Hello Everyone -
We've been busy little Powers since my last post. Justin started the 8th grade and is doing very well, honor roll the first 9 weeks. Scott had surgery on his neck in late September. He's had a "tumor" on the side of his neck for a few years and it started giving him problems, lots of pain "in his neck". Sounds like something I do to him too, am I tumor? :-) Any who his surgery went very well, he had an amazing Doctor taking care of him. His recovery went well too and he was back at work within a week. He's doing so much better now that the tumor is gone, no headaches or jaw pain. I've been very busy with work, even though the economy is not so good the company I work at is not phased. I'm so blessed to have a job and such a great company to go to work every day.
We also added a new member of the Powers's family, a stray we took in named Cookie. A neighbor at the end of our road moved away and left her behind. We had fed her along with two of their other dogs for over a month before they moved. We decided to take her in once we realized what happened. The newest member has brought us some joy and some problems. She's a good dog but young so we've been going through the "chewing" stage of the puppy age. Cookie is a sweet dog and she's blended well with all of the other creatures in the house. Her and Deuce tear it up in the backyard and love to run the neighborhood visiting with all the neighbors. We hope to find her a loving home but for now she's a Powers.
We hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Scott and I are looking forward to cooking our feast and will be able to share the day with some friends and family. For all of our friends and family we won't be sharing this holiday with, we miss you all very much and can't wait to see you; hopefully soon.
Thanks for visiting our blog - The Powers
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Update....Summer vacation, destination Orlando!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful, fun filled summer. I've been busy doing something close to nothing....I see that my last entry was the end of June, time flies when you're having fun.
We had lots of fun around July 4th when we spent time at Disney World. Picked up Justin and toted him over to Shades of Green to stay, it's a hotel on Disney property that caters to people within the different military branches.
Mark and Brenda met us there for approximately 36 hours, give or take a couple hours. :-) July 4th was spent at Universal Studios-Islands of Adventure, we got through the park by 3PM and managed to ride ALL the water rides at least once. A soggy butt is not FUN!! Later that night we went across the street to the Polynesian Hotel to watch the Disney fireworks, very impressive. Once that was over we headed back to hotel and enjoyed a fantastic Italian dinner with Mark & Brenda.
The next day are buds left to go home and the "Powers" headed off to the Big, Wide World that is DISNEY. Starting out at the Animal Kingdom which was an excellent place to start, we conquered the Himalayan roller coaster ride. Onto the next park MGM Studios, I mean Hollywood Studios which is crazy since we're not in "Hollywood". Tower of Terror was on our list as well as Rock N Roll rollercoaster which to are disappointment we couldn't get on because of the wait. We managed to enjoy the afternoon running around to a bunch of our other favorite rides. We headed back on one of the Disney (air conditioned) buses, we love A/C after being out in the hot, humid sun all day. :-o Back to the hotel to "freshen up" and then despite thunder in the air we ventured on the Monorail over to Disney World A.K.A. The Magic Kingdom for the evening, we had until 12AM to pack in as much of the magic that we could stand. Old haunts we knocked out; Space Mountain, People Mover, Carosel of Progress, It's a Small World, Haunted Mansion, Winnie the Pooh but no time for Pirates. :-/ We were right next to the Castle when the fireworks went off, that was totally cool and LOUD.
By end of the night we were tired, sweaty and sore not to mention Justin wanted me to carry him out of the park. Yea right....carry me! hee,hee!
We got to bed that night around 1:30AM once we wound down from all the excitement that is Disney and I might add 3 parks in one day.
That was our little getaway this summer, hope you enjoyed. The party had to end the next day when we dropped Justin off with his Mom and Scott and I headed back to Tally.
We had lots of fun around July 4th when we spent time at Disney World. Picked up Justin and toted him over to Shades of Green to stay, it's a hotel on Disney property that caters to people within the different military branches.
Mark and Brenda met us there for approximately 36 hours, give or take a couple hours. :-) July 4th was spent at Universal Studios-Islands of Adventure, we got through the park by 3PM and managed to ride ALL the water rides at least once. A soggy butt is not FUN!! Later that night we went across the street to the Polynesian Hotel to watch the Disney fireworks, very impressive. Once that was over we headed back to hotel and enjoyed a fantastic Italian dinner with Mark & Brenda.
The next day are buds left to go home and the "Powers" headed off to the Big, Wide World that is DISNEY. Starting out at the Animal Kingdom which was an excellent place to start, we conquered the Himalayan roller coaster ride. Onto the next park MGM Studios, I mean Hollywood Studios which is crazy since we're not in "Hollywood". Tower of Terror was on our list as well as Rock N Roll rollercoaster which to are disappointment we couldn't get on because of the wait. We managed to enjoy the afternoon running around to a bunch of our other favorite rides. We headed back on one of the Disney (air conditioned) buses, we love A/C after being out in the hot, humid sun all day. :-o Back to the hotel to "freshen up" and then despite thunder in the air we ventured on the Monorail over to Disney World A.K.A. The Magic Kingdom for the evening, we had until 12AM to pack in as much of the magic that we could stand. Old haunts we knocked out; Space Mountain, People Mover, Carosel of Progress, It's a Small World, Haunted Mansion, Winnie the Pooh but no time for Pirates. :-/ We were right next to the Castle when the fireworks went off, that was totally cool and LOUD.
By end of the night we were tired, sweaty and sore not to mention Justin wanted me to carry him out of the park. Yea right....carry me! hee,hee!
We got to bed that night around 1:30AM once we wound down from all the excitement that is Disney and I might add 3 parks in one day.
That was our little getaway this summer, hope you enjoyed. The party had to end the next day when we dropped Justin off with his Mom and Scott and I headed back to Tally.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
home improvement photos - phase one
hi everyone! we've been busy with our home improvements, working hard but sometimes not working so smart. scott and i enclosed the screen porch at the back of our house, with help from my brother-in-law larry. i'm attaching a few before and after photos to see the progress. BEFORE photos....
and now for the AFTER photos....OHHHH....AHHHH!!
and now for the AFTER photos....OHHHH....AHHHH!!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Welcome Back!
Sorry I haven't been keeping up with our Blog. I've been a bad girl!! Why does it seem like there's not enough time in the day? Am I the only one that feels that way, I know my husband shares the same feelings.
The Powers have been busy since my last posting; Justin has made the honor roll 3 times this year, Scott and I have gone on a wonderful Carnival cruise with our closest friends and Scott started a whole new career with Progressive Insurance.
We've all been keeping busy...more craziness is upon us. The Powers will be starting some home improvements next weekend. Thank God for our "Lawrence" who's going to help us with closing in our screen porch and taking down a wall between our kitchen and living room. "Lawrence" as we affectionatly call him is Larry my wonderful brother-in-law who's married to my sister Carol. We are very greatful for them coming to spend a few days with us to help with the home improvements. I'll take before and after photos...
Justin is finishing his last week of the 7th grade this coming week. Yes, he's moving onto the 8th grade, he's done very well at Swift Creek Middle school with being on the honor roll and he was teasing me the other day that he thinks he's past this last term. I can't believe he's going into the 8th grade and soon it'll be the "Big House". I was so afraid when my Mom told me I was going to the "Big House" which means High School. Can anyone believe that in another year Justin will be in High School, you feel old don't you? :-) Sorry....
My job at Altrua Marketing is going well, I'm an account service rep. for them; technically I'm in "sales". We do all the POP (point of purchase) materials for McDonald's, yeah you heard me. I have an awesome job. Since my six months there I've mastered some major clients, attended the Worldwide Convention in Orlando,FL and yes I've received FREE McDONALD'S FOOD. I think I'll stick around for awhile.
I hope everyone is doing well out there, we wish you nothing but happiness and health. Thanks so much for taking the time to check us out and see what we're up to. I PROMISE I'll get better at blogging more regularly so everyone can keep abreast of the POWERS happenings. :-)
Take care for now and I'll be in touch soon. Love - Julia and the Boys
P.S. Check out our Cruise pics soon
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