FINALLY, a chance to post!!!

WOW! Has things been going a hundred miles an hour around here! Darrell and Connie flew back to California last night and Sonny leaves out today to drive back to California. I have taken so, SO many great pictures that I would love to display them all on here, but I can't! SO, I'll put a few on here and put the link on here for the rest!

I already put a few prom pics on here...Court and Dillon looked fantastic!

The next outing we had was at Oolenoy on a Tuesday night to hear Art's band play.

Darrell and Connie, Sonny, Stan and everyone else was there..

Art and Harold did a song together...

and Sonny...

and Court...

there was dancing..

Here is the only picture I have of deanna and Donna ONLY because Donna won't let me take her picture... everyone had a great time! Here is a link to all those pictures...

http://picasaweb.google.com/joan29662/Oolenoy042010#

Court and Dillon went to see Alan Jackson too!

Here is a picture of just Court I love...

We managed to get all 6 of Grandma Terry's babies together for a great photo taken to yours truely!!!

Here is a pic of Connie and Britt in the kitchen. Britt loved every single moment they shared cooking. Connie shared her recipes with her and Britt created a notebook to keep them in.

Another day we were all together was for another benefit for Harold held in Greenwood. We had a great time (as usual) there!

Here's Britt and Darrell..

Here is a great pic I took of Harold, his daughter Dawn and her BFF, Valorie..

Here is another with Britt and others in the background..

Here is Court's fav. pic of the night..

Here is mine..

Sonny sang..

the girls danced..

Court and Britt danced with their guys..

Here's Caren and Harold's Granddaughter (Dee's daughter) Savannah.

BRITT SANG!!!

Then, the next day, we had a huge cookout and thankfully the weather cooperated!

Here's where the fella's hung out..

and more..

Here's Mike doing his thang..

Here's Gma Terry and Lauren..

Here's family on the back porch..

Here are the children...

Here's Silker, Brenda, Alex and Tanya..

LOVE this picture..

I took a picture of Deanna and her friend, but it was blurry and she wouldn't let me take another, so I didn't.

Of ALLLLL the pictures I took, this next one is my favorite. Court and Dillon sat on the back porch with me and picked and sang for over an hour! It was peaceful and happy! I also took it with my BLACKBERRY TOUR 9630!

I know, incredible. Goes to show you, it's not the camera that makes the great picture, but the photographer! HAAAAAAAA

Here is a link to alllll the pictures I have taken..http://picasaweb.google.com/joan29662

That's alll the pictures...you'll have to sort thru them to find what you want to look at!

I have tons to do today...OH....

**ASHLEY**...we LOVE and MISS you and these past two weeks with the family here would have been perfect with you here. We're very proud of you!!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Joan

SOOOOOO BUSY!

We have been soooo busy lately, I can't even remember having so much to do and no time to do it in!

Firstly...we bought Court the most beautiful truck for graduation...a Dodge 1500 crew cab white truck...looks JUST like Ashley's, except it's a Dodge. Anyways, it ran for a total of 1 hour when it began to sound like the engine was clogged. We took it to our mechanic 3 times, to finally be told they didn't have a clue what it was, but to get it to the Dodge dealer right then. Let me say that Goodyear mechanics in Mauldin are the best in the world and didn't even charge us for most of what they did. AND, because Court was crying when we picked it up from Goodyear..she really WAS pitiful, they have promised to "hook her up" on tires when the time comes!

So, off to Dodge we went. Court was in tears etc...they had it for a total of 3 days and we picked it up and it runs like honey! It was the #4 and #8 cylinders. It could have been MUCH MUCH worse, but it wasn't and I'm grateful to them too for not ripping us off.

SOOO, now Court has her beloved "Loretta" as she has named her, back!

Secondly...Darrell, Connie and Sonny are HOME and it is SOOO wonderful having them here. They are until next week.

OHHHH...we went to a TEA PARTY!

Here is Court with a member of the Marshall Tucker Band...

Here is Darrell and Mike's Dad recording ME recording THEM!

Nextly...Saturday is another benefit for Harold and Sunday we're having a HUGE cookout...SUCH a busy weekend, but we can't wait!

That's about it for the moment!

OHHHH PROM! Court's prom was this past Saturday!

Wasn't she SOOO PRETTY!

Here are they boys contributing sound to the afternoon...

HAAAAAAAAA!

Here is Britt and Silker....

AND my family....

It was fun!

I'll have more pics and time soon!

Have a great day!

Joan

The other day I was driving somewhere or something and Court texts me and asks about a Boutineer, but she didn't know what it was called. Here is the conversation after that.

**DISCLAIMER** - I never said they were real bright!

Joan McCauley Arnold Courtney: "MOM...how do I get one of them boot things for Dillon's tux for the prom?" Me: "WHaAA??" Court: "you know Mom, the boot-thingy that guys wear"! Me: BAH-HAAAAAA!!

Tue at 1:06pm via Snaptu · Comment · · Get Snaptu

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Ashley Arnold

what is she talking about?

Tue at 4:03pm ·

Joan McCauley Arnold

A BOOTINEER! HaaaAA

Tue at 4:04pm ·

Ashley Arnold

what is that?

Tue at 4:05pm ·

Courtney Arnold

the flower thing guys wear on their tux at prom! SEE MOM. She doesnt know what it is either.

Tue at 4:14pm ·

Ashley Arnold

i thought it was a corsage or something. idk. i never went to prom, remember?

Tue at 4:15pm ·

Courtney Arnold

the croissant or however you spell it is what the girls wear on their wrist

Tue at 4:16pm ·

Ashley Arnold

no its corsage, not croissant dummy. haha.

Tue at 4:23pm ·

Courtney Arnold

Oh. Shut up.

Tue at 4:25pm ·

Dale McCauley

You tell her Ashley, but if she wants the croissant on her arm, she can get one at Burger King or McDonalds.

Tue at 5:03pm ·

Joan McCauley Arnold

O. M. G. Ya'll are SOOOOO ignert.

Tue at 5:26pm ·

Ashley Arnold

Jack in the box has some pretty nice ones, too.

Tue at 7:04pm ·

Joan McCauley Arnold

I ain't kin to none of ya'll!

Tue at 10:08pm ·

Dale McCauley

If its a formal prom, you wear a Croissant, if its informal, its an egg McMuffin.

Tue at 11:55pm ·

That is a moment in the day of my life. SAD.

Tuesday night we allllll went to Oolenoy (Pumpkintown) to hear Arts band and sing!

Here the majority of us are..

Here is Sonny singing..

Here is Harold singing with Art on

and "you-know-who" has to get up and sing..

you don't have to ask her twice! Court LOVES to sing!

While they were all doing their thing, the rest were doing their thing...

Here is Mike and Britt..

Here are more dancing...notice how Mike has to be right there with his girls..

Here is Britt and Lee..

Notice how he has to stand on his toes to dance with her! She's so TALL!

I have tons more...here is one of Sonny and his cousin Stan.

Anyways...I put them all here..http://picasaweb.google.com/joan29662/Oolenoy042010#

Today, Court is singing at a TEA PARTY! HAAAAAAAAAAA She has NO idea what that is, but she's excited to go sing the Anthem there. I will be there to take pics!!!!

Court's truck has been back with us for 24 hours now and purrs like a kitten...so far. Keep your fingers crossed it stays that way!

Have a great day!

Joan