Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Friends, Pets, and Myself.

Hi, What's up! I'm Matthew, and this is my dog Hunter. I am eleven years old and in the seventh grade. I like it here in Mannington, West Virginia. I used to live in Somerset Kentucky, but my dad needed a better job, so we had to move here. I made friends fast but three of them, (Ashten, Auben, and Hunter Hines) our pastor at the time, also had to move. We do see them every so often like at quiz meets and childrens camp. Our new pastor and his family, the Dooleys, were welcomed into our church, and the pastors son J.T is now one of my closest friends. He has a dog named Max who is really fond of me.

Speaking of which, the funny thing about my dog is when we give him towels to chew on, he always chews the tags up first then rips the towel up. I have heard somone say there is a sort of comfort only dogs could give. Through experience I know this to be true. A pet was just as much a need as it was a want when I was a kid.

I am writing a book called The Hunters and I only write when I'm at the computer and something comes to me and I haven't written anything in it since the beginning of December... I guess you could say I'm in a slump, but something will come to me. See ya!

Posted by: Matthew Moore

Happy Birthday!

OK, so this post is going to be a hard one for me. There is no way
I can put into words what I want to say...... but I am going to give it a try!

Tomorrow is a very special person's birthday! You see I've had a great,
wonderful, and special friend since I was 14 years old. Even though we
have not lived in the same state since I was 17. We have kept in touch.
She writes me faithfully. And responds to my questions that I write back,
almost immediately. ( Unless she is off traveling or something.)
She prays for my family, and her and her husband have helped us
financially, when we really needed it. She sends my kids a birthday
card every year, as if they were one of her grand kids.

I believe she is pretty ( I know she likes that word ) And she IS pretty,
and a very beautiful person. I have cherished staying in touch with her
all these years. I will never know what she saw in me that caused her
to care..... but I thank God on a regular basis that HE chose to introduce
us to each other over 25 years ago.

May God bless and keep her, and to help her daily, put up with Bob!
( You know I had to write that!!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I love you Anna Mary Stonoff, Really I Do
~ Denise

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Quizzing kids

This past weekend we went to Parkersburg, WV. for our church
quiz meet. Matthew and Denae's teams both have 6 quizzers each.
Their were 12 churches represented . Matthew and Denae have
big smiles on their faces because they both won first place with
perfect rounds.

This year there is the possility of going to Florida for the World Quiz.
Jason and I are not sure about making that trip, we'll see. I am happy
for Matthew and Denae's win! They studied hard and it paid off.
( We are doing Exodus.)

For the Kids, Denise

Snow, Snow and Moore Snow

























We've had snow for almost two weeks now. The other day we got about 4 inches all at once. I would say in total we have had about 8 to 10 inches.



The kids, Mamaw and I decided to go out and play in it. Of course our dog Hunter had to come along too. He loves the snow, even the taste of it. ha He kept bringing me his frozen, snow covered ball..... So I had to take a pic.

Stay warm, but If you get snow...... go out and play for a little while. You will feel like a kid again.


~ Denise

Friday, January 9, 2009

Dad Moore's Birthday





















We celebrated Dad Moore's Birthday, yesterday on

January 8th. Happy Birthday, Jim!


Thursday, January 8, 2009

Denae and Matthew


Matthew and Denae
are back at their school
work and into more of a
schedule again, after a
nice vacation. We had a
good trip to KY and then
a little play time at home.
I just love taking pics of
them, and they are a joy
to be around everyday.
I have a wonderful job.
I really don't even use
that word.
Just needed to put a
picture of them up for
you to see and make
this blog a lot more fun!
Denise




Salutations

Salutations! I have to give a big shout out to Glen and Jeff Snyder
who have inspired me to start this blog. I have been thinking of
doing this for years and finally, here I am.



I love seeing pics of people I only get to see every once in awhile
and hearing the stories going on in your lives, past and present.
I love keeping in touch with people and maybe 2009 is a good time
to start doing that in a different way. I'll see where this takes me
this next year.

Stay in touch..... Jason, Matthew, Denae and I love hearing
from you, in whichever way you choose to do so.



OK, so this is my beginning blog ~ Denise