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Friday in the mountains

November 30, 2023

Friday was a rough start for Maxwell. He had been fighting some fever and a nasty cough all week and he was not better Friday morning. I took him into town and we found some meds and just let him rest. Robert met up with Patrick while I just sat around with GJ and the others. Maxwell perked up a little after lunch and made it out to play some golf with the boys! Hooray!

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GJ, Samantha, and I decided we couldn’t sit around anymore so we hiked up to Sunset Rock! Great views!

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My sunshine in the sunshine!

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GJ wasn’t quite so sure of all those rocks with her knee so she took in the views from up there!

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That night we had a drink at the club where we had some Shirley Temples…

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and got lots of great pics in front of the tree.

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After that we had a nice dinner at On the Verandah. Thanks Lulu and Granddaddy! Unfortunately, Maxwell kept not feeling well at all – and not sleeping – so we packed up and headed home Saturday morning. We made it home just in time for the Iron Bowl. What a game – 4th and 31!! Roll Tide! We also got Maxwell up to the doctor to get some antibiotics for an ear infection and doctor’s orders to rest for a respiratory virus. Poor guy.

Overall it was a great Thanksgiving in the mountains!

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Thanksgiving

November 29, 2023

We headed up to the mountains last week and had a great Thanksgiving break in Highlands! We had an uneventful drive up Wednesday and were happy to meet not only Lulu and Grandaddy up there, but GJ as well! She came along this year to see what Highlands was all about! We did our traditional hike of Whiteside Mountain Thursday morning and the weather could not have been better!!

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The very best views!

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The boys were obviously enjoying themselves!

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Of course we posed on our favorite rock!

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Took a little side turn off the main path and got this view too!

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It was the perfect way to start Thanksgiving day….even if Samantha did put her hand in a booger on a rock! hahahaha! She was none too pleased…

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We then got back to the house and whipped up a fantastic Thanksgiving feast that we all enjoyed! It was such a beautiful day we walked off our turkey on the golf course after…

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After the walk it was time for pie…it was Thanksgiving after all! That night Robert and I drove over to Cashiers to see my high school friend, Frank, and his wife Anjuli at High Hampton. It was great to catch up on all things Little Rock!

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A great day all around!

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Super Bowl

November 16, 2023

The Raiders made it to the Super Bowl! Woohoo!

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There were two photographers there during the game so we got some great pictures!

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Unfortunately, the game didn’t go our way. The Jets – who we had beaten twice before! – scored in the second quarter and got the extra point so it was 7-0 going into the half. We finally scored in the 4th quarter and went for 2 to try and win but…no luck. We lost 7-6. Such a bummer but I am so incredibly proud of Spencer and how well he handled himself not only in that game but the whole season. He was a strong leader for the team and made some fantastic plays.

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Way to go Raiders! Regular season champs and Super Bowl runners up!

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Raiders

November 15, 2023

Spencer was a Raider this year. His team was a bit of an unknown at the beginning of the season because we just didn’t know a few of the kids on his team but…man, it turned out to be a great season! He had the absolute best team of young guy coaches that were so committed – 6 coaches that all showed up to every single practice and game! He had a fantastic group of boys that really worked together and got along. Of course, the Raiders were the luckiest because they had the best QB in the league – Spencer Brown!

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Had a little bit of a bum ankle for part of the season but he fought through.

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They had a winning season – only lost 2 games and ended the season as REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS! Woohoo!! They lost once to the Bills and then got blown out once by the Saints. No one is quite sure what happened in that Saints game but I know why they lost – I was out of town. Spencey just didn’t play as well without me cheering him on from the sidelines! ha! Overall it was such a fun season with way more Ws than Ls!

The best part was watching Spencer step up and be a leader on his team. He’s so poised on the field and never gets frazzled. He made some amazing completed passes this season which is pretty rare for 5th grade. He called the plays and motivated his team and was just generally awesome all season. So so proud of him.

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The Raiders had an easy win over the Saints in the first round of the playoffs and then beat the Vikings in the second round to make it to the Super Bowl!

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A great team, a great season!

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Super Bowl bound!

I sure to love to watch #7 play!

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Raider Nation!

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costume fun

October 30, 2023

Boo Bash is today, Halloween is tomorrow, spooky-ness is all around!! Maxwell got into the spirit last week when he went with the scouts to do some service hours with Camp Smile-A-Mile. I was pretty impressed with what he did with an eye black stick!

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On Wednesday we went up to Robert’s office Halloween party. Samantha decided to just be a cat but couldn’t resist the rainbow wig…

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Spencer wore his standard “costume”…

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Robert and I then played in a Halloween tennis mixer on Thursday. We might have only taken home second place in tennis, but we were definitely the gold medal winners of the night!! Bela Karolyi only produces champions you know….

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It’s uncanny… πŸ˜‰

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I do love a good costume….

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Boo Bash is at school today and we can’t wait for the main event tomorrow! Happy almost Halloween!

 

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