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Marcy is engaged!

She and Andrew took a trip to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC and he popped the question Saturday night. All of us are excited! His two little girls were more anxious then the rest of us for this day to come.

Congratulations!

Feline Dentistry Lesson

Below is an x-ray of Maurice's teeth from his surgery today. During his yearly exam it was mentioned that his teeth were looking bad (gingivitis) and he needed to have them cleaned. I finally forked over the money to do it about a month ago and come to find out that was just the tip of the iceberg. Maurice has something known as FORs, I can not even begin to tell you want the stands for in medical terms. It is a disease that is being researched heavily as it happens in 60% of ALL cats. Basically his teeth are disintegrating from below the gums and working up. In the x-ray below you can see a tooth of his that has just about disintegrated completely, the "fuzzy" looking tooth to the left in the image. The roots of the other two teeth are "fuzzy" meaning that the decay has worked its way up to the gum line and is causing pain for Mo'. When all his surgeries are said and done (yes, multiple surgeries) he will only have his front teeth left and maybe his upper canines. First prognosis was only four teeth would need to come out but that was only based on a consultation visit and exterior appearance of his teeth.

A celebration of life in Vermont

Marcy and I sat with Pa looking out over his view of Norwich after his service. It is a beautiful spot and it is comforting to know that Pa is home. This past weekend we made a trip up to Vermont to Norwich. I had not been back since the day I graduated, seven years ago. We made this trek north for Pa's memorial service which turned into a celebration of friendship, family and memories. I want to THANK everyone who has supported us through this and who continue to do so. We were fed well and taken care of in every way possible. We are surrounded by wonderful friends, old and new, and a loving family. Pa was (and is) a very loved man and he loved everyone just as much. Continue to share stories of those we have lost and make sure to make memories to cherish forever! In our travels we were able to spend a day in Boston and see some old college friends of mine along the way. Shawn and I landed in Boston the night of the big parade celebrating the Celtics big Championship. We did not see any of the celebration just the remains of some confetti in the streets, a banner on the capitol building and all the

souvenirs that you may want (or don't want) in green. We were able to take a Duck Tour through Boston, I had never taken a Duck tour so we thought it would be nice to see more of Boston in a short time by riding around the city rather than walking.

Cherokee Rugby 2008 Bowl Champs and State runner-up

The South-Doyle rugby team had a very successful year. This is the fourth year of the program and continuing to improve each year. This year we moved up a classsification and competed in the Bowl Division in the SMAC (Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference). We won our division defeating Catholic 35-5 in the championship game earning us a seed in the State Tournament in the Plate Division. We defeated Brighton Storm 24-5 in the semi-final game. We played Coffee County Barbarians in the Championship Game losing a hard fought match 12-10. The team is already working this summer to be better next year practicing 3 days a week and playing in a 7's tournament.

Study Break in Florida

For Memorial Day weekend we planned a Florida vacation. Warren, Kristi, Shawn and I visited SIX amusement parks within three days! One 12 hour day was spent at Universal Studios and Island of Adventure. Two days were spent at Disney World hitting all four parks there AND Downtown Disney. Now that we are back we need another vacation to recover from all the walking we did. We even managed to squeeze in a game of putt-putt at Fantasia Gardens. It has to be mentioned that Warren beat Shawn by ONE stroke, which is a butt kicking in their book. Mom was actually tied with Shawn and Granny was next, while Kristi and I did all we could to just finish.

Three more to go!!!!

National Women's Build

If you look in the back row, left side, you will see a gal in a white hard hat, look to the right of her and you will see myself and Birdie. Yep, this build day was a family event. Shawn brought his mom up and they got to do some interior painting will I help construct the flooring for another home. We were fortunate to have good weather for the Women's Build and everyone had a great time! Soon to be posted is news about South Doyle's Rugby team. Coach Knapp will be traveling with his team to compete for a State title this weekend!