The Ferrer / Echols Tacky Newsletter 2007

And Black-Eyed Pea Party Invitation

Sci-Fi in our lives

First Item:  The Black-Eyed Pea Party

Friends, fun, Black-eyed Peas!! This is your invitation to our annual Black-eyed Pea Party on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.  We serve two seatings again this year at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.  If you can’t join us, please write or call.  Besides our tradition of sharing way too much information, we want to hear from you.  Brag to us.  We want to hear of all the joys and events that made your year.  Our email and phone numbers are at the end of this newsletter.

General

Health wise, it’s a year of change for the better, some of it is really TMI (too much information).  For sensitive souls, please do not click here to read more about our health changes.  Just know that we improved our health this  year. These are events important to us, but may be Too Much Information for both.  If your stalwart enough, click here.

House and Home

We’re now five years in our home on Tanglewood.  As of this writing, I plan to finally put up curtains in the dining and living room.  Be sure to notice them if you attend the Black-eyed Pea Party.

As you know, last year we lost White Fang; we still miss her.  For a few months Scruffy enjoyed ‘single’ cathood, but he did appear lonely.  So in February we went to the online Kitty Dating site and found Jillato, our new cow cat. 

 

Cats

Finances & Work

John continued working his core business this year, selling concrete supplies, everything but concrete.  He picked up some new product lines.  One began to show profit this year, and another looks very promising.

This year, Verizon moved me to a Program Manager position, a step up for me.  I still enjoy working with Verizon, I plan to commit to another year, if we can include the 5 weeks I plan to take off in July/August for the solar eclipse in China this year. I love the technology, the people and the scope of the work.

Rick & Rorie Ferrer – 50 years

This year we celebrated the 50th Wedding Anniversary of my parents Rick and Rorie Ferrer.  They married 50 years ago on July 18, 1957, raised five awesome children, now adults.  The occasion brought us together with the grandkids and many relatives I haven’t seen in ages.

 

Scruffy Lounges About

For those who have not had the pleasure, of meeting them, my parents are great.  Fun, happy, devote, energetic, healthy, passionate, independent and best of all LOVING.  They love life, people, their children and grandchildren.  We are blessed to have them in our lives.

My brother, Tim and his wife Karen, put together a great anniversary event honoring Mom and Dad.   For photos of the event, go to my website, click here to link to my brother’s flickr photos.  Here are some Highlights.

 

 

 

 

From Left Top to Right Bottom:

· Esther and Yolanda, our cousins

· Kathy, my sister and Baldo, my cousin

· Rick and Rorie laughing

· Pobedy Montes, singing spanish love songs

· Rick and Rorie dancing

· Tim, my brother and his wife, Karen dancing,

· Madison, first cousin, twice removed of Ricardo Ferrer and Rosa Sandoval

· Cruz Segovia, cousin, Celia and Asher Woodman, first cousin twice removed

For more pictures, please click here

China Solar Eclipse 2008

The next Solar Eclipse on August 1, 2008  travels from Canada to through Russia and into China over the North Pole.  We plan to catch the Eclipse near Hami at about 7pm We plan a full trip, starting in Japan for 5 days, then a tour of Beijing, the Yangtze River Cruise, the Great Wall, Terra Cotta Soldiers, the Orient Express, and the Solar Eclipse. The map shows several of our stops.

Yes, it’s a full tour.  John plans to give his new knee a real workout and really enjoy this trip.  As always, you’re welcome to join us.

On to 2008

That’s our year, full of growth, change, celebration, love and laughter.  We wish much joy and happiness.  If you can join us for our Black-eyed Pea Party on the 1^st.

If you cannot, call or write us with your news:

John@Echols.com

Leticia@Ferrer.com

Ph: 972-484-1856

 

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Directions for New Year’s Day Black-eyed Pea Party:

From LBJ/635, exit Marsh Lane and turn North.

Turn Left at Brookhaven Club Drive

Turn Right on Tanglewood Drive.

The first Cul-de-Sac on the Left is our home, A green and white house with a white mail box.

Yes, she matches Scruffy.  We found her at the Irving pound, rescued her and brought her home. Jillato is a hoot, rarely still, running all over the house, chasing Scruffy, chasing me.  When my nephews visited in June, she loved to play hand over the chair for hours. That’s her and my nephew, Conner playing.  Since Jillato’s entrance into our lives, Scruffy has lost weight from all the chasing and yes, fighting they do.  I love our cats, they add so much to our lives.