Newest Conley Edition & Coming Attractions

Today we welcome the newest member to the Conley Clan, Larkin Rose.  She arrived today to the joy of her proud parents Brad and Misty, our nephew and niece-in-law.  Larkin Rose is 21 inches in length and weighs in at 7 lbs - 5 oz.  She was born in Baton Rouge, LA.

With the arrival of Larkin Rose, we are now waiting for the arrival of Jillian Grace.  We must be patient, but it is now roughly two (2) months until we join the "Grandparents Club."

Meet Larkin Rose Conley .

Renee is looking and doing great while showing off Jillian Grace.

Work Moves Indoors.

Now that the weather has turned colder and wetter, Brent has moved his activities back inside and is focused again on the interior of Blackbearry Ridge.  This past weekend, he removed the 1960 era paneling in the downstairs hallway and has begun the sheet-rock installation.  During the break for Christmas vacation, he will be finishing the downstairs hallway and finishing the trim work on the stairs.

Below are some pictures of the hallway progress and miscellaneous family pictures.

The paneling is removed and ready for the sheet rock.  The ceiling has now been sheet rocked after nearly one year.

Need to purchase more sheet rock.

Cookie must come down stairs to inspect the work being performed.

An updated picture of the Evansville Clan.  Jillian is growing and  healthy.

Pa Pa Neal  in his house coat inspects his pile of cedar molding to make sure none has disappeared.

Rocky, the flying squirrel,  enjoys  a late night snack.

November

Since the last posting, we have had a lot of excitement around Blackbearry Ridge.  We did find the 24" of snow as can been seen from the photo below.  Once the clouds cleared and Mt Le Conte became visible  we found the snow.

Pa Pa Neal celebrated his 81st birthday on The Ridge on November 1st.  He had not planned on celebrating here but, he along with Grandmother and Maw Maw hastily arrived on Halloween.  JoLynn had a heart catheterization procedure performed in Knoxville, on Pa Pa Neal's birthday.  The procedure proved to be a success as her heart is functioning at 100 % with zero blockage, which was contrary to tests performed in Atlanta the week before.

Then we along with all working and retired and future working Americans became losers as a result of the Presidential election.

Maw Maw (Anna) along with Joey stayed with us for three (3) weeks.  During her stay we drove up to Evansville, IN and visited with Renee and Greg for a couple of days.  We ate plenty and Renee looks great.

Then we drove Maw Maw back to Louisiana for Thanksgiving, headed over to Baton Rouge on Thursday afternoon and visited with the Conley Clan.  Then the next stop was Birmingham on Saturday night to visit the McCormicks and Roshtos before heading back to Atlanta on Sunday evening.

To say it was a whirlwind Thanksgiving holiday is an understatement.  In summary, we went from Atlanta to Gatlinburg.  Then from Gatlinburg to Evansville and then back to Gatlinburg.  From Gatlinburg to Opelousas and then to Baton Rouge.  From Baton Rouge we stopped in Birmingham before ending in Atlanta.  This trip started on November 16th and ended on November 25th.  We were tired but loved seeing and visiting with everyone even if it was a short period.

We have a lot to be thankful for in our family.

Our three (3) cubs.

The cubs are no longer small.

Once the clouds disappeared, we found the two (2) feet of snow.

Pa Pa Neal blows out the candles on his birthday cake.

Pa Pa Neal and Grandmother

Our newest wildlife addition, "Rocky" the flying squirrel.

Jo Lynn prepped and ready to go for the heart cath.  Maw Maw and Grandmother look on.

Hey, you get an exciting wheel chair ride at discharge.

Eating pizza in Evansville with Renee and Greg

Jennifer and Jessica celebrate their 23rd.