Verlan Leon "Dutch" Goins

Verlan Leon "Dutch" Goins, 78, of Poteau, OK passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 in Poteau. Verlan was born October 10, 1932 in Cameron, OK to Charles & Flora (Maple) Goins. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Bill & Raymond Goins; sister, Florence Rhymes. He was a carpenter, a life long resident of this area and a member of the Poteau Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Doris Ann Goins of the home; son, Gaylen Goins of Houston, TX; sisters, Marie Coleman of Stockton, CA, Charlene Lierly of Whitefish, MT, Opal Snyder of Tulsa, OK: brothers, Kenneth Ray Goins of Poteau, OK & Odie Goins of Poteau, OK. Services will be 2 pm, Monday, March 7, 2011 at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau, OK with Don Cherry & Dick Hurlocker officiating. Interment will follow in Vaughn Cemetery, Gilmore, OK. Pallbearers will be Wesley Pickle, Jim Kelly, Jim Estes, Jr Thompson, Roy Robertson, Jim Frier. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Everyday life

It's been fun playing with my camera. We haven't done much out of the ordinary in the past couple of days, so I've been taking a lot of pictures of the boys just playing around in the house. Of course I think pictures should be taken at events and outings, but there is something kind of fun and smile-inducing about seeing photographs of just everyday life. So, here are some of my favorites from this week.

Neil is TWO. Each of those letters are capitalized on purpose. He is a sweet boy, but man, he whines a lot. I am sure there is something about being the youngest and his having to defend himself more often than the other two, and probably something more about me giving into his fussing way too much. Ah, well. They don't call it "terrible twos" for nothing. This picture makes me laugh and I suspect that it will make me laugh even more after he has grown out of this phase.

I love this picture of Tom not so much for the great expression on his face, but for the story behind it. Gordon had been watching Over the Hedge in the family room while Tom was doing homework, and Tom overheard the part where RJ, the raccoon, is explaining that humans have food "out the wazoo". I was messing around with the camera and took this picture right after I answered Tom's question: "What does 'wazoo' mean?"

Homework break: jumping off the couch.

These two look like a couple of little conspirators, don't they? Little devils.

Since it arrived in our Netflix envelope yesterday, we've been watching MegaMind almost non-stop. A couple of friends had told me how much they enjoyed it, and I completely agree. I think it may be one of those movies like The Incredibles that I just don't get sick of, no matter how many times I see it. I love the witty dialogue, and the fact that it isn't filled with bathroom humor, and I love the fabulous expression in the characters. And the music-- awesome. Two thumbs up from this chica.