This blog was created with the intent of keeping you in touch with our family. I am a secondary school teacher and an adjunct history instructor. The last 25 plus years of my life have been shared with my husband Randal. He works for an Electric Coop. We have one daughter, who graduated from Tech this year. We are amazed daily at how God works in our lives.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas Letter 2010


Dear Family and Friends,

Our 2010 Christmas Letter highlights some of God's blessings upon our family:


  • Family is healthy and well!!!!! Definitely a great blessing!


  • Ashley Graduated from Texas Tech!!!!!!! Raider Power!!!!!


  • Randal and I are fortunate to work at jobs we feel called to and love. The people we work with are some of the best people ever.


  • I am fortunate to work in a school system with awesome students, co-workers, and community support.


  • FAMILY TIME has been big this year! We have been fortunate to see my parents several times, Mammaw Monkeyface twice, Danny's family twice, Greg twice and we even saw Clay Boy from California this year. We also have been blessed to see my Cousin Carolyn and her family and and Grayson's family too.


  • We have cherished time with great friends, both old and new. Several of them stayed with us in what has been nicknamed the "Bailey Bed and Breakfast". Several friend trips transpired, such as the Valentines Weekend in Fort Worth and the "Girls" trip to Fredricksberg.


  • Working with our church and feeding the homeless has been rewarding and humbling.


  • Vacation time with Nana and Bert in Ruidosa, New Mexico was truly a blessing, and most of all relaxing. Especially the 60 minute massages. Randal and Ashley enjoyed the golf at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

These are only a few blessings which God has provided for us in 2010. We look forward to the bounty of 2011. May you and yours be blessed with an incredible coming year.


Randal, Kelly and Ashley




Monday, September 6, 2010

Back to School Blues

The new school year, must be sub-consciously stressing me out! Randal and I went out to eat the other night, and when we were leaving I got in the Tahoe to leave. As I am waiting for Randal to get in I looked up and saw about six strangers just standing in front of the car staring at me. I was puzzled as to why they are pointing and looking at me with weird faces. Then all of a sudden, I got a whiff of leather.....leather seats. Instantly, it dawned on me that we don't have leather seats! Oh my gosh, I am in someone else's Tahoe! I quickly jumped out and ran to ours, apologizing the whole time, while they laughed, laughed, laughed, laughed....and while Randal laughed, laughed, laughed.......

I am an idiot!!!!!!!!!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Small Family Reunion at Mammaw Monkeyfaces













This last weekend, I traveled to Giddings, Texas for a small family reunion. It was nice to see my grandmother Mammaw Monkeyface and Auntie Madge, along with Mom, Dad, Danny, Mary Jane, Tracy, Trace, Aunt Cindy, Grayson, LaDonna, Justice, Libby, Aunt Gloria, Uncle Ben and of course the smallest, but sweetest.....Baby Kayden. Mammaw Monkeyfaces house was filled with lots of laughter. I am sure we wore her and Auntie Madge out. 8 month old Kayden kept us all entertained with his cute faces and giggles. We gave Libby a surprise birthday party. Both Justice and Libby are cute and smart girls, who have grown up so much since I saw them last. We wished everyone could have been there. We are hoping to have a Thanksgiving Reunion.

P.S. For those wondering: We call my grandmother Mammaw Monkeyface because my PaPa used to call us kids monkeyfaces when we were little. One day my daughter Ashley (about age 3) told him he was the monkeyface, and from that point on she referred to them as Papa and Mammaw Monkeyface. The name took and it is now the one all grandkids use for my grandmother.

Saturday, July 24, 2010





Summer is zooming by! Basically, I have 3 weeks left until the new school year starts. People ask what have you done this summer? To be honest….I don’t think a whole lot. It seems the first two weeks of July we were on the road a lot.
One of those times, we took a small vacation to Ruidoso, New Mexico. We stayed 3 nights at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Ashley and Randal played the course at the Inn. It is really a nice and beautiful course. Of course Ashley and I did some shopping in town! What could a trip be to Ruidoso without shopping in Midtown? A real treat we enjoyed was massages. Ashley, Nanna and I all splurged and each got a 55 minute massage. It was heaven!!!! Of course, no one can go to Ruidoso without eating at Casa Blanca. We ate there twice. Watch out for the green chilies. They were very hot! One of the favorite parts of vacation was the horse races. Every time we go to Ruidoso, we seem to miss the horse races, but this time they were there and we were there. It was a blast! I think I can do better at the races, then on the slots.
Enjoy summer it is fleeting!

Kelly

Randal and Kayden

Randal and Kayden

Ashley, Brody and Amanda

Ashley, Brody and Amanda

Mom, Ashley and Tracy

Mom, Ashley and Tracy

Ma and Pa Wood

Ma and Pa Wood

Kelly, Kayden and Amanda

Kelly, Kayden and Amanda

Tracy, Ashley and Kelly

Tracy, Ashley and Kelly

Randal, Tracy, Ashley and Pa Wood

Randal, Tracy, Ashley and Pa Wood

Kelly, Tracy and Mom

Kelly, Tracy and Mom

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

Aunt Cindy and Kayden

Aunt Cindy and Kayden

Aunt Gloria with Kayden

Aunt Gloria with Kayden

Ma Wood and Kayden

Ma Wood and Kayden

Ashley and Kayden

Ashley and Kayden

Ashley, Amanda, Kayden and Brody

Ashley, Amanda, Kayden and Brody

Mammaw Monkeyface

Mammaw Monkeyface

Auntie Madge

Auntie Madge

Ashley and Aunt Tracy

Ashley and Aunt Tracy

Danny and Mary Jane

Danny and Mary Jane

Ma and Ashley at Graduation

Ma and Ashley at Graduation

Ashley and Aunti Sarah

Ashley and Aunti Sarah

Ashley and Uncle Greg

Ashley and Uncle Greg

Brother Danny's daugther Jenna

Brother Danny's daugther Jenna
Danny's daughter Jenna

Brother Michael Clay and Me

Brother Michael Clay and Me

Tracy & Trac

Tracy & Trac

Michael Clay's Daughter Sienna

Michael Clay's Daughter Sienna

Geisha Girl Sienna

Geisha Girl Sienna

Nicole and Jaimie

Nicole and Jaimie

Brody at His Graduation

Brody at His Graduation

Ashley and Jenna Bug

Ashley and Jenna Bug

Niece Jenna's soccer team

Niece Jenna's soccer team

Jason, Greg, Brian and Melissa

Jason, Greg, Brian and Melissa

Brother Danny and Me

Brother Danny and Me

Uncle Trac

Uncle Trac

Pa, Danny and Me

Pa, Danny and Me

Tracy, Ashley and Ma

Tracy, Ashley and Ma