Volume XXXVIII
November 1, 1999
Information Exchange
Lois Terrill submitted the following
information on the family of Thomas and Unity Jarnagin. Lois descends from their son,
Thomas Hart Benton Jernigan.
Children of Thomas & Unity:
1. John b. c1820 TN, d. bef. 5 Feb 1884. He died before his father's estate was settled
(final) Feb. 1884, Polk Co., MO. Married Matilda DeVine 7 May 1845, Polk Co., MO (family
corres.). She was b. 21 Oct. 1825; d. 28 May 1866; bur. Old City Cem., Bolivar, MO. Her
tombstone says "Wife of John G. Jarnagin." John's grave site has not been found.
2. Parthena, mar. Mr. Akard (family corres.). Named in her father's estate settlement.
3. Amanda, mar. Mr. Hopkins, d. bef. 5 Feb. 1884.
4. Susan, mar. Mr. Barton (Burton?), d. bef. 5 Feb. 1884.
5. Nancy A., b. 18 Oct. 1830; d. 26 March 1920; mar. (1) W. T. H. Hardin Baker; mar. (2) James Mastin Church 22 May 1854 (fam. corres.). Named in her father's estate settlement.
6. William N., b. c1824 TN (at home 1850 census, Polk Co., MO)
7. James F. b c1827 TN, d. bef 5 Feb. 1884 (at home 1850 census, Polk Co., MO)
8. Rebecca E., b c1832 TN, mar. John Freeze 27 Nov. 1850, Polk Co., MO (fam. corres.). Named in her father's estate settlement.
9. Mary E., b. c1836 TN, mar. Edward H. DeVine 9 Feb. 1853, Polk Co., MO (at home on 1850 census, Polk Co., MO). Named in her father's estate settlement.
10. Tennessee Missouri b. 5 Aug. 1838 TN, d. 24 June 1919, bur. Greenwood Cem., Bolivar, MO, mar. Green L. Sherrill 15 Dec. 1861. Cedar Co., MO Marriage Records, p. 190. (At home on 1850 census, Polk Co., MO.) Named in her father's estate settlement.
11. Unknown child -- b.? Perhaps these two children died young?
12. Unknown child -- b. ?
13. Thomas Hart Benton b. 19 Oct. 1840 Dickson Co., TN; d. 7 May 1927, Los Angeles, CA, bur. Glendora, CA, mar. Sarah Jane (Jennie or Virginia) Dudley 2 Jan. 1862. She was born in Jackson Co., IN near Dudleytown; d. 17 Feb. 1911, Montague Co., TX. Death cert., marriage record. T. B. named in father's estate settlement.
The final settlement of the estate of Thomas Jarnagin was dated 5 Feb. 1884, Polk Co., MO, and his heirs were: Mary E. Devin, Tennie (Oxford?), Nancy A. Church, T. B. Jarnagan, Parthena Akard, Rebecca Freize, the heirs of James Jarnagan, the heirs of Amanda Hopkins, the heirs of Susan Burton; the heirs of John Jarnagan.
William N. was not mentioned in his father's estate settlement. Perhaps he died before his father's estate was settled, and perhaps he didn't have any children.
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Kay Stone has picked up the updated "Jernigan Reunion" books and they should be in the mail shortly if not already. I don't know how many extras she has, but if you didn't get one before and want one now, contact Kay.
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James Palmer contributed the following information. James writes that he is not a Jernigan descendant, but he is definitely a member of one of the allied families. He is submitting this information about the Jernigans in his extended family tree in the hopes that it may help someone.
FIRST GENERATION
1. Moses PARMER was born in 1853 in
Barbour Co., AL. He died in 1934 in Barbour Co., AL. Moses was the grandson of
Jacob Parmer, who was a pioneer settler of Barbour Co., AL.
Moses was married to Lydia Ann PARMER on 28 Feb 1877. Lydia Ann PARMER was born in
1852 in Barbour Co., AL. She died in 1935 in Barbour Co., AL. She was the
daughter of Jacob and Adeline Baker Parmer, and the granddaughter of George W. Parmer, who
was the brother of Jacob Parmer, her husband's grandfather. Thus Lydia and her
husband Moses were second cousins. Like his brother Jacob, George W. Parmer was also
a pioneer settler of Barbour Co., AL. Moses PARMER and Lydia Ann PARMER had the
following children:
2 i. Minnie L. PARMER b. Feb. 1878; d. Feb. 1952.
Married John GLOVER.
3 ii. Ivery Pearl PARMER b. 16 Aug. 1879. Married (1)
unknown REAVES; (2) unknown RAILEY.
4 iii. Alice J. PARMER b. 17 Nov. 1881 in
Barbour Co., AL. She was buried in County Line Church, Henry Co., AL. She was married to
D. C. ALPIN. D. C. ALPIN was born on 4 May 1880. He died on 6 Jun 1945.
He was also buried in County Line Church, Henry Co., AL.
+5 iv. Annie Edna PARMER (see below).
6 v. Armour L. PARMER was born on 23 Apr 1887.
+7 vi. Arthur Mancy PALMER (see below).
+8 vii. Judson David PARMER (see below).
9 viii. Kersey PARMER was born on 30 Aug 1893.
He died on 13 Sep 1896.
SECOND GENERATION
5. Annie Edna PARMER was born on 19 Jan
1884 in Barbour Co., AL. She died on 21 Aug 1975 in Barbour Co., AL. She was
buried in Belcher Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bakerhill, Barbour Co., AL.
She was married to Joseph Edward JERNIGAN (son of Jason Jackson JERNIGAN and Martha
Emmaline CRADDOCK) on 31 Jan 1909 in Barbour Co., AL. Joseph Edward JERNIGAN was
born on 27 Jun 1885 in Barbour Co., AL. He died on 19 Jan 1970 in Barbour Co., AL.
He was buried in Belcher Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Bakerhill, Barbour Co.,
AL.
7. Arthur Mancy PALMER was born on 18 Sep 1889 in Barbour Co., AL. He died on
28 Feb 1980 in Randolph Co., GA. He was buried in Eastview Cemetery, Cuthbert,
Randolph Co., GA. Mancy Palmer is the grandfather of James Palmer, email address Palmeur@aol.com. Older family members had told
Mancy that the Moses Parmer line had originally spelled their name Palmer. But
Mancy's mother, Lydia Ann, whose maiden name was also Parmer, was opposed to any change in
spelling the name. It was only after Lydia died and Mancy left Bakerhill, AL in 1935
that he was able to spell the name as Palmer, which James' research has shown to be the
correct spelling, used by the family in Maryland and Jones Co., GA before they moved to
Barbour Co., AL.
Arthur Mancy PALMER was married to Leila Elizabeth EDWARDS on 7 Dec 1911 in Clayton,
Barbour Co., AL. Leila Elizabeth EDWARDS was born on 20 May 1891 in Mt. Andrew,
Barbour Co., AL. She died on 3 Jul 1971 in Randolph Co., GA. She was buried in
Eastview Cemetery, Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA. Daughter of John Warren Edwards and
Mary Scroggins Edwards.
8. Judson David PARMER was born on 5 Feb 1891 in Barbour Co., AL. He died on
13 Aug 1991 in Barbour Co., AL. He was buried in Rocky Mount Methodist Cemetery,
Bakerhill, Barbour Co., AL.
He was married to Mattie Gertrude JERNIGAN (daughter of Fern B. JERNIGAN and Anna Greene
PITTMAN). Mattie Gertrude Jernigan was the first cousin of Joseph Edward
Jernigan, listed above. Mattie and Joseph's grandparents were William M. Jernigan
and Martha Deshazo. Mattie Gertrude JERNIGAN was born on 29 Apr 1893 in Barbour Co., AL.
She died on 17 May 1976 in Barbour Co., AL. She was buried in Rocky Mount
Methodist Cemetery, Bakerhill, Barbour Co., AL.
Judson David PARMER and Mattie Gertrude JERNIGAN had the following children:
10 i. Horace Jay PARMER Sr. was born on 1 Jul 1920.
11 ii. Dorothy Nell PARMER.
12 iii. Martha Elsa PARMER.
13 iv. William Kenneth PARMER.
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Barbara Fowler found the following information on the USGENWEB site:
Pollard Cemetery, Pollard, Escambia Co., AL
JERNIGAN, Infant son & daughter of S.A.
Jernigan & wife (no dates)
JERNIGAN, Eugene 21 JUL 1913 - 13 OCT 1914
JERNIGAN, Clifton Roscoe Infant son of J.W. & Dora Jernigan 12 NOV 1907 - 9 FEB 1909
JERNIGAN, N.D. 6 MAY 1869 - 15 JUL 1905
JERNIGAN, Hillary H. AL PVT 167 INF 42 DIV* 19 SEP 1917 - only date
The following notes are from an article written by the late Mrs. Carolyn Pugh McLendon:
"Mrs. McLendon states that Hillary Jernigan served in the CSA", if this is true
then the date given (which was an only date) is his date of death.
JERNIGAN, Dora w/o J.W. Jernigan 17 JUL 1867 -
18 JUL 1919
JERNIGAN, C.J. 11 SEP 1871 - 19 JUN 1941
JERNIGAN, Mary Louise w/o Frazier C. McGhee 8 AUG 1886 - 12 SEP 1924
JERNIGAN, William R. 5 DEC 1915 - 6 JUN 1917
JERNIGAN, W.A. 6 AUG 1881 - 1 FEB 1924
JERNIGAN, V.S. 1858 - 1930JERNIGAN, Mrs. Nancy 1868 - 1942
JERNIGAN, Mary Foard 1921 - 1934
JERNIGAN, Alice Estelle 1878 - 1951
JERNIGAN, Walter Baker 1881 - 1954
JERNIGAN, J.L. h/o Mary Jane Jernigan 22 NOV 1857 - 6 MAY 1916
JERNIGAN, Mary Jane w/o J.L. Jernigan 8 FEB 1859 - 13 OCT 1911
JERNIGAN, Martha Jennette d/o J.L. & M. J. Jernigan 31 OCT 1895 - 23 JUL 1901
JERNIGAN, Randolph 7 AUG 1912 - 24 SEP 1990 Irene T. 20 JUL 1912 - 21 NOV 1991
JERNIGAN, N.B. 21 AUG 1840 - 19 JUL 1893
JERNIGAN, Louisa w/o N.B. Jernigan 10 FEB 1846 - 6 FEB 1909
Barbara also found this info on the USGENWEB site:
Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Escambia Co., AL
Thomas Homer Jernigan 1892-1942
Thomas J. Jernigan 8 June 1867- 10 Feb 1930
Lena G. Jernigan 15 May 1874- 30 May 1955
Benjamin R. Jernigan 8 Feb 1855-28 Oct 1883
(This is probably the son of William M. Jernigan and Ellen Holland. The birth date
matches.)
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Velma
Beale wishes to share with everyone this newspaper clipping of the obituary notice for
Zennie Arkansas "Kansas" Jernigan Culbreth, my ggrandmother. Unfortunately it
has no date or name of the paper, so I don't know the year of her death. Perhaps this will
be of help to someone else.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Zennie A, Culbreth.
EDISON,Ga., Jan. 17.-In the death of Mrs., Zennie Arkansas Culbreth, Randolph County has
lost one of its pioneer citizens and one of its most beloved women.
Eighty-two years ago Mrs. Culbreth was born in that county, near Carnegie, where her
entire life was spent. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Jack Jernigan and Mrs. Katie
Jernigan, and the widow of the late Mr. Jim Culbreth, who preceded her in death five
years.
An illness of only a few days of pneumonia caused Mrs. Culbreth's death Wednesday
afternoon at her home.
Mrs. Culbreth joined the Baptist Church when 16 years of age, and from that time on has
been a loyal Christian worker, and one whose influence will continue to live. She will be
greatly missed in this community.
The deceased was the mother of thirteen (?) children, six of whom are living. They are:
Mrs. C.E. Nichols and Mr. W.T. Culbreth, of Carnegie; Mrs.C.G. Jordan, of Rowena; Mr. C.J.
[Charles Jackson] Culbreth and Mr. S.A. Culbreth of Edison, and Mr. W.E. [William or
"Willie"] Jernigan [her nephew raised by her], of Shellman. Other survivors
include thirty-eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren; one brother, Mr. Jeff
Jernigan, of Laurel Hill, Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. T. N. Little, of Edison, and Mrs.
Anne Tabb, of Albany.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Carnegie, where she
was a member, conducted by the Rev. J. C. Grimes, of Shellman, assisted by the Rev. H. G.
Shearouse, pastor of the Edison Methodist Church. The large attendance and numerous floral
offerings attested to the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Interment was in the
Carnegie Cemetery.
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Learry L. Warren of Dunn, NC writes: My 3rd Great Grandfather was Bud (Budd) Icard Jernigan and his 3rd wife, Sallie Wright Adams. They are buried in the Jernigan Cemetery near Godwin's Lake, just a few miles North of Dunn, N.C.. This summer, with the Financial assistance of George Julius Jernigan, Sr. of Dunn, my wife Susan 2 hired men and myself cleaned the Jernigan cemetery for the first time in probably 50 years. All stones can be visited now. My 2nd Great Grandfather was William James Jernigan and my G. Grandfather, John B. Richard Jernigan. I will be glad to assist in lookups and/or furnish information that I have assimilated over the years on the Jernigans of our area. Thanks Learry! I know that everyone who visits the cemetery will greatly appreciate the work that has been done there! You can contact Learry by email or call him at: 1-910-891-1317 for info.
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Sharon Tingley submits these census records with a few questions(italicized). If you can answer any of them, please contact Sharon.
1900 Grimes Co., TX, E.D. 26, Sheet 2, June 4, 5 & 6, #43, #44:
Jernigan, Willis, Aug 1880, 19, AL AL AL, can
read/write
Pansie(?), wife, Aug 1880, 19, married 1 yr., can r/w
Claude, son, Feb 1900, 3/12, TX AL AL
1900 Bullock Co., AL, E.D. 33, Sheet 17, Perote:
Henry Jernigan, Jan. 1882, 18, AL
Katie, wife, Sep 1883, 16, AL
On the same page:
Charlotte Jernigan, Apr 1852, 48, SC
Lethie, dau, Jan 1885, 15, AL
Also on this page:
Monroe Jernigan, Jul 1882, 18, AL
Clissie, wife, Aug 1881, 18, AL
Fletcher, son, Feb 1900, 4/12, AL
So Henry must be William H., son of Willis Jernigan and his second wife Charlotte.
There is a marriage record in Pike Co. AL for Wm. H. Jernigan to Catie V. Edwards on Sept.
28, 1898. Willis had died by 1900 and Charlotte was a widow. But who is Monroe?
1900 Bullock Co., AL, E.D. 32, Sheet 1, Indian Creek:
Wm. A. Jernigan, Sep 1869, 30, AL
Alice, wife, Aug 1880, 19, AL
Eron, dau, May 1899, 1, AL
Phillips, Lewis, BL (bro-in-law?), Mar 1876, 24, AL
1900 Bullock Co., AL, E.D. 28, pg. 14, Union Springs:
Jernigan, H. R., July 1848, 52, AL
M. J., wife, Mar 1853, 47, AL
A. D., dau, Apr 1882, 18, AL
John, son, Feb 1884, 16, AL
L. A., dau, Nov 1886, 14, AL
A. A., son, Jan 1888, 12, AL
V. M., dau, Dec 1891, 9, AL
R.E., son, Mar 1893, 7, AL
I don't have a clue who the above 2 records belong to.
The next one comes from 1900 Barbour Co. I'm wondering if there's any way it could be
William Richard/Dick Jernigan, son of Willis and his first wife, Sarah (Bailey). The
middle initial here was hard to read and it might not have been an "F".
1900 Barbour Co., AL, E.D. 15, #13:
Willis F.(?) Jernigan, Apr 1852, 48, GA
Westly, wife, Jan 1862, 38, AL
Willis, Apr 1883, 17, AL
Della, dau, Nov 1886, 13, AL
Leila, dau, Feb 1888, 12, AL
William H., son, Jan 1890, 10, AL
Pauline, dau, Mar 1893, 7, AL
Robertson, son, May 1896, 4, AL
Homer M., son, Feb 1899, 1, AL
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Jack Weaver is seeking information on Sterling B. Jernigan who was married to Hester Weaver and also Mary or Molly Jernigan. When I married into the Weaver family, I met "Cousin Molly" - she had a summer home on a mountain near Fayetteville, AR. Johnnie Weaver. PS - There was also a "Cousin Matt (Martha)".
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Judith Oldham is looking for Jan Melton who used to be at the following e-mail address: LMeltonNO1@aol.com Her husband is a descendent of Alexander C. Jernigan, and Judith wants to contact her regarding the Cemetery Association Meeting that is planned for next May.
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Dixie Clonts would like to know if anyone has seen a copy of the following book: "Ancestry of Sims/Hallman Families & Related Lines" (Boon, Jernigan, Bryan, NC & GA) by Jo White Linn. This book is for sale ($25.00) on the following web site: http://www.hom.net/~gac/family.htm Please contact Dixie if you are familiar with this book.
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Sandra McCormack is looking for a Susan Brown. She had an inquiry on the Jernigan Homepage regarding Ira Jernigan in NC and Sandra may have some info for her. Her Email address no longer exists. So, Susan if you see this contact Sandra or if anyone else knows Susan and can put her in touch with Sandra, please do.
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Justine
Burnadette Jernigan daughter of John E. Jernigan and Lucretia Josephine Wirth Jernigan
writes:
My parents met and married in Pensacola, FL. around 1970. I was born February 15, 1972
followed by
my sister Jill Ellen Jernigan on Dec. 18, 1973. A short while after Jill's birth, my
parents
separated. I was approximately two years old when this happened. My mother then took my
sister
and I to Rogue River , Ore to be near her family.
I have not seen my father since I was two years old, so now I search genealogies in hopes
of
possibly finding him. The last location I knew of him being at was Alabama. I also know
that
he remarried and had another child.
I was hoping that someone might have some information that could possibly help me. If so,
please
send it to me. I would really appreciate it.
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DMARKHAM@PHJW.com writes: "I am interested in finding out information about my grandmother (Lula Allen) and my grandfather (James Allen) who lived in Bay City, Texas. I recently went to Texas for a funeral and had an opportunity to meet some cousins who said that Bay City has a lot of Allens, female Allens who married. I was told that as teens, parents told their children to be careful who they dated in Bay City because they could be dating a cousin. I'm just getting started in this journey and am not really sure how to approach this whole search." Editor's note: This researcher came across the Jernigan Homepage in a search for Lula Allen. I am not sure why, but I do know that the Allen and Jernigan families did marry. If anyone can help, please do.
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We are updating our records. Below is a list of email addresses that are incorrect in our records. If you see your name below or know the correct address of someone below, please contact Sharon Tingley or Marla Boots.
jercty@aol.com
Marcelle Aldredge
WWNV18A@prodigy.com
William Alber
clasen@aol.com
Melissa Clasen
cowleys@bellsouth.net
Gail
Cowley
byubaby@eatel.com
Diane
Dumas
VBCR68B@prodigy.com
Diane Crouse
dhutchi800@aol.com
Dawn
Hutchison
JKremkoski@aol.com
Mary
Kremkoski
jkjernigan@juno.com
Jerry Killough
Jernigan
jjernigan@albhm.ang.af.mil
Jerry Killough Jernigan
stewart.morrison@worldnet.att.net
Cathy Jernigan Morrison
BWNL49A@prodigy.com
Mary Pace
gmputt@juno.com
Gayle Putt
rsme44@gte.net
Kathryn Schueren
HMMD63A@prodigy.com
Kay Taylor
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Kay C.
Stone sends the following info about the reunion in Bartow, FL. She says to
"please contact me for further information.
The 3rd Florida Jernigan Reunion will be held in Bartow on the 3rd Saturday in March, 2000
at Homeland Heritage Park. All Jernigans are invited to attend. We've had representatives
from several different branches attend the first 2 years. Many from the Aaron and Isaac
lines. We'd love to have standing room only.
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Linda Rogers
Curtis and Judith Jernigan
Oldham are your contacts for the Coffee County, Tennessee Jernigan Cemetery
Association Formation Meeting. Here are the details on the meeting: Descendants of
Alexander C. Jernigan of Johnston County, North Carolina and Coffee County Tennessee are
planning a Cemetery Association Formation Meeting for the first weekend of May, 2000. The
purpose of the get together will include work on repairing/restoring the deteriorated
Jernigan Cemetery across from the original Alexander C. Jernigan home site. Plans for the
meeting include the formation of a Cemetery Association, for those interested, to continue
a degree of maintenance of the cemetery. The meeting will also include an opportunity to
exchange and share information, and to perhaps plan a more extensive Middle Tennessee Area
Jernigan Reunion. The original Alexander C. Jernigan home site is the property and home
site so beautiful described by Varna Thompson Jernigan in her book, "Leaves of the
Jernigan Tree".
The meeting will be held at the Civil War Confederate Cemetery off exit I 24, Gossburg,
Coffee County, Tennessee, Saturday, 9:00 AM.
Please wear working and hiking clothes/shoes and bring garden/repair tools, and cleaning
supplies, if you have them. Mostly, your presence, willingness, labor and Jernigan family
information will be greatly appreciated!
We plan a pot luck picnic on Saturday and Sunday for lunch.
Linda has located the grave sites of Needham Jernigan ( (son of Alexander) and Mary
"Polly" Jernigan (daughter of Lewis Jernigan) . She and her husband have visited
the Alexander C. Jernigan home site and discovered the Jernigan cemetery. They has also
discovered some very interesting history regarding the Jernigan land in this area. The
surrounding area, she reports, is beautiful and full of history. We hope to locate the
nearby grave sites of Alexander C. Jernigan and Elizabeth Farmer Jernigan.
Linda and Judith will supply you with directions, maps, and information regarding the
Jernigan Cemetery and the Civil War Confederate Cemetery, and the meeting. Please contact
them regarding your interest and participation.
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Editor's Note
Happy All Saints Day!
As promised, this edition is on time!! And that is appropriate as this is the month of Thanksgiving and I am very thankful that things are starting to slow down some! It has definitely been a rather crazy year!
Please note that there are a number of you who have changed your email addresses without letting us know. (as evidenced by the number of inquiries searching for people above!) Please let me or Sharon Tingley know when you have changed emails. Now there are a number of you who do this and we are quite grateful for your diligence. If you have sent it to me and I lost it in the confusion, please forgive me. If you are reading this homepage and don't get monthly emails letting you know when it has been updated, let me know and I'll add you to the mailing list.
It has been a busy month here at the Boots' household. We were trying to get ready for Halloween without any of our decorations! (All of our seasonal decorations are still back in SC and we hope to get them before Christmas! ) Fortunately our church had an Apple festival and when they were closing down, I stopped by to pick up the girls who were working there. The ladies in charge gave us 4 bags of decorative gourds and about 15 pie pumpkins. With all of that, some ribbon I bought on sale, a bale of straw from Ed's cousin at the farm and 5 mums that were on the Wal-Mart clearance aisle, I was able to decorate our front yard beautifully for less than $15.00! That was fun! And now that Halloween is over, I just did a little removing of ribbon and the front yard was decorated for Thanksgiving.
Here different nights and times are designated for trick-or-treators (wonder which idiot thought that up!) Our designated time was Saturday evening. The whole family got into decorating as Krystal scooped all the goop out of two big pumpkins that we bought for carving. Ed dedicatedly carved one with a mummy design and the other with a ghost flying out of a grave with tombstone and a spooky looking tree. They came out beautifully. As we have three doors on the main level, I wanted to mark the path to the right one. So the girls and I took the pie pumpkins, drew faces on them and I carved out space in the top of them for tea candles. We spread them along the walkway, interspersed with jack o'lantern luminary bags, to light the path of the costumed candy seekers. After all of that creative work, we sat back and waited for the doorbell to ring. Well, it was a good thing that we enjoyed decorating, because nary one ghost, goblin or Indian princess came knocking on our door on either night. The trick, after all, was on us!
Before we meet again, you will all have had a day of stuffing yourselves, spending family time together, some of you will watch football but mainly will just having a great time with your friends and family. Somewhere on that day, you need to pause and think of everything that you have to be thankful for! I know that I am thankful for my husband, Ed, who means more to me than I could do justice with words; our three daughters, Cyndi, Krystal and Kim, because even though they can cause me grief some days, they mainly are a joy to my heart; the rest of our family who have given us support and love, though some of our decisions have made them sad; my incredible friends, too many to name (y'all can include yourselves!) who send me encouraging emails and have helped me in my time of chaos; my two cats who amuse me even when I'm in a bad mood; my dog who protects me even from no-see-ums. Most of all, I thank God for giving me all that I have, even when I don't deserve it. May God bless you in your research and life.
I, being the ever happy bargain hunter, will be spending the day after Thanksgiving shopping and bonding with my daughters! We'll be sitting in a parking lot, munching on Hardee's biscuits and hash rounds waiting for the stores to open at 6:00am! Yes we are nuts, but it is lots of fun. Actually, (now don't hate me) I have a lot of my Christmas shopping done and wrapped (some even delivered much to the surprise of some relatives!). I ran into some really wonderful sales and figured, why not? I will have more time to concentrate on how to decorate the house now. That is, if we get our decorations up here...
I'll be in SC for the holidays, hopefully moving the rest of our stuff up here. But I should be back to post the December edition on time.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! And the day after for you bargain hunters!
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots