Bragg Family South

Stephen's expression says it all--few things in life are sweeter than getting to lick the beaters after Mom makes cookies... The kids got their hopes up the other week--we had a forecast for accumulating snow in southern Arkansas. To date, all the heavier snows had passed through central and northern Arkansas, with us getting only more rain. Not this time--snow was a comin '!! Much to their chagrin, the 1.5 inches of snow that fell didn't even coat the road: The University of Arkansas at Monticello, obviously anticipating more than what fell, canceled classes the night before. Kenny and Beth still had school, and this little tease of snow vanished before noon the next day!! As disappointed as the kids were, I was glad we didn't get a lot of snow--we had plenty of things to do. On Presidents' Day (the federal holiday), I accompanied the station archeological assistant in revisiting some sites in southern Drew County, including a new (to the Survey) site alo...

The woman in the picture above is Cecile Kirby, one of our fellow parishioners at St. Marks here in Monticello, and a displaced Cajun--as you can tell with all her New Orleans Saints finery on! We had our traditional Super Bowl party last Sunday, and given our relative proximity to Louisiana and New Orleans, it was not surprising that we had a few guests with STRONG preferences for the Saints! Below, Cecile dances a little jig after a good Saints play, to the amusement of Charlotte, the wife of UAM station archeologist Marvin Jeter : Here is a picture of Hope and Stephen enjoying the festivities with Father Philip Reaves , our pastor. Father Philip attended seminary in New Orleans, so he, too, has a strong Saints preference... Below, Cecile and an unknown friend share a moment of glee at further Saints success. The blond -haired boy is Beau Kuttenkuler , who is tauting his father Scott (unseen, in a chair on the left side of the picture). Scott was somewhat pulling for the Co...