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For many years Ray has asked me to surprise him with a birthday party. I said no it was to much work to do and and “how could I surprise you if you are asking for one.” A few months ago my kids suggested it and I said “ok, lets do it”. They did all the planning all the work and I got to just sit back and relax. Ray and I went on a CRUISE just before the event. That was the only way I could keep it a secret. It was a wonderful surprise. Many friends attended from far and wide. He also mentioned if he did have a party he wanted a BAND. Well we even did that! It was a wonderful evening. LINK to all the pictures of the fabulous evening!

On January 9, 2008 we flew to San Diego California for a wonderful cruise with our friends Tommy and Ed Roberts, to Mexico…

Check out the many pictures and places of things we saw.

Link… Each window is an album so open them up for more pictures to view.

It’s been a long time since my last addition to this site… Many many things have happened… Christmas has come and gone and a new baby has joined our family

Maeve Ellen Hull
Born: Dec 28, 2007
Time: 7:49 PM
Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
Length: 21 inches

Link to More Pictures of Maeve!

Thanksgiving… the beginning of a wonderful time of year… As you can see I bought a new camera and have been trying it out… Check out my

Thanksgiving pictures!

We’re back from a wonderful vacation at Disney…

Click on this link to view our —>Pictures

Above are some video’s of shows we saw there.

This past weekend our family celebrated Kate and Michael’s birthday. Laura asked me to make one of the cakes and this is the recipe for it…

Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

Filling:

• ¼ Cup Confectionery Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
• 2 Tablespoon Margarine
• 2 Tablespoon Milk
• ½ Teaspoon Vanilla
• 8 Oz. Softened Cream Cheese
• 1 Egg

Mix together and set aside

Cake:

• ¾ Cup Oil
• ¾ Cup Cocoa
• 2 ¼ Flour
• 1 ½ Teaspoon Salt
• 1 ½ Cup Hot Water
• 1 ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
• ¾ Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 ¼ Cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 ½ Teaspoon Vanilla

350º 35 minutes

Make batter and pour 1/2 of it into a 9X12 sheet cake pan. Spread the filling over batter. If the filling seems to be a bit thick to spread add a little milk to it so that it will be easier to spread. Pour remaining batter on top of filling. I didn’t swirl the mixture with a knife but you could if you want to. Bake at 350º for approximately 35 minutes testing it at 30 minutes with a toothpick.

Enjoy

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Photo of Ray and me on one of our
travels through Staunton, Virgina