Hurray for Hollywood - Theme of 2008 Special Ed Prom

Susan's annual prom for the Special Ed kids in her class, and all the other Special Ed classes in the county high schools, was held Friday night. Susan goes all out trying to make this event, for these kids, as exciting and special as the regular high school prom. This is their prom and they look forward to it all year long. This year was no different. The stars were out and the kids danced the night away from the red carpet to the big screen movie being projected. They will all have a wonderful memory just like all students have this time of year.

Don Graduates from Dave Ramsey - Financial Peace University

I finished my 13 week Financial Peace class last Sunday. It was a great experience and I highly recommend this class to everyone. Before you take the class, read "The Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey. His method of becoming totally debt free and building wealth in order to be able to give more is solid and proven. I'm a big fan.

Happy Mothers Day to our Mom's

Don With Mom

Susan's Mom
(Deceased - We Love and Miss You!)
with
Daughters: Susan (Far Right), Flicka (Far Left)
Grandaughters: Kelly (right) and Kristen (left)

Our first and only Blog - The Heatherly's Dive Into Cyberspace

Well, this is something I never thought I'd be doing at age 54. Susan and I love to use the Internet and our daughter is an expert user of the Internet. After she started her blog, I thought, why not.

So, her we go. We are Don and Susan Heathery, married 34 years as of August 17, 2008. What journey we've had. Although we've never left our home town area in Spartanburg SC, we've managed to raise, educate, and marry off two beautiful daughters.

A little bit about us: I'm a Manager in a Manufacturing Operation and Susan is a Special Education Teacher. We plan to retire soon so we can enjoy life a little before we get too old to do so. We love to travel and have fun. We are very active in our Church and we love to socialize with all our church friends.

Our most recent travel adventure was a cruise to the Virgin Islands with a group of church folks.

The Cruisers having our first formal dinner on board. That's us on the left.

Moving along, our most recent family affair was the social event of the year as we married off our youngest daughter Kristen. The wedding was held at our church and was beautiful. We all had a wonderful weekend of parties and celebration. It was bitter sweet for Susan and I as pushed our youngest out of the nest officially.

Although she's been out on her own since age 17 when she first left home for college and hasn't been back since. After college she moved far away to Washington D.C. to live and work with a very close group of college friends who've stayed very close every since.

She now lives in Atlanta with new husband Ben. He's a banker and she is a recruiter for a Bio Tech firm. They are very happy and love to socialize and travel just like their old Mom and Dad. A chip off the old block. Ben and Kristen's Blog.

Our oldest daughter, Kelly, lives in beautiful Charleston SC with her husband Travis. She's a social worker for domestic abuse victims and he is a fire fighter. They are dedicated to their work and service to the community. We admire them allot for their service.

We also envy them for where they live. If you've never visited Charleston, you've missed out on one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The old south charm and sophistication of Charleston will lure you back again and again. We love it down there and would love to retire there.