Saturday, November 24, 2007

Christmas Tree goes up in Lynchburg, TN


Our Thanksgiving day doesn't start untill the day after so that everyone can be together so Nancy and I went to mothers and helper her put up her tree and other decorations .

Thanksgiving Celebration at the Grahams in Estill Springs, TN
I had cooked my hen { Chicken } before I left the house this morning then headed to Tullahoma to meet my brother Richard who had driven in from Florance Ala.and my mother at the Tullahoma Golf and Country Club to play 18 holes of golf with a T-time of 9:30. No one in there right mind would play golf with it being this cold outside. We had a great time together and Richard gave me a WHOOPING , beating me by over 10 strokes. I then went back home to make my Chicken and Dumplins that everyone request at this time of year.

Above left is the pot of Chicken and Dumplins I made and in the center are two different kinds of roasted pecans. Our grandson wanted to use my digital camera to take that picture and did a great job for a two year old. Photo on the right is of Mrs. H trying to decide how to fit all that food on her small plate. In the background is Horace , Nancy's brother , tryin to start some trouble.


Mother { Nan } attacks the DUMPLIN pot on the left, Richard , Horace and mother gather for the center picture around the butcher block , notice Richard doesn't take his eyes off the food below , lol. On the right is Julie Poe and Horace clowning around with eachother, they never miss a chance to exchange hugs. Notice how full his plate is compared to her's .


Nancy with Nathan , this is a rare picture because Nancy's eyes are never open as Nathan upholds the family tradition with keeping his closed. Center photo of me , six pounds heavier, mother and Richard and the photo on the right is of Mother and Horace who are practicing for DANCING WITH THE STARS.
I missed getting everone's pictures but Christmas is just around the corner and I'm sure I'll catch the rest of you is some kind of embarasing pose then ! Many stayed untill 10:30 to watch the men's basketball team eek out another win from a non ranked team and saturday afternoon we all will watch the UT Vols play Kentucky. If we win that battle we will go to the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. Hate to pitch us under the bus but we will be very lucky to get away with that victory, keep your fingers crossed !

















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Newfound Gap

Newfound Gap
Begining of hike

LOOK AT THE VIEW

LOOK AT THE VIEW

CHARLIES BUNION

CHARLIES BUNION
Check out Moonlights head gear , LOL
UNO { JR } and I { Moonlight } were the first persons in the PECKS CORNER SHELTER and were able to have a choice of where we wanted to put our sleeping gear for the night and while we were doing that in walked RAMBO RON. Rambow is a thru hiker who starter at the northern end of the A.T. and had been on the trail for one whole year carrying a 70 pound backpack. He had a full shaggy beard and didn't look to weigh more than 90 pounds soaking wet himself , LOL. UNO and I felt lucky to have been able to meet him and hear all his stories about his experiences . He had wanted to do this hike for 20 years. He had sold his house in Indiana and everything he owned . Didn't have a clue about backpacking and just headed out ! He is 57 years old and calls the wilderness his home. There is so much more I could write about him but don't have the space to do that here.

RAMBO RON

RAMBO RON

COSBY SHELTER

At the Cosby shelter we met Rob Carter and his son who were doing trail work. UNO played UNO {cards} with them for hours on this night. The REI group arrived 3.5 hours after we did and I just relaxed and watched them scurry around unpacking and fixing there meals. Mice as always is a real problem in this shelter and I had to laugh at the way the three wemon were reacting to that problem.

GOOD STUFF !!

GOOD STUFF !!

UNO going for 33 more miles

This weekend JR is heading back to the Smoky Mountains 7-13-07 to start hiking at Newfound Gap doing 33 miles to Fontana Dam in North Carolina to finish the entire Nalt. Parks A.T. I have scanned graphs of elevation changes for that hike for him and he seems ready to head out. Some of the sights he will see are first Clingmans Dome , the highest point in the park , then Silers Bald followed by THUNDERHEAD MOUNTAIN. If he has good weather then he will see some sights I wasn't able to view when I last hiked that area. There are two shelters he will have to keep eyes in the back of his head as the park has posted warning signs about high Bear activity , some resulting in serious injurys and a few deaths over the years. We pray that Angels of protection be with him on his journey.

Our Business has moved from 410 S. Polk St.

Over a week ago we moved our business of Lyons Valley Termite and pest Control from S. Polk Street to 108 East Warren Street in Tullahoma , Tennessee. We are located next door to Hawks Hardware and have two entrances to our building , one on the side and the other at the back of the building , the office number is 400. All phone numbers remain the same. Please stop in and visit our new location.

Sign mounted at new location on East warren St.

Sign mounted at new location on East warren St.

Richard Graham and Mother hanging sign

Richard Graham and Mother hanging sign

UNO makes it back from The SMOKY"S

Recieved a call last week on sunday from JR and he told me all about his backpacking trip from Newfound Gap to Fontana Dam. He ran into two different Bears this time and was a little shaken up about the second one , saying you wouldn't believe how big the head of that Bear was ! He did experience rain most of the first day going up to Clingmans Dome and had some water problems { finding water } and when he did there wasn't much of it. He did say that that section of the A.T. was much harder than the one he and I did together and that he was beat up from the hike but was up beat about his experience. Happy your home and safe JR.