COUSINS CAROL AND FRED_LONG TIME NO SEE N.J. RELATIVES AND ECU LIBERTY BOWL GAME

Jeff, thanks for watching the Liberty Bowl Game with us last evening....The puppies LOVE YOU!

After a bitter defeat in the Liberty Bowl Game against ECU and University of Kentucky, our N.J. cousins Carol and Fred Strusburg stopped in on route to Hilton Head to visit their youngest son who is finishing up Marines boot camp at Paris Island. We shared a great breakfast at Courtneys and talked over "old times" with the Cooper Family. We have not visited since 2001. We promise to make a N.J. visit sometime in the near future. They hope to travel today through Columbia to see Jane, Peter, and Mama.

January 31, 2008 New Year's Eve

A fun time was had by all at the Solashes last evening at the NYE celebration. All contributions of appetizers, sides, turkey, champagne, wine, Godiva chocolate cheesecake made the mealtime delicious and memorable. We were glad to meet Judy's and Jeff's friends, John and Sandra, from Michigan. Glad they are having some good NC weather to enjoy! We are hoping everyone has a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year in 2009! We are also hoping that the Stock Market will be better to us all!

An Afternoon With Amelia While Mommy and Daddy Were Busy

Bubby and Poppie were delighted to see the Disney Cinderella movie which Amelia can recite word for word during the morning, a trip to the lake to feed the ducks, seagulls, and turtles, and on to her favorite "Marbles Museum" for plenty of dress up and imagnative play. It was a busy afternoon for us all!