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| Our cousin, Ronnie Treat designed our Hopper Family Reunion shirts. This is the back with our Grandparents and our parents listed. |
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| This is the front of our shirts.... What a great shirt for a great day !!! |
8 hours ago
Saturday, July 14, 2012
HOPPER REUNION SHIRTS...
Friday, July 13, 2012
REUNION SET-UP ...
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| Welcome "HOPPER" Family |
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| Guest Book |
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| Awards |
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| Three of six genealogy books of information of our "HOPPER" Family |
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| Pictures of past family members |
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| Grandpa Hopper's Cane |
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| Family Tree |
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| Grandma's lamp and Dad's cane |
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| History of McDonald Co., Missouri |
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| All tables set with old family pictures |
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| Dad's old pocket watch |
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| Hopper Family Reunion Banner |
Thursday, July 12, 2012
PINEVILLE AND JANE, MISSOURI
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| The day before the Reunion the "Hopper Cousins" meet at the McDonald's in Bentonville, Arkansas to make the trip to our G Grandparents home in the Pineville and Jane, Missouri area. |
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| Believe me ! This McDonald's will never be the same !!! We had a four car caravan and more fun than you could imagine... |
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| Younger generation of " Hopper Cousins". This is at the Jane, Mo. cemetery and their GG Grandparents headstone. |
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| They are laughing at the "Older Generation" because we couldn't work their iphones for pictures :) |
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| The "Older Hopper Cousin's" Linda, Johnnie, Ronnie, Carol, Judy and Jan ;) |
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| We went down town to the square in Pineville and they were having a Farmers Market and a band was playing. Cousins, Jan and Johnnie starting dancing...so much fun!!!! |
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| Jan and Johnnie dancing on the Pinville, Mo. square in front of the old Court House... |
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
REUNION WAS A BLAST !!!
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| My sister-n-law, Gloria Hopper, who hates her picture taken so of course the whole family has to try to capture her picture...Look what I just posted Gloria :) |
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| My daughter, Suzie, and my brother, Jim, having a great time sitting out in our back yard. Jim and Gloria came in on Friday before the reunion and we just sit in my back yard having fun. It was a surprise because we were not expecting them until the next day. We don't get to see them often as they live in California. |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
HOPPER REUNION...
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| All ready for our Hopper Reunion on June 24th....Fun day with many Hopper Cousins. |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
MAYONNAISE AND 2 CUPS OF COFFEE...
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a v...ery large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things–your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions–and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else–the small stuff. “If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first–the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a v...ery large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
“Now,” said the professor as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things–your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions–and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else–the small stuff. “If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first–the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”
Monday, June 4, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
HOPPER HERITAGE...
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| Dad's two sister's, Lilly (pink) and Ann in the back. Sister-n-law Daisy in the blue. |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
MOTHER'S LOVE...
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
... For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flaashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
For cutting the grass: $5.00
... For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flaashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge
For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
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