COLD

BEVERAGE

DAN AND MARY

JANE IN THE BEER

TENT...

Don't ya love Tony's shadow on Dan's shirt? Check out the ears!!!!!

Bahahahahaha!!!

BOWL OF HAIL

Deb wrote to say that they got themselves a little bit of hail last week.

SHE TOOK THE PLUNGE

Hi, Carron,

So sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you! It has been a busy summer so far...working around the house and all. Sorry I missed Tony's B-day party, looks like you all had fun. I haven't seen Colleen Gilbert in years....the people you run into when you're out and about amazes me!

Kinda ironic about Darcie's cousin. I have a good friend whose husband was really close to him, so I heard about it that way. What a scary thing going on with the deer around here and vehicles. So sorry to hear about that.

Yes, I am married now....we went to the JP and I would do that again if I had to. Wow so easy and after having a wedding I would recomend that to a wedding any day. $35 and your married.....well another $100 just because we decided to use a chapel rather than go in court and get 'er done! LOL

So have you and Tony set a date yet or just enjoying the engagement for a while? You two look so cute together. And you seem like you have a lot of fun.

Well, have lots on my to do list today, so I guess I better get at it. Take care and hope to see you some time soon.

Mary Jo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM!

MORE BAD NEWS.... :-(

Hi, Carron,

I just heard that Debbie (Noe) Carson's daughter died last night in a car accident. Carla (Etten) Null phoned me. Debbie's husband, Mike Carson, is Carla's cousin. I heard that Deb's daughter was a backseat passenger without a seatbelt on, and was ejected from the car when they swerved to miss some deer.

Just needed to tell someone. Debbie was a very good friend of my sister, Tammy.

Sad.

Bren

Girl dies in Anamosa crash; three other teens injured

From the Cedar Rapids Gazette

ANAMOSA - The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says Crystal M. Carson, 14, of Anamosa died and three other Anamosa teens were injured after a car crashed into a corn field northwest of Anamosa last night.

The accident happened at about 8:30 p.m. along Buffalo Ridge Road, about one-half mile south of Hart Road, according to the sheriff’s office.The driver of the car was identified as Aleen S. Austin, 17, of Anamosa. The other passengers in the car were Jon Snobl, 15, of Anamosa and Brian W. Ogden, 14, of Anamosa.

The sheriff’s office says two of the teens were ejected from the vehicle.

Carson was flown from the scene to University Hospitals in Iowa City where she died from her injuries.

Austin, the driver, and another passenger were transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The other passenger, who was ejected from the vehicle, went to Jones Regional Medical Center and then was flown to University Hospitals. No condition reports were available.

The accident is still under investigation.

CONGRATULATIONS, DEB!!!

Passed my nursing boards...........

BRING ON THE MARGARITAS, MEXICAN FOOD, AND THE DANCING BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deb (Wilcox)

BAD NEWS

Darcie's cousin, Jeremy Henderson, was killed in a motorcycle/deer accident on Sunday night.

Let's keep Darcie and her family in our prayers and maybe even send her a "thinking of you" e-mail.

RIDININCR@peoplepc.com

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your favorite song of all time??

Name the title and the artist.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE!

SPEAKING OF BEING

HOME IN AUGUST...

Carron,

Thanks for the pictures. I don't have access to the blog.

We moved into transient housing on Saturday. There are 60 of us in this not-so-large building. Alarm clocks went off at 0130 and 0330 this morning. As soon as we figure out who is responsible, we are going to have a little talk.

It won't be long now. My replacement has arrived. We have to get them trained and after that we are out of here.

See you soon.

Scott

SHARON WILL BE HOME IN AUGUST

Carron,

I am planning to come home for Scott's party in August. I think Dann has opted to stay home with the kids...I think us wild girls scare him in his old age!!!! Fine with me!

Hey, have a great time at Tony's birthday party!!!

Charlie is starting to walk all over now.. It is sooo funny to see. Brings tears to my eyes!! He will be one on the 25th, so I guess it is time! Rachel is doing good, sassy as ever! I will send you some new pictures. '

See you in August!
Sharon

A COUPLE MORE FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY PICS

Just a bunch of old people hanging out.

DO YOU SUPPOSE HE STILL LOVES ME??

It's now 1:39 p.m. and this photo was taken five minutes ago.

(Update: He finally woke up at 3:05.)

HE JOINS THE "44 CLUB" (on Thursday, July 12th)

We had a kick-ass birthday party for Tony at the Chrome Horse on 07/07/07. Here are a couple photos of Tony having wayyyy too much fun.

(For a hint as to how much fun he had....it is 12:53 p.m. and he is still in bed...holding his head and moaning.)

Scroll down for more birthday photos!

TONY AND OUR

FRIEND, DENISE

TONY AND OUR

FRIENDS, DEB AND

VICKI

TONY AND OUR FRIEND, SHANNON

THEY TOOK THE

LONG WAY

AROUND...

After a tour around Anamosa and a call to Mom Bungum, John and Becky finally found the Chrome Horse. He even got the memo.

WHODA THUNK IT?

Colleen and her hubby, Denny, came for the birthday festivities!

MY HEAD IS GOING TO EXPLODE!

Darcie gave Tony a Mexican Hooker right in front of his fiancee. Some friend she is.

"HONEY, I LOVE

YOU SOOO MUCH."

It's amazing how much they love you when they're drunk.

IT WON'T BE LONG

NOW...

Carron,

As they say in the military, we are getting very short. My replacement will be here in just a few days and then the end will be in sight. I have a lot to do before we go, but get it done or not, we are out of here in just a few weeks. Can't wait to see everyone next month.

Take care.

Scott Weber

TYPICAL SMALL TOWN PARADE

Ely had the typical small town 4th of July parade. Lots of fire trucks, kiddie cars, veterans, flags, and tons and tons of horse poo-poo! I know y'all have pictures of your holiday. Send and share!!!

A GOOD COUPLE DAYS FOR TONY

Tony got an early birthday gift from the future in-laws AND he won the cool glider/rocking chair in a raffle at the Ely Firemen's Breakfast that he, Ellyn, and the boyfriend, Josh, are sitting on. Lucky bastard. He should have bought me a lottery ticket. I want to retire, too.

BIRTHDAY

SHINDIG

FOR TONY

On Saturday, July 7, we are having a little birthday gathering for Tony at the Chrome Horse in Cedar Rapids. Come share some birthday cheer with us!!! The festivities will begin around 6:30 p.m.

We would love to see you all!

~ HAPPY 4th OF JULY ~

I BEAT HIM

Really. I did.

Bahahaha!!

Too much heat and too many beverages make me delirious.

SHE TOLD US TO BE NICE

After a hot 27 holes of golf, we enter the club house for a cold beverage. Hmmm, wouldn't a keg be nice right now? I digress. On the TV above the bar, CNN is airing the story about Scooter Libby's sentence being commuted. And, who should walk in?? LIBBY!!!! Coincidence? I think not.

After several futile attempts to dodge my camera, she agreed to have her picture taken as long as we didn't mention her stint in rehab (didn't work), her recent firing, and the whole jail debacle. Poor thing's a wreck.

JUST KIDDING, PEOPLE!

Libby is doing well, she is as beautiful as ever, and she has the cutest daughter on the planet!

GUESS WHO ELSE WE SAW?

(Here's a hint...) It's Kegs!

KENT'S DADDY

Father's Day - the late edition! Tony and I just keep running into people wherever we go...this time it was the Reynolds padre.

HOW SMART ARE WE??

A Think Test

^Click on the above link^

POWER OF OBSERVATIONS

The following 25 questions are about things we see everyday or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? This is harder than you think!

KENNY'S A HOTTIE!!

The Kenny Chesney concert was AWESOME! One of Lance's friends got
tickets for his wife for her birthday. Their seats were farther
back, so the guys let Kandi and I have the close seats....What a
blast!
Here are also two links to two little videos I took with my
camera....
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v181/msmrtn/?action=view&current=MOV02260-1.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v181/msmrtn/?action=view&current=MOV02294.flv
I would go back in a heartbeat!
Deb