Summertime in SC

Well, we are busy canning tomatoes, freezing squash, beans, onions, and anything we can. Prices are so high and my garden is so small that I had to find fields to go pick from. Last weekend on the 4th Uncle Burley (mother's brother) and my sisters Jean and Dianne went tomato picking. There were so many tomatoes in that field. I wish we had more boxes. The owner says that with all the rumors about samonella he did not sell or ship as many tomatoes as he wished. They are so good and man it was hard to leave that field. I survived! We were so dirty and hot. Weather was in the 90's before we left there. Edisto Island is about 35 miles from Charleston. It was a nice ride and we got to remember things of long ago. Our grandparents lived at Edisto Island and raised watermelon and beans and other veggies on their 50 acres. As a child I visited there often for any birthday so we could be together as a family and have fun with cousins. Great memories!

The weather is warm here, hot. Hurricane Bertha is in the ocean but it does not seem a threat so we are getting a practice run of the hurricane season with this one. Man, watch it turn and hit near us....! Prayers are appreciated.



Brodey is growing and pulling himself up on things. David and April have a youtube site but I am not sure what it is. Brodey is on there. He says hi, and other things we don't understand. He is doing great sign language since April is a teacher in this area. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTJzfcPnU8&feature=user



Jeffrey is going in the 3rd grade at a new school for Science and Math. It is a magnet school for these subjects. Felicia and I visited it and it seemed so wonderful and almost all the teachers have master degrees in teaching.



Calvin and I bought a boat but it is a fixer upper. Calvin is doing a great job and I do a great job watching. I did hold a seat for him one time. I sure he is ready to go out in the river next week.



I am flying out to Colorado next week July 14 to enjoy our grandchildren. Calvin and I hope to go back out Sept or October again. I am not sure. He is trying to work hard with the fuel prices going up so high. Diesel went up 20 cents since Sunday night here. I am sure it is that way everywhere. We have not hit 4.00 yet but I am sure it is coming. We see most of the country is already there. We have a reunion the end of Nov 2008 at Disney World for the Provost family.



Ronnie and David started new jobs. Ronnie will be building airplanes and David went to work for FedEx/Kinkos copier and fax company, etc.. Great benefits for them both. We are so happy for them.



Robert is working and will start school again in September to finish Physical Therapy Asst.

Pictures will be coming! I forgot where I put my camera charger....Help...Brainfreeze...

Flowers in Charleston, SC

I know some of you family members have had snow and cold weather. We wish we could pick you up and bring you here for a day or two. We surprising are having great weather. It might rain some tomorrow but it will still be in the high 70's. Hope everyone is great. Jeffrey is staying with grandma Tommie and PopPop tonight for the final days of spring break. It has been a great time for him and all his family! PopPop and Grandma Tommie hopefully will be heading to Iowa in April for the baptism of Lizzy! Can't wait to see all the grandbabies! Here are the flowers!

David Brodey Provost 4 mo old 3/08

March with the Provost

Well, March has been an interesting month. We were rained, tornadoed, hailed, sunshine, cold and still the flowers are here in time for Easter. I will add a picture tomorrow with those beautiful azaleas blooming also the Pear flower trees. Watch for the pictures....!

We have done some construction on our home with a contractor oh was that what he was? Well, Calvin has redone the work which we paid a contractor for? with the help of his sons and daughter in law Felicia. Of course I shined the base boards and stained the wood pieces. We added some berber carpet also. Now with the help of Ronnie and his father in law Ronnie will spray our ceiling with popcorn stuff I think they call it. Ralph might be able to move back to his room before June? hahaha!

Our tin roof keeps all that much needed rain on the outside not the inside now so we won't have to have more construction. Thank Goodness! Tommie added more shelves inside her kitchen cabinets with again the help of sons...! Calvin redid some drawers. This makes Tommie so happy. Man, what can make a woman happy! Tommie restained the cabinets and stained the broom closet David and Ronnie made over a year ago. As you see Tommie, Me, I , have been watching the HGTV channel and have some great ideas for everyone to do. Organizing my office, redoing or sanding some of the wood floors and so much more....WOW!!

Well, I now have an ear infection in both ears. One inner and two outers then the sinus infection all the from the flu virus. Lizzy was worried that grandma got her ear infection. Grandma had to tell her it is tough to get those germs from IOWA to SC in a few days by telephone.

Oh, we had a tornado come real close to our home or in the sky close to our home but did not touch down. Well, I was sick and fell asleep in our bedroom next to a WINDOW. Calvin and Ralph were in the center hall leaving me by the window and asleep while they watch to see if the tornado would come down.. He assured me that if he had seen the tornado that he would have dragged me into the hall beside him. Well, I am so reassured of this..Glad I slept through the weather that night. Thanks Calvin. you are the best husband ever! Love you too dear or is this what is called the 40th anniversary year revelation? The story is true but Tommie knows Calvin would be her be her superman and save the day.

Remember look for the pictures...!

Lizzy Weatherspoon and Flat Stanley visiting SC

We have had a great time with Flat Stanley visiting Charleston, SC. Lizzy is reading a book called Flat Stanley who was flattened by a bulletin board and he wanted to see California so his parents mailed him there in an envelope. Lizzy's class project was to mail him somewhere in the USA and Lizzy picked SC. Here are some pictures we took of him and us and them and it. Pictures are battery, horse ride downtown Charleston, Old African culture making baskets of sweetgrass, St. Philips Church (very old Rev. War, and Middleton Plantation with Flat Stanley taking a rest! Hope you like them.

David Brodey Provost update picture with Lizzy's Flat Stanley

November Trip

As you see we have alot to see when we all meet in Florida. I thought this will get us excited with all the pictures Ronnie and Jill took great pictures! Are they linked to the blog? Hope so...