NAME THESE FOLKS??





Clue... The swings are at Sam Houston and the date is April, 1959. The group shot is all 8th graders, the boaters are 10th and if you can name the dawg you get bonus points!

A visit to Main






















Sharon and Tip visited Loretta and said it was as pretty as Nebo Mountain in June!

"Tip and I are moving to New England. These are pictures of us while we are with Loretta Cantley. This has to be the most gorgeous place ever."


Daily (OK every week or so) I look in the cyber mail box for some pictures from you guys. Send any and everything and we sure will post it!

Last week UT lost and MHS won


Tomorrow is UT Home Coming if you are coming in the weather is in the low 70s and the leaves are TRYING to turn!

As of tonight .. 9 15 06 Good Old MHS is undefeated and so is the University of Tennessee.
I remeber coming home from Castle Heights one fall weekend back in 1967 and Ray Dunn and Karen fixed me up with a date from Chattanooga to go to a UT game. The following applied then and guess what it still does!


Oh, I am still hanging like a leaf in the wind for Robert to send me his reunion pictures, when he does we will all see ourselves at the gathering.

WJ



Planning for the fall football season in the South is radically different than up North. For those who are planning a football trip to the South, here are some helpful hints.

Women's Accessories:

NORTH: ChapStick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket.
SOUTH: Louis Vuitton duffel with two lipsticks, waterproof mascara, and a fifth of bourbon. Money not necessary - that's what dates are for.

Stadium Size:

NORTH: College football stadiums hold 20,000 people.
SOUTH: High school football stadiums hold 20,000 people.

Fathers:

NORTH: Expect their daughters to understand Sylvia Plath.
SOUTH: Expect their daughters to understand pass interference.

Campus Decor:

NORTH: Statues of founding fathers.
SOUTH: Statues of Heisman trophy winners.

Homecoming Queen:

NORTH: Also a physics major.
SOUTH: Also Miss America.

Heroes:

NORTH: Rudy Guliani.
SOUTH: Bear Bryant, Archie, Eli and Peyton Manning, Hershel Walker, Bo Jackson.

Getting Tickets:

NORTH: 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and purchase tickets.
SOUTH: 5 months before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and put name on waiting list for tickets.

Monday Classes After a Saturday Game:

NORTH: Students and teachers not sure they're going to the game because they have to prepare for classes on Monday.
SOUTH: Teachers cancel Monday classes because they don't want to see the few hung over students that might actually make it to class.

Parking:

NORTH: An hour before game time the University opens the campus for game parking.
SOUTH: RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday.

Game Day:

NORTH: A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV.
SOUTH: Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast, and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting "Game Day Live" to get on camera and wave to the idiots up north who wonder why "Game Day Live" is never broadcast from their campus.

Tailgating:

NORTH: Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down.
SOUTH: 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking accompanied by live performance by "Dave Matthews' Band," who come over during breaks and ask for a hit off bottle of bourbon.

Getting to the Stadium:

NORTH: You ask "Where's the stadium?" When you find it, you walk right in.
SOUTH: When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it becomes the state's third largest city.

Concessions:

NORTH: Drinks served in a paper cup filled to the top with soda.
SOUTH: Drinks served in a plastic cup with the home team's mascot on it, filled less than half way with soda, to ensure enough room for bourbon.

When National Anthem is Played:

NORTH: Stands are less than half full, and less than half the fans stand up.
SOUTH: 100,000 fans, all standing, sing along in perfect four-part harmony.

The Smell in the Air After the First Score:

NORTH: Nothing changes.
SOUTH: Fireworks, with a touch of bourbon.

Announcers:

NORTH: Neutral and paid.
SOUTH: Announcer harmonizes with the crowd in the fight song, with a tear in his eye because he is so proud of his team.

After the Game:

NORTH: The stadium is empty way before the game ends.
SOUTH: Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker, while somebody goes to the nearest package store for more bourbon, and planning begins for next
week's game.

Nothing else in the universe comes even halfway close to the glories of Southern football!

GOOD NEWS!!!!









Dear Family and Friends,
I have very good news to report. Yesterday, Friday 9-1, Emmet, Collier
(Emmet's brother) and I spent the day at MD Anderson. Going into the day,
we anticipated learning specifics on the treatments Emmet would need, and
have somewhat of a schedule. Please keep in mind as you read this that I
can report this stuff only as I understand it. It is over simplified but
for the purpose of this email, and my scope, it's the best I have.

The protocol that Emmet is on (which is still in research stage)consist of
3 rounds of chemo. He has just finished this part. The next step is a
very high dose of chemo given in one day followed immediately by a Stem
Cell transplant in which he is the donor. This purpose of this transplant
is to provide new cells to help recover from the strong effects of the
high-dose chemo. A second transplant is given
3-4 months later with the strong possibility and preference of a donor
transplant. Radiation is also given at the time of the second transplant.
The only
acceptable donor for this would be a sibling. The theory here being that
these new cells would destroy any diseased cells that may be left in
Emmet. We all had lots of
questions, particularly about the donor transplant. The current thinking
is that this complete protocol is the best program for long term health.
Ontologist never like to use the word 'cure'.

Now for what we learned:
1.) Emmet is in remission. After just three rounds of treatments, the
blood and urine indicators are not even showing up on the reports. All at
MD Anderson were thrilled with this. As are we.
2.) Emmet will have a transplant, and he will be the donor. In
preparation
for this, and much to his delight, he gets to immediately stop all of his
current treatments, (chemo, Thalidimide, steroids and a number of other
pills) In
mid September he will take medication to increase his blood counts so that
his own stem cells can be 'harvested' and and then frozen. The first
of October he will have the high dose chemo and transplant. All of this
is hopefully done on an outpatient basis. But daily visits to Anderson
are somewhat expected for the first 30 days or so after the transplant.
3.) Since Emmet has responded so well and is in such good shape, the
second transplant might not be necessary. We considered this really great
news. There are a number of health risks and a much longer recovery time
associated with the donor transplant. This debate will happen in Dec. or
Jan.
4. If the donor transplant is necessary, Art, the California brother, is
a perfect match. Both Collier and Art had submitted blood samples. There
are 10 elements that are identified. For transplants at least 6 need to
match, 8 would be best. Well Art and Emmet match on all 10, WOW. The
only way
it could be any better is if they were identical twins.

It took a total of 5 hours at Anderson yesterday to learn all this. It's
exhausting, at least for me. Emotions swing wide along with the efforts
to understand all this stuff and ask good questions, not to mention the
waiting. It really does take
all three of us to get through.

Our blessings are many. We had a celebratory evening and know that as we
move forward we are certainly in God's hands. Once again I give thanks and
praise for all of your prayers and support. This journey is far from over
but we move forward in the comfort and security of God's love.
From the bottom of our hearts we thank all of you also. I'll keep you
posted
Love, Jennie

PS: Jennie had her CAT scan on Friday so we will get her results back on Tuesday so I will keep ypu posted. Thanks again for all the prayers and concern, I can tell you that they are truely all felt. Emmet