Hey Friends! Where've you been? Where've I been? It's been a fairly quiet winter here in Tenn. and we have been staying busy catching up with friends and family. All has been well. We went to visit Barb and Rich in Michigan and they had a BLIZZARD while we were there!!! They just had a new baby by the way. Well Justin and Jamie did, it's grandparent time again for Barb and Rich. Can they handle two???? I think not. but we'll see! ha. Liam Drake was born Friday, March 25, 2011. I'm uploading a couple pics to show you what I mean about the Michigan weather. Barb is the beautiful blonde in the pic and Nancy is a beautiful brunette.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Happy New Year everybody! Here we are about to leave for our New Year's Eve celebration at the grand reopening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center as guest of Alan and Cathy Umstead. The symphony center sustained 42 million dollars worth of damage by the 1000 year flood that hit TN this summer, but looked beautiful after the renovation! Our favorite thing of the evening was hearing Itzhak Perlman, a world famous violinist for which the score of "Shindler's List" was written. He was amazingly wonderful and has performed for the Queen and at the Inauguration of President Obama. And we got to hear him!! At the conclusion of the evening we were served champaign and desert to ring in the new year.

Cathy, Lili and me toasting the new year! Happy 2011!!

Ray, Alan Umstead, Lili's husband and son!

Having camera troubles because I couldn't see the settings...(left my glasses at home) It's hard to believe how rainy and windy it was, but doesn't show up in the pic.

Let's have a fireside chat

Ok, here's the deal....it's COLD in Tennessee!!! But it is fun to sit by the fire and dream of Hawaii and the sunsets, walks on the beach, riding in the jeep, dinner and fun with good friends, and playing in the water, reading good books...oh, I can do that here...the part about reading good books. So it is fun to have the best of both! Just found out that Rush and Sheenu will be moving to New York next year, so gone will be our stopover, but lots of fun in store visiting them there!

Oh the memories when these guys were little!!!! Pictured are Rush, Daniel Askew, Jay Freeman, Me, Colin Martin, Scott Finley, Daniel Askew, and Chad.

Rush turned 30 this year and we celebrated with a surprise party at Kobe Steaks with 17 friends. Great time....all his childhood buddies came! Plus Carol and David Wood. We had a fantastic time.

Hello Everybody!!!! We've been home awhile now and thought I'd post a couple pictures. Maybe even a video. The boys have been home for Thanksgiving and Sheenu joined us this year to make it a real treat! Ahhhhh to have another woman in the house! We celebrated with good food and lots of fires and of course, football! So here's a couple pics to see what's been going on.

Time to PACK

Ray says I've bought too much.

This ONE time he could be right...

I have purchased a couple things.

But some of it was for him.

I'm calling this his!!!

Horsing around after dinner with Ray's cigar. Mama would not like this!

Ready for dinner, Italian, of course!

Taking a cigar break in Waikiki.

Getting mail! Thanks Jules!!
I think Ray is lookin' good with his new haircut which has been growning for 3 weeks!

Ray's haircut

Ray can't be trusted to go for a haircut alone. He told me he didn't want me to tag along like his mom, so I said, "o...kay...
I had to laugh so hard, because I know he likes his hair quite a bit longer. He looks ready for the military. Now you may be thinking, it looks good, but it has been growing out for 3 weeks and we had to put sunscreen on his neck. It's the back that is so short! I told him he'd been acting "mean" since his new cut!! That's what he gets for making fun of Steve, my former stylist who is now working at Home Depot!