Letters to the kids

Hi,

This post won't be as boring as Clint's, I hope.
I had an idea to send all of the kids a personal letter. No birthday message or Christmas card just a plain old letter telling them how Sheila and I are doing, asking them about school, stuff like that. I know most of the adults don't get real letters anymore so I think this will be something a little special for the kids. I will decorate the envelopes and address them to each kid. The problem with this plan is that I do not know a single address for anyone in the family. Sheila had them in her laptop but it crashed. Please send your family's address to me in private message on facebook or to my email wkusau at gmail dot com. Thanks.

Charlie

It's a BOY

Hey all,

We just found out that we are having a BOY!

I just wanted to add something

Everybody else has super exciting and awesome things happening in their lives. They can post on this blog about fun stuff, and I was feeling a little left out. So with that in mind I want you all to know that nothing new or exciting is going to be mentioned in this post. I just wanted to join in on the fun. My family is fine, work is good etc. Yep absolutely nothing new. Actually I am working on a parody of sound of silence by Simon and garfunkel. It is about the lack of kids these days having genuine face to face conversations and using technology to communicate thus creating the sounds of silence. I know it is ironic that I tell you about this in a blog, but it's not as ironic as rain on your wedding day ( I hope that does not jinx you Johnita). The only line I have written for the song is "and the words of the children were written on their facebook walls..." If you would like to contribute to this awesome parody please do so.
P.S. I wrote this whole post on my IPod.

Christmas is Coming!

Hey family! As Christmas approaches, it's time to start getting excited about our annual Christmas Super Party! I took it upon myself to do the drawing for the presents and here's the line up. I'd like to add a special welcome to the two newest members of the Morton Party-Charlie and Colin, and look forward to welcoming a couple more youngun's to the list next year. I'm so grateful for how close our family is, and how committed we are to making sure we stay that way. After the Morton Birthday Bash that we had a few weeks ago Colin said "Just so you know, I'm really excited to be a Morton." I'm really happy to be part of such an enviable family, and one that is always ready to welcome someone new. I love you all!

Giver-Receiver
Sheila-Johnita
Charlie-Ruby
Ross-Charlie
Heidi-Sean
Ruby-Angela
Sean-Jessie
Angela-Angel
Carl-Colin
Jenny-Ross
Clint-Jenni
Jessie-Sheila
Johnita-Heidi
Colin-Wayne
Angel-Clint
Wayne-Carl

Alli-Brookie
Macie-Abbi
Everett-Miles
Porter-Lexi
Nora-Ashlyn
Ashlyn-Madi
Gracie-Alli
Abbi-Everett
Madi-Porter
Lexi-Macie
Brookie-Gracie
Miles-Nora

Sheila's Week

Hey Brothers & Sisters,
I think a Blog is a great idea.  Sometimes I lose track of you guys on Facebook because I don't check it daily and your posts get buried down the line. But here, it will ONLY be you guys, so I won't ever lose your doings again.

My baby is 5 weeks and 1 day today. Sometime this week, her little heart is going to start beating. Isn't that amazing? This is what she looks like. She has flippers for hands, and she has a tail. Her head is disproportionately huge, but that's because she's just developed a brain stem and spinal cord. She's kind of ugly right now, I know. But she'll be beautiful soon!

always something awesome!

I love being part of a big, (huge actually) family.  A couple days ago my sister Johnita called, she was calling to let me know that she had gotten engaged.  We all knew it was coming, but I was still very excited for her.  It was fun to here her excitement and to think about all the good things that are coming her way that she doesn't even know about yet, that 12 twelve years of marriage have revealed to me.  Congratulations Johnita, that's awesome!
Shortly after I got off the phone with Johnita my brother Sean called, He called to tell me that his wife, Angela, is pregnant with their third child.  It was great to here his excitement as well.  It will be fun to see if they get another beautiful little girl, or if Sean finally gets his little ball baby boy.  Congratulations Sean, that's awesome!
The very next day my sister Sheila called, she was calling to tell me that she was also pregnant.  Of course she was also very excited.  She has no idea what she is in for, but she also has no idea how much joy and love a little baby can bring.  She is going to be a great mom.  It will be so fun to watch her raise her little child.  Congratulations Sheila, that's awesome.
Being from a big family is so great.  It seems that with so many of us, doing so many things, at so many different stages of life, that something awesome is always happening, and because we are so close, when something awesome happens for one of us we all get excited, and get to share in each others happiness.
The best part is, that with all the marriages and babies our family just keeps getting bigger, and the bigger it gets, the more opportunities for awesome things to happen!