Merry Christmas from me to you....

...And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." .....Luke 2: 8-13...

My wish for each of you is that you........Celebrate Jesus, Our Light in the Darkness, Our Peace in the storm, and Our Hope for eternity....

Merry Christmas from me to you.....

Christmas lights and Ice skating...

We went up to a mall where they set up an ice skating rink and some wonderful lights. It was a lot of fun. I know how to skate, but would rather take the pictures...too old to fall! I used to snow ski, too!

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Decorating.......

We got into the Christmas spirit early this year. It was fun to decorate right after Thanksgiving. I love putting up my Christmas China in my hutch and buffet. It used to be my Mom's. She bought it over 40 years ago. It holds a special place in my heart because I remember it so well when I was growing up and now I get to enjoy it with my children.

Thanksgiving 2006

Thanksgiving....

It’s about sitting down to eat
with the people
who mean the most to us,
beginning with a prayer,
and meaning the words more
because we’re saying them together.

It’s about passing love
around the table,
and bowing our heads
over turkey, mashed potatoes,
and gravy until every heart is full.


We drove up to Lake Livingston to be with my Mom and Step Dad. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It had to be close to 80 degrees. We had a wonderful time together. After lunch, Russell took the kids up to his shop to play on his 1930's pinball machine.

Johnny hits the Jackpot!!!

We took the middle school 37 kids from church to Incredible Pizza last Saturday. This is Johnny winning the jackpot and some of my sweet girls from my Sunday School class. We had a blast!!!

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Panda sneezing.......this is so cute

Panda Sneezing

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Celebrating 60 years......

We went up to Arlington to celebrate John and Juanita's 60th anniversary. Their granddaughter, Laura rented a really cool Cadillac to drive them in and brought them champagne and everything. We all went to a restaurant called The Lonesome Dove in Ft. Worth and had a private room for the Russell family. Charles' sister, Peggy made them a beautiful quilt. We all gave them a gift certificate to the Hotel Galvez in Galveston to be used whenever they like....We all had a great time.

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Youth Choir - November 12, 2006

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My new great-nephew....

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Happy Birthday, Jeff!!!

October 20, 1964............My best friend was born..........

Today is my brother, Jeff's 42nd birthday. I love you, Jeff more than you could ever know!

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Go Warriors!!!

Tonight Johnny's band played at the high school for the middle school football games. They did a great job......can you tell where he is? He is playing the french horn on the top row.....

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High School Choir concert.......

This is the high school fall choir concert.......October 16, 2006. The first song, Amy is in. She is on the far right. She is the last one on the second row from the bottom. You may not be able to tell that it is her. Please keep in mind that I took this with my digital camera. The next song is done by the Chorale.......they were all awesome!!! Amy is not in the last one.

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October 15th - 83 years old!

Today is my father in law's 83rd birthday. He served in World War II and is one of the very best grandfather's alive. He is a very special man and I love him. Happy Birthday, John!

Skidboot the Dog

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Homecoming

Last night was the Homecoming football game between Spring and Klein. I went to the former Alumni meeting before the game. Just as the band and choir had entered the field, the announcer asked everyone to exit the stands and stadium as it was beginning to lightning. We waited for a little while. Amy and I and her friend, Hannah and our cousin Stephen went to Burger King to hang out. Well we stayed there a while then went to Lazer Rage and stayed until they closed at 11:30. The kids played lazer tag, and we all played air hockey and pool the rest of the night.

Then tonight is the Homecoming Dance at the school. My friend Lainey did her hair at her salon and Amos looked beautiful! I hope she is having a great time. She was going to meet some friends there.

Ah....to be 14 again.........no come to think of it........I like being my age and enjoying my daughter's first Homecoming experience.

Family time......

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My brother Jeff drove in from Indiana this week. He got to do some incredible genealogy searches while he was here. He went to the Hennesy cemetery in Louisiana on the way down and gather information at the courthouse. He got to do some research on the Allee side of the family as well. We got together with cousins on the Hennesy side of the family. I hadn't seen them in over 20 years. It was a wonderful time. My beautiful sister, Judy was there. Judy is 9 years older than me and Jeff is a year and a half younger than me. I am so thankful for time with family. I had the best time and I love them all so very much.....
We laughed about things my grandmother would say. We remembered the stories of her dancing all night on a boat off the coast of New Orleans before the 1920's. How she spoke french before she learned english and the funny little sayings in french that she would teach us. I remembered that she would sit on the floor and play jax with me when I would spend the night with her. This picture is of my grandmother and my father in front of a statue in downtown Houston in the early 1950's. She was a very tall woman. She was around 5 ft 10 inches tall. She passed away in 1985 and was a huge influence in my life.







The picture on the right was probably taken in about 1912 or so. My grandmother is the one on the far right with the big bow in her hair.

I am so thankful that my brother carried on my father's legacy of tracing our family history. My father worked on it for 20 years before he passed away and now Jeff has spent several years on it. You can see all his work on his web site....
www.hennesy.net

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Lainey's Birthday

Today we celebrated Lainey's birthday. We all went to a little Mexican Restaurant. Delicious!!!!!! I am so very thankful for my friends. I love them dearly!!!!

When was the last time you stayed up all night with 175 teenagers????

We took about 175 teenagers to Mountasia Friday night at 11:00 pm and stayed until 6:00 am. We had a total blast! It helped that I took a 3 hour nap before we left! All of the kids were so good. They played putt-putt golf, drove go-carts, bumper boats and all of the indoor video games they wanted. I am so glad I went!

My Grandfather.....Levy

This is my father's father, Levy Marion Hennesy. He passed away in 1945. He was in his early 40's. In looking at his obituary again today, I saw that he was a deacon at a Park Memorial Baptist Church in Houston. I did some research and discovered that the church had been torn down. It was rebuilt on 75th street in Houston. I called the church today and asked if they had any pictures of their deacons and Sunday School teachers from the early 40's. She said that she might, but wouldn't be able to identify him. She said that she would look through their membership records for any Hennesy's. She called me back within 10 minutes and found them! She saw my grandfather's, my grandmother's, my father's and my uncles and some other Hennesy's that had to be relatives. She is going to copy them and mail them to me. I was just thrilled. Even though I never knew him, he did have an influence on my life. My grandmother told about the time that all the money they had left was $5 and that was the amount of their tithe. My grandfather was a very strong Christian man and gave it in obedience to God's word. A couple of days later, there was a $5 bill in the mail. They never knew who sent it. That lesson has stayed with me to this day. This picture was taken I believe near Avenue O and Wayside on the east side of Houston in the early 40's..........Neat, huh?