Happy Birthday ...

... I just want to take a moment to wish my youngest daughter a

HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY ! ! !

Christine Nicole was born on this date, 17 years ago at 9:10 in the morning. Even though she was 5 weeks early and only weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz., she has been the love of our life.

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart, we love you bunches!

Public Reading

The Community of Mercer County Writers - Nomadic Ink - held a public reading on Sunday, July 12th. The following are a few photos of our members reading original works created during the Advanced Writers' Workshop held by Tony Sexton.

This is Tony Sexton, the group leader of Nomadic Ink and the instructor for the latest writing workshop.

Len Goodpaster

Shirley Cochran-Walls

Barnyard Queen from Hillbilly Zen

Charles Semones

Staci E. Hackney

And I can't believe I didn't get a photo of my own daughter, Christine Rightmyer, reading, so here is a photo from her graduation reading from the Governor's School of the Arts.