Volume XXXI
April 1, 1999
Information Exchange
For those of you who have been asking about the coat of arms, here is a brief description of it:
"On a field Argent, three buckles lozengy
gules; Out of a ducal cornet Or, a demi-falcon displayed."
"On a field Argent:" This means that the shield has a silver (argent...although
heraldrically, it is often shown as white).
"three buckles lozengy gules:" On the silver/white background shield, there are
three red buckles that are lozenge (diamond) shaped.
"Out of a ducal cornet Or, a demi-falcon displayed." The golden ducal cornet
(small crown) is of high significance from a heraldic perspective. The ducal cornet
signified that if the King fell in battle, it would be the secondary rallying
point...hence, it signified an important person. The demi-falcon (or half-falcon)
displayed means that the falcon has its wings spread fully.
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Teresa
Michaels shares the following information with us about her line of Jernigans:
"My grandfather was Burton Lee Jernigan, and his father was William Thomas Jernigan
b. 12-23-1868. William married Mary Addival Caruthers, b. 6-14-1869, on 4-10-1887."
Teresa also supplied us with the following lists of William and Mary's children, and
Burton Lee's children:
Children of William Thomas and Mary Addival Caruthers Jernigan:
Elizabeth Jernigan b. 1-31-1888; d. 4-25-1925
Burl Jernigan b. 7-2-1889
Hilda Ann Jernigan b. 5-21-1891; d. 4-30-1979
Burton Lee Jernigan b. 1-9-1894; d. 4-10-1970 in Barberton, OH
Alice Jernigan b. 8-14-1898; d. 11-2-1953
Bessie Jernigan b. 3-25-1902
Robert Earl Jernigan b. 5-24-1906; d. 12-19-1969
Flossie Jernigan b. 9-24-1911; d. 8-17-1958
Burton Lee Jernigan married Eliza Lavern Howard from Peavine, TN on 4-6-1919. Their
children:
Haskell Jernigan b. 12-12-1919; d. 11-12-1925
Burtle Jernigan b. 11-25-1921
Eugene Arnold Jernigan b. 12-18-1923; d. 2-21-1991
Raymond Jernigan b. 2-22-1927; d. 5-8-1980
Casto Jernigan b. 3-12-1929
Edgar Ray Jernigan b. 2-27-1930
Alice Faye Jernigan b. 6-13-1939 (this is Teresa's mother)
By comparing Teresa's information with census and cemetery records, we have determined
that William T. Jernigan is the son of Burrell Jernigan and his first wife Sarah E., and
the grandson of Kedar Jernigan.
Census records show that William T., Mary, and their children lived in Putnam Co., TN in
1900. The census record gives William T.'s birthplace as Missouri.
Cemetery records from the Bloomington Springs, TN cemetery show a double stone with
JERNIGAN inscribed at the top and the following names underneath:
W. Thomas, Dec. 23, 1868 - Feb. 28, 1950
Mary A. June 14, 1869 - June 26, 1918
Nearby are a set of 6 graves, all from the family of Burrell B. Jernigan, son of Kedar
Jernigan.
Kay Stone supplied us with the following census record for Burrell Jernigan in 1870,
Webster Co.,MO, p. 271, #61-61:
Jernigan, Burrell, 45, farmer, $330, b. NC
Sarah E., 24, keeps house, b. TN
Wm. T., 1, b. MO
As a note of interest, further on down the same page is this census record, #64-62:
Jernigan, Thomas B., 36, farmer, $257, NC
Elizabeth A., 34, TN
Martha E., 14, TN
Kader, 10, TN
Mary J., 9, TN
Issabel A., 7, TN
Thomas B., 2, TN
Comparing this with other census records, this is most likely another of Kader's sons,
Bright Jernigan. His full name must have been Thomas Bright.
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Kathy Mosley ran across these notes that she had jotted down at some time or other and thought they might be helpful to someone in their research. Thanks Kathy!
Index to Death & Marriage Notices in the
Vineyard Gazette A-K
Compiled by Mrs. Kathryn Stewart, 1995 Dukes County, Mass.
Mrs. Helen Jernegan d. 3-2-1934
Lamont Jernegan m. 2-7-1930
Jared Jernigan d. 1-19-1899
Joseph Jernigan d. 4-19-1899
Laura Jernegan m.2-1-1894
Mary Jernegan m. 9-5-1924
Nathaniel Jernegan d. 6-21-1889
Thomas Jernegan d 5-13-1909
Index of Death Notices in the Vineyard
Gazette 1850-1875
Compiled by C. Baer, 1992
Miss Almira Jernegan 1-27-1860 57 yrs
Mrs. Anna M. Jernegan 6-21-1872 56 yrs
Michigan City, Ind.
Charles H. Jernegan 11-27-1868 22 yrs
Earlsville, Iowa
Cyrus P. Jernegan 6-17-1853 6 m
Frank Pierce Jernegan 4-8-1864 12 yrs
George Anderson Jernegan 7-12-1861 12 days
Capt. Henry Jernegan 12-16-1853 33 yrs
Ochtsk Sea
Jared Jernegan 3-31-1871 77 yrs
Josephine B. Jernegan 10-31-1851 7 mths
Mrs. Mary Jernegan 6-27-1851 68 yrs
Williamsburg
N. Mayhew Jernegan
8-7-1874 New Bedford
Nathan Jernegan 9-5-1851 60 yrs
Mrs. Phebe Jernegan 1-8-1875
64 Westfield, N.Y.
Mrs. Prudence Jernegan 2-20-1852 53
Mrs. Rebecca Jernegan 2-5-1858 33 yrs
Mrs. Rebecca Jernegan 9-24-1875 83 yrs
Rebecca Josephine Jernegan 9-17-1858 8 mths
Richard Wellen Jernegan 10-22-1869 74 yrs
Edgarton
Thomas Dunham Jernegan 8-27-1853 4 mths
Holmes Hole
William Jernegan 5-20-1864 78 yrs
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This article on Aaron & Mary Jernigan of
Houston-Irwin Co., GA, is a joint effort by Barbara
Fowler,
Shirley Durden (a descendant) & Sharon Tingley.
AARON & MARY JERNIGAN OF HOUSTON-IRWIN CO., GA
This is a follow-up to Barbara Fowler’s
query about the various Aaron Jernigans, which appeared in Vol. 18, pg. 6 of the Home
Page. Most of the following information comes from Shirley
McMillan Durden, who is a great-great-great granddaughter of Aaron and Mary
Jernigan of Houston-Irwin Co., GA. Barbara’s original questions about this Aaron
were: who was his father, and where did he die? These questions still remain
unanswered, but perhaps one of the descendants of this group will have some answers for
us.
Aaron Jernigan was born about 1799. He married Mary Jernigan on Jan. 4, 1835 in Houston
Co., GA. Mary was also b. c1799, and they were supposedly first cousins. Mary was
the daughter of Moses and Charity Jernigan, and the granddaughter of James and Jenette
Jernigan of Bulloch Co., GA. We are not sure at this time which of James and
Jenette’s sons would be the father of Aaron.
In the Houston Co., GA deed book E, there is a deed dated 6 Apr 1831 from Reziah Jernigan
and Mary Jernigan to Benjamin Webb for a 202-1/2 ac. lot. It is signed by Clarkey Webb,
Lemuel Webb, Resiah Jernigan (with an X), and Mary Jernigan (with an X). At this time we
are unsure if this is the same Mary Jernigan or not, nor can we identify Resiah Jernigan.
Aaron and Mary Jernigan later lived in Irwin Co., GA and had the following children:
1. John Jernigan was b. c1835. He served in the Civil War, enlisting in Co. F, 49th
Regiment of the GA Infantry from Irwin Co. on May 14, 1862. He was wounded at 2nd Manasses
and died near Richmond, VA in the summer of 1862. He most likely was never married.
2. Joseph Jernigan was b. c1837. He also served in the Civil War, enlisting at the same
time and place as his brother, John. Joseph died on July 14, 1862 in Camp Windor,
Richmond, VA. It is believed he was also unmarried.
3. Elizabeth “Betsy” or “Bessie” Jernigan was b. c1840. She moved with
her brother, Aaron, to Berrien Co., GA. On her tombstone in the St. Luke Cemetery in
Alapaha, Berrien Co., it says, “Bessie Jernigan, Mother of John Jernigan and
Elizabeth J. Luke”, with no dates. Both of her children are buried in the same
cemetery. It is known that Betsy married William H. Luke on Dec. 4, 1881; they had no
children. Bessie’s children were:
a. John J. “Coot” Jernigan was b. 1856 in Ga. He d. July 23,
1930 in Berrien Co. John married Matilda “Tildy” Luke on Jan. 19, 1887 in
Berrien Co. They had the following children: Francis Jernigan (never married); John N. L.
“Lewis” Jernigan, who m. Sarah Williams; Ocie J. Jernigan, who m. Annie Bell
Williams; Riley Jernigan (died as a baby), and J. W. Jernigan.
b. Frances Elizabeth “Babe” Jernigan b. Nov. 16, 1862; d. Mar
8, 1901. She married Lemuel David Luke on Sept. 29, 1882 in Irwin Co. They had 12
children. Frances Elizabeth died a few days after giving birth to twins. One of the twins
died also. The other twin, Frances Elizabeth Luke, was a son but was given that name after
his mother died. He was always called Frank E. Luke, and that is what is on his tombstone.
Frank E. Luke is Shirley Durden’s maternal grandfather.
4. Aaron Jernigan was b. c1841. He died c1888 and was buried in the pasture of his farm in
Enigma, Berrien Co., GA. Like his brothers, John and Joseph, he also served in the Civil
War, enlisting in Co. E, 61st Regiment Infantry, Irwin Co. Cowboys on Aug. 27, 1861. He
was wounded and captured at Monocacy, MD, but he did survive the war and was at home on
wounded furlough at the close of the war. Aaron married Zilpha Gray on Nov. 4, 1869 in
Irwin Co. After Aaron’s death at age 47, Zilpha married a second time to L. D.
Alexander. She died Oct. 4, 1933 in Enigma, Berrien Co., and was buried in the Jernigan
Cemetery there. Aaron and Zilpha had two sons, Henry and Joshua Jernigan. They probably
had more children, but at this time their names are unknown to us.
a. Henry Jernigan, b. Dec. 1883 in GA; d. 26 Nov. 1918. He was married
to Lucy Henderson on Oct. 26, 1902. Lucy died in 1915, three years prior to her
husband’s death. Henry and Lucy had the following children: Joseph Jernigan, Ida J.
Jernigan, Euna Jernigan, Elzie Jernigan, June Jernigan, Millie/Nellie Jernigan, Allie
Jernigan. After Henry’s death, the children were brought up by their paternal
grandmother, Zilpha Gray Jernigan Alexander.
b. Joshua Jernigan, m. Roxie Solomon and had at least one child, Claude
Jernigan, b. Nov. 3, 1894 in Berrien Co. Claude m. Miriam McMillan. He died Aug. 15, 1973
and is buried in the Brusy Creek Church Cemetery, Irwin Co., GA.
5. Mary Jernigan b. c1842. No further information.
6. Clarkey Jernigan b. c1844. No further information.
7. Sibbia "Sibbie" Jernigan b. c1848. No further information.
There are many descendants of these Jernigans still living in this area
today. The following are some marriage records in Irwin and Berrien Counties which
probably tie into these families, but we are not sure how at this time:
Irwin Co., GA marriage book:
Jernigan, Emma to Owens, T. A. 5-29-1907
Jernigan, Mary to Rowell, Olive 3-13-1918
Jernigan, Lona to Mobley, Robert 5-27-1917
Jurnigan, Susanah to Tucker, Thomas 1-25-1840
Jernigan, Joseph to Mixon, Emma 12-11-1898
Jernigan, E. to Hogan, Martha 12-24-1905
Jernigan, Jim to Tomberlin, Mary 4-2-1910
Jernigan, Jim to Powell, Lula 2-24-1912
Jernigan, Mark to Jenkins, Dollie 11-27-1924
Jernigan, Wright to Holland, Bertie 8-12-1915
Jernigan, Willie to Stephen, Ozie 12-13-1913
Berrien Co., GA marriage book:
Jernigan, J. C. to Lipsey, L. L. 1-22-1883
Jernigan, J. C. to Fletcher, Lizzie 10-31-1912
Jernigan, Moody to Music, Wiley 6-17-1912
In 1878, a Rachel Jernigan was b. in Berrien Co., GA; it is unknown who her parents were.
Rachel married Henry Gray and died in 1898 while in childbirth. Also, there was a Rebecca
Jernigan b. 1825 in Irwin Co., GA; who married Daniel Newton Drawdy. They lived in Berrien
Co. in the 1850s. We believe that both Rachel and Rebecca tie into this group of
Jernigans; does anyone know how?
If anyone has any further information about this branch of the Jernigan tree, or knows
about any of the names listed above, please contact either Shirley McMillan; Barbara
Fowler; or Sharon Tingley. We would love to hear
from you!
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William
Morgan sends the following:
Linda Stewart from the Fort Gatlin Historical Association tells me that Orange County
officials have dropped plans to build condominiums on the site of a former U.S. Navy Sonar
Lab in Orlando. Instead, they are now proposing to renovate the existing buildings for use
as office space for the public school system. The 4-acre tract of land was where Aaron
Jernigan built a stockade to protect area pioneers during the Seminole Wars, and Stewart's
group had hoped the county would choose to build an historical park on the site. But, she
said that she was optimistic that the group could work well with education officials to
ensure that the site's historical significance would be highlighted by the renovations.
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Barbara
Stancliff passes on something that a friend of hers sent recently:
The Allens lived in Butler Co KY, and Sion and wife Flora May Jernigan moved to Muhlenburg
Co KY after their marriage, and lived there until their deaths. Following are the entries
in the family Bible:
Devotional Bible Publishing Co, 1881
The Bible belonged to Sion Bass Allen
Births:
Bessie Allen - 18 Nov 1899
Leslie Allen - 14 June 1901
Adren Elmer and Katie Delmer Allen -- 9 Oct 1902
Gracie Allen - 9 Feb 1905
Infant b 29 Nov 1909, d 5 Dec 1909
Nora Ann Allen, 12 Mar 1911
Arthur Edward Allen - 18 Mar 1913
Otis Monroe Allen - 28 Feb 1916
Martha May Allen - 28 July 1918
Anna Susan Allen - 26 Sept 1920
Edna D Allen - 11 Dec 1922
Ruth Allen - 28 June 1925
E. S. Jernigan - 8 Jan 1853
J. A. Jernigan - Feb 1857
Minnie Jernigan - 2 Feb 1877
Noler Jernigan - 12 July 1880
Edgar Jernigan - 19 Feb 1887
Flora May Jernigan - 4 May 1889
Claud Jernigan - 9 Mar 1891
Clidie Jernigan - 10 Apr 1896, d 24 Mar 1895 (this death date is obviously an error, but I
have been unable to locate the original)
Clarince Jernigan - 10 Apr 1896, d 27 Dec 1896
Ethel Jernigan - 3 June 1899
Deaths:
Nancy Francis Allen - 18 May 1866
Sarah Jane Allen - 26 Mar 1868
Melvine Eliza Allen - 21 Sept 1882
James David Allen - 15 Feb 1885
Beatrice M Allen - 6 Aug 1908
Andrew Jackson Allen - 15 Oct 1881
Infant, born dead - 9 Apr 1888
Martha Ellen Allen - 1 Apr 1895
Bessie Allen - 20 Nov 1899
Leslie Allen - 10 Nov 1907
Katie Allen - 1 Aug 1908
Charles M Allen - 26 Feb 1898
A. M. Allen - 5 Feb 1919
Mary Elena Susan Gordon - 7 Jan 1909
Twins, b 13 May 1927, d 13th and 14th 1927, Sion Lee and
Andrew B Allen
Sion Bass Allen - 25 Nov 1933
E. S. Jernigan - 1 July 1926
Juliette Ann Jernigan - 3 Apr 1930
Eula Jackson - 18 Apr 1925
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Gary
Jarnigan sends this in answer to an inquiry last month:
My mother, Julia Jarnigan, read your inquiry about Peter Jarnigin in the March, 1999
Jernigan Homepage. She said that she was in correspondence with a Jo Gretchen Jarnigan Cox
from Tyler, Texas. She gave my mother the following information in May 1960. Peter moved
from Tennessee to Texas around 1875. His first marriage was to Amanda Johnson and they had
two children, Edgar and a girl who died young. The second marriage was to Lelia
Belle Leftwich in 1886 in Hill County, Texas. They had nine children. Mrs. Cox was the
seventh child of this marriage. Nathan S. Jarnigan was the nineth child and was born in
1903. He lived in Oklahoma City in 1995.
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Dan Fairfax has the following inquiry on WHITMEL JERNIGAN - ca. 1790 - Bladen County, North Carolina -:- Whitmel Jernigan mentioned in his 1793 will a Nedom Fairfax as a Cousin. Nedom Fairfax m. Rebecca? and lived in Columbus County (previously part of Bladen County until 1806) and was last seen in 1850 Census of Columbus County, NC. Would anybody have family information on Whitmel Jernigan who passed away in 1805/1806?...Thank you, Dan Fairfax, 2629 Somerset Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37217, dfair777@edge.net
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Diane Shackleford Small is researching Warren Phillip Jernigan who married Josephine Shackleford Colyar in Chattanooga, TN. They were married Saturday, April 27, 1918. Josephine Shackleford Jernigan lived in a mansion called Colyarton on Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, which belonged to her parents, Louis St. Clair Colyar and Daisy Shackleford Colyar. Diane believes that the Colyars had some kind of mining/ore business after the Civil War.Diane would like to hear from anyone related to these people. She also has photographs of the mansion, etc., and will be happy to share with other descendants.
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Sharleen
Combs-Valentine submits the following information about her husband's Jernigan
ancestors:
Louise Jane Jerrigan/Jernigan was b. c1850; her father's name was Lewis. She had at least
3 other siblings named Emma Lewis, Elizabeth Nesbitt, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Louise Jane
married a Mr. Valentine/Volentine. They had a son named William Lewis Valentine b. abt
1869, probably in Bond Co., IL, and d. 1940 in New Douglas, IL. They also had a daughter
named Sally S. Valentine, who died as an 8-10 year old. Sally was b. and d. in Bond Co.
Wm. Lewis Valentine married Lettie/Lottie Irene Easton on June 20, 1894 in New Douglas,
IL. She was b. July 19, 1872 in New Douglas, and died Nov. 13, 1969 in New Douglas.
Lettie's parents were Louis Arden Easton and his wife, Anna. Louis was b. in NY, was a
river boat captain on the Mississippi, and once had a fleet of ships on the Great Lakes.
Easton, PA is named after the Easton family. Lettie and Wm. Lewis had one son: Louis Arden
Valentine b. March 30, 1895 in Bond Co., IL and d. in the Amarillo, TX veteran's hospital.
Louis Arden Valentine is Sharleen's husband's grandfather.
We are wondering if Lewis H. Jernigan, the son of Jesse Jernigan and Thamar Ives of
Stewart Co., TN, could be the father of Louise Jane Jernigan Valentine. Lewis H. moved
from TN to Christian Co., IL, where he appears in the 1850 census. In that census record,
Lewis H. is age 42 b. TN; his wife Sarah is 35 b. TN; and they have two children: Louisa
J., age 8, b. IL, and James C., age 1, b. IL. This would be a few years off from
Sharleen's estimation of 1850 for Louise Jane's birth date.
If anyone has further information on these Jernigans and Valentines, please contact
Sharleen.
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Lois M. Terrill is searching for information to
help her document that the John Jernigan that married Mary Bynum is the son of Thomas
Jernigan and grandson of John and Temperance Moore Jernigan/Jarnagan. She has a copy of
the will of John who was married to Temperance but there is nothing in that to link him to
his son Thomas or to John, son of Thomas. If you have any information on this connection
please contact:
Lois M. Terrill
1036 Stephani Drive
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(tel: 805-549-9244)
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Franklin Tennyson is seeking the following information:
In her book on the Tennyson family, which is related to the Jernigan family, Faye Davidson mentions a book by the son of Marshall Henry Jernigan, Arlington Lee Jernigan. I have found references to this book in my father's research on the Tennyson family. My father's and Faye Davidson's notes say it was published about 1960 when Arlington Lee Jernigan was 90 years old. It may be a limited printing and private. Problem, I cannot find it anywhere. Can anyone help find out if anyone has a copy?
Also, Marshall Henry Jernigan married Sinihia
Or Sinithia Tennyson July 12 1862. Mattie Lucille Jernigan,daughter of James Franklin
Jernigan, married Sinithia Tennysons g nephew, Hiram Franklin Tennyson.
First: does anyone know of other Tennyson/Jernigan marriages?
Second: Where did Henry and Sinithia Elizabeth Tennyson marry, how and where did they
meet?
Third: How far back do the Jernigan/Tennyson connections go? Have heard they were also
connected in England?
I am interested because I am the grandson of Hiram and Mattie Tennyson. My grandfather
told me one of Mattie Jernigan's direct female ancestors had also been a Tennyson. The
only Jernigan man I find marrying a Tennyson wife is Marshall Henry Jernigan. In the
geneaology of James Franklin Jernigan I do not find any Jernigan/Tennyson connections.
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Genealogy Links
William Morgan sends us the following link for the Lake Holden Property Owners' Association here in Orlando. Aaron Jernigan's old homestead was on the shores of Lake Holden, and they have a nice article on the area's history that mentions him. http://www.lhpoa.sundial.net/index.html
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The reunion in Dunn will be held at 12:30pm on Sunday, May 2nd at the Stoney Run Church which is on Hwy. 55E, 3 miles East of Dunn. Everyone is more than welcomed to come join in the fellowship and try the excellent cooking of this branch of the Jernigan family! Please plan to attend!
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A Jernigan reunion hosted by descendants of Daniel Jernigan & Nancy McKay will be held July 9-11, 1999 in Troy AL. More details to come...
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Editor's Note
I don't EVEN know where March went! Everything is in a total uproar at here, which means that everything is going normal in the Boots household! It is already April! My oh my!
I suppose that I will start with my 37th birthday. Yes even I get older, although I am told that I don't look my age. (Hey, quit laughing, it is true! REALLY!)
It just so happens that my birthday fell on the same night as my oldest daughter's Jr./Sr. prom. (And yes, I chaperoned!) So for the most part you can say that I had one giant party! OK, so only a few of the guests (3 out of 1000) actually knew it was my birthday. I still had a good time. The band was playing all the songs that I listened to when I was in High School. Who says you can't go back!
My daughter, Cyndi had a friend of mine replicate Cinderella's gown from the ball in the Disney movie and wore that to the prom. She even found a pair of glass (acrylic) slippers! Her boyfriend, Chris, rented a tux that he deemed worthy of Prince Charming. They made a really good looking pair, if I may say so! The only question I have is, what part did I play, Fairy Godmother or Wicked Stepmother? (Never mind, I don't want to know.)
Krystal's softball team has played two games and has won both of them. This year is a little different as it is fast pitch softball vs. the slow pitch ball they played in years past. But Krystal seems to be taking to the increased pace of the game quite well.
Cyndi and Krystal are in the school chorus and they took part in presenting a Madrigal Dinner at the school. It was quite enchanting to step back into the time of "Ye Olde England" to be entertained by the kids dressed up in period outfits, singing, playing musical instruments, putting on a Punch and Judy show and finally serving a medieval dinner. I think the most entertaining part was watching my parents and in-laws eating their dinner without silverware! It was a wonderful evening and the kids did an excellent job of pulling it all off!
Kim is emerging from behind her glasses to face the world in contacts! She managed somehow to break her glasses in half, which of course necessitated a trip to the eye doctor. While there she was eyeing the contact lenses and so we decided to give it a try. She seems to be doing well with them so far. Although it is going to take some getting used to, seeing her without her glasses!
For those of you who are able to go, don't miss the Dunn reunion! I'm hoping to be able to get there, but if not, I'll miss y'all!
Easter is almost here and even though you may have outgrown egg hunting, I hope that you find what you are searching for this season! Remember the great sacrifice that our Lord made for us! Have a blessed and joyful Easter. Seek and you shall find...
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots