Rudy and Lila 

Christmas at Rudys house 2006

Just one of our Christmas Pics 

UNDER COVER

WELL i THOUGHT THE PICTURES WOULD SHOW MORE ICE THAN THIS. THIS WAS ABOUT 9 THIS MORNING . THE GROUND WAS CRUNCHY WITH ICE...IT DID GET ABOVE FREEZING TODAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM HAS JUST BLOWN IN AND IT JUST SLEETING LIKE CRAZY. THERE IS NO SCHOOL TOMORROW..........I KNOW ITS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY BUT HERE IN HAWLEY WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN THAT DAY OFF. THEY ALWAYS SAY IT BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 2 BLACK KIDS IN OUR SCHOOL.... NONE THE-LESS WE DON'T TAKE CINCO DE MAYO , EITHER....HA...OUT OF 765 KIDS ABOUT 15-MEXICANS.
LOOK AT MY POOR WEEPING WILLOW........... 

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Pig show

Okay since the blog is alittle idle at this time I decided to put something on. Today in Hawley we had our city show. Roper showed his three pigs. If you noticed in the picture all the pigs look alike. This is the Hampshire class. A judge judges them by the way their body mass ...and what thier ham looks like. These kids get these pigs around Oct. and start feeding them and then in Jan . we show them at the city, county, and on to the San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo Show, FT. Worth,& HOUston . It is our hobby and we really get into it. Then at the big shows they get weighed and put on the BIG TRUCK to become your bacon and ham . Ofcourse I cried last year ...maybe Iwon't this year but I doubt. it. Oh by the way u do get a check for whatever pigs are going for a pound. Anyway this is what we are busy doing at this time of the year. It keeps us busy and the kids learn responsibility: these animals have to be fed everyday , twice a day, and pens cleaned out as well. Gotta go watch the COWBOYS.
 

Sylvia, Alice, and Linda already in Vegas...wonder where the young chicks are!

 

X-MAS AT DAVID'S. DAVID,ELENA,AUNT RITA,UNCLE KIRK,ELENA'S SISTER-IN-LAW BROTHER AND HER MOM.

Christmas with The Johnsons

Merry Christmas to everyone..hope everyone had a great holiday. Here are some pictures from Christmas Eve at my house and Christmas Day at Lindsay's. We went to watch the game at her place.


 

Christmas at Irene's

Well here we are at my house. It was mostly about the COWBOYS here at my house and it was not a very happy one after the game. We didn't even get a pic of Roper , Sylvia and Rich, and Gary and I cause the game took over Christmas. The couple below is my dads brother Lewis , and wife Aurora from Abilene.

Roper AGAIN!

Most people said this was too dark. So I tried some light ...and now maybe u can see Roper ......3rd from left.
 

Top News- New Fighter Jet Takes to the Air - AOL News

Top News- New Fighter Jet Takes to the Air - AOL News This is what Sylvia, David, Rich, Eloise , Gilbert, Rita, Kirk, Shane, Alice, Eva , Joe and Irene all got to see when we went to Sylvia's retirement party at Lockheed. It was awesome!! I guess I am correct in saying this is what David and Rich have been working on.....they take alot of pride in their work!

Sylvia's Retirement get together @ Rita's

Okay people,,,,,,here
is the pretty side-LOL- of the Martinez family partying . If yall notice Ms. Nicey nice Eva has the big ol
glass and she drank it all. We had fun and lots of laughs.

Sylvia is Retired!

Sylvia is officially retired.
Friday, we enjoyed a retirement celebration at Lockheed Martin. We met all of Sylvia's co-workers and ate lots of good food. What a send off she had...yesterday was also the first flight of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter that Lockheed is building. Rudy and Eddie, you would have loved it, it was awesome. We enjoyed it....we were so lucky to have been there for that. We got together at Rita's house yesterday evening and just visited.(well we ate again!) Irene has some pictures she will probably put up when she returns to Abilene. Happy Retirement to Sylvia!

ROPER

Here is Roper last nite in Haskell. He was elected Vice-Pres. of the FFA Double Mountain District. (which includes towns from around the area, Haskell, Stamford, Rotan..etc) He is Sec. of his local chapter. Mom met me in Haskell to see him do his speech, as u see him doing in the second pic. Oh yes the short blonde is Phillip Newtons daughter, from Haskell. Mrs. Newtons grandaughter, and one more girl is Keith Rowans daughter from O'Brien.
The election included an interview, a quiz , and then the speech. The girl who won pres. beat him in the quiz and interview, He beat her in the popularity vote. The interviews were done by people from Texas Tech. The jackets really look good when they are all together. So much for my " shy" Roper. FFA gives out over a million dollars a year in scholarships.....that's our goal. Oh yes : FFA stands for FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ---But it's really more about leadership skills.
 

Light to Unite

Did you know that 1 out of 5 people who are HIV infected are Hispanic?

Today, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the pharmaceutical monolith that charges nearly $1,000 for a 30 day supply of one of its HIV/AIDS medications, is donating $1 to the National AIDS Fund for each person who simply visits their website and "virtually lights a candle." The tally is near 900,000 now.

Please take a minute to "light a candle": www.lighttounite.com

SUPERBOWL CHAMPION

Hello everyone! Well, I realize the last time I put something in was the beginning of football season. Here is the picture of the end...Joey's Bantam Seminole team won the superbowl on Dec 2nd. They outscored their opponents 535-26 for the season. Joey was part of a great offensive line! This pic shows the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...even though it's Martinelli's!

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Las Vegas Trip

Ok, in case you don't already know...Sylvia will be retiring from Lockheed December 15...after 28+ years!!!! We want to plan a "girl's trip" to Vegas in February to celebrate. Sylvia has approved the celebration! We are looking at Tuesday, Feb. 20 thru Friday, Feb. 23. We have discounts on a couple of rooms at the Aladdin Hotel. We are still in the planning stage so if you are interested at all, please email or call me asap! If you know anyone in the family that doesn't read this blog, please pass the word.

Blog

If you are reading this blog and you have not been invited or have lost your invitation some where email me @ irenesmith41@yahoo.com and I will send you another invitation or your first.

CALEB AND AJ MONKEYS IN TREE

2006 dickies 500 at texas motor speedway

Happt Thanksgiving from 9000 ft. above sea level

Here we are at The Lodge. Our dinner was great, but Imissed my family in Texas, and Roper missed his macaroni. Went back to the cabin and watched the Cowboys. There were no leftovers to munch on.

Gary standing in front of the THE LODGE-

Happy Thanksgiving From FW TEXAS!

 

Intern Graduation

This past Friday I finally finished my internship/orientation and graduated from the intern program at Methodist Hospital! I am now an RN II in the Neonatal ICU and have my own patients! This is a picture of me and my friends(the other NICU interns) at our graduation ceremony.

ALOHA

DAVID IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED TO POST ...............TAKE THE TRIP

Update on Rita

Rita seems to be improving...they started a new antibiotic last night and it seems to be working better. She is still having fever and chills but less often. I saw her today and she looked much better AND she is starting to eat again! We know she is better when she is eating! haha The hospital number is:
817_336_2100 Room 428 (Plaza Medical Hospital) if anyone wants to give her a call.

FRIDAY NITE LIGHTS

Roper and his friends on Friday nite. Painted thier chest for show of Sprit......or stupidness. It was freezin that night. The stands went wild and I looked down and there they were. I told him I would not take him to the dr. he would have to just use VICKS, if he got sick!! 

RITA

Just wanted to update everyone on Rita's hospital stay. The doctor decided to keep her for a couple of days. She has a kidney infection and the antibiotics are slowly working. We all know her immune system has a hard time with any infections. When I left tonight she was not feeling well...fever and chills. Poor Rita...let's everyone pray for her speedy recovery. Hopefully her fever broke and she got to watch Mario and Emmitt dance tonight!!! She was really looking forward to watching that. Let us all be thankful for our health and for our family as we approach the Thanksgiving season.

WEST TEXAS SUNSETS

Thought some of you out west could enjoy seeing some of our True West Texas Sunsets out here in Hodges , Texas. These were taken last week . I thought they were breathtaking. So our our sunrises at this time of the year. Wish I had a better camera, and wish I could make my pics bigger on here. Ideas??
 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAVID JOE---HE HE !

Forgot to send your card,,,,bro , but isn't this much better?????