HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Hey everyone it's cuzzin Dave's birthday!!!Poor guy he's down in Florida with all the sunny weather he probably needs a big birthday hug from everyone today! So here's to you Dave! Have a GREAT day!

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Hey Ya'll!

Happy Birthday Sarah & Mandi! I trust that you both had a wonderful day.
Glad that you are feeling better Aint Aud :-)

I will try to catch up next week.... where do all the time go?
love,
Orrin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!

Here's a silly question-Sarah are you ready to party!?Hope you have a great birthday!

Crazy Sandi O'Graddy

When my sister say she's not stressing about work any more, she means it. This is Sandi...AT WORK...on St. Patrick's Day!

PEEKERS START YOUR ENGINES!!!

Okay yous guys...if your sneakin' in to take a peek, please give us an up-date on what is going on with you! I know everyone is busy trying to figure out "face book", but hey, this is MUCH easier! How still want to get together again this July 4th? Jodi and I were talking and would like to open it up (at least one day) for extended family. Heck, everyone bring people how just act like family! Show 'em off! LOL!! Jimmy brings people home to Mom all the time that are now like family!

As for an up date on moi and mine..it's been a tough few weeks of all kinds of sicknesses and virus' bugs. I think we may have to fumigate to get rid of all this. Little Sophie has been running fever over 102 for 5 days now. She is going to "sick call" tomorrow. It's hard missing that much school. She is way ahead of her school work, but you know how "they" are about missing more days than their handbook offers. Hmmmm, good thing her Uncle Jimmy is school board president. Maybe we can put the squeeze on him.

I'm learning not to stress as much over work. (yeah, right). But really, since I got sick, I could care less what needed to be done. Now that I'm back to work, I work really hard thru the day, and stay over time, and am trying really hard not to bring any of the work home with me. (maybe I'll be impeached and live happily ever after!)

Haven't got to see A.Aud yet, but hear she is much better. Maybe we can get HER to drop a line.

Jack is coaching Olivia's church basketball team. (5-7 yrs old). He has his hands full. It's co-ed, which is even worse. He has one little girl that just wanders off the court and you can usually find her at the concession stand....then wanders back on the court with her hot dog! He loves it tho. Everyone tells me they can't believe how patient he is.

Even tho it's after 11pm, we are trying real hard to go to bed earlier. We are both night people, so it's really hard....especially with the time change, but we're trying! I wish I was one of those morning people that wake up all happy and sweet. (never gonna happen).

Okay...I've up dated, let's hear from someone else. Need some feed back about the 4th of July. I know it's hard to make the trip, but would love to see everyone. Sarah...??? Where are you? I thought you were going to take care of this part!!!!

Love to all,
Sandi

p.s. I'm not doing spell check so all you spelling bee winners--put a sock in it!!!

Happy Birthday Mandi!!

Today Mandi is twenty thirteen !! Could that be right? That would make me about ten when I had her. Oh well, could be, we are from Arkansas!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDI!!!!!We love ya!!

HEY YOU GUUUUYYYSSS!!

What happened to my family??? No news - No stories-No fun? I guess everyone has the winter blues. There's nothing going on here either unless you count the two pounds of powdered sugar a dumped across the kitchen floor right before company was coming. I got it cleaned up but it stayed sticky for a week. Sandi has puppies at her house and Brianne got married February 28th-which was my tenth wedding anniversary. So what's up with you?

The Warren Ladd book - 1890

I've just learned that this book was scanned and is available for download at Google Books. The book was written by Warren Ladd in 1890 and has over 400 pages of Ladd geneological history. I've had a hard copy of the book for years and it is very interesting to read. There are over 5,000 Ladds listed in the book. Although I've never been able to tie our family line into this book, I think that someday we just might. Anyway, it is an interesting book and at this moment you can get your very own electronic (pdf) version for free! If the link below does not work for you then just go to Google Books and do a search for "The Ladd Family" and it will pop up. The download link is in the upper right corner. The file is about 11 MB in size.

http://books.google.com/books?id=bWQtAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+ladd+family


love to all, Sarah

Orrin Must be BZEEE

Well Orrin we depend on you for amusing stories and every day updates. What's up? You don't have any more hay to roll so what's keeping you off line? Tell us all about it on Friday. We always check in just to see what you are up to!

Aunt Aud Update

Debbey just talked to Lou and he said Aunt Aud is being given heavy duty IV antibiotics and is doing, much better. She's had a really tough weekend (as have Cathi, Bob and Lou) and they could all use your continued prayers.

Love,
Jodi

Calling all Ladd Prayer Warriors

Please stop what you are doing and say a prayer for A. Aud. She is very sick, in the hospital and needs your prayers. They are not sure what is going on with her right now. I don't know all the details. Cathi, Lou & Bob have all been with her. We are all on pins and needles waiting to find out what's going on, so for the right now we need your continued prayers. I will up-date as soon as I hear.
Love, Sandi