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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:49 GMT

Beach

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:30:44 GMT

Yesterday we headed to the seacoast to look at a truck for Rich. We left a bit early so that we could enjoy the waves, sand, and get some seafood. Morgann absolutely loved the waves. She was one wet kid by the time we left - the water was a balmy 46! The warmest it gets is about 65, but I'm sure that will not phase Morgann.

Rich and Morgann walking on the beach.

Fashion queen! The seacoast is much cooler this time of the year than inland, so I put on her jammie pants under her skirt. She looked pretty cool, huh?

Running from the waves.

Running to the waves!

Splashing in the 46 degree Maine seawater. We can't wait to get back once it warms up.

Blessing

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:12:17 GMT

We have had 9 straight days of sunshine and warmth in New Hampshire. For April, that is an extreme blessing. We still had a good amount of snow on the ground last year at this time. After our record breaking snowfall this winter, the sun's warmth couldn't have come at a better time. I'm a chaplain at a large grocery distribution plant, and part of my job is just to check up on everyone and see how they are doing - what a difference sun makes! We used to wonder why New Hamshirians spent as many waking hours possible outside during the summer - congregating on lawn chairs on the city sidewalk....now we know! After a long, hard winter, you feel the need to spend as much waking hours as possible under sunshine. I've been bringing all my work outside as possible to do on the porch as Morgann plays.

Manchester is divided by the Merrimack River. We are West-siders. West-siders are traditionally French Canadian and Catholic. Over the years, the West Side has become more diverse - however, there is a distinct West side/ East Side division and mentality. We hear stories of old Frenchies, whose brother moved 10 years ago "all the way over to the Eastside, and now I don't see him very much." The funny thing is, I don't go to the East side very often. On Sundays, I do pick up four people for church, but that is the extent of my ventures across the river during a typical week. (I do drive to Concord a few times a week for work and Morgann's school, which to some people here is like leaving the country!) Okay, I'm still getting to the point of the story. 10 days ago, a pedestrian bridge opened within a few minutes walk from our house that links the east side to the west side. It is beautiful and a great walk. Its now one of Morgann and my favorite things to do - go walk the bridge. So we've gone at least 8 times since then and walked - and GASP, crossed over the East Side!

Haven Happenings:
Saturday we participated in a city wide clean up. After all the snow, the sidewalks were covered in sand and quite a bit of trash. Now the streets around the church are clean! We had at least 29 people help with the clean up - a good mix of kids and adults. It was a great day! Its so nice to have cleaner streets and sidewalks

After the clean up!

Morgann and Shay posing for a quick picture while cleaning!

Boys love garbage trucks

Can you tell Morgann is screaming to get down in this picture? Yeh, I thought so....

We are Virginia Tech

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:50:29 GMT

As we remember those that were lost a year ago, I want to also remember the beauty of Virginia Tech. VT holds a special place in the heart of anyone who has attended or even visited. Whenever we visit, I totally miss those days. I took a lot of it for granted - the beautiful setting, the tight community, the good food, the freedom.

Remember when.....

we moved in as freshmen? I was so scared.

we ice skated on the Duck Pond that really cold winter (Junior Year) Me, Ambo and Chad.

walking across the drillfield. (a million times.)

Our first kiss in the stairwell of New Res. East. (OK, only Rich should remember that one!)

Navy ball. Mil ball. Ring dance. Best of times!

playing "Would you be my friend if....I stuck bubblegum in your hair?" Only if you ate it afterwards!

ELECTRIC!

Primetime in the chapel. Live from Blacksburg....iits primetime. (Old School Cru Meetings)

Fireworks on the drillfield.

We didn't have cell phones...we had IM and ICQ.

Sunday night coffee at oh, gosh, I can't remember the name - the coffee shop next to the Rivermill, that had a cat in there.

Going out. I don't drink at all anymore, but we had some fun times playing pool.

Football games. Emma and I one season always painted VT's on our faces. Jon, her future husband would paint his whole head. There is nothing better than a crisp, sunny autumn day in Lane Stadium, Hokies winning of course!

I'll never forget our time there. We'll never forget the 32 that were killed. Virginia Tech will prevail. It will always be a magical place.

Morgann told me on this visit that she wanted to go to school here. I hope she does. I hope she does!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:03:14 GMT

Finding an egg in Uncle Hershel's pocket

Applebee visits Morgann

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:41:34 GMT

Morgann started preschool and LOVES it. Each week, one kid gets to take "Applebee" home for the weekend. We had him this weekend. This is Applebee's journal...

Applebee visits Morgann’s house

March 22 – 24^th

Mr. Hasty brought me home with him from work after school. I got to hang out at the musical Hasty house for a day! Mr. Hasty then brought me over to visit Morgann. I arrived on Saturday afternoon, just as Morgann was about to go to Lowe’s. Apparently, Morgann goes to Lowe’s quite often. Her family bought a 2-family fixer upper, so Lowe’s is a frequent stop in the Clegg household. At Lowe’s, I got to ride in a cool, racecar cart. We had fun looking at all the cool things in Lowe’s. We also went and picked out paint for Morgann’s room. We had fun pretending in the window and door section. Morgann pretends that the display doors and windows are a house. We baked gingerbread cookies. After Lowe’s, we stopped by Morgann’s church. Morgann, Rich, and Abbey cleaned up the church and got it ready for Sunday. Morgann’s daddy is the pastor of Grace Haven Baptist Church. Mr. Hasty is the music pastor. It’s a unique church. After cleaning the church, we all went home and rested for a bit. Morgann watched Curious George, while her mommy and daddy did some projects. Then we dyed Easter Eggs. How fun! Morgann loved dying the eggs and eating them. Tomorrow is Easter Morning. Jesus has risen! After dinner, Morgann took a bath and got ready for bed. Tomorrow would be an exciting day.

It’s Easter morning! Morgann and her family went to church. Morgann tells me that 6 new visitors came to church. Praise God. The church is a new church started not long ago and is in an urban neighborhood. 4 kids from the Community Center came too! They had a great lunch after church and it was a fun time of food and fellowship. After lunch, Morgann and her family went up to Epsom with the Hasty’s for another lunch and an Easter Egg hunt. There were a lot of other kids there and the kids had a great time. Morgann got to play with her friend Joy for most of the day.

Morgann was pretty tired after a long day of church, friends, and food. She went straight to bed and quickly fell asleep!

On Monday, its cleaning day! Morgann gets to rest and watch t.v. on Mondays, while her mommy cleans and gets ready for their busy week. They went to Target without me and then Morgann took a nap. After nap, Mrs. Simonton and her kids came over to play and watch Morgann and Eli. Normally, Morgann goes to Community Center too – there are lots of kids to play with from the neighborhood. It can be a bit crazy so it was good that Morgann and Eli stayed behind tonight; the Clegg’s and Hasty’s want to help the kids and tell them about Jesus. We had a fun time with the Simonton kids and Eli. We played games and pretended to be cats, superpeople, and many other things! After the Simonton family and Eli left, Morgann went to bed. I have enjoyed my visit with Morgann and her family.

Okay I know I'm behind on pictures. I'll update soon. Love you all.

Fish and Haircuts

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:38:24 GMT

Grandma and Grandpa visited and we went to the aquarium in Boston. Morgann loved the penguins!
Morgann and a seal chatting.

Here are two cute little guys

Morgann cheesing it up. She has been the queen of fashion lately. Morgann's hair has been a mess. Last night after her bath she told me: "I don't want long hair anymore. I want short hair. I want a hair cut." So she happily climbed into the highchair and we got snipping. Here are the final results.

Say Cheese. I like how it turned out.

I put in some layers to help it not mat up. I just ran my fingers through it this morning to brush it. Morgann will be much happier with that. She hates the dreaded hairbrush.

In other big news, Morgann starts preschool in 2 weeks! She will love it. She's so excited.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:11:02 GMT

Ski Baby

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:56:08 GMT

Okay, so she's not a baby anymore.....

She loved skiing!

And was pretty good. Here she is skiing around the little balls.

Wee!