Dale's 18th Birthday....OMG!!!!

This is a picture of Dale trying out his new toy....it's his Nikon D40 that he got for his 18th Birthday and he loves it! And I actually was able to keep it a surprise...sheewww! This is a shot of him at a controlled burn with the fire department. Speaking of the fire department....now that he is 18, Dale will become a full member next week! There have only been a small handful of cadet members that hang in there and "graduate" into full members. I am very very proud of him... ;0)

2009 LFD Cadets~Ready for some Action

Last Sunday LFD had its first control burn for 2009...and look what showed up! This is such an awesome picture...Gerry would be so proud. It warms my heart to see all these kids (yes they will always be kids to me) being active in the LFD and making a difference in our community. I AM VERY PROUD OF THESE CADETS!!!! :0)

Dale's Flock

Light the Night 2008 TEAM GUMP

TEAM GUMP 2008! hoooyaaa

HI Katie :)

TEAM GUMP Mascot...Molly

What a great escape!

Amber and I sitting outside Margaritaville in Cozumel Mexico...waiting for the rest of the crew....

A shot of the pool from the upper deck...the pool was filled with salt water from the Sea and there were two hot tubs at each end. The wild thing was watching the pool water sway from side to side on Tuesday night as the seas were rough and the wind was blowing about 32 mph. Can you say HOLD ON!!!!

Just a few of us after dinner.....we had a blast!

The "Tail" on our ship....this is where the smoke stacks are hidden

In Mexico...that is our ship directly behind us... The Carnival Imagination/The Fun Ship!

Towel animals that were left on our bed everynight.

The Southernmost point of the USA...90 miles from Cuba

Getting ready to leave the Port of Miami for our 4 day cruise

A view from the top deck on the ship as we were leaving Miami. We kept looking for Herachio Cane to drive by in his black hummer. (CSI Miami)

Our ship has come in....lol. This is a view from our hotel in Miami.

I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!

Well fine folks....I can't believe that the time has finally arrived. Eight looooong months ago Chris & I planned a cruise and the time hath arrived! Ready for a good laugh...I DONT LIKE BOATS! Well at least I used to hate boats let me splain sumfin' ...



In this strange and unpredictable world, I have come to realized that every night when we go to sleep we will never get today back...so why waste a day? I have learned that the world is not going to come find me, I have to go find the world. I will never experience things unless I give in and try them, even if only once, I MUST TRY...



So in the past year I have done quite a few new things....

learned how to study

learned how to take a test

learned how to pass a test

learned to tolerate a small boat

learned to fish

actually touched a fish

learned to clam

learned to trust again

C.P.R.

...and the list shall continue


Our cruise takes us from Miami, to Key West, to Cozamel Mexico and then the sea for a day...then back to Miami on Friday. I will post pic's really soon.....Love ya's

A Great Day at the Game...With some Great Friends!!

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!

Just wanted to say "THANK YOU" to all who participated in any way with TEAM GUMP this year! We had a great showing on Saturday night, Oct 11, 2008, at the Light the Night walk in Rehoboth Beach, DE. The Light the Night coordinators actually saved our spot for us this year, they just had great expectations that we would show up in full force AGAIN! Of course we didn't let them down. Ready for this folks....

TEAM GUMP 2008

Total: $7,234.00

WOWZERS=)

TEAM GUMP 2008 TSHIRTS

Back of tshirt

Front left chest

We've been working on TEAM GUMP shirts for a while now, and finally have a product! I will let everyone know when they are available. IM SOOOO EXCITED!!!!

Dog days of summer :)

sad news...

Ya know...I was just sitting and wondering on Thursday how Matthew, the little boy that was the "highlight" survivor from last years light the night walk, was making out and thinking about his family....and today I found this in the paper! His story had so many links to Gerry it was spooky. He was diagnosed with ALL on Oct 28, 2006...Gerrys 40th birthday. I met him at the kick off meeting about a month before the walk, and when I looked into his eyes, I SAW GERRY looking back at me.....OMG this tugs at my heart really bad :(


Matthew "Matt"James FaulknerAge 2, of Milford, DE, died August 1, 2008 at A.I. duPont Hospital. Service, 11 am Wed., August 6, at Melvin Funeral Home, 15522 S. DuPont Hwy., Harrington where visitation will be Aug. 5 from 6-9 pm.

Just some pics

Just some shots of the hard work we all put in this summer.
My bike planter....neat huh?
Wanna sit a bit?
Back yard in the hood

Watermelon Season is HERE!!!!!

Just had to share this photo....1993 our first summer in the house, and Dale was hard at it doing his Farming duties...lol. The more things change, the more they stay the same?

Some pic's...

Just wanted to share some pic's from recent accomplishments!!!

Happy 4th

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy Birthday America!

happy birthday chris

Light the Night 2008

http://www.active.com/donate/ltnWilmin1/deanna

Sad day :^(

A sad day in Sussex County, DE! This morning there was a fatal accident near Angola, Sussex Co., DE. The accident involved one ambulance which was carrying two EMT's, one Sussex County paramedic, and one patient. Two people were killed in the accident, the paramedic Stephanie Callaway, and the patient.

For those of you in the Brown family, the paramedic was the girl that took Alex and Stephanie's wedding pictures. This is such a sad story, at the young age of 31, she had two small boys at home.

Please pray for all the people involved in this horrific accident. It has left a huge bruse on the hearts of all the EMS/Fire personnel in the entire State.

Thanks, be safe out there....ttfn Deanna