Well, another year has come and gone. Hope you and your family had a good year!
We had a lot going on this year.
Enclosed are some of the activities our family did this year.
(We had lots of cold weather in Jan & February)
Jan 9, Day Trip: Hubby and I rode to Decatur Wildlife Refuge
Jan 15, Day Trip, Hubby & I rode to Dodge City
Jan 25, Attended Wade Hall Post Cards @ Florence Library
Jan 31, Trip to Saraland & Dolphin Island with my friend Wanda
FEBRUARY
Feb 1- 4 Cruise to Cozumel, Mexico with my friend Wanda
Feb 1, Boarded Ship
Feb 2, Fun Day @ Sea
Feb 3, Spent a day at Cozumel, Mexico
Feb 4, Fun Day @ Sea
Feb 5, traveled home
Feb 9, Worked @ Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
Feb 19-21 Trip Hubby & I stayed @ Christmas Inn, Pigeon Forge, TN
Feb 14, Valentine Brunch @ CBS
Feb 21, Grandson Jake Hughes's BIRTHDAY DINNER
Feb 24/25 Trip Hubby & I stayed @ Joe Wheeler Lodge for Wildlife Photo Weekend.
MARCH
Mar 2, Children's Museum of Shoals with Great Granddaughter Ava Grace
Mar 1, Attended Get Dirty @ Library Petals & Pollinators
Mar 6, Hubby & Rode to Waynesboro
Mar 8, Attended Get Dirty @ Library Vegetable Garden & Seed Swap
Mar 9, Worked @ Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
On Mar 10, I attended Laura Murray's "Coloring Alabama" class at the Florence Library.
Mar 11, Attended Wedding Shower for Granddaughter Hannah
Mar 12, Attended Bi-Centennial Party, Florence @ Wilson Park
Mar 19, Bought Nissan Murano @ Landers McCary Nissan Huntsville
Mar 22, Attended Get Dirty @ Library Garden Landscapes & Pest Management
Mar 25, Attended @ Help with my dad's 91st Birthday party @ Cloverdale Senior Center
Mar 27, Attended Appreciation dinner @ Killen Senior Center
Mar 28, Day Trip to Huntsville with Hubby to Landers McCary Nissan, ate lunch @ Mama's Taco Community of Providence & Red Stone Arsenal
Mar 29, Attended Get Dirty @ Library Urban Forestry & Tree Maintenance
Mar 30, Served @ Passover Sadar @ Killen Baptist Church
Mar 31, Attended Ava Grace's 3rd Birthday Party
APRIL
Apr 1, Easter Sunday Service
Apr 3, Day Trip, Hubby & I rode to Lawrenceburg, Davey Crocket Park
April 4, Hubby & I played Bingo at Chick-fil-a
Apr 7, Walking Tour Florence Federal Courthouse, Library & Kennedy Douglas Museum
Apr 10: Had tint put on the new car and attended the Hansel & Gretel play at the Florence Library.
On Apr 11, Hubby and I attended the Social Security Retirement Dinner at Red Lobster.
On Apr 12, I worked at Killen Bookstore from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
Apr 13, Stormed all day.
Apr 17, Day Trip: My Hubby and I rode to Huntsville, UAH, Ditto Landing, and Red Lobster.
On Apr 20, Hubby and I attended the Hansel & Gretel Play at UNA
Apr 21, Attended Blue Star Dedication, Train Depot Museum, Decatur
Apr 28, Attended Walking tour, Athens State University Library, Delmore Museum & Founders Hall
MAY
May 2, Music in Wilson Park with Justin Holder
May 7, Dolores Hydock @Muscle Shoals Library It's The Little Things
May 9, Music in Wilson Park with Mike Curtis & Garrett Miles
May 11, Worked at Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
May 13, Mother's Day: I enjoyed a steak meal at Ron's Wind Chimes, flowers, a gift card, and a potted plant.
May 16, Music in Wilson Park with Shannon Knight
May 17: Enjoyed listening to Kate Campbell at the Music Hall of Fame from 3–4 P.M. and Josh Goforth at the Florence Library from 5–6 P.M.
May 18, Attended Storytelling Festival at Shoals Theater at Legends
May 19, Attended Storytelling Festival at Shoals Theater at City Hardware
May 23, Music in Wilson Park with Joseph Baldwin
JUNE
May 29-June 2 Trip to Gulf Shores
Jun 2 Birth: Anthony River Hughes, Great Grandson
Jun 8, Worked at Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
Jun 8, Wedding Rehearsal, Hannah Hughes & Chad Menard
Jun 9, the Wedding of Hannah and Chad Menard
Jun 9, Lecture of Winston's @ Helen Keller Library 1:30–11:30 A.M.
Jun 10, Day Trip Nashville Airport
Jun 16, Day Trip NASA @ Big Spring Park & RSA
Jun 29, Crows, Chirp, & Bray Wildlife @Helen Keller Library 11–12 P.M.
JULY
Jul 6, Echoes and Howls Wildlife Program, Sheffield Library, 10 A.M.
Jul 10, Day Trip Veterans Museum & Rollo's Cafe, Huntsville
Jul 13, Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
Jul 18, Day Trip: Franklin Toured Carter, Lotz House & Carton Plantation Museums
Jul 23, Summer Solos with Tosha Hill 11- 30-12:30
Jul 24, BEHIND THE MUSIC – SONGS & STORIES OF THE KGB SERIES 1 2–3 P.M.
Jul 25, BEHIND THE MUSIC – SONGS & STORIES OF THE KGB SERIES 2 2–3 P.M.
Jul 26, BEHIND THE MUSIC – SONGS & STORIES OF THE KGB SERIES 3 2–3 P.M.
Jul 27 Songwriters Showcase Series #4 2–3 P.M. MARK NARMORE &
Aug
Aug 6-8 Trip Little Rock, Arkansas
Aug 12, A Brief History of Education in Florence 2–3 P.M.
Aug 16, Day Trip South Haven, MS
Aug 22, Day Trip to Tupelo, MS
Aug 23, Get Dirty at the Library: Fall Vegetable
Aug 30: Get Dirty at the Library Cut Flowers
Sept
Sept 2, Kept great-grandson River Anthony Hughes
Sept 6, Get Dirty at the Library: Backyard fruits
Sept 14, Worked at Book Store 9–1 P.M.
Sept 15, New Bethel Reunion 9–3 P.M.
Sept 16, Lecture on Native Americans at Indian Mound
Sept 20, Kept great-granddaughter Ava Grace
Sept 22, Day Trip Toured Weeden House & Huntsville Depot
Oct
Oct 5, Day Trip to Oktoberfest and Museum Cullman with sister-in-law
Oct 6, Oktoberfest St Florian
Oct 7, Lecture: Life in the Highlands with George Makowski
Oct 9, Day Trip to Dickson, TN
Oct 12, Worked at Book Store 9-1
Oct 14, Tuscumbia Art Museum lecture: Truths and Legends TVA
Oct 15, Day Trip: GPS System checked & Oil change at Nissan of Huntsville, ate at Red Robin at Bridge St
Oct 19, took Ron and Ava Grace (great-granddaughter) to Home Depot, Lowe's, & Halloween Store to see Halloween Displays
Oct 21, Lecture at Florence Library about James VI & I
Oct 24, Lecture at Florence Library, Doctors of Death, 6–7 P.M.
Oct 25, Class Diabetes & Healthy Cooking 11:30-12:30, Florence Library
On Oct 28, I watched the River and went to the Renaissance Faire
On the 29th, Hubby and I took Ava Grace to treat Elgin
On the 30th, Hubby and I took Ava Grace to the Town of Killen
Nov
Nov 1, Healthy Cooking, Florence Library, 11:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M.
Nov 3: Forks of Cypress Tour, Shoals Business Expo, and Cruising Wheeler Lake
Nov 4, Athens Cemetery Stroll
Nov 6, Day Trip Natchez Trace, Leipers Fork, and Cool Springs Mall, Franklin, TN
Nov 8: Cooking for High Blood Pressure, Florence Library, 11:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M.
Nov 9, Worked at Killen Book Store 9–1 P.M.
Nov 11-16, Trip to the Smoky Mountains with cousin Sherry & Aunt Bobby
Nov 16, Tidwell's Thanksgiving dinner
Nov 19, Took Mike for a Colonoscopy at ECM Hospital 812, Lunch at Five Guys
Nov 22, Thanksgiving Dinner @ Mike's (my son)
Nov 24, Worked at Killen Book Store
Nov 25, Trees of Christmas, TVA Museum, and Addressed Christmas Cards & Wrapped presents
Nov 27, Tinsel Trail, Big Spring Park with Hubby
Nov 28, Legend of Toyland, Roxy Theater, Russellville, with Hubby
Nov 29, Kennedy Douglas Art Museum Quilt Display
Dec 2, Trees of Christmas TVAA
Dec 2, Took Ava Grace to Santa Land in Elgin with Hubby
Dec 4, went to Nashville to see Grinch Ice, Opryland Hotel, 3 Gardens decorated for Christmas, and Opry Mills Mall
On Dec 7, I took Ava Grace to Killen Town Hall for the Christmas Program and to see Santa
Dec 13, Christmas Dinner, and listen to storyteller Dolores Hydock at Club Florence
Dec 15, Hubby and I attended the Leipers Fork Christmas Parade
Dec 17, Hubby and I visited the North Pole Christmas Tree Stroll, Madison's Magical Christmas Tree Stroll, Madison's Christmas Card Lane, Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, and the Enchanted Forest Christmas Tree Stroll in Decatur, and enjoyed a Grinch Pancake at IHOP.
Dec 21, Christmas Dinner at Tidwell's
Dec 22, Christmas Dinner at Mike's
Dec 25, Breakfast at Mike's
I journal all my activities and take several pictures, which helps keep my memories alive.
I hope each and every one enjoys the holidays.
May the new year bring good fortune, good health, and love.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our house to yours
PS: MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR 2019
Me & Santa @Incredible Christmas Store in Pigeon Forge, TN
