Fighting Joe Doesn't Get US

Phil, Jean, and I golfed an amazing golf course today called Fighting Joe. It's a beautiful Robert Trent Jones Course in the town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. We were warned by the bagboy that Fighting Joe was a tough course with a lot of punch. When we first started out we thought perhaps he was right, but after a few shaky first three holes, we were able to tackle ol' Joe to the mat and make him pay---well, really Phil paid for our lunch and we cut our losses! What a beautiful day at 77 degrees and no wind! Enjoyed every moment.

Rachael's Soccer Team Wins BIG TIME

Rachael Tuell's Austin Black Bears took on their arch rivals from Decatur last night. Rachael played valiantly through the pain of bruised ribs!!! The teams battled back and forth until finally the one score by Austin was posted with about 3 minutes left to play. Phil indicated the Decatur team was a monkey on the girls' backs, having lost to them in last year's championship. The victory was sweet and fun to witness. (Note to all the newbies---Decatur has two high school in their town---The Austin Black Bears (Rachael's team) and the Decatur Somethings. We were proud of the girls and their efforts.

New Hampshire Crazies do The Loaf

Aunt Jeanna has accused me of being a slacker and I can't have that so here you go. Had a great time skiing and hanging with the family. Maria and kids arrived Thursday afternoon, we visited while the kids swam and racquetballed. Thursday night we chatted with the captain and waited for Karl to bring some real entertainment. Friday Hannah had a lesson while the rest of us ripped it up on the hill. Saturday brought 6" or 8" of mashed potatoes topped with freezing rain. It was pretty miserable but they all toughed it out. Jane and Hannah even skied the birches alone, very impressive. The kids went turbo tubing Saturday night while Aunt Annie went to Winslow for Hockey. Sunday was a beatiful sunny day and we all got to ski together, even got to take some runs with Elija "the tele-skiing" Tuell on his birthday. I can't believe what great skiers Hannah and Jane are. They both improved so much over last year. Hannah did tote road from the top, that's a big deal. Ben and I ended the day by skiing Sluice, Narrow Gauge and Comp Hill. He outlasted us all. We had lots of laughs and can't wait for next year. Tone Tuell arrived from Mexico at 2:30am Monday. It was another beautiful day in the mountains and we skied most of the day. Another day in paradise. Happy Spring. Thanks so much for the visit.

Love,

AA

Mum's Birthday April 6

Mum's birthday is coming up on April 6th. All you daughters and sons trying to find the perfect present for our much deserving mother? Too late...I've already secured the best present ever!!! I found the fan mail from our grandfather, Dom Travalini's band the Beacon Street Trio and made a shadow box from a sample of the mail. Pictures were included of Grampy from his Beacon Street Trio day---The final product was awesome! Good luck topping that!

Uncle Tony In Mexico

Be looking for Uncle Tony's update on the blog---He's vacationing in Mexico! HOLA!