Sammy's Notebook



If you have visited my web site lately, you have probably noticed that I haven't been updating it. But this summer, sammynmick.com is going to get a makeover, and I'll return to blogging here. So stay tuned and check back soon!

In the meantime, I will be blogging at http://sammynmick.blogspot.com.

For older posts, scroll down.





From the Lips of Lyric

latest entry: 01/30/10

Conversations with Cokie


Some Random Pictures and Thoughts




Latest blog entries:


Bible Lessons with Lyric (Feb. 6, 2011)

Morning before school happenings (Dec. 5, 2010)

All God's Children

Harassing Shepard

Lyric with Laundry

State Fair 2010

Learning to Swing (and Trust)

Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?

Some Pics from China

Lyric's Big 8!

From the Lips of Lyric

Lael's Lids for Kids

Back in School

One of the sweetest people I know is in China, and I'm help her update her blog. Check it out to see the cutest baby ever
just ask Brandon :).

My Tough Sweet Bret

Still Puny

We're back....sort of

I couldn't upload to the Web site from China, so I posted updates and pictures from our trip to get Remi and Shepard on www.journeytome.com. Go there and search the public journals for "Remi and Shepard"!

Clear for Take Off

A Strongly Worded Letter to the Tooth Fairy - June 26 2010

Father's Day 2010

We Have TA!!!!

500 Weekend and Other Stuff

Bret's a Tween

I need a TA

Last Day of School - 2010

May 23, 2010 - We're Coming

Wedding Weekend

Arden's Smile

The Best Laid Plans...

Our Spring

Brady's Back!

A Season on the Brink (Upward Basketball 2010)

Happy St. Patty's Day!


Here Comes the Sun

From the Lips of Lyric - Fashion Advice

Two Brave Girls

Winter Blues (Feb. 24, 2010)

My Funny Valentines

Family

She Knows We're Coming

Brothers

From the Lips of Lyric

Happy Birthday to Whitney

I Love it When God Talks Loud

Report Card Time

Stand Out

Christmas 2009

A Different Christmas Poem

What Christmas is all about....

Merry CHRISTmas Everyone!

An Older Adoption

Thanksgiving 2009 at Charly's House

Nov. 19, 2009 - Need a Good Laugh? Click Here

Nov. 9, 2009 - Perfect Girls

Halloween 2009

Lael is 15

Oct. 18, 2009 - God Has Blessed Us With Two PAs!

From the Lips of Lyric

There's a lotta fat people at the fair (posted Sep. 23, 2009)

Sep. 20, 2009 - Birthday Girl

Sep. 8, 2009 - Brady's Leave

Aug. 3, 2009 - Eight States in Seven Days

More Summer Goings On

Independence 2009?

Whose day is it?

Freedom!

Robin and Brandon Have Their Baby

Summer Goings On

Arden & Payton's Birthday

Bret's Birthday

Race Weekend with the Brooks

Whitney and Brian's Wedding

Easter Blessings - April 2009

Conversations with Cokie

Wordy Wednesday - April 15, 2009 - The End of Christian America?

Eye of the Tiger - April 10, 2009

From the Lips of Lyric

Brady's on His Way to Iraq - April 9, 2009

Friday Night Mexican - March 31, 2009

Wordy Wednesday - March 25, 2009

Band of Angels - March 23, 2009

It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it - March 18, 2009

If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em - March 14, 2009

It's a Small World - March 7, 2009

God's Cutest Creation - March 3, 2009

Wordy Wednesday - Feb. 25, 2009

I Just Love Ann Coulter - Feb. 22, 2009

Li Mei and Jenny - Feb. 20, 2009

Wordy Wednesday - Feb. 18, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day!

Anatomy of an Obama Supporter (posted Feb. 15, 2009)

Chinese New Year 2009 (posted Feb. 9, 2009)

Yo, Yao...Happy New Year (posted Jan. 31, 2009)

Birthday Party 2009 (posted Jan. 26, 2009)

Happy Birthday Whitney! (posted Jan. 22 - Whit's b-day was Jan. 17)

Thank you President Bush, posted Jan. 21, 2009

Whitney's Shower, posted Jan. 17, 2009

Thanks Tony!  Jan. 14, 2009 (posted by Mick)

Back to the Grind, Jan. 9, 2009

10 Commandment Boogie, Jan. 5, 2009

Help us Catch this Criminal!  Jan. 4, 2009

Dec. 31, 2008 -- Some videos for our friends in China

Dec. 25, 2008 -- Christmas 2008

Dec. 17, 2008 -- Christmas With a Capital C

Dec. 16, 2008 -- God Bless You Shriners

Dec. 16, 2008 -- Shriner's Christmas Party

Dec. 8, 2008 -- Private Allen

Dec. 1, 2008 -- Two Years Today!

Nov. 27, 2008 -- Thanksgiving at my sister Charly's

Nov. 22, 2008 -- A chicken for every pot, and a shoe for every foot

Nov. 15, 2008 -- Sawyer's Homecoming

Nov. 9, 2008 -- My Sister's Still in China....

Nov. 2, 2008 -- Halloween Weekend

Oct. 26, 2008 -- 2008 Childvision gala

Oct. 21, 2008 -- 44 days until we get to see Brady!

Some Scary Fun

Some Fall Fun

Oct. 12, 2008 -- 53 days until we get to see Brady!

Sep. 28, 2008 -- 25 Years

Sep. 20, 2008 -- Tea for Three

Sep. 20, 2008 -- Brady has one week of basic left

Sep. 20, 2008 -- An email from Cordelia

Sep. 16, 2008 -- I love my life

Sep. 6, 2008 -- An Engagement Party

Sep. 2, 2008 -- Our Very, Very Special Guest

Sep. 1, 2008 -- Brady's new address

Aug. 31, 2008 -- Lyric's 6th Birthday

Aug. 25, 2008 -- Summer Winding Down

Brian asked Whitney!

Born Again

San Diego!

Brady's address at Ft. Leonard Wood

Change

They Got My Heart

Trouble

The Fourth of July

Cookout with the Peckenpaughs

Cokie's latest surgery

Vacation Bible School

Bret's Story

Memorial Day Weekend

May 14, 2008 - Stafan reunited with best friend from China

May 6, 2008

Salute to Families

April 19, 2008

Easter Sunday

March 21, 2008 -- March Madness (posted by Mick)

March 16, 2008 -- Easter Blessings

March 6, 2008 -- Cokie's latest surgery and a little about her story

Feb. 23, 2008 -- Stafan gets a letter from President Bush!

The morning after the Chinese New Year party

Happy Chinese New Year!

February 5, 2008 -- What do Hannah Montana and Yao Ming Have in Common?

January 21, 2008 -- Big News--My Sister is Adopting!

January 21, 2008 -- Lael Appears in Off-Off-Off Broadway Production (Middle School Adaptation of Seussical)!

January 13, 2008 -- Some pictures from a birthday tea party for Cokie, Gabrielle, Darby and Marin

January 1, 2008 -- Happy New Year!  Some more pictures from the holidays

Dec. 30, 2007 -- First update after arriving home with Stafan

Dec. 7, 2007 -- Some pictures from Thansgiving at my sister Charlotte's

Nov. 4, 2007 -- Attending the inaugural gala to benefit ChildVision

Oct. 31, 2007 -- Happy Halloween!

Oct. 28, 2007 -- some things we've done this fall

Sep. 3, 2007

FTIA Picnic Summer 2007



           

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