Let's try this again...

So the original blog attempt didn't last long, but here goes Act II... Many things have changed, so I'll start with the most recent, and try to catch up as we go...


 Nicole and I just finished up with the Bi-annual performance of the Junior Service League Follies. It's a broadway style variety show, performed by local community members, to raise money for local charities. This years theme was "As Seen On TV"  Songs, dances and skits of popular TV shows, a few recent, and many old. It was a rough 3 weeks of rehersals every weekday evening. In between work/practice our kids hardly saw us. We played multiple characters, due to the large number of scenes, and limited cast.

 Nicole was cast as Mrs. Partridge, (The Partridge Family) and Shirley (Laverne&Shirley) as well as many chorus numbers, including singing harmony with her younger sister Haley on the CocaCola song. (I'd like to buy the world a Coke).

I played several characters as well. A short 3 line "commercial" in spoof of the Robert Conrad battery commercial..."Go ahead, I dare ya",  "Are ya ready kids pirate for (Sponge Bob Hot Pants),  Major Nelson (I dream of Jeanie), Snottie (Star Trek spoof), an acrobatic agent (Mission Impossible), thug (COPS), scene investigator (CSI-LasVegas, Miami, Rome), and last but not least Burt Reynolds as Turd Ferguson (SNL Celebrity Jeopardy).

Over all it was a great show, great experience. As always it was nothing but the best working with Chris ( CAPfollies.com ). I haven't heard the final numbers, but initial reports show we did pretty good on raising enough money to really help the community, especially in these hard economic times.


As many of you may know, Lucas had an injury to his front teeth a few years ago, while visiting Rock City. His first visit to a dentist was the next day to get emergency work done on his front two teeth (top). Unknown to us at the time, they strapped his head, body and arms to a papoose board. He had red marks on his face, from what we thought was reaction to gloves, but later found out it was them holding his face roughly. for about a year after, he would freak out at the Dr office (where he had no issues before) and wouldn't even sit in a barbers chair for a haircut. It took us a few times to figure out that they must have really traumatized him.Come to find out, they aren't even Pediatric dentist, despite the business name of.... Children's Dentistry of Rome, Raided by GBI

Fast forward to present...his front teeth did not take back like we were told they should, and they were really turning black. Nicole met a new PEDIATRIC dentist at Chic-Fil-A. He was expanding from Cartersville, and opening a new office in Rome. Lucas' first visit to him went really well. They cleaned his teeth and did a simple exam. They earned his trust and he left in much better spirits than his last visit to a dentist. They recommended pulling the top two teeth, to prevent speading infection to adult teeth, and he had two cavities. We scheduled two separate visits to get the work done...

Nicole took him Monday to get just the two teeth pulled. He walked back with the lady all on his own, wasn't really acting scared. When he came back out, they said he was their best patient EVER...and since he was doing so well (watching TV during all this) they were able to get the cavities taken care of at the same time. YEA!!!

He was a trooper for sure...

Been a busy week catching up from all the work I've missed around the farm during Follies. Can't wait to Sat morning, so get started.  Fri/Sat night we have a special marriage seminar at our church. Marriage Seminar feat. Mark Gungor 

More to come soon....

Don