Sue enjoys vacation

She's having a good time just relaxing at the beach with me now that the
kids are with their grandparents. She took me to Amelia Island (where
we were going to honeymoon when we got married), and today is just
chilling on the beach and at the condo. Fun, fun!

Sue interprets the Atlanta Passion Play

This has practically become a tradition for Sue. She's been able to interpret parts of the Atlanta Passion Play now for 4 or 5 years; this year she got to interpret the final scenes, which is a change for her. If you ever get the chance to go to the Atlanta Passion Play please go -- it's a great experience!

Sue coaches soccer now :-)

Sue is the assistant coach for Stephen's team at the church soccer league he and Kevin are playing in this spring. She has ended up being the only coach there two Saturdays in a row so far, so we are wondering if she is going to end up being the head coach of the team. Pretty funny, considering she's never done this before and is just learning all the in's and out's of the rules of soccer and the way the church league plays! Way to go, Sue!

Women's Breakfast went well

Sue had a "Women's Breakfast" for the women at our church today. She had it our house, and it was small - only three women came, but thay had a good time. They decided that they want to do it again, and may even have one every other Friday! We'll see how that goes...

Quick trip to FL

Sue had the sad duty to make a quick run to Florida for a memorial
service this past weekend. Her sister-in-law's sister, Susan McQuitty,
died from cancer last week. She had suffered for a long time, and Sue
felt led to go and pay her respects, show support for our family, and be
there for Mark and Mary.

The service went well, and Sue made it home safe and sound.

Date Night

Sue and I had a good "date night" tonight. We left Jacob in charge at
home and had a delicious dinner at O'Charley's, then went to see the
movie "Firewall". It was a good flick, though a little intense for
Sue's taste :-) We got home at 9:30pm, which was good since I had been
up since 4:30am!

What a great date night!

Working at ACC part-time

Sue has taken a part-time job interpreting for a student at the Atlanta Christian College. She wanted to do this to keep her skills up and earn a little money for us to travel with. She has substitute-interpreted there for the past 6 months or so, and is enjoying the challenging classes the student is taking (philosophy and something else).

Sue goes to St. Mary's

Sue took a short break from everything to go and see her friend Cathleen
in St. Mary's, Georgia. Cathleen used to live in McDonough but moved to St. Mary's last year (or was two years ago?) when her husband got a new
job. Sue and Cathleen are having a good time Cmas shopping, doing creative stuff, and catching up on what's been happening. Have fun, Sue!

Freelancing, mothering, and volunteering

Sue has had some opportunities to do some interpreting assignments, and has enjoyed getting out and honing her skills. The kids are keeping us both hopping with all the things they've got going on (scouts, gymnastics, soccer, church, and friends :-), but Sue stays on top of it most of the time.

Sue took the kids to the local church that is the central point for Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts here in Henry County. They helped guide people to the different parts of the church they needed to go and helped move some stuff around. It was a good experince for her and the kids.

Sue's doing great!

Full-speed ahead!

Sue didn't wait much at all after getting home from Alaska to get back
up to full-speed. She had some jet-lag until Monday, but then got right
back to her busy schedule, even helping a friend take some dinner to a
family in our church.

We had a good time going to see the Fantastic Four movie with some
friends from church last night, and today she is taking Jacob, two or
three of his friends, and Megan to High Falls State Park to hike, swim,
and picnic. Go, Sue, go!

Good trip to FL

Sue had a good trip to FL this past week. She went down there to take
Jacob and Megan to stay with their grandparents and ended up spending
nearly a week down there. She got to see Paree on her 85th birthday
(great timing!), spend the night with Victoria and Jason, go to Daytona
Beach with Karen, visit with Melody Long (a friend from long ago), and
visit her mom at Penney Farms. That was a lot of driving for her, but
she had a good time.
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Sound of Music a hit!

Sue has really enjoyed going to the rehearsals and getting to know the
rest of the cast. The performances have gone well so far, and everyone
is enjoying the shows. Sue has put in some long hours (out at the cast
party until 1:00am last night!), but has really enjoyed it. Good job,
Sue!

Sue's playright life

It's pretty funny -- Sue's been involved in so much stage activity she's almost like a playright (sp?) here lately. She interpreted the Henry Player's production of Children of a Lesser God last month, she helped interpret the Atlanta Passion Play again this year, and her singing part in the Henry Player's upcoming production of the Sound of Music is going really well! The schedule we're having to keep is starting to wear on the whole family, but everyone (and especially Sue) is bearing up pretty well. It'll be nice when the play is over and we can slow down a little in the last part of April.

Happy Birthday, Sue!

Today is Sue's birthday! I've put together a party for her, and while sending email invitations I sent an message to her brothers and sister (in Texas, Florida, and Arkansas) just letting them know about the party and inviting them to come if they happened to be in the Atlanta metropolitan area.




Nancy, Dan, and Sue's mother surprised her by showing up for her birthday dinner tonight! It was great - Sue had no idea and was totally surprised! (Mark had a prior commitment and couldn't make it :-(

Hopefully the party will all fall together and her birthday celebration will be complete! If you see her be sure and wish her well...

Cleaning the basement

Sue has been working really hard on cleaning out our basement over the
past two weeks. She got motivated when her good friend Cathleen moved;
seeing all those boxes made her want to get rid of a bunch of stuff and
get things sorted and straightened. The basement looks good enough for
people to actually go down there and do things, but there is a problem -
now she's eyeing all of my junk and asking a lot of questions about what
I want to keep and get rid of! Oh, no!

Sue's new tool - the Sidekick II

After I got my Sidekick II last month Sue watched me get used to using it, then started saying how she thought she'd like a new phone, then finally asked if I would set her up with the Sidekick II so she could use it as an organizer and get rid of her Handspring Visor. I did, and she loves it! She's taking pictures with it, emailing those pictures to friends right after she takes them, calling people, and doing a little bit of email with it. She hasn't really gotten in to the AOL IM thing on it yet, but when I show her how to AOL IM as a text telephone I think she'll wear it out! (Click here to open the Sidekick II page on T-Mobile's site.).

Next up - Children of a Lesser God

Interpreting the play Kiss Me, Kate, went really well -- the two interpeters Sue worked with did great jobs, and Sue of course did really well. Next up on the Henry Player's schedule is the play Children of a Lesser God. Because this is a play based on a deaf person all the performances will be interpreted, which will make coordinating this one challenging.

Sue also has an opportunity to interpret a legal workshop in December. She's been getting ready for it, and is looking forward to all the challenges it will bring to her.

Sue has been gearing up for the holidays, getting card ideas and shopping for good gifts for friends and family. She is looking forward to seeing everyone she can over the next 6 weeks, and we're planning on having her mother come up to the house for a while, which will make things extra special.

Kiss Me, Kate is coming up

Sue is gearing up to interpret the Henry Players' production of Kiss Me, Kate. She's been listening to the CD, practicing with her interpreter friends, and now she's going to the play practices to make sure she knows how the play is really going. Sue really enjoys interpreting for the Henry Players, and it shows in her dedication to getting it right. Way to go, Sue!

Workshop in Nashville

Sue is off to Nashville today to go to an NTRID interpreting workshop. She's been looking forward to this workshop because her good friend Cathy Belew is going, too -- they should have lots of fun catching up on what's been happening and studying legal interpreting stuff (!).

Lots of stuff happening

Sue has been busy with all the fun of taking care of all of us
as well as getting stuff happening at church and in her personal
life. The kids and I keep her running most of the time, but in
her spare time she has facilitated the start of a sign language
class at church, tackled the coordination of interpreters for
plays put on by the Henry Players, and walking at the park with
friends. Sue stays busy with all of this, and is doing great!
Give her a call or send her an e-mail if you get the chance...