Stonegate's End

We celebrated Kelly turning 11, Nicole coming in from Athens, and D.C. Sr. standing in for D.C. 3, who was attending drivers ed class. Kathy baked Kelly her favorite Strawberry Pecan Cake (featured on the Fiveforks.com Foodstack). I think this is Uncle Ted's favorite cake, too. Aunt Carol posted a happy birthday note to Kelly on her blog. Something of a first. Kelly got a funky, purple digital watch with a timer, the most important feature she wanted. Nicole gave her the most entertaining gift of the evening, an automated braiding machine. All the girls had braids in their hair by the end of the night.

Grandaddy told a story about the Jehovah Witness classmate in Boy's Catholic High who all the Catholic boys thought was a spy. He seemed to always be making notes which they were all convinced were being shared with some Jehovah High Council. A group of these good Catholic boys decided to go into the spy's desk and review his notes where they found all kinds of heretical writings. After some debate, they decided to tear up all the notes and throw them away. This upset the Jehovah Spy greatly, and all the boys were called on the carpet where they were told by the principal (a brother) that they should respect others' property (wink wink) and that they should not have destroyed (nod nod) the spy's notes. The young boy did not return to Boys Catholic High the next year.

Poor Clyde had to go into surgery on Kelly's birthday and get a cyst removed from the top of his head. He looked something like Franken-Clyde with the purple-stiched gash, shaved head, and a "drip tube" sticking out the front like a deformed unicorn. If you are squeemish, don't click here.