Cards vs. Phillies

Today was Lori Spry's birthday and what better gift could I give her other than take her to her very first Cardinals game! Uncle Terry and Chris came along too but for her to experience the Cardinals was the best! Of course we had to do it first class.... I had 4 tickets to the Champions Club which includes all you can eat buffet (nachos, hot dogs, brats, chicken, carving station with beef, pasta station, dessert station, 2 full bars, private bathrooms and HUGE room to sit in the A/C and then patio seating to watch the game... all of this was all inclusive! We had a great day and many good laughs! The Cardinals were on an 8 game winning streak and lost to the Phillies in the 11th inning (score was 0-0 until then and Phillies won 2-0) I think her 31st birthday was eventful and I am glad we got to do something fun as a family! Better luck next time Cardinals!

Happy Birthday Grandma Ruby & Lori!

Today is Grandma Ruby's birthday and Lori Spry's birthday! What a special day to share with your grandma! Grandma Ruby would have been 77 years old. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't miss you! Brandon reminds me of you.... always making sure the hummingbirds have fresh water and those red "Spry" cheeks! Rest in peace Grandma Ruby.

Ambassador Cardinals Trip 2010

This was the second year the Chamber Ambassadors decided to take a trip to St. Louis to take in a Cardinals game. I took my momma as my guest and what a great time! Tony, our bus driver from MO X, was great! It started raining about Truxton and poured down rain. We left Columbia around 4:00 pm and arrived at the stadium at 7:45 pm! We all laughed alot on the way up there.... from the beer/snack hostess, to the tractor trailer driver, Buddy Head, playing his guitar while driving, to the flooding waters guy telling the TV camera how it all happened to laughing at and with Dennis Lynch..... but we could have shortened the bus ride by an hour or so! Cards beat the Phillies 5-1 and they are on their 8th game winning streak! What a great time with some great people! I love our Chamber! Go Cards!

Kinly & Aunt Shell

I had the pleasure of spending some time with Kinly Ann this past Saturday! The Greening family loaded up and headed to the lake with us. Kinly is a little ham! She is such a happy baby and is now crawling! She's so darn cute! What's really nice is she can play by herself and be completely content unless she's hungry and then she is just like Aunt Shell.... crabby! :)

She loves hanging onto her daddy!

The Greening Family! Jill, Kinly Ann & Greg..... What a good lookin' family :)

You can see her two bottom teeth.... she loved rubbing her teeth across the lid of the Mt. Dew bottle and would just "talk" to us. She is such a hoot to watch and smiles all the time! Thanks Kinly Ann for spending some time with us this weekend!

Our flowers

What a wonderful surprise I had this morning when I got to work.... My momma had baked some fresh, homemade Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin cookies and brought Brandon and I a little bouquet of fresh flowers! Now these aren't just any flowers these are Grandma Ruby's flowers! After Grandma Ruby passed away and we were selling some of the items that no one else wanted/needed there was 2 little brown lunch sacks of flower seeds. Brandon told mom to take them and plant them.... this is what she got! I don't know what kind they are but they are beautiful! Little reminders from time to time of those you loved and are no longer with you are the best gifts.... just kind of makes you smile and think about the good memories you have. Thanks mom for making us smile and for the yummy cookies! We love you!  Shell & Bubba :)

Where's Waldo?

My good friend, Heather Stewart (aka: DJ Sparkle), mailed me a surprise and when I got it today this was what was in it! I love it! Waldo was a nickname she has given me because you never know where you'll see me.... I can't help but smile and how perfect! Thanks Heather for making my day! :)

Little piece of art.... isn't it Spry!

While we were waiting in the Denver airport for an hour I decided to look around. I went into an artwork store called Avilar (it reminded me of Poppy in downtown Columbia). They had some really neat things and I found several things I wanted. So as I am looking from floor to ceiling at all of the really cool stuff I just happen to notice this area full of robots that were made out to antique things. The larger robot in the back caught my eye! It had my name all over it.... no really.... see it has a Spry container for it's mid-section. How cool is that! I have a glass container that I got from Grandma Ruby that is a Spry container but have never seen another. So I wanted to know how much this little guy was.... he was $600! It was really cool but not something I want or need..... just nice to know that Spry's are everywhere! LOL! :)