I Would Like To Introduce My Kansas Kids

OK this is my Son Brice and his wife my daughter in law Jodie. They live in Kansas City or I guess I should say Shawnee right north west of Kansas City. These are my two grandsons....Evan and Brant. The picture show you that they are never still long enough to photograph...but then they are boys and they take after their Dad....well come to think about it I never stood still long either.
I have not featured them in any of my journal entries in some time so I wanted to reacquaint all of you with them. They have grown so much since I last had them on and I can see that I need to get up there and pay them a visit before they get too big to hold. They, of course do not know Poppa as well as their other grandparents...who by the way all live in Kansas ...so we are at a disadvantage right off... but I know that one day they will know that we are around and they will also know that Mawmaw and Poppa love them very much and wish they could be with them more often.

I guess this is another reason I have this journal so I will leave all these messages for all the kids to read later in life. They will have some idea what the two of us were all about. I wish I had had the opportunity to know my grandparents...but that was not to be. My mothers mother died before I was born...she just knew I was going to be a boy and she could not wait for me to come into this world but the Lord took her before I got here so I missed a wonderful lady in my life. My Mother's dad died when I was young and so did my Dad's parents so I never had any grandparents to really remember.



Anyway I want to be sure no matter what the Lord has in store for me...that my kids know all about me and will always remember me as the old guy who loved them soooo much and wanted to hold them all the time and spoil them every day. Even if I don't get to, my son sends me pictures so I can show them off to all my friends. Hey guys you even made the Web!!!

Your Mawmaw and your Poppa are planning to be retired here soon and we are going to come and see you in August as close to your birthday as possible. If I have not told you Evan and Brant were both born on the same day two years apart only minutes difference in time and just oz. difference in weight. I think Jodie and Brice planned it this way to make it easy on themselves and us grandparents as far as birthdays go. Thanks kids we appreciate it.



Evan is the big brother and he is all that. Mom and Dad dress him in his college clothes all the time so he will be use to them when he gets there.
GEEE now days a kid has to go to college so he can get a job like mine where you go to work and post pictures of your grand kids and your kids and chat with all your friends all day long....and get paid to do it....LOL Go to college boys that is an order from your Poppa and Mawmaw!!!
I know they will be successful no matter what they do. They are all good looking like me so they can't go wrong??? I know I am full of myself but then if I wasn't no one would know me.



OK guys I need to wrap up this brag session here and get back to work... or whatever you call what I do. Well let me just tell you so you will be able to tell your friends later in life just what I do. This is as good a time as any to let you know. I am a Statistic Analysis.....
Statistic....a branch of mathematics that deals with the analysis and interpretation of numerical data in terms of samples and populations
Analysis....the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it
Now that and a $1.00 will buy you a cup of coffee...maybe not by the time you read this you may have to add $2.00.
OK now that you know what I do I will tell you what your Mawmaw does..She is a Marketing Set Specialist
Marketing....To sell products.
Set Specialist....Merchandising products in an appealing way to increase sales volume.



OK guys now you know what we use to do....If we are still living when you read this later in life you will know that we don't do anything now except come to see you and spoil you and fuss at your Mom and Dad for not staying in touch and the usual things grumpy old grandparents do.

OK guys we will revisit you later in life and put you back on the journal so everyone can keep track of your progress in growing up and see how much smarter you are getting. Tell Mom and Dad to keep making these pictures so Mawmaw and Poppa can post them on here..
Somewhere in Time