January 2024

Happy New Year 2024!!

Time flies when you are having fun…and also when you are not!

Happy Birthday to Uncle Bud and Paisley Anne! And to Granny and Elvis, wherever they are!

We Miss You Granny!


This Month’s News

Ross and Owen’s Monthly News begins its 27th year this month. We’ve come a long way since our first edition. Our early stuff looks quite primitive when compared to what we produce today. But, so was the Internet and that thing called the World Wide Web…or least that’s what Pop-Pop, who says he has “Been There, Done That” tells us!

Ross and Hannah’s Engagement Party was the big event of the holiday season. Friends, relatives and acquaintances gathered in the Pavilion on the grounds of the Loudoun Brewing Company to eat, drink and make merry.

The 11th of January is Cosmo’s “Gotcha Date.” That’s the day back in 2020 that Mom and Dad brought two-month old Cosmo home from the Piney Mountain Kennel in Appomattox, VA.

We’ve had a number of “Three Dog Nights” this month. On these nights Cosmo and Toby take possession of the nearest space heater. Winnie just continues doing her thing!

It’s been almost two years since we’ve had a “real” snowfall and mutiple days with temperatures at or below 32 ° F. To date this month we’ve had about six inches of snow.


He’s “Taken Care of Business” and has Left the Building“…time to view this month’s pictures!


This Month’s Pictures…


See you next month...

Ross & Owen

Never Forget!!
Never Forget!

December 2023

Happy Birthday Evan and Ronnie Lee



This Month’s News…

Ross spent a long weekend in Phoenix, AZ visiting a former WVU classmate. They stopped in one of the local pubs for a few beers. The server “carded” them. All went well for the local friend and a friend from Virginia. However, when Ross showed his West Virginia Drivers License, the server insisted that it was a forgery since West Virginia is NOT A STATE! So off they went in search of a pub that employed people who didn’t sleep through History and Geography classes during their elementary school years!

One of ThreeAt least nine Christmas Trees of various sizes have been sighted in the house. Eight are imposters. One of these three is the real deal. The lights and tinsel on the trees are from Dad’s collection, as are the majority of the ornaments…their vintage ranges from the 1920’s to the 1950’s.

See you all next year!!


This Month’s Pictures…



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Ross & Owen

Never Forget!!
Never Forget!

November 2023

Happy Birthday to Chris, Julia and Cosmo
Happy 30th Anniversary to Mom and Dad
Happy 46th Anniversary to Brian and Rosemary
Happy 11th Anniversary to Pop-Pop’s Bionic Right Hip!

 


This Month’s News…

Mom and Dad did a tour of the land of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, the end of the Santa Fe Trail , Los Alamos, Taos, and the Gorge Bridge. During the tour they checked this item off their Bucket List…a ride in a Hot Air Balloon!

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We had the usual Thanksgiving celebration of the Second Deadly Sin. The Butterball Turkey©Butterball, LLC came out of the fryer looking just like those seen in the commercials. The turkey was accompanied by traditional “high-calorie” sides…including, but not limited to stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, macaroni & cheese…and dessert choices were cherry and/or pumpkin pie with home-made whipped cream.

No Thanksgiving Day is complete without taking a “few” minutes to listen to this classic!

That’s all for this month. Enjoy the pictures….


This Month’s Pictures…



See you next month...

Ross & Owen

Never Forget!!
Never Forget!