Hey Becky, we had game night last night, I think everyone had a great time. Katie had all kinds of food, and it was alot of fun. Of course your dad and Uncle Gregg didn't want to play, but they did, and I think they had the most fun.The teams were Rick, Gregg, Shawn- Janet, Iris,Susan,Kate-Jennifer,Christi,Joann. The winning team was Janets, we came in second, and your dads team 3rd.Wish you could of been there,Jen and Brian had a couple of catering, and never heard from a few , but it was fun. Give Sam a hug, and can't wait to see him in his Halloween costume.

Jens husband Brian fixed us such a nice dinner when the Calif. girls flew in, they thought it was great.Talk to you later.
love Aunt Christi

I'm his puppet and he plays me well.

These are pictures from when Beck, Nate, and Sam were here last. Sam can get me to do absolutely anything. He knows this, and uses it very well! Wish he was closer! Hope everyone is having a good week, hope to see you this weekend for GAME NIGHT! Get excited!

He Almost Says Hi

And then he turns into a flying dinosaur. The intended message was "Have a great week." I got my first major paper back of the semester with an A, makes my little obsessive self feel a little better about life.

Gramma

The humanness of death…life isn’t forever…I stare at the wall…I hear her voice . I am fine sometimes….then I get in my car. I would always call grandma when I was driving alone in my car. Who am I going to call now for those notable conversations – who knows me and accepts like she did?? She was always so happy when we called… she gave loving advice with soft laughter ...and sometimes biting sarcasm if she didn’t agree with what you were saying… but it was engaging and wonderful and now it’s gone! I feel very alone now…. “Don’t be sad,’” grandpa told me; 'but it’s okay grandpa, to be sad and cry for her', I don’t want to pretend; it’s barely been a month. I drive by the hospital on my way home each day and my stomach knots up into a hollow ache. I wish that hospital didn’t exist. Regret, grief, longing, missed . I loved to be in the same room with her ~ she made everyone feel at ease. She constantly reminded us to look for the good in others and overlook the bad; and in so many respects she was right. I try every day.

Remember Me
To the living, I am gone,

To the sorrowful, I will never return,

To the angry, I was cheated,

But to the happy, I am at peace,

And to the faithful, I have never left.

I cannot speak, but I can listen.

I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.

So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea--

As you look upon a flower and admire it's simplicity--

Remember Me.

Remember me in your heart.

Your thoughts, and your memories,

Of the times we loved,

The times we cried,

The times we fought,

The times we laughed.

For if you always think of me,

I will never have gone.

Rowdy Pumpkin Face

So I took my kiddo to the annual Cubscout “mom & me” campout. Maybe it was a 45 minute drive from Tulsa to the hills outside of Sand Springs. It was a very pretty drive; a warm and airy countryside welcomed us to our destination. After arrival, we sat up our eight-man tent…or should I say, I set up our tent while Jaden ran laps around the campsite with three other wolf cubs. I was very happy to discover that this year’s tarantula inhabitants were nowhere to be found. Walking, hiking, crafts and then to the bb gun range. All the boys were excited to prove their rifle range ability. Jaden however had a complete meltdown after the targets were picked up; he had apparently been shooting at the wrong target and when the paper evidence was gathered Jaden’s had no bullet holes - he desperately tried to convince his partner that his target was in fact Jaden’s and to trade. He finally snapped out of his sulking attitude and showed excellent marksmanship on the archery range. The rest of the time we traipsed about the grounds, sat around campfires, roasted marshmallows and sang all sorts of fun songs about peeing in the woods. He had a great time and I enjoyed watching his eyes light up when something fun was happening. But then again at our time of departure, we needed to pack up and take down the tent - I did all the work; Jaden conveniently disappeared to the restroom... then I would catch a glimpses of him playing chase with some other rowdies among the trees. Some of the more elitist mothers had their husbands drive out to the campsite to take down their tents, to save them from I don't know what… I find this phenomenon entertaining. While I appreciate the chivalry, I am amused at these women that can’t do things for themselves. My son is by far one of the LOUDEST cubs in the pack, but also one of the sweetest...

Directions For Blogging

Hi All,

I realize I kind of left of everyone hanging, wondering how this works.

To post: In the upper right hand corner, you'll see two buttons, create blog and sign in. Click sign in and enter whatever lovely name and password you created. That will take you the dashboard page, where you will see a button saying new post. Click away.

Tricks to posting: Blogger is pretty friendly and will let you post pictures, videos, links, etc. The seventh button with black film strips allows you to post video. The sixth button allows you to post photos. You can add photos from your computer or the web. Choose where you would like to browse, upload, and choose your format and you're done.

I've had a nasty week of homework and grading, but hope to get a video of the boy up here next week. Fill me in on your lives, people!

Oh, and it's a special day -- Dad's birthday!

Baby Scarecrows

We stuffed the boy's baby clothes and the neighbor girls painted the faces. Happy Almost Halloween!

Hope everyone has a good week and I hope you post a pic or write a post. :)

Email Address

Hey Becky,

Thanks for the invite. Here are the emails I have for Scott and Peggy.

shusters22@netzero.com- Scott
momemjess@hotmail.com - Peggy

An Invite

Hi All,

Hopefully, you have received my invite by now. I am hoping to create a blog space for the Campbell family. I live far away from everyone and would love a space where we post pics, write to one another, comment, etc. As soon as everyone accepts the invite, I can close the blog to authors only. Of course, the authors would be all of you.

I pilfered email addresses from Aunt Christi's forward, so I am missing some people. If you have email addresses for Pam and fam, Michael, Scott and fam, Uncle Johnny, Penny and fam, Colby, Mike Ford or anyone else I am leaving out, please let me know.

Love you all and hope to see you here.