It has been 20 something days.......

It has been twenty something days since I have blogged. I have come to the site and just sat there and couldn't put anything on our blog. Sharing our family life is always fun for me and even therapy at times. This month our family went through a loss. An unexpected lost. Hallee #35 and the girl holding the basketball suddenly went to be with our Lord one morning. She has been a classmate of Caroline's since kindergarten and her life has intertwined in the Bass family for many years. Hallee was on the basketball team I help coach and her sister Hannah was a big part of Katie Ann's life at PCA. Hallee's dad was part of our life. He helped me coach one year and he would take his girls and my boys with their cousins to the state basketball games at MTSU. I have went on may trips with Hallee's mom over the years to basketball games, DC etc. So this unexpected death was very sad for me and I just couldn't write about the whereabouts of the Bass family.

But as sad as I have been, I know this sadness is for us here on earth. Because Hallee is serving God today in ways I cannot. She is not tired or bored with it as I get sometimes. She is not afraid to serve God for there is no fear. She is not even wondering if she is doing the right thing as I do so many times. I hurt for my daughter and her loss of a friend, I hurt for Hallee's family because they will miss her. I hurt for her teammates for they will miss her encouragement and her laugh. I hurt for her friends who have so many memories. But I don't have to hurt for Hallee. She is whole and serving God.

Thanks for letting me ramble and give a memory of this time. There is lots of things the Bass family is doing and I will get going on the posting soon!

Football Homecomings have changed over the Years...

Homecoming at Siegel is a little different than when I grew up in Weaver Alabama. There are no floats that each class worked on all week, no parades and no bon-fires. But they do have a week of dress-up days, a variety show, dance off competition between classes and a homecoming queen and king. Jason was chosen by the class to be one of the Sr representatives. The biggest perk was he was out of school most of the day. Pep Rally, a photo shoot, supper and then a limo ride to the game. Things have changed since my homecoming days.

David, his mom and Caroline in the stands watching all the festivities.

Pep Rally

Off to the photo shoot.....