At Peace

Today we said good-bye to one of the finest women I have ever met. It was hard to do, but I believe with all my heart that we will meet again. She is no doubt up in Heaven (probably cleaning and cooking) making a place for the rest of her family. For those interested, her body was laid to rest at Sharon Memorial Gardens. The entire Spicer family would like to thank everyone for their kindness in our time off loss.

Heaven gets a new angel

Willie Mae Spicer went home to be with Jesus this morning. She was a wonderful mother / mother-in-law / grandma to us all. We will miss her loving nature, and beautiful smile. There is no doubt that she is in heaven now where all of the angels belong. She fought a long battle with COPD, but now she is with the ultimate healer!! We are all better for having been a part of her life. I know I am. She will forever be in our hearts. Look for her, Pop-Pop, and show her the way. We love you both.

Prayers, Please!!

Everyone who knows us is aware that Willie is not in good health. We are grateful to all of the people who have called / visited/ prayed with us. As you go through your day, just please remember her. We can never underestimate the power of prayers!

Happy Father's Day <3

Well as many of you know it is Father's day. The really only day that is completely devoted to dad. So I would like to take the time to say Happy Father's Day. Happy Father's day dad. I LOVE YOU. Your like the best dad that I've ever met. I hope you have a great day. -Em<3

Reflections of Elementary School by TJ

Today was my graduation. I graduated the 5th grade. I remember from Mrs. Lathom's friendly smile to Mrs. Perry being nice, from Mrs. Gerringer's sense of humor to Mrs. Brookshire always being kind when I wasn't paying attention. From Mr. White always making sure I was paying attention. I enjoyed 5th grade most because all of the teachers, Mrs. Shear, Mr. Jaynes, Mrs. White, Mrs. Alvarez, and Mrs. Huggins for always being there for me and always being so supportive. Clear Creek was the school. The 5th grade teachers were the only reason I bothered getting up at 6:30 every morning.I will always remember my teacher from New York who will always remember me.

From left to right: Ms. Mullis, Mrs. White, Mrs. Shear, Mr. Jaynes, Mrs. Huggins, and Mrs. Alvarez

I will miss them all.

Junior Achievement Unedited edition by Katie

TODAY MY MOM ENDED JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT.SHE TOGHT US ABOUT FAMILY'S.SHE ALSO TOGHT US NEED'S AND WANT'S.SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTON COME TO ME.I HAD SO MUCH FUN.ONE NEED IS FOOD AND ONE WANT IS TOY'S.WE PLAYED GAMES AND GOT A TREAT.WE LOOKED AT A MAP AND DECITED WHERE THE JOB GO'S.SHE DID IT MONDAY, TUESDAY,THUREASDAY,FRIDAY,AND MONDAY.

Katie's Recital

Katie had her first ever ballet recital today. She has been taking ballet all year with her 2 friends Jessica and Jamison. For those of you who missed the Prima Ballerina, she was beautiful. It was the culmination of a lot of hard work and practice. We were so proud of her. She would like to thank her Grandpa, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Freak, Uncle Danny, Dane, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Mary, and Grandma for all coming to support her. Here are the cutest ballerinas you've ever seen!

All about Emily

For a while now, there have been a lot of posts about Katie, TJ, and Tyler. That's just because they have been so busy. But I wanted to take a day to talk about Emily. She is the oldest, and so we rely on her a lot. Maybe more than is always fair. But she (usually) shows responsibility. I don't tell her enough how proud I am of her, so I wanted to take this opportunity to do just that. For no other reason than that I love her.
Emily,
You are turning into such a wonderful young woman. The world can be yours. You just have to believe in yourself as much as I believe in you. I am so proud of you - not just for what you do, but for who you are. I love you more than I could ever put in a post or on paper. I just want you to know that you are ALWAYS with me, in my heart, no matter where you go. Remember that you can always come to me. You will always be safe and loved. I love you.
Always.
Mom(my)

Field Day

Today was arguably one of the greatest days of the school year to a kid. FIELD DAY!!! A school day devoted to games and fun?! How could it not be? It is a day that you look forward to as a kid, and look back on fondly as an adult. Tyler and Cole got to take part in all of the fun since they were stuck with me all day. I would guess that all of the kids' favorite activity was the dump and run. They had to fill a bowl with water, run with it on their head, then dump it in a pitcher. The first team to fill the pitcher wins. Wins what you ask? This.

Katie's Rededication Ceremony

Katie had her rededication ceremony for Brownies today. It is something they do at the end of every year. She received a lot of patches for her vest. Anyone who knows Katie knows that she lives by the Girl Scout Law.

She does her best to be:

"honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong, and

responsible for what she says and does,

and to

respect herself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place,

and be a sister to every scout.

Maybe she learned it from her big sister scout, Emily.