By the Numbers

Three Daughters

Terrell

This wonderful bundle of joy stole our hearts and  has grown into a beautiful woman, mother and professional.  We are in awe of her! 

Strength and Grace
Kindell

Our beautiful little blonde baby has always been Intelligent, inquisitive and a giver not a taker. A dedicated lover of animals and a friend to all.  She makes us very proud. 

Loving and Giving
Rachell

Independent, determined, adventurous and creative, she rocked our world. Ahead of her time and pushing the envelopes, she continues with her own family and work. 

Fierce and Wise

Two Sons in Law

Mickey

The absolutely most perfect guy for our Terrell. A wonderful father and generous soul.  A brilliant man of integrity and discipline. 

Integrity

Lee

Spontaneous and fun and fully committment to his family. Environmentalist, muscisan, engaging and loving. 

Engaging

Grandchildren

Katie

Michael

Daniel

Caroline

More Grandchildren

McCamy

Lucille

Cole

We Believe in Education
 Goals and Accomplishments 

  • 3 Vanderbilt Graduate Degrees
  • 2 Belmont BA Degrees
  • 1 Vanderbilt BS Degree
  • 1 Florida State BS Degree
  • 1 Elon University BA Degree

Homes and Furbies

We have lived in 8 homes in 3 cities.
All our addresses, except our current one, had a 4 in the number. Good luck or bad?
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Nashville, TN
  • Fukuoka, Japan
We have had 7 dogs, a few hamsters, 1 parakeet, 3 or 4 rabbits and 7 granddogs + 4 grandcats.
  • Nothing - black dachapoo
  • Emily - black terrier rescue
  • Charlie - white cocker spaniel
  • Opie -red retriever
  • Obed - red lab rescue
  • Archie - white grand pyranee rescue
  • Beau - a black mini goldendoodle

The Times They Are Changing. 

Income

When we married, our combined income (3 jobs) was less than $350 a month. Still we saved money, Barnett took flying lessons and Maryn went to college classes. Not sure how we managed that but glad we did.

A woman's income did not count for loans

ML's income was not considered by the bank for getting a loans for our first home. because 'she could get pregnant and not work'. Of course, it was not much in terms of $ but it was insulting that the banks did not even count it.

Household Expenses

A gallon of milk was about $1.10.  
Disposable diapers were a luxury we could not afford.  The GI Bill made it possible for Barnett to get his college degree. Our rent was $135 a month in NO and $160 in Nashville and today it rents for $1650.

Music

Sugar, Sugar | Age of Aqarius | Hot Time in the  Summer and so many more.. 

Could of, should of... listened to our heads as well as our hearts.

Opportunities missed:
  • Could have bought $600 of HCA stock while Mary Lynn worked there - If we had and held it, it would be worth about a million now.
  • Could have bought Berkshire Hathaway stock when first started working there and at the time it was $1,283 a share...today its about $314,000.
  • Should have invested in bitcoin when Maryn wanted to in spite of financial advisors advice. It was about $1 a share.  Today it is over $12,000.
  • Should have taken more vacations with our kids when they were young.