Teacher of the Year......... Congratulations

Kenda,

That is SOOOOOOOO Fantastic. Congratulations young Lady. You must be one heck of a teacher................. BUT, I already knew that. That is really great. I am sure the Whole Family is Proud of you......... I know Kathy and I are and I haven't even shown this to Kathy yet. You keep going. Teaching is a hard job and we respect anyone who can do it and we are impressed by your success. Way to go.

I guess Kathy and I are off to Disney World with Travis, Martha, and Grandkids come June 28th. The talked us into going so we are taking them up on it this year. I hope I have the energy to keep up with those Grandkids. Ya'll take care and talk up this site and the Family Reunion. Have a nice rest of the week.

Saying hello from Oklahoma!

Just wanted to drop a line to say hi and to let Mike know your words don't go unread. We've been getting some rain around here and baling a lot of hay.
Want to let everybody know how proud I was of my wife Kenda for receiving Teacher of the Year today at Tipton Public Schools.

Take care,
Brian

Expecting some action here

Well today is Saturday the 10th of May, 2008. I sent an invitation to a lot of people yesterday to start posting to this site but have not seen anything yet. If anyone can read this but is having a hard time figuring out how to post to here............... Let me know so we can figure it out for everyone else. It has been rainy here most of the day but the sun has now kind of come out and it is a little breezy. Weeded on my Garden today and added a new set of chimes and a garden flag to the beds. Next all I need is a Garden bench to sit in the corner.
Hope everyone's weekend is fine and a Happy Mothers Day to all of you Mothers out there.

See you all in July.

Michael

Authors Added so now you can post messages

As I work on this, I find out different things I can do. I have now added a lot of our family to this blog so we can start talking about different things. I do hope more of the family will start getting onto this blog and we can discuss Family items.

It is Friday, May 09........ Sunday is Mothers day ........... So......... to all the Mothers out there...............Happy Mothers day. Without you, none of would be here. :--)

Take care and have a nice weekend.

Almost Middle of May with July coming fast

Well, I can't believe it is almost Mothers day so for all you Mothers out there........... Kathy and I want to wish you a very Happy Mothers day.

For all the rest of you Muthers........................ Well, have a nice day also. Hahahahahahaha.

Sorry bout that, just got carried away with my self.

My Garden is in and I have Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, bush beans, radishes, onions, cabbage......... a little of a lot of things. Well, I will start putting more into this blog as time is getting shorter and shorter for things to get done for the Family Reunion.

Keep an eye here and I will get things moving along again. Hope you all have a nice rest of the week and a good weekend. See ya

Tuesday the 8th

Well, it is overcast again today and cool to cold but spring is here and there are a lot of flowers blooming and Trees in bud. I still have not seen anyone on this blog so guess it was a futile effort to get everyone to try and read it to see what we could do for the Reunion. I think I may give up the effort as I am too far away to do this and no body seems really interested anyway.
Working hard this week but have to go to Ocean City tomorrow as a witness in the trial of the man that stole my truck a year ago. Early to bed, early to rise.
Kathy is still gone and will not be back until Friday. She is in Japan right now. Hope she is doing ok.

That is all for today and everyone.................. ANYONE should get on here and use this. Oh well. I guess I am too boring.

Friday, and its overcast

Well, today is Friday, April 4th and it is a cloudy, overcast, rainy day. I had hoped to get out in my garden this weekend to finish putting last minute touches to my raised beds and get them ready for plants and get the gardening season started off right. Seems like it always does this on the WEEKENDS here in Maryland.
I have not seen anyone using this blog site so figure I must have created it in futility as nobody gets on it so we can have a discussion about the Family Reunion. Maybe I will just cancel it and see how many people respond then......... How bout it? Should we just cancel it? This comment ought to get a response if nothing else will. I talked with Dad the other day and there were about 18 or 19 of the family that went together to supper and so heck..................most of the family see's each other anyway so it won't be a big deal for them. Oh well..........I will continue this for a while to see if anyone reads it or gets on and if not then I will disestablish it as defunct and go about spending my time doing other things. Have a nice Day...................

Blog item Blues

Well I came to my Blog site,
Had no Blogs to read,
I thought someone would write,
But they paid me no heed,
My blog remains empty except
For what I wrote..........
I got the Blog Item Blue's,
I got the Blog Item Blues,

Expecting some word,
From some of my Kin,
You think I'da heard,
From some of the Potts Men,
But no message appears
In front of my site,
I got the Blog Item Blue's,
I got the Blog Item Blues.

And thats the way it is .........Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008.

Monday..........Last of March

Well, back to work today........It is cloudy and overcast here and rained off and on most all day. Heard from Carolyn yesterday and she is getting on this blog and may use it soon and Joshua is now on it and using it. It is an easy way to communicate with a lot of the family.
Troy and Benda Hix are even on it and I can see we have one message from them.. Brenda.....don't be shy.........add as many messages as you want so we can keep up with this branch of our family in your neck of the world. You are more than welcome. As for the rest of you.........I have made your authors and it is not hard to figure out how to sign on so we can talk.............. I am waiting for you.

Have a nice week.................

Making my presence known

Well, this seems kind of interesting. Looks like this will be a test shot for now but I have a feeling I'll be typing a lot more in here in the future.

Perhaps we'll have some pretty neat little blogging experience going on here for a while.
Guess time will tell...

Until then,
Josh.

How to use this Blog

Today is Saturday and I do not have many people using this Blog yet to get messages back and forth to each other. I did hear from Caroline who said she would like to be on the team to help plan childrens activities. I think that is great and, Caroline, if you don't mind being the team lead on this that would be apprecited. Get a couple of other people to help you if you want.
I am new to this blogging also and if you are not sure how to do it you can either "Google" Blog or I think you should have the ability to "Post new Message" which should be at the top right of the blog you are reading.

I will try and make you all authors again and send you the link once more so we can use this as a way to communicate. Brenda and Troy Hix have already posted a message so I know it works somewhat but let us know what is on your mind and what you are doing and what you expect from the Family ReUnion.

Kathy is off to Japan and Korea for two weeks so I am Home alone (with Skye, of course) batching it. Hope I survive..............HA. :--)

Have a nice rest of the weekend and try and use this blog if you get it. Michael

Team Leaders needed.......Please Volunteer

For our Family ReUnion to function properly and as good as a well oiled machine I think we need teams to ramrod several functions that I envision us having. Of course.....several of us can get on a conference call and discuss what we want to do but here is the list I have of possible events.
I need someone to be the lead on: First and foremost ------ Someone needs to be in charge of making sure the food we need is bought. (We will worry about cooks when we are there)
1. A Family ReUnion Video -
2. Put a World Map up on cork board and provide pins so everyone can show where they are from.
3. Organize a Family Talent Show and host it. (I think we could use a microphone and speaker at this event...........anyone have one???)
4. Take Family Group Photo's and general photos of the whole event.
5. Organize and conduct a Family Auction whereby family can bring "treasured" items for auction.
6. Organize a story time for either everyone or just the younger family members about our family.
7. Organize a Family History Video with different family members telling what they remember about things our family has done in the past and events that were significant in the Potts Family.
8. Someone to put an Agenda together so we can stay on track..............sort of.
9. Someone to organize childrens activities and games so they do not get too bored.

If I have forgotten anything please feel free to make suggestions.

I............. of course.............. seem to be ramrodding the whole shebang and I hope I do not tick anyone off. But if we want it to go off well we will need some organization. Now........ who is willing to step up and volunteer and take charge of one of the items I have listed above. Spread the word. About the Family Reunion, about this blog, about my Web site. Keep passing the information along. That is all for today. Have a nice rest of the week.

Get the family to join so we can see what everyone is up to.

Well, it is Monday evening and Kathy and I are both home from work (which, by the way, came early and unwanted this morning). Back to the old grind after 4 days of being off. It gets harder and harder to go back and we are looking forward to retirement within the next year or so. We spent Easter with Travis and Martha and the kids and had a nice dinner and conversation and visit. Joshua and Cindy did not get a chance to join us as Cindy worked fixing and serving Easter Dinner to the students at the Maryland Marine Engineering School. This week will be very busy and then Kathy leaves at the end of the week to go to Japan and Korea for business. She is a very busy lady. We had hoped this year would not be as hectic as last but it has not started out slowly as we had hoped. We are trying to sell our boat............ trying to keep our parents in good health...........trying to make time to see our Children and Grandchildren........Trying to plan a family reunion........... We are very busy people.
Well, the day has been good and we will be going to bed soon and then getting up real early. Hope you all had a blessed day and the sun shone on you one and all.

Michael and Kathy

Hello from California

We hope everyone had a good Easter and were able to spend it with your family and loved ones. We spent the day at Brenda's sisters house in Vacaville. That seems to be the gathering place now for holidays and family functions.

The weather here is great right now and our green rolling hills are covered with yellow mustard flowers. I always hate to see May come as the hills start turning brown as the ground dries. We get very little rain in the summer.

It has been a very busy month for us as we have six birthdays this month, including Troys. He turned the big 65 this year.

We hope everyone escaped the floods and are safe and sound. Take care.

Brenda and Troy Hix

Happy Easter to you all

Today is Easter and I thank GOD for all he has given Kathy in I in this life. We have two fine sons and daughters-in-law. Two fine Grandchildren who are the apple of our eye. A great dog, although she is spoiled rotten and a nice roof over our head, food to eat and a job to go to. We realize a LOT of people are not nearly as lucky and not nearly as fortunate so we put them in our Prayers and we hope that life will somehow get better for them.
We know how bitter being apart can be and we pray for our fighting forces in Afgahnistan and Iraq and ask GOD to keep them safely until they can come back home again.
We are fixing to head out to Lovettsville to spend Easter with Travis, Martha and the kids and are taking Joshua and Cindy with us. Lovettsville is in the foothills of the Shenandoah's and the country this time of year will be blooming out with new leaves on trees and daffodils and redbuds and cherry and peach and it will just be alive with new life. Gives us pause to remember that we too, in the winter of our lives, will not die out but will be renewed and will come back in the spring to a new life and a new season........... Kathy and I hope you all have a very Blessed Day. Be safe and keep your health...................."Live long and prosper"

Michael

The Beginnings

POTTS FAMILY REUNION

The day dawned early and the sky is blue Cup of coffee as I have no clue How to start this, how to go This blog of family I have come to know. So I'll sit and think, a little while My thoughts are good they make me smile About how to proceed, what to write On this Family tree on this family site About the ReUnion that is soon to be I'll make a copy of our family tree And show it there for all to see Our family dear, our family tree They will be surprised I think I know About who will come, who will show At our Family Reunion, come mid July When the weathers hot under the open sky.