Volume 13, Issue 3

October 2004

Dad and Mom News

MOM & DAD 1946

Dad has had to curtail some of his mowing and other activities because of a heart attack, stent placement and cardiac rehab. Later, he developed painful arthritis in the shoulder and hip. Cortisone helped the shoulder but not the hip so now a joint replacement is scheduled for Dec. 8.  He and C.V. have taken Taylor and Tanner to several Morehead home football games. Mom, Gregory and Mickey entered ceramics and paintings in an art show in August.
Danny came to spend a few days with us, but we kept him so busy, with the Danville get together, CV's birthday, dinner in Burlington, breakfast at Chaney's, the Vest Reunion and a trip to Guilford Battleground that he hardly had time to rest a minute. At the Battleground he found records of his 4th great grandfather Drury Holland who fought with General Green but not his 4th great grandfather John Vest. After returning home to GA, he sent them John Vests record in which he filed for his Revolutionary War pension. They accepted it as proof and sent Danny a nice "thank you" letter. So now, when you go to the Visitors Center there, you can read about two ancestors.

The Cake!

Blowing Out The Candles

C.V. & Seadonia Family News

Mom Presenting The Cake

C.V. celebrated his birthday at a cookout at Mom's and Dad's. Eric, Gregory, Chuck and Danny turned it into a roast. The cake icing was a big picture of C.V. at a New Years party wearing nothing but a diaper. We soon found out the icing was not edible. (Who'd want to eat C.V.'s diaper anyway?). He and Seadonia have had a busy summer camping and following Tanner's traveling ball team around the country and Bob's RC drag racing team. Bob has broken several speed records and came home with lots of trophies. He has moved the RC shop to another location. Brandy (a ninth grader) is tutoring seniors in a computer class at her school. She is a Petty Officer 3rd class in Navy JROTC, a platoon leader, and will go to the JROTC ball in Danville this month, complete with evening gown and heels. Jade had a great 5th birthday party ending with a piņada breaking just as a storm rolled in. John's birthday was a huge rib fest at his parents.