Here is a cute picture of Bill and his two kids while we were in Kansas City.

She is finished

Well, Deanna is officially finished. She graduated from mid-america nazarene university in Kansas City. This is Bill's baby. She is coming to live with us a few short days and we are very excited. For graduation, she bought herself a new car. We can't wait to see it. We are so happy to have the last one through school. Rah Rah Rah!!!!!!!!

More wedding pics

Nick and Martha Fair

Here is another picture from the wedding. This is Nick and Martha Fair. Martha is Kathy Addison's aunt. I hadn't seen her for 25 years. For 61 years old, she looked fabulous!!

The big wedding

The Addison wedding was held at our church Saturday and was just beautiful. Of course Kristen is a beautiful girl, inside and out and made a gorgeous bride. Most of the Addison family was here. It was amazing. Even Mrs. Addison's sisters were here. I have known the Addison's forever. They were Findley, Ohio and I was from Marion. We always went to the same camp meeting at Camp Gilead. I remember when the dad was killed by a drunk driver. He was a great preacher. He came to our home church for revival one time when I was a kid. Anyway, the boys give great tribute to their mom for raising them to be Godly kids. She was a great role model for everyone who knew her. I always thought she was so pretty and she still is. It was so much fun seeing everyone. I hadn't seen the other kids for a long time. We had a fun night of fellowship at the reception.

Another great-grandbaby

Well, we have another great grandbaby for mom and dad Mateer. It was a boy. This is Tony's (my brother) 9th grandchild. I think I will suggest that he share since I don't have any.

Isn't he a little doll? His name is Matthew Burt Jr. (after his dad). They haven't decided what to call him yet since the dad is Matt. I forgot the middle name. I think he looks like an angel.

Yucky Face

I just had to share this picture that my sister-in-law took of my niece and nephew. This is what Kyler does when you ask him to make a yucky face. He is so fun. We had him last night for a couple of hours and he got so excited because the kids were catching "real" fish out of the pond. He just pointed and squealed. I will have to post that picture later because it was just so funny.

Company

I always love having company and this week, our dear friends, Amy and Ashley Brush stopped by. They had been to SC to visit their dad, John and were on the way back to NY where they live. It was so good to see them. They grew up with my kids. We were always together and our kids became best of friends. Stephanie didn't get to come with them. Amy is now a mom - those are her two kids- who are absolutely adorable. Ashley has grown into a lovely young lady (she is 26) but is still single. We sure enjoyed them coming by. They are coming back in August and we will look forward to another visit.

What are we gonna do? Our gas here in NC is at $ 3.81. I think I will buy a bike. We haven't been going too far from home with the prices like this. It is just too much. I thought it was bad before when it got to $ 2.38 per gallon and look at it now. My Escape doesn't get the best gas mileage either. Maybe 17 or 18. My daughter has a 5 speed focus and gets 32 mpg. My oh my, I think I'll die.

Costa Rica

As you know, we had the privilege of going to Costa Rica to see Bill's dad and sister last month. It was absolutely wonderful. Probably the highlight of the trip was our visit to a volcano. It was smoking and huge boulders were spewing down the side of the mountain. It was a little nerve racking as we were only 3 miles away. Years ago, it erupted and destroyed a whole city. It was just amazing. I felt a little uneasy the whole time we were there. Bill's sister, Mary, told us the mountain was "showing off" for us. It usually isn't doing a lot. It was just so neat!!

These two made me a mother. It is a great thing to be a mother and now I am a step-mother.

We had a wonderful mother's day. I hadn't had both girls with me on Mother's day for years. I sure enjoyed it. We all just hung out for the day. I fixed a great meal : ) and fed the whole family - 11 in all. My first taste of motherhood was when I was 24. We had been married for 5 years and thought it might be time to have a kid around. We were both through college and I was teaching school. So, Michelle came into the world on 8-8-80 at 1:30 in the AM. She was 8 lbs 2 oz. When she was 2, we decided she might need a brother but the Lord gave us another girl. She entered the world on 9-1-83 at 9 lbs. 4 oz. at 9:30 PM. I have enjoyed being a mother. They kept me busy for years, running here and there. They were in a private school so, it kept me on the run. When they were 14 and 11, I became a "single" mom. That was a little more of a challenge as I tried to juggle a job, the home and them. I loved being a stay at home mom and if you are one - I am jealous. I would still like to stay at home. Then, 2 1/2 years ago, I became a step mom to two adult children. They are so much fun too and I have enjoyed being their step-mom.