Kevin & Farrish - Engagement Trip

For Christmas, Farrish's mom gave Farrish & Kevin a trip to Raleigh which included tickets to the State vs Georgia Tech game and tickets to see CATS! They stayed downtown Raleigh and had a great time at the game and the theater.

Camping Buddies

My cousin, Brenda Bullock Hall, and her husband, Terry, have recently purchased a Holiday Rambler RV. They live near New Bern. We hope to get our schedules worked out so we can go to Myrtle Beach at the same time later in the spring!!!!

Some of you, who are not related, may remember Brenda who attended school in Stokes and North Pitt. I won't give her age because she'd probably kill me, as she's a "little" younger than me!

Key West, Here We Come!

Ed and I are planning to pull out in the RV on Tuesday, January 29, for the Florida Keys. We plan to be there approximately a month. Our reservations are at the Sugar Loaf RV Park about 20 miles north of Key West. We were there last year and had a nice WARM time while you guys back in NC had snow. My nephews from California (Robin) and Michigan (Chris) are planning to be in Boca Raton on February 8th for an art show for a few days. We plan to get together during that time for a visit.

This is the beach at the RV park taken last year.

This is a picture of us set up in Sugar Loaf last year.

Virginia Tech

I ran into a neighbor from Bethel today, Corrine Manning Heath. Many of you are familiar with Corrine, Miss Annie Manning-her mom, B.F. Manning , Lenny, and Ellen. I grew up less than a mile from Miss Corrine and her family. Our families were very good friends and often visited.

In fact, Lenny-her son who is my age, was my very first boyfriend. I think we were about 5. I went up to their house to play hide-and-seek with Lenny and his sister Ellen. Well, I decided to hide in the chicken coop. Lenny knew this and latched the door so I couldn't get out. Needless to say, he was never again my boyfriend. LOL

To my surprise today, Miss Corrine told me that Lenny teaches at Virginia Tech. His office was two buildings over from where the shootings took place last year. We are all very glad that he was not involved in the shooting incident!

A New Farm Addition for the Haltigans

Our brood is growing! We now have a beautiful pony, Maggie. She is a 15-year-old mare and is very gentle with Ireland and Alana. She will even allow the girls (and Kevin:) to jump on her bareback! Our other ewe, Maple, did have twin lambs also, so we now have four lambs and two mama sheep. We hope they make friends with Maggie as they are sharing the same pasture!

Kevin and his dad are ticking away at completing our barn--even on the coldest days. Their carpentry skills are quite impressive. We will have lots of room for our farm animals...and their food!

The last picture is of Grandma Chris playing pat-a-cake with her three granddaughters. Our niece, Kadence, is now one, so we probably won't catch her being that still again for quite some time!

Come visit us!
April Haltigan

Passing of My Aunt, Carrie Matthews, My Mother's Sister

With much sadness, I have to report that my Aunt Carrie passed away early this morning. She celebrated her 99th birthday last summer. Aunt Carrie lived in Robersonville. She enjoyed a long life with much family who loved her.

The funeral service has not yet been scheduled, but it is expected to be either Saturday or Sunday.

(clicking on the title of this post will take you to the old blog where her birthday was celebrated)

Visitation is Friday night, January 25th, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Biggs Funeral Home, Robersonville, NC.

The funeral is Saturday, January 26, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Biggs Funeral Home in Robersonville, NC, followed with graveside service at Martin Memorial where she will be laid to rest beside her late husband, Pleasant Matthews.

Kadence Haltigan's First Birthday

Kadence, daughter of Pat & Angela Haltigan, celebrated her first birthday in January.

"She had fun that day just trying to figure out why everyone was there by the end of the party she was ready for bed. We wore her out!!!" Angela Haltigan

Haltigans Have Twin Sheep

One of our sheep, Holly, gave birth to twin lambs early this morning. They are cute...and big! Ireland and Alana are super excited and are ready for them to come out in the sunshine to play. We are awaiting Miss Maple's (our other sheep) delivery, and we are hinging that she will give birth to twins also, since everything that comes to the Haltigan household comes in pairs! (dogs, cats, kids, sheep:)

Thought you would like to see a picture....

April

Thanks for the Support

Ed and I would like to thank everyone for their support of the Flea Market Grill being open daily. Ken is steadily seeing an increase in customers and the food is great.

Jon Hoggard, An Old Friend from Burroughs Wellcome

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Jon Hoggard, an old friend from Burroughs Wellcome, was in the newspaper yesterday for completing an IT training course. Jon began as an intern from ECU while I worked at BW. Just wanted to share his accomplishment. Some of you who read the blog will recognize him.

Chip Pennington, My Old Boss, at Cypress Glenn

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Just wanted to share this article that was in the recent newspaper. Chip Pennington was my first boss at Burroughs Wellcome!

Trip to Alaska in August 2008

Anyone interested in taking a trip to Alaska in late August, please let me know by the end of this week. We are trying to see who is interested. The more the merrier!

Thanks. Annette

My Niece, Carolyn James, Who Lives in Michigan

"We were in Harbor Springs and went to the New Yorker for dinner. Then ran across the street to the Pier to celebrate New Years. I stayed at my friend Barb's condo. This was our second New Years up North. I skied for two days and you can see we do not get dressed up for dinner - very casual. Barb is in the fur hat and Susan is in black. I am in the yellow jacket."

Carolyn James

More Christmas Pictures to Share

The Del Monte Kids

Brownie Michaels' family, my neighbor in Bethel - Some of you may know her kids, Phillip, Marty, Gail & Greg. Her granddaughter married Judge Joe Blick's son last spring.

Pat, Angela and Kadance Haltigan

Christmas in Florida with April and Joe

Christmas in Georgia

Hi and Happy New Year! I am sending some pictures of my girls Madison(10) and Savannah(6). They got the cutest playhouse for Christmas. It has little front porch swing, little window boxes, and a loft inside. It is so neat!!

The second picture was taken at my company Christmas party.

Kim Thorne-Alma's daughter

Poorman's Flea Market Grill

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Ed has rented the grill at the flea market to a new gentleman, Ken Willoughby, who has a ton of restaurant experience. His opening day was yesterday and it was great! He has daily plate lunches as well as sandwiches. We wish him the best and hope that any of you within "eating" distance will support him whenever you can. He will be open daily from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. His plan is to get a phone installed this week and he will also have a fax machine, so orders can be phoned or faxed in for quick pick-up!

Kevin & Farrish are Engaged

Kevin surprised Farrish with a diamond on Christmas morning. They are planning an August wedding at the beach.

Christmas Pictures

These are Ed's great nephews from Charlotte. Jake-6 yrs old and Harrison-5 yrs old. They are Pat's grandchildren and Traci & Tim's kids.

Ed's niece and her family from Georgia. Alma's daughter, Kim & family

Judson's daughter April & her family

My niece, Sharon, from Michigan and her kids--Erin, Robert and Leigh

Here are some pictures which were shared with us during the holidays. If you sent me some and they are not posted, I apologize. Please resend them and I will make sure they are posted promptly. During the holidays, with so much going on, I have not posted as regularly as usual.

New Blog Address for 2008

Due to the large volume of pictures and posts, it makes life simpler for those with smaller Internet connections, such as dial up. Please make a note of the new link. You can still access the old blogs and I will add the links for your convenience. Hope your 2008 if WONDERFUL!