One October Day



This has been a busy month for the Jacksons. We began by welcoming our granddaughter, Ellington Elise Connerley, to the world on Friday, October 2, 2009. She arrived at 2:32 pm in Starkville, Mississippi weighing 9 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. She is the daughter of our middle child, Lane and her husband, Robert Connerley. It was such a joy to see this new miracle and to be able to spend some time with them after her birth.



We have also been busy this month doing a little remodeling here at our house. Our home is 16 years old and shows it's age in several ways such as the green carpet and lots of wallpaper. Much of the wallpaper is gone, bathroom fixtures and hardware replaced, five rooms painted and two with new carpet. All in all it has been a profitable month.



We were able to spend a recent weekend with Reagan (our youngest) at Family Weekend at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. It is such a joy to visit her on campus and get to see so many of her friends. They are indeed exceptional young people and for all the negative we hear about young people, these young adults give us all hope for the future.

Our oldest child, our son, Bryant, and his wife, LeAnna live in Philadelphia, but drive in opposite directions to work. Bryant drives to Ridgeland where he is an accountant for a company called Bomgar that provides remote computer support. LeAnna heads east to Meridian where she is the Administrative Assistant to Mr. Hartley Peavey of the Peavey Corporation, known worldwide for their sound equipment.

Another biggie for our family is that Willie's father, O. D. Jackson made a trip of about 2 1/2 weeks to the Philippines. He served there during World War II and this was a military tour. Among other things they celebrated the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Leyte and O. D. was there 65 years ago. He made it back home safely and has lots of stories to tell about his time there this month.