January 24, 2007
Flashback
I had a major flashback coming back from grocery shopping tonight. We went to the new Wal-Mart that opened up near us (a little too far away though, realized Publix is closer so we probably won't be going back to Wally World). On the drive back home I noticed a sign for Camp Fulton/Truitt, a 4-H camp that I went to way back when. Apparently, they don't have camps at Camp Fulton/Truitt anymore... they moved the "Atlanta" camp OTP (go figure) to Hampton near the Atlanta Motor Speedway. I still can't believe it though... I went to 4-H camp in College Park?! Crazy.
January 23, 2007
We're back
The days off of work were nice, but it wasn't an actual vacation. We saw snow in Ohio... wish we could see snow more often in Atlanta... it's so much prettier than rain.
Loretta (Hipkins) Martin
Loretta (Hipkins) Martin, formerly of Norton, more recently of Louisville, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007. Born July 3, 1919 in Belmont County, Ohio to the late Joseph and Hazel Hipkins. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn D. Martin; brothers, Joseph Hipkins, Mack and Edward Vanaman. Survivors include her children, David G. Martin of Texas, Daniel J. (Kristen) of Buffalo, N.Y., Stephen D. Martin of Nevada, Suzanne Martin of Louisville, Ga.; grandchildren, Rebekah (Martin) Arnson (husband Barry) of Atlanta, Ga., Zachary Martin of Daytona Beach, Fla. Her sister, Nada (Hipkins) Martin of Stow. There are many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews and her friend and caregiver, Pamela Gibbons also surviving. The family will receive friends Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at Wadsworth Church of Christ, 236 W. Good Ave., Wadsworth, Ohio 44281, where funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, 11 a.m., with long time family friend Mr. Jim Duty officiating. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorial donations may be made to the Wadsworth Church of Christ. (Hilliard-Mullaney-Rospert, 330-3341-1501)
Published in the Akron Beacon Journal on 1/18/2007.
January 16, 2007
On the go
The next few days we have stuff lined up for every night. Not a huge deal, but I will miss being able to just spend quiet time at home. Tonight is trivia night number 1, which is always great... the past two weeks we have come in 2nd place. Wednesday night is the new version of APWBWGTTD. Thursday is trivia night number 2, but before that I potentially have jury duty (I'm on standby status, which means I have to call the night before to see if I have to go or not). This is the third time I have gotten a jury summons. I guess the people at the Fulton County Superior Court really think I should be on one of their juries. Even if they do pick me this time (as of now I'm 0 for 2), I have an excuse to get out of it, but not really a happy one though...
it's for a family funeral in Ohio. My grandmother passed away this past Saturday morning. She really hadn't been the same since having open heart surgery a while back. It was her time. I grew up living with my mom and my grandparents. Grandpa died in 1991 and I went to that funeral as well. I'm guessing this one won't be that different. It's hard to believe that grandma lived 15 1/2 years after he died. They never really showed much public affection for each other when I was growing up, but when he died you could tell that it really affected her. I could never imagine that.
Anyways... this weekend, Barry gets to meet more people from his new family... and I will (possibly) gorge myself on Bob Evans... yum.
January 14, 2007
This weekend's project
So we needed to remodel our Walk-in Master Closet, because the shelf/bar that spanned 113" became detached from the wall from all the weight we put on it. (I forgot to take any "before" pictures, so you'll just have to imagine what it looked like yourself.)
I basically just copied a design from a flyer I found in Home Depot and custom fit it to our closet. We bought all the parts at HD Friday. Yesterday, I took down the old shelf/bar, filled in about a million 1/4" holes, and painted. Today, Barry gets to put everything up. We might even put wood trim on the shelving to match all of our wood hangers. Yay, organization!
View our progress here.
January 11, 2007
How I Met Your Mother
This is one of the funniest things on TV yet... I love this show (... and Dirty Dancing).