North American Country Gospel Music Assoc. International

I can't believe it's been this long since my last posting!!! We haven't stopped to BREATH much less BLOG!
Let's see what's been happening! I reloaded my Windows XP twice! Don't ask. I have been working a TON of overtime, the girls are driving me crazy and we just returned from Pigeon Forge. The month of February was good...American Idol is in full swing, C.S.I. Miami is GREAT and Boomer is starting to settle down FINALLY!
The girls are doing great...I just scrolled thru my web album to see exactly what we did do in Feb. and HOW could I have forgotten!??!
Michael came home from Iraq! Of COURSE Ashley had to be there...so Courtney and I took her to Camp LeJeune for the big homecoming, and it was a huge event! I am very honored to have been there and I know it made a huge impression on Ashley and Courtney. Britt is taking a nursing class and couldn't miss a day.



While we were there waiting on the Marines to arrive on base, we took some time and went to the beach ON BASE! How cool is that...the Marines have their very own beach! I thought they were supposed to be big and bad!



It was so cold! Everytime we have been there, it's been SO windy and cold, we would run out on the beach, I would FORCE them to stand still and smile, then we'd RUN back to the van!











To view ALL the pictures taken that day, click on
http://picasaweb.google.com/JoanBuddy/32Homecoming

After returning, we have seen Ashley very little...she is, out of the three girls, our most independent daughter...just give her a debit card, a vehicle and a hair brush and she's off!

So, now I'm scrolling thru my VAST amount of pictures to find some of Brittany and her boyfriend....


His name is Justin from Seneca. He's going to college and Britt seems to really like him!


















AND I have learned that bonfires seem to be a big hit for the teenagers in our area...these are fine, intelligent, motivated teens...who support our country....







WOO-HOO



I'm so proud.










Now for Pigeon Forge....Courtney, since she won Entertainer, Vocalist and CD of the year in Georgia, was eligable to participate at the International Country Gospel level...so we did! We had a blast! Mike, Courtney and I went along with Mike's mother and my parents.




This is Courtney and one of her good friends from Conyers, Ga, Amanda. They were in line here to BUNGEE JUMP! AHHHH Can you believe Mike actually LET her do this! Dad and I were armed with cameras...Dad took pics and I took video. I did snap this picture....



















Here is a couple videos of it....





Courtney was also able to do a little singing there and here is a video of that...


and here she is singing, "These Arms of Mine"...









She line danced with a bunch of girls...you don't think Mike would let her with a GUY!!!!







Then, she also went to the Country Tonight theater and watched others perform and she sat with some of her friends from Georgia...










We have so many pictures that we have taken and I cannot possibly add them all on here...here is a link to the pictures that dad took...http://picasaweb.google.com/LarryMcCauleySr/NACMAIAwardsPigeonForgeTenn11March2007

and here is a link to the pics I took....
http://picasaweb.google.com/JoanBuddy/NorthAmericanCountryAndGospelAssociation

My page is too long to add more photos, but you can see them all there.
I'll be posting more soon...Britt and Ash have had my other camera and there's NO telling what they've taken...
Joan