January 30, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  20 degrees  Still snow on the ground.  We had Wendi.  Reba was in a while.   I went to the Cas Walker store late, come by to see Ruth a minute.  She went back to the Doctor this morning but didn't tell us a thing.  Stopped at Uncle Millard's a minute. 

Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter - no wonder Wendi is so smart, it is all that homeschooling she got.   Reba is her sister-in-law.  Ruth is her sister-in-law.  Uncle Millard is her uncle as he was the half-brother to her mother. 

Headed to Tenn - it is raining and I hate driving in the rain.  I forgot to get a book on tape so it will be a long trip.   Hope to see Leslie for lunch in Lexington then on to Mother's for a few days.  So if the posts are not regular, I will catch up.  I have to go to Panera's to get on the computer but I will when I get a chance. 

January 29, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.   Still cold & snow on the ground.  We had Wendi again.  Ruth had to come home sick and Hilda helped her see a Dr.  Suspicious of gall bladder or ulcer or Hernia.  Sure hope she can be doctored. 


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter.  Ruth is Everette's wife and they live just across the road.  Everette is Estelle's younger brother.  Hilda is Ruth's good friend and neighbor.    I don't remember what the result of that illness.  

Happy Birthday to Janice Gail Ely Collier.  Just another year.  
I'm going to drive down to Mother's tomorrow (Wed.).  If the weather is nice hopefully you can come to Kingsport, Janice and we can go junkin' Saturday or Friday if you are off.   I'll call or you call me..   Hope to see you.  

January 28, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Snow.  22 degrees.  Snow more snow.  The roads are all icy and more snow.  No church.  Made a long day.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in late.  Rosemary called this evening.  Last winter when we had so much snow on a Sunday we couldn't go to church.  Everette, Ruth & Smith walked out for a visit and up to Jennings before lunch. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her oldest brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  Rosemary is her daughter that lives in New Mexico.  Everette is her youngest brother and Ruth is his wife and Smith is their youngest son.  They all live nearby - within walking distance.   They all go to the same church so I guess they missed seeing each other at church, so they had to walk to visit. 


Tomorrow is Janice Gail Ely Collier's birthday - don't forget to send her a birthday wish.  We hope she has many, many more.  

January 27, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, snow.  22 Degrees.  Pretty clear morning, sunshiny.  I walked up to the trash can.  Millard took a long walk.  I sewed some on my quilt.   Pearl, Gene and Val come by awhile.  Late we rode down to Uncle Ray Baker's. 


Footnote:   Millard is her husband - pretty cold for him to take a long walk.   Pearl is Pearl Barkley, her cousin who lives about 8 miles away.  Gene and Val are Pearl's caregivers.  Uncle Ray Baker was a half-brother to her mother, Lula Baker Reasor. 

Cold here again today and gray right now.   I'm headed off to New Richmond, Ohio for the last day of the show.  We had a steady crowd yesterday and I sold a few things.   Hope today is better. 

January 26, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  22 degrees  Wendi was here again.  I was sick at my stomach all day.  I ate a onion yesterday and it upset me.  Finally vomited a lot.  Jennings and Elizabeth were in awhile.  Warmed up some up in the day.  


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter.  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife. 

January 25, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  22 Degrees.  Maybe 1 inch snow this morning.  A.T. brought Wendi.  I washed some, cooked some.  Went to take  Aunt Rosalee to store after Wendi went home. 


Footnote:  A. T. Collier is Wendi's Dad.  They live in Big Stone Gap, about 9 miles away.  Wendi's school must have been closed again.   Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, Estelle's mother's half-brother.   They live nearby. 



Snowing here - lightly- this morning.  Cold about 23 degrees.  The ground is frozen but supposed to go up to 50 on Monday.   At least we don't have the ice they are having in  Tenn. and Virginia.  

January 24, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Snow.  Cold    We didn't get up very early.    A. T. brought Wendi.  Didn't look too bad that erly but soon  started snowing and blustery.  Got pretty rough. 


Footnote:  A.T. is Wendi's Dad and they live about 9 miles away in Big Stone Gap.   I am guessing that Wise County schools were closed because of the coming snow.  Wendi is in school in Wise County.    We always had a lot of snow days when I was in school there.  The school buses couldn't get around very well on the country roads when the weather was bad.  

Very cold here again today.  It was 19 last night when I got home from Rachel's.  Hope is much better and was going back to school today.  I am staying in today - got lots of things to finish before the show on Saturday and Sunday.  Supposed to snow tomorrow (Friday) so don't know if we will see many people at the show.  Got to make cookies, brownies and some cheese roll for the people who do come. 

January 23, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Very Cold.  I went to Appalachia this evening to exchange our TV.  Traded some.  Stopped at Janice Gail's & Edith's a few inutes.  Jennings & Elizabeth came by late. 


Footnote:  Appalachia is a small town about 10 miles away.  Traded some means she was shopping.  Janice is her daughter and Edith is her sister.  They both live in Big Stone Gap, about 2 miles from Appalachia.  Jennings and Elizabeth are her brother and sister-in-law and they live nearby in Deep Springs. 

14 degrees here today.  Hope is sick so I am going to stay with her while Rachel goes to work.  Not looking forward to getting in the car at this temp.  

January 22, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  We had Wendi today and she spent a lot of time telling me what a good paw-paw and maw-maw she has.  She is a sweet heart.  Curt was down all evening.   Later I went out to Lizzie's for eggs and stoped at Jennings awhile.  

Footnote:  Wendi is her granddaughter who lives about 9 miles away.   Curt is her brother-in-law who also lives nearby.  Lizzie is a neighbor and Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. 


Sorry for the delay in posting, I was out of my routine today and totally forgot until now.    9 degrees here today and I had to go out in it.  

January 21, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain, snow.  Rain early. Sleety by noon and snow by 2 oclock.  Janice & Wendi come to church and stayed for dinner and until it started snowing,.  I looked at pictures all evening, had a few cries as I rememered some things,  I have some wonderful pictures. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is Janice's daughter, Estelle's granddaughter. They live in Big Stone Gap - about 9 miles away.  I wonder what pictures she was looking at. 


I made a mistake in yesterday's blog.  Rosemary was married in 1959, not 1979.   Thanks Rosemary for pointing that out.  I try to proofread my entries for mistakes but I missed that one.    The one thing that drives me crazy is misuse of grammar and misspelled words.  Some people don't know the difference in the word your and you're and there and their  - there are many others.      They must have missed Miss Cox's 10th grade English class.    So now I have to get off the soapbox and get some work done.  I have a 2 day show this weekend - indoors, thank goodness.    Snowing and about 25 degrees here.  Going down to 5 tonight - brrrrr.  

January 20, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.  Rained all day, all last nite.  Rosemary called today.  This is her 20th wedding anniversary.   We can hardly believe it.  She has been gone longer than we had her.  Jennings was in a few minutes.  I baked pies this morning of a pumpkin Aunt Rosalee had.  Jennings took them a pie. 


Footnote:  Rosemary is her daughter who got married in 1979 to Carey Drew Jetton who was from Hobbs, New Mexico.   They moved to Hobbs just after they were married and it was a long way from home.    Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Aunt Rosalee is married to Estelle's Mother's half-brother, Millard Baker and they live nearby.    I bet she gave Jennings a pie too. 



Happy Anniversary to Rosemary and Carey Drew.   Hope you had a good day. 

January 19, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.   A little icy with rain all day.  We were home all day with no company at all.  Sewed some and read some.  My arthritis acted bad all day. 


Footnote:  Well sure was a quite day for them.   I guess you get all  achy when you can't get out and go visit.   

January 18, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  40 degrees.  I went down & took Aunt Rosalee Baker to the grocery store.  Mr. White come out awhile.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in late. 


Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee Baker is her aunt as she is married to Millard Baker, half-brother of Estelle's Mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  They lived a couple miles away and Millard had lost his eyesight.  Mr. White must have been a neighbor too.    Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife and they live very close by. 

January 17, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  Dreary day for sure.  I washed some and sewed some.  Millard & I went up to Gray Kelly's to visit.  He is just out of the hospital after pneumonia.  Stopped & visit Mr. Farmer a bit.  Mrs. Farmer is dead a month tomorrow.  Mr. Farmer looks pretty sick to me. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband.  Gray Kelly is a neighbor and fellow church member I think.  Mr. Farmer is also a neighbor. 

Just some more info you may or may not find interesting: 
Dec. 28, 1963.  Patricia Shuler 22 and Ronald Statzer 23 were married at Big Stone Church.  Leah Ann was borned Nov. 4, 1968.  Rachel Hope was borned Sept. 4, 1970.   1982 June 27 Ron was killed while hang gliding in Washington.  He & Pat were seperated in 1973, divorced in 1974. 
Dec. 28, 1964 Johnny Kelly & Lou Green got married. 
Dec. 28, 1974 Paris Dean Ely & Cessie Adams were married at Dryden church.  Paris Dean borned . 10, 1949.  Adam Joshua borned Nov. 1, 1979 to Elys.  Dec. 4, 1982 Meredith Marie was borned to Paris Dean (Charle Helen)
Dec. 29  Letcher Baker borned 1919
Dec. 29, 1988 Maude Slemp Kincaid died.  Sister Hettie Reasor died Dec. 19, 1988.
Dec. 29, 1960 Milldred Parsons Reasor Davis died of brain cancer.  Married Ray Davis and he died Dec. 28, 1984. 
Dec. 30, 1966 Kathy Denise Kelly borned to Harold & Sylvia Kelly.  Kathy got married at Deep Springs March 23, 1991 to Audia Jones. 
Dec. 31, 1974  Molly Collier died today age 87

January 16, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  10-12 degrees.  I went down to Mr. White's to take some things for a family who burned out early this morn.  We went to Appa. in afternoon with our TV and to the grocery store.  Later I went out to Lizzie's for eggs and stopped at Jennings. 


Footnote:  I'm not sure who Mr. White was other than a neighbor in the community.  Appa. is Appalachia, Va., a small town about 10 miles Northeast of Deep Springs.  Remember when there was such a thing as a TV repair man?  Now we just go buy a new, bigger  TV when the old one stops working - and in some homes, the TV doesn't even have to stop working - just time for a bigger screen.    Lizzie is her neighbor who has chickens.  Jennings is her brother and he does live near Lizzie. 

Sorry to be so late today.  I had to leave the house early to take Hope (Rachel's 8 year old) to school as she had a late start and Rachel had to go to work.  Then I had errands to run and was just very late getting back home. 

January 15, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  6 degrees.  Wendi had to come down.  Wise County schools out because of snow.  I washed sheets and hung them out.  Sewed some.  Curtis was in.  I went up to Jennings late. 


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter who lives in Big Stone Gap, Va. which is in Wise County.   What, she washed and hung sheets outside to dry - it is 6 degrees.   Must have warmed up quickly or she is one tough woman.   Curt is her brother-in-law.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. 

Here are some interesting things I found in a little Southern States notebook at my Mother's house.  Those of you from the area know what Southern States was.  Others  - Southern States was a big store that sold feed for cattle and all the other things that were needed to run a farm - fencing, posts, wire, cutters - whatever was needed.

Put a book of matches (matches up) and then plant peppers cabbage tomatoes
Don't plant onions & peas close to each other.
Plant radishes under squash & cucumbers.
Burn an old leather shoe or glove about every 30-45 days   will keep the snakes away. 
plant little onions in close to rose bush and no bugs will bother.

Happy Birthday to Travis Edward Shuler - # 40. 

January 14, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, snow.  After a warm night, it is snowing this morning  We went to church with Jennings & Elizabeth.  Olinger church come over and  baptized a man & wife this eve.  I went down to Mrs. White's a few minutes late.   We missed church tonite. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife and they live nearby.  Olinger is a small community about 5 miles away from Deep Springs.  The Deep Springs Baptist church had a baptismal inside the church - they believe in full immersion in water.  I am guessing the Olinger church didn't have such a facility.  I wonder where they baptised all the other believers.  Maybe in the river at Olinger.  I remember going to a "baptising" in the river at Dryden, near where Larry Flanary lived.   I think it is the same place that Larry's  small daughter drowned.   Now the bridge that passes over that river was dedicated to our great-grandfather, Dr. Daniel Sheffey Reasor and bears his name - thanks to the efforts of Stephen Reasor.     Mrs. White is a friend and neighbor.  Can't believe she missed church. 

January 13, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  50 degrees most of day.  A little rain.  I cooked and made beds this morning  Janice, Wendi and I went to Kingsport this eve to look for me a coat but I couldn't find one.  After I got back I went to Uncle Millard's a few minutes to take a pie.  Walter Short visited awhile tonite. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Kingsport, Tenn. is about 45 minutes drive to the Southeast.  Uncle Millard is Millard Baker and he is the half-brother to her mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  Walter Short is a neighbor.   

January 12, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  Weather changed all day.  Curt come for his cows this morn.  I helped some.  Stell Kelly come this afternoon awhile, then Millard and I went up to Hargus & Thelma's awhile then up to Jennings & Elizabeth awhile. 


Footnote:  Curt is her brother-in-law.   Does she mean that Curt took his cows with him?  Stell Kelly is her neighbor and church friend.  Millard is her husband and Hargus is his brother (I think).  Thelma is Hargus's wife and they live nearby.  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife and they live nearby. 

Thought I'd give you some more info to read since it is the weekend and you may have more time.
Dec. 25, 1985 Hattie Mae Williams died suddenly. Mother of Glenn and Don Williams.
Dec. 26, 1981 Jean Slemp & Charles had a baby boy.  Herbert & Fay son. "Chuck" Charles Herbert III had 2 more sons. 
Dec. 26, 1979  Mrs. Tempa Slemp cat (Mrs. Bob cat) died.      (Is this for real???, Pat's comment?)
Dec. 27, 1986 David Young III age 50 was killed in plane accident.  Son of W. D. and Margarette Reasor Young.
Dec. 27, 1981 George Garrett was dead in bed.  Married to Lillie Davis.
Dec. 27, 1958 Darryl Blair & Iris married
Dec. 27, 1965 Ora Slemp died at home this morn.  Janie died Jan. 25, 1987. Jack died 1991
Dec. 27, 1964 Lula Belle Reasor & Jack Jennings were married  at Pennington Baptist church.  Divorced 1975. 

January 11, 1979 Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Another beautiful sunshinny day.  I went up by Molly Delph's a minute and visited.  Then went to Reba Kelly's for milk.  This afternoon we went to Appa. a while, back by Edith's & out to Janice Gails.  She had to go to work so we stayed with Wendi.  Wendi & I went down to Mrs. Otey's and stayed awhile.  A.T. come in to take care of Wendi.  Curtis was down. 

Footnote:  Molly Delph is a neighbor.  Reba Kelly was also a neighbor who had cows, I guess.  Appa. is Appalachia, Va., a small coal mining town just 2 miles from Big Stone Gap.  Edith is her sister who lives in Big Stone and Janice is her daughter who also lives there.  Wendi is her granddaughter.  Mrs. Otey was a good friend of hers and poor Wendi got to go so many interesting places.   A.T. is Wendi's father.   Curtis is her brother-in-law. 

January 10, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  We had a beautiful sunshiny day.  I went to Lizzie's for eggs.  She was quilting and her house was so pretty & clean.  Stopped at Jennings a minute.  Went down to Pearl's a couple of hours.  She was grieving over W.L.  He was buried last year at this time.  She was allso scared of her renters.  The woman had accused her of a lot of things. 

Footnote:  Lizzie is Lizzie Sturgill and she lives on the back road near Estelle's house.  Jennings is her brother and he lives on the same back road.  Pearl Barkley is her cousin and they have been close friends all their lives.  W.L. was Pearl's husband who did everything for Pearl so she was lost when he died.  Don't know any of the details about the renters - wish she had told us a little more about that.  

January 9, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  A perfect clear cold day.  Curt was here.  We cleaned up the house some this morning.  I took Aunt Rosalee to Pennington this evening.  Elizabeth went with us and Jennings stayed with Uncle Millard.  Aunt Rosalee is quite trying to  shop with. 

Footnote:  Curt is her brother-in-law who has cows on the farm.  Aunt Rosalee is married to Uncle Millard Baker who was a half-brother to Estelle's mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  Elizabeth is the wife of Jennings who is Estelle's brother and they live nearby.  I think at this point Uncle Millard was nearly blind and not able to drive and Rosalee never did drive. 

January 8, 1979, Monday, Aunt Estelle wrote

Some snow on ground.  Rained all nite.  Some slick places.  Wendi come for Wise didn't have school.  I washed and cooked some.  I went down to Uncle Millard late.  Today is his 83rd. birthday.  I called Pearl Barkley and she was grieving for it is one year since W. L. died.  She is so sad. 


Footnote:  Wendi is her granddaughter who is in school in Big Stone Gap which is in Wise County, Va.  Wise County is partly rural and the school buses had a hard time on the back roads.  Uncle Millard Baker  was a half-brother to her Mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  Pearl Barkley is her cousin and they have been good friends for all their lives.  W.L. was Pearl's husband. 


I messed up the date for yesterday, should have said Sunday.  Hope all is well with each of you. 

January 7, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.  We are drowned.  It rained all last nite and all day today.  Curt come to feed his cattle and took us to church and Janice and Wendi brought us back.  I felt so tough nearly all day.  We went up to fabric shop a few minutes.  Reba come for me to go to church tonite and Jennings brought me back.  We had the lord's supper and missed Everette so bad. 


Footnote:  Curt is her brother-in-law.  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is Janice's daughter.  Reba is her sister-in-law.  Everette is her youngest brother who passed away May 22, 1978.  She was very close to him as they lived just across the road from each other all their adult lives and all on the same farm where they grew up.   Everette died in the yard at his house - was mowing the grass and sat down under the walnut tree.   It was a shock to everyone in the family as he was so healthly looking and worked hard every day.  He worked at Pet Dairy in Big Stone Gap.    My Daddy and Redge Ely (Estelle's son) also worked at Pet Daiy. They both retired from Pet and now the plant in Big Stone  Gap is closed and torn down. 

Happy Birthday to Shanna!!!!

January 6, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain, snow on ground.  Curtis was here early.  I baked a cake to send up to Molly Delph Reasors.   Curt come back and took Reba & I to Jim Bowens funeral.  Sure was rainy.  Janet stopped by a few minutes.  Edith & Roy come in late for a while.  Heard today that Katrina Kelly had a baby girl last night.  She is the daughter of Charles Kelly and Susie Bailey Kelly.  Sure is too bad these girls get in such troubles. 

Footnote:  Curtis is her brother-in-law who has cows in her barn.  I don't remember who Molly was.  Need to check with Stephen - seems he told me who she is and I can't remember.  Reba is the sister of her husband, Millard.  Don't know who Jim Bowens was.  Nor do I know who Janet was.  Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.   I remember a Susie Bailey who lived in Dryden, Va. - a small town about 7 miles West of Deep Springs. 

January 5, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, snow.  Curt was here before we finished breakfast.  My nerves are about shot, Millard has diarrhea again.  We went to the Dr. at 10 and got back at 2 o'clock.  It snowed while we were out and snowed the rest of the evening,  Makes me feel so bad for we can't go to funeral home.  I am even afraid to take food up to any of them.  This is such a sad time for a funeral.  Millard got pills for diarrhea which I hope works. 


Footnote:   Curt is her brother-in-law.  Millard is her husband and it seems he is not doing so well right now.   

Some more info you may or may not find interesting:
Dec. 22, 1982 Pearl Barkley got in the nursing home at Big Stone.    1980 Pearl had a stroke.  May 8,1987 had a stroke.  Sept. 26, 1988 Pearl Barkley died. 
Dec. 22, 1980 Maebird Blair had surgery and it was cancer.  Jan. 4, 1981 Jack took her Dayton.  Feb 23, 1982 she died.
Dec. 22, 1956  Aubrey & Patty Hobbs were married. 
Dec 23, 1985 Barney Blair died of heart attack. 
Dec. 24, 1980  Malissa Reasor died.  Cass died Aug. 8, 1965 of a heart attack in Florida while on vacation. 
Dec. 23, 1972 Callie Morefield died.
Dec. 24, 1983 11 o'clock Millard Ely was buried. 

January 4, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Still very cold, but beautiful sunshine.  Curt was here this morning to feed his cattle.  I went out to Lizzie's for eggs and over to Mrs. Davis to visit and down to Betty Ramsey's to see about buying milk.  Jim Bowens died up at the trailer court about 1:30 today.   Poor Gracie, she looks so poorly.  I went to visit her a few minutes.  She looks like she will follow him soon. 


Footnote:  Curt is her brother-in-law.  Lizzie is a neighbor and so is Mrs. Davis.  Betty Ramsey is her neighbor too.  One has milk and one has eggs.   Never heard of Jim Bowens so I have no info on him.  Gracie must have been his wife.  I don't remember there being a trailer park near her house. 

Happy Birthday to Barry - a day late.  Hope you all are doing good. 

January 3, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Snow.  Cold again.  Millard was up and on the pot early.  Hope we are getting it checked some.  Curt was here by the time we finished breakfast to feed his cows.  We are in all day except to me getting the mail &  paper.  Heard Emmett Blair & Sudie are right sick with some of these bugs going about.  Sure are lots of old sick people around. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband and seems to be a little on the sick side.  Curt is her brother-in-law.  Emmett Blair and Sudie are neighors of  hers. 

January 2, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain, snow.  Sure had a rough day.  It was so cold.  I had to go to the grocery store.  Millard was sick.  He has diarrhea, just that, doesen't feel bad at all.  Worries me to death and I don't know what to do about it.  Jennings & Elizabeth come down late.  Millard spit up some of his supper, but then we both slept good until 6 this morn. 

Footnote:  Millard is her husband.  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.   

January 1, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.  Here we start a new year.  Can only guess what it will bring.  We are old and not well.  Millard had some extra sickness this morn, diarrhea after too much orange juice last nite.  Our minds are weak and we eat and drink things we know will hurt us sometimes.   We have had several days of rain.  Edith & Roy came by taking Leah & Rachel to Corbin where Patricia will meet them.  Lori & Travis Shuler were with them too.   Jennings come down to start our car for me and  Curt Ely come by to put his hay bales in the barn and I got him to work on barn door awhile.  I fixed his lunch.  We were in the rest of the evening and it rained all evening. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband.  Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.  Leah and Rachel are their grandchildren (my girls).  Corbin is in  mid-Kentucky and half-way between Cincinnati and Big Stone Gap.  We live in Cincinnati.  Lori and Travis are their grandchildren too (Doug's children).  Jennings is her brother.  Curt is her brother-in-law. 

Happy Birthday to Kenneth Reasor - Jennings' son. 
May we all have a good 2013 - health and happiness.