Moving into the 21st Century

As most of you know...I have been cutting my own hair for years...why? BECAUSE IM CHEAP. I bit the bullet and my "stylist" Joy Forrester at Studio 251 told me that it was time to move into 2006 and out of 1987 and throw away those hot rollers!!!! (I may have to enter rehab for hot roller detox!!!) Anyway I have attached a picture (you all know how devastating it is for me to get in front of the camera...consider yourselves lucky to even view this picture.) The girls like it, but I can tell that the color and cut is a little shocking because Taylor jumped this morning when she got up and said What Happened last night!!!!! Mary Margaret said I look like a lunchroom lady...(for those of you who know Mary Margaret well...consider the source.) Enjoy your laugh for the day. ( I am getting use to the color...I love the cut)

Kaye

P. S. Mary Margaret is now single again. She got dumped. NO HOMECOMING DATE!!!!!!! The love life of an 11 year old. (It really wasn't a "date" more of meeting at the game with their moms!!! or aunts whatever)

The following has been copied over from Scottie's only email this year. I miss him and Andy. Thought everyone would like to know what his plans are.

Ms. Tommye told me that Papaw will not need surgery on his back, that he should heal naturally, (as long as he does not try to break her fall again!!) ha ha ha.

Kaye

From odis1_brawner@yahoo.com

HEY, Here is the but hole that doesn't call or write.

Well, Just so you all know your all treated the same:):):):):): I haven't called or written Cory either this whole time, So don't take offense, as most of you know its just the way I am. This year has been a little worse because of the structuring of the company and the guy who for some reason chose to think I'm the enemy is getting higher and higher in the company. It has made it so hard I don't think I will work for them anymore. Maybe later in life after hes gone, but I aint gonna fight it anymore..... to stressful and Dramatic, Not worth it. I have one the battle this year but just don't want to do it again. So that is what I have been wrapped up in and building 2 Jobs also and just really haven't had a minute to spare. I work about 390 to 420 hours a month. Yea Cory;;; I do know what I am gonna do the next morning before I go to bed (inside joke folks).......

So any way, I apologize for the lack of contact, Some of you are use to it, Its just the way I get when I get wrapped up in a Job. But I do apologize, I still love all of ya the same, and I still want to be all you guys best friend, at least your best friend that has a titanium leg. I know the competition is stiff.:)

Seriously, I thought I'd email first because today I don't have time to call a list this long, I'm still working. Speaking of which, I plan on being done in a couple weeks, but I don't know what may pop up to be done. I don't however know when I will be back to the area. I will be each place at some point this winter. But this may be a shocker!!!

I AM STAYING IN ALASKA...... Yep I said it, I'm staying. 60 below aint nothing for me.

So I'm moving up literally. At least thats the plan at this point. Gonna get the big T.V.'s, furniture stored all around the country, Guitars all in a trailer and settle in and try to make a go of it in Alaska.

There are a lot of Contractors up here, and they have expressed interest in me for Bid consulting, Management and organizing of Construction projects Etc... Also the Phone companys in Anchorage have been courting me from the awareness of what I've done for the company I work for now.

I don't know exactly when I will technically move it all up here but I think I'm gonna. I'll probably wait to see what I end up doing and where. That could be next week and could be next spring.

I am gonna be coming out over the Winter, I don't want to do anything work wise till late winter early spring unless there is a offer I cant resist. That will give me time to get out a couple times if not more. I know I will be going to Vegas or a Island somewhere to get some warm weather relief at some point. The rest of the trips will be to see my friends, as you all know I think of you as family and want to see all of you.

Kaye you know I love ya sis. How are the girls.? What is the plan for Thanksgiving?

Andy, Havent heard from ya whats up?

So anyway to save time I thought I'd just write everyone at the same time. It also takes out some of the fear of how hard yall will lash me for not calling. I guess yall found out the cell #'s I had dont work up here. I will be getting a Cell Alaska , Cell phone soon that works good up here. I really do miss you guys and hate that I wont be trying to settle in around yall. But there just isn't anything for me to do down there. But I will come out of my igloo occasionally to visit. An occasional visit from Brawner go's a long ways,,, Right? Brawner'rized??

Generations

Mr. Butler will be having a stint put in his right arm today and some testing to see if there is any lower blockage. I thought it was a St. Bernard's but Tim says the NEA of Jonesboro (old Methodist Hospital).

Also...

I have some recent pictures of 3 generations on my mother's side...sort of. In the picture is my great grandmother (Myrtle Clark) my mother (Susan) and my grandmother (Willie Mae Clark). The reason that I say "sort of" is because my grandmother is her ex-daughter-in-law, but serves as the 2nd generation, and they are still very close.

My mother and grandmother visited "Mom Myrtle" this past weekend at her nursing home in Memphis, she will be 94 on her birthday in September. Don't you all know that this lady has lived through some of the worst times and best times in our history. I'm sure she could have told us many stories when she was still with us mentally. She married my great grandfather John Clark when my grandfather (John Logan) was around the age of 7 or 8. She raised my grandfather and his sister and had three of her own. She helped raise and pick cotton and lost her husband when her children were young. Mom Myrtle did without many things in her life to make the lives of her children better, and I'm sure because of pride. All of us do without things in our lives not realizing that "someone" wants to help. Her family pitched in when they could and when she let them finally know that she needed the help. I'm sorry to say that I only remember few visits with this lady, sitting on her front steps in Caldwell (the big city) watching one of my cousins (Chris) mow her yard, playing cowboy and indians with my brothers, using the butane tank for a horse, and of course watching her cook a Christmas dinner at my Pappaw Clarks house out on Highway 284. I do remember that she was a graceful lady and very pretty. I hope that you all enjoy the picture. I know that some of you haven't seen my mother in a long time...still got that brown hair....ha ha ha ha just kidding.

Happy 4th of July

We celebrated at home fought the mosquitos for a few minutes. The girls did the sparklers, stink bombs, and a few non dangerous fire crackers. This pictuer if of Alyssa and Nicole getting ready for the fire works!

More Pictures

Taylor, Delani, Karagen (on Delani's shoulders) and Mary Margaret.

Karagen belongs to Marni (Davis) my Aunt Ann's daughter. These girls had a ball. Karagen wanted to stay and swim...Mary Margaret and Delani were up at 5:45 am wanting to swim again. We made them hold off until 8 am. It was hard. Instant friends. As Mary Margaret says.."BBF" Best buddies forever!