Nashville Christmas 2007

Simba greets Patty.

Simba takes his seat.

Inez plays Santa.

Patty opening presents.

Ora Kay opening presents.

Inez showing presents.

TENNESSEE vs KENTUCKY Weekend

This past Saturday was UT (The University of Tennessee) final season game and as is the SEC scheduling we always end the season with The University of Kentucky. This year the game was at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, KY. Inez did know know what a football was when we got married ... now I have a true football fan. Abby wore her colors while watching the game and guarding the front door.

If you didn't get a chance to see the game on CBS, Tennessee won in 4 overtimes, 52 - 50. Now we go to the SEC Championship game in Atlanta against LSU this coming Saturday.

Go VOLS!

The weekend before we invited some friends over, all happened to be Vanderbilt fans to watch the Vandy - Tennessee game. Boy were we out numbered. But, we enjoyed the game and had so much fun. By the way Tennessee won!

THANKSGIVING DAY in NASHVILLE

As has been our tradition for the past 10 years, we (Patty, Inez and I) went to Ora Kay's for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful meal, watched football, napped, ate, napped and ate again. O' we also played with Simba, Ora Kay's new Lab puppy.

Halloween at the Wargolet's

Hi everyone, I thought I would post a few pictures from halloween this year. I gave out the candy while the rest got to go trick or treating so I took pictures too. Notice how the wind took the spider webs. The winds came on halloween day, never fails.

We are all doing fine. The grandkids are just growing up way tooo fast for us. Our little Danny is a senior this year...can you believe it Patty?

Update from my last post, he did get his drivers license on the first try last June and he is also now working at the local K-mart.

It is an unusual autumn here, warm, cold, now warm again....60* today. Wednesday it will be cold again.

October 2007 in Florida

Hi everyone...the holidays are near although our weather here in Orange Park, Florida hasn't cooperated. We've been too hot for too long.

Sorry we've missed the recent birthdays - happy belated birthdays to Uncle Sam as well as Cousin Curtis.

Our twins, Matthew and Christopher celebrated their 9th birthday back on August 10th. If we ever download the pictures from the camera to the computer I may figure out how to upload to this site!

May everyone enjoy a pleasant Thanksgiving and Christmas with family, good health and happy homes.

God bless - from Brenda Stubblefield Osborne and family - hubby Mark, twins Matt & Chris

Happy Birthday Sam!

Sunday, September 2nd was Sam's 73rd birthday. Inez and I were at his house for the Labor Day weekend. We just hung out with him and relaxed. Here are some pictures of the cake we got him. Happy Birthday Sam!

Sam’s Good News

Sam had his follow up with Dr. Kest yesterday (7/24) and to get the pathology report from his laser surgery.

It was Stage I throat cancer. The pathology report showed that all margins were free of cancer cells and that all of the cancer was removed by the surgery. It was Squamous Cell cancer which grew outward and allowed the doctor to remove all of the cells. The treatment is close surveillance with follow up to begin every 2 months for a while and then stretch out to every 3 months and them to every 6 months.

Thank you God for answering all of the prayers and healing Sam.

Happy 50th birthday, Curt!

Today the love of my life turned 50 years old! He doesn't look 50, he doesn't think 50, and he certainly doesn't act 50! We treated him to a nice dinner at Outback with a beautiful birthday cake. Ora Kay and Patty helped us celebrate. It really is nice being close to family at times like this. I hope I get to see Curt celebrate his next 50 years!

Sam Stubblefield

Sam had laser surgery on his vocal cord and larynx done Friday (7/13/07) at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Dr. Kest said it was cancer and that he felt confident he removed all of cancerous tissue. Sam did come home today and seems to be doing OK. We don’t know any particulars of what the next steps may be and will find that out after they do the pathology on the tissue. Sam said he wanted to come out of this with a voice like Tom Brokaw, but sounded more like Henry Kissinger, so he still has some humor about all of this.

He had been having some problems earlier this year with getting hoarse and having some symptoms that would go along with a cold. Feeling like you had drainage and a scratchy throat. He had plaque scrapped from his vocal cords in mid January to correct this problem. A few weeks ago, the problem returned and Sam said he just thought it was a cold or possible the plaque had come back.

God has answered one prayer in healing Sam of this problem. Our next prayer request is that God will protect Sam through the follow up and give him his full voice and health back.

Mother's Day Plus...

We have been a little more busy than usual so far this year. Mother's Day was a lot of fun, we always have a family bar-b-que with the kids and grandkids at our place.

The following Tuesday four of the five grandkids were back at our home again for seven days. They were excused from school and Trina flew down to Florida to meet up with Brian while he was fishing in the Keys. It is an annual event for Brian, his brother and step-father. They have some nice fish to show as usual. Trina was really excited as she caught her first shark....all be it only 2 1/2 feet, small compared to the guys' catch.

(All the while and until today I have been on the sofa as my back went out the day they arrived. I foolishly thought I would quick work out a little without warming up and I paid a heavy price! Never again!!) While the kids were here we worked on a social studies project that took over 14 hours to complete with Stevie, found a surefire way for Matthew to remember his spelling words...he can now see them in his mind, he was so excited and Johnnys 'band-aid' from his surgery fell off just as the doctor predicted. I had no idea how he had been looking forward to that. (He had to have 26 stitches inside his nose when he fell in the park during a school trip to the zoo several weeks ago. It also broke his nose in two places...there was a metal pipe in the concrete sticking up and he fell into it) Trina almost missed her trip.

Our oldest grandson is going for his drivers test next week. He is a little nervous...so are we. It doesn't seem like he should be old enough already.

Karen is still in California, she has been able to visit with Mother a couple of times but is very busy with her aunt and will probably be there a few more weeks. She really misses her family alot.

I added a couple of pictures from the fishing trip and hope I get to add more writings sooner next time.

Mother's Day in Nashville 2007

As has been our tradition for Patty, Ora Kay, Inez and me, we went back to Gaylord Springs Gold Club for their holiday brunch. It is always good. Rather than a lot of narration here are some pictures.

Patty, Ora Kay, Inez

Al Griner and Curtis

Patty and Ora Kay

Inez and Curtis

Happy Mother's Day from Nashville, Tennessee!

Curt & Inez's pets

Inez & Abby

(Abby's favorite spot)

Buddy Stubblefield-Johnson

(We gave Buddy to one of Inez's nurses as a Christmas present for her sons)

Pepper Stubblefield, 1993-2001

(On our boat on Percy Priest Lake., Nashville. Her favorite spot)

Some Old Thedford Pictures

Aunt Mary School Picture 1959-1960

Pat & Mary Thedford

Patty & Ora Kay Thedford

April from Florida

4/24/07 - Hello everyone...a quick note from Brenda Stubblefield Osborne. Curtis has put together a terrific site for all of us to keep in touch - THANK YOU.

April in Florida has been a roller-coaster of weather. From below freezing at Easter to low 80's this week. Mark and I have been doing our annual fix-the-yard chores. Our twins, Matthew & Christopher, are looking forward to summer vacation - about a month away. Hopefully 'hurricane season' won't be too exciting this year, but some good rains would be very welcome.

Thanks

Hi,

It was nice to hear from you. Thank you for starting this blog and sending the email to let me know about it. I've enjoyed checking out the pictures and reading the posts. It will be a nice way to keep in touch with our family.

For us, Easter was pretty quiet at our house. Charley was sick so after Mass we stayed home, tried to get some rest, and relaxed while we watched some of the different Easter specials on TV.

Karen

MY EYES

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her,"Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying, "Just take care of my eyes dear." (He had donated his eyes to her.) This is how the human brain changes when our status changes. Only few remember what life was before, and who's always been there even in the most painful situations. " Life Is A Gift " Today before you say an unkind word, Think of someone who can't speak. Before you complain about the taste of your food, Think of someone who has nothing to eat. Before you complain about your husband or wife, Think of someone who's crying out for a companion. Today before you complain about life, Think of someone who went too early to heaven. Before you complain about your children, Think of someone who desires children but they're barren. Before you complain about cleaning your house, Think of the people who are living in the streets. Before whining about the distance you drive, Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet. And when you are tired and complain about your job, Think of the unemployed,and those who wish they had your job. And before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another, Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to one maker. And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and well. Life is a gift, Live it, Enjoy it, Celebrate it, And Fulfill it.

Hope you enjoy it. This was sent to Curtis Stubblefield by Alice Miller, a co-worker at Windsor Medicare Extra.

Wisconsin Easter 2007

Hi,

Thank you Curtis for taking the time to set this blog up. I hope everyone takes a little time and adds to it. You did a nice job.

Our Easter tradition is to have an Easter brunch at our home. Its gets a little hectic but is always eventful. After brunch, we have an egg hunt that lasts for about an hour. It has become more challenging each year to find more inventive ways to hide the eggs from the older children. To our surprise this year, the two younger ones wanted their hunt to be with the older ones...we were not prepared.

I had problems with my camera, so I thought, and my pictures are very few. It has turned our that the problem is actually with the recharging dock. I will try later to be able to upload one or two of my four.

I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter. Sharon

Easter 2007

As has been our tradition for the past eight years. We have gone to brunch on Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Today we again were at Gaylord Springs (Springhouse) Golf Club for what is always a very good day. In the picture above is L-R, Patty Thedford, Curtis Stubblefield, Al Griner (guest of Patty), Ora Kay Thedford and Inez Stubblefield. The picture below is the club house at Gaylord Springs.

It has bee a great tradition since Ora Kay and Patty were in Nashville and since Inez and I moved to Nashville in 1998. Over the years we have been fortunate to have Aunt Mary with us for several years after she came to Nashville. We have had Leena Gray, Inez's niece and her children with us on a Father's day a few years ago. It is always a great time to break bread with family.

Curt & Inez

Hi to all of you. Inez and I are living in the Southeast part of Nashville and have been here since 1998. We have loved being here and have grown up with the most recent boom Nashville has encountered. Our first year here was when the Nashville Predators hockey team expanded to Nashville. Then, we got the Nashville Kats Arena League Football team and of course the Tennessee Titans. Then the city really took off with a lot of growth and expansion. Areas of town that were not too developed when we were looking to buy a house are now fully developed subdivisions. Mark and Brenda came by for a few hours on a trip for a northern vacation. I hope all of you have a chance to add some pictures and information about your family.

Welcome Cousins

Hello to all the Cousins. Because of a comment from Sharon, I have started this blog site for all of us to use. I will send you user login and password to allow all of you to add posts to this site, or if you have something to post, you can e-mail me your text and pictures and I will post it for you. Just something I thought where we could have a common point to keep up with each other.