THE FLOYD MELTON FAMILY

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

"Bertie" RIP (January 23, 2000- April 6, 2012) You were too good and we miss you terribly.

Floyd and Bertie on one of her last hunts of last season.

Bertie, and our older lab Belle, with Little Floyd. I guess this picture was in 2001 sometime. Precious!

This past summer we lost a valuable member of our family. Bertie, was our second black lab and she was just a year older than our first born child so we considered her indeed a priceless member of our family. She was a duck and dove hunter at heart but mostly she was a lover of all. She was truly the kindest dog...faithful and true. She'd strugged with her health for a while with tumors here and there but ultimately her health got the best of her. She was 12 years old and she will never be forgotten. I personally took great pride in her name, Bertie. She was named after my family's plantation here in Leflore County, which was named by my Great Grandfather (W.L. Craig) after Bertie County, North Carolina, where our Craig family descendants settled in America when they came over from Scotland. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN SWEET BERTIE!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

INSANITY- the most wicked fitness regimen in the mix!!

Give it a try...you'll see!! For the past 8 weeks Floyd and I have tried to tackle an exercise regimen called INSANITY. "Insane" is the key word....it's completely insane alright!! Well, believe you me it's tough to say the least. I've done it ALL and this is by far the hardest thing I have done but remarkably I really do love it. When we finished the Viking Half Marathon at the end of March I knew it was time to shake things up. I was tired of my hips hurting from the reps of running and spin class day in and out. McLean recommended Insanity not only because of the results he had achieved but because it also had a great stretching program, especially for the hips. Husband Floyd had a bit of a casualty around week 5. His ankle took a turn when it caught under the upstairs couch where we have our home "makeshift" workout area. After "pop, pop, pop" he was down....Remarkably, he didn't break his ankle but the sounds of bones and tendons cracking was LOUD and he's pretty sure it'll ever be the same. I completed the program a few weeks ago with a few workout friends and I truly do really feel fit and in better total shape than I have in a while! Shaun T (the instructor) rocks! He's great. Bottom line....I recommend Insanity! Check it out at www.beachbody.com

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Happy 9th Birthday Anne Craig

My sweet baby girl turned 9 on May 26! It seems like yesterday we were just having her 2nd birthday party. Where on Earth do the years go? Heck, where on Earth did the month of May go?? I truly cannot imagine our life without Anne Craig in it. She is very different than her type A control freak Mom and has a whole different laid back style on life. I learn something from her each and every day. Isn't it amazing how God gives you the children you need!! This year for her birthday we had a fabulous Red Carpet Themed birthday celebration. That party in itself will get its own post for sure. In typical interview fashion that I like to do with each birthday passing, here are some of her interests at this stage in her life. I AM....Anne Craig Melton I WAS....8 I HAVE....a cat named Tom Stacy I PLAY....with my friends I WORRY....about getting in trouble I KNOW....how to play the piano I WATCH....Good Luck Charlie I WANT....a phone I CRAVE....goldfish crackers I USUALLY....swim I REMEMBER....when I was little I DISLIKE....school I GO....out of town to play soccer I WENT....to New York last May I CAN.... snow ski I DON'T....eat veggies I FEEL....good I DANCE....at Martha Geeslin's I READ....Diary of A Wimpy Kid I WRITE....letters to friends I BELIEVE....in God I AM SCARED.... of robbers I LISTEN....to our preacher I WISH....I could fly I LOVE....tennis I AM HAPPY....that Gooddaddy is still alive I AM THANKFUL....for my family