Good afternoon, I have told you a little about the life of Mary, Todd, and Bob. So I would like to just give a little about the others.
Virginia and her family moved to LasVegas a few years ago. We took our '84 RV and drove out there for what was going to be a couple of months. We stayed about 7 months because John found a job he loved in a little airport that did tours of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. But by the summer time we had both been very sick from the heat and dehydration. I almost went to the hospital, but out there they can give you IV for this in the doctor's office. We came home the first week in July. About four years later, Virginia and her kids moved to Nashville Tennessee. John flew out, helped her with the moving truck, kids and animals, and her husband was able to arrive a few days later. They loved Tennessee. Virginia has two teenagers, Bryan, 18 and Samantha who will be 16 right after Christmas. They have moved to a smaller city than Nashville but it's only about 30 to 40 minutes from Nashville. It's a good size city called Murfreesboro.
When Wayne got out of high school, he went to work for a company that built houses, then left there and got a job at Midvale Country Club in the shop they ran for their members. He also ran a Youth for Christ Club from our home in Greece. At this time we had more teenagers at our house than we ever had. You see they didn't only come on club night, but also whenever they could get him to have a game night or a movie night. John and I went on a ski trip with them as chaperons one year, and then for the next three years we took a trip to Ocean City N.J. and were counselors there. It was a lot of fun. Now to make a long story short, he married one of the girls from the club. They have three daughters. They live in Greece, N.Y.
When Scott finished school, he was already working in a restaurant. He started as a dishwasher, and then became interested in cooking. They were more than happy to have him help out on fish fry night. Soon, he was being trained to cook everything and eventually became head cook. After a few years he wanted to try something different. He was already trained in auto body work and was very, very good at this. So, he did this for a few years. One Christmas he bought wood and hand made a large cabinet for his girlfriend. It was lined with mirrors and had a light in the top. Wow, I was so impressed at the talent the Lord had given my son. Today, Scott lives in Conesus N.Y. very near where he grew up. He and his brother Bob work in the same shop that repairs furniture in Bloomfield. Still working with wood.
Now, as for Shawn. As you know from the beginning, Shawn came along about 7 years after Scott. It was kind of like starting over. But it was great. Now, John had a good job at Gannet newspaper in Rochester and we weren't lacking for money like we did earlier. The older kids said Shawn was spoiled because we could afford to go out to eat, and took a couple vacations, and things like that. Shawn will admit that he doesn't remember being real 'poor'. Well, we weren't, we just lacked money. We pretty much had only Shawn,Scott, and Wayne home when we bought the house in Greece in 1991. Wayne and Scott were gone a lot, so yes Shawn did get a lot of attention. He started attending the Campus Life Club (Youth for Christ) that Wayne did and went on Ocean City trips with us. Surprise, he also found the love of his life there. They married and now have two boys and one girl. His first boy is Shawn Michael Kelly Jr. I didn't realize the paper work and stuff like that you have to do to become a Sr. and your son a Jr. but there is.
Now, I have finished telling you about most of our high points, and still could go on about the grand-kids and I might, but not now. I want to pray and ask God what He would like to come next. Again, I want to say if I have repeated any stuff from earlier. Sorry. I do hope you have enjoyed getting to know about me and my life. I know from comments that people who are Christians with a total heart for God have asked for more faith info. and people who aren't into God for reasons of their own don't want to hear it. I won't apologize, because I am who I am, and that is, who my Lord is constantly changing me into. I hope you will return. My desire is to just be me.
Until next time,
God bless you my dear friends and family.
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