Hello

Hello All,

This is my first posting. Chris, thank you for creating this.

All is well with me. I just came back from vacation. I spent 3 days at Virginia Beach. I had a nice time. But like all vacations, I was glad to get home and sleep in my own bed. The kitty's were glad to see me.

Work is going well. I work for Carilion Labs doing client billing for nursing homes.

Well, that's all for now. I'll post more later.

Linda

...and with Brian Williams on NBC

Someone must really be getting the word out about the Silers Blog. Maybe we can catch the attention of some of the other Siler Family through the main stream media.

Sara

Thank you for that info on Grandpa and Grandma. There is so much I do not know about them. Especially her.
Love you.
Mary Catherine

Silers Spotted in Big Apple

When I first started this blog I had no idea it would take off like this!

Check out what was recently spotted in Times Square, NYC on the right. And then out West, below. Who would have thunk it?

A Comparison: Left 1966, Right 1998

(Click on pictures to enlarge.)

Billy Siler and Family

This photo was taken in November 2002 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was the first time in years that we'd been in the same place at the same time and Mom insisted on a family portrait. Back row left to right, Jim (aka Jimmy), Shain (our granddaughter), Linda, Billy. Front row left to right, Mary Catherine, Pat and Lori (Jim's wife, Shain's Mom). By the way, Jim now has short hair. The amazing thing is that everyone was smiling. None were happy being in a photo studio full of little kids having Christmas pictures taken.

wedding picture

Mary Catherine,
The family members you need to talk to are Darlene, Bruce and Phyllis. They know all this stuff. Every now and then one of them will come out with something I have never heard before, like this pic. I think mama was introduced to daddy by aunt Margie. She and mama worked at the shoe factory together in Lynchburg. Daddy was in the navy. Did you know he rode his motorcycle from Hampton Roads to see mama? Someone ( I think it is Phyllis ) has a pic. of daddy on his motorcycle. It was an Indian 500. John always he wish he had that thing now. I think mama and daddy got married in the mid 1920's.

Wedding Picture!

I was not aware that that picture was taken on their wedding day. Would love to learn more about how they met and the begining of their life together.
Mary Catherine

Circa 2005

This was taken at Bill and Pat's open house. Compare to the circa 1966 pic :)

If you click on pic it will enlarge. I know it's not the best of everyone, but it was the best with the most people looking good!

Fun in the US Navy

Okay, this is a little off the subject, but after watching this video, I wondered what Grandpa Siler would have thought about the modern day US Navy? Of course, I guess there has always been a since of behind the scenes WACKINESS in the Navy!

Wedding Day Picture

By the way do you all know this is mama and daddy's wedding day picture? I didn't know it until either Darlene or Phyllis told me. That is uncle Bob in the driver's seat of the car. All you older ones know that but younger generations may not.

Lice

Laura was telling me about an newly adopted child she knew (who came from a foster home situation), who had her hair in a bun and when they took it down, she has lice living in it. That made me think of the time when we were real young ( I think it was before I went to school), Estelle came home from school and had a fever and was put to bed with the old fashioned measles. Mama discovered lice in her hair but she was so sick and feverish mama could not do anything to treat her. So we all got lice as I recall. Does anyone remember this?

I didn't get in on this poll Chris did but I think daddy was saying............"I need a cigarette about now." I did like the one Chris did about the rabbit ears though.

Navy Pic

The blog looks better each time I have checked it. The Navy picture is really great....they look so young.....

Bonnie

Laura's Trip to Texas

Everything has been going well with the Griffiths. Just this past Saturday Laura and Lorien returned from a visit with Katie, (Laura's daughter) who lives in Texas. Katie is married to David and they have a one year old daughter by the name of Loretta. David is in the Army and stationed at Fort Hood and will be going to Iraq in November. They had a long but wonderful trip! (And I must say I was glad to have them back...eating Raisin Bran for three meals a day just about did me in!)

Keep Tweaking!

Chris, keep on tweaking the blog. It looks better every time I sign in.

I know a lot of you got invitations from Chris to join the blog. C'mon and join. If you aren't sure how, Chris will help. What's everyone up to?

We spent the last two weeks in August in Massachusetts and Vermont. We spent a lot of time with Mary Catherine and my mother, and also saw a lot of our friends and some of Billy's former co-workers. We had a family get-together (about 30 people) at a restaurant. It was really good to see everyone and we took lots of pictures. We ate LOTS of fresh seafood, the only thing we miss since we left the Massachusetts coast. We spent the last few days in Vermont with my cousin Beth and her husband Tom. Tom works for Entergy Corp. at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. Pilgrim Station (the nuclear plant Bill worked at) is owned by the same company so they had a lot to talk about.

We're looking forward to the "brother sister" reunion next month at Mary Ruth's.

We're also looking forward to a trip to Gatlinburg in January or February, where we'll meet up with friends from Alabama and Georgia.

I know Mary Catherine won't brag on herself, but she was recently promoted to Assistant Branch Manager at Sovereign Bank in Pocasset MA (Cape Cod). We're really proud of her! We wish she lived closer to us, but knowing she's doing well and is happy is all that matters.

If Jim (Jimmy) joins the blog, I'm sure he'll include his website. It's pretty cool.

Linda's leaving on vacation Sunday, but I'm sure she'll join the blog when she gets back.

Even Billy joined! For someone who resisted learning to use the computer for years, he's getting pretty good.

So lets hear from all the rest of the Silers!

What's He Doing With That Thing?

I know I may irritate some of you, but I'm tweaking the look of the blog. I won't lose any of your posts, but you may notice some changes take place as I'm working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience!

WHAT IS HE THINKING

HE IS THINKING JUST TAKE THE PICTURE!!!!!!!!! SHE IS THINKING JUST SHUT UP, THEY ARE YOUR KIDS TOO!!!!!!!!!!

Love it!!!

What a great idea Chris! This way I will know what is going on with everyone.
I love my life up here in Massachusetts but I miss all the Siler's.
Blessing.
Mary Catherine

Thanks Chris!

Thanks Chris, for starting a blog for the Silers. I hope the blog gets lots of participation. I know I plan to check it often and contribute whenever I can. Aunt Pat

A Work in Progress

I've got the new Siler blog up and running. It is a work in progress and will undergo many changes over the next few days. Beware, I love to "tweak" things.

If you want to contribute, send me your name along with email address and I'll get you started. If you don't know much about blogging I can help. It's really easy. So, let's have fun!