Greetings Friends!

Today I was having lunch with my good friend Mary Ellen Stewart at Amerigo's. Towards the end of the meal we noticed a luminescent-green insect crawling on the wall next to us. Upon further inspection we realized that it was a roach. After it flew at us and had us acting like little children, Mary Ellen dispatched its soul to the realm of Sheol. We showed the insect to the waitress, who just smiled and took the napkin coffin away with her. How f*****g kind of her.

I did some research on our insect friend and was quite amazed at how rare he or she was. We were in the company of a Cuban Roach. The Cuban cockroach is about 1/4" long as an adult. Males and females are pale green, whereas the nymphs are dark brown. It is an outdoors, tropical species that is usually not found in Mississippi. Pretty neat stuff...unless you are trying to eat Chicken Marsala Over Angel Hair.

Bon Appetit,

Trey

I love it when artists take something old and redo it. For example, the song and video "Hey Ya" by Outkast has been retooled into an acoustic version (by Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker) and Peanuts video version (by who knows?).

I hope this at least makes you smile!

Trey

Hello Again!

It has been a while since I have been able to post. A lot has happened in the last three weeks. For no reason, except that I strongly felt it to be the right and best thing to do, I decided to leave the Mustard Seed and follow a call to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi. On September 11, 2006 I became the President and Chief Executive Officer. While a large part of my heart remains with the Seedsters at the Mustard Seed, my imagination has been taken captive by the mission of Make-A-Wish. I have already been able to interact with three different wish families. Through them I have already been able to see and experience the amazing power of a child's wish!

I really miss spending time with my good friends Chris Kennedy, Program Director of the Mustard Seed, and Mary Ellen Stewart, Trustee President, as well as getting smiles and hugs from Megan Schmidt, Seedster par-excellence. However, I have begun to really appreciate the unique personalities and character that I have found with the Make-A-Wish staff. I have been, and am, very blessed to have such good friends and co-workers.

I offer you a great big smile,

Trey

I have slowly been learning to play the guitar. Once I began to form the necessary calouses for the strings, I began memorizing basic chords and even tinkered a little with some tabs. I think it will take me a lifetime to become an average campfire guitarist. However, I so enjoy watching people who are naturally musical. I am not jealous of them...in fact they inspire me to keep trying. Practice will never get me to the level of the following guitarist...but without seeing his talent I would have never had any idea that a guitar could produce such amazing sounds and rhythms.

Listen to Canon by Pachelbel on the Electric Guitar!

The hills are alive,

Trey

I have been eating a lot of crow lately, so I thought I would share my meal with anyone who would join me.

Summer Crow Kabobs

Ingredients:
16 pieces of crow breast meat (no bones) (8 crows)
16 pieces of green pepper
16 cherry tomatoes
8 button mushrooms
8 ears of sweet corn
1 1/2 cups of Teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup melted butter8 kabob skewers

Preparation:
Cut each piece of crow in half and place in a covered bowl with the Teriyaki sauce over night. Clean and cut each ear of corn into 3 pieces. Cook in boiling salt water for 10 minutes. Alternately put corn (3 pieces), green peppers (3 pieces) and cherry tomatoes (3) along with 4 pieces of crow meat on each skewer. Use 1 mushroom to top each skewer. Brush with melted butter and place on preheated grill for about 4 minutes. Flip, butter again and place back on grill for another 4 minutes. Repeat one last time for a total of 12 minutes or until they appear done. Serves four adults.


Humble Pie

Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 stick butter, melted
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, butter, sugar, flour, vinegar and vanilla. Blend well. Pour mixture into pie shell. Bake for 45 minutes.


Here is something with which to wash it all down...

Jamaican Crow

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz light rum
2 oz club soda
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz lime juice

Preparation:
Fill a collins glass almost full with ice, and your shaker half full with ice. Pour all ingredients except soda into shaker and shake well. Strain into glass. Add the carbonated water (club soda) and stir well. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry if available.

¡Que aproveche!,

Trey

I think that one of best gifts in life is sitting on the couch with your 8 year old son as he laughs himself breathless watching Whose Line Is It Anyway? Thanks be to God for such a gift!

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" James 1:17.

Faith, Hope, and, of course, Love,

Trey

Today was a Ground Hog Day.

Trey

We all have bad days at times...it is a given of the human condition. Today, two of my loving and committed staff left me in deep confusion and concern about their and my place at the Mustard Seed. Moreover, my son has begun to "reflux" cough again at night. Looks like no sleep again for a while.

I have learned to experience the deep connection between laughter and crying...smiling and tears. I think it is the only way that I remain somewhat sane in this life. I find both meaning and comfort in these words: "Der Teufel scheißt immer auf den größten Haufen" (German Proverb).

Grace and peace to us all,

Trey

After I saw my dad's flags I made my own family flag. Here it is...

Evan

Wanna see something cool and gross that I pulled out of my chin back in January?! I think it is a folicle cyst.

Gag and spit,

Trey

I like flags...to the point that I know the term vexillographer. I have designed some flags for my small segment of the Jones clan. They may be a little hokey...but I like them. By the way, Heather and Stephanie, I know that I am a geek for this!

Grace and peace,

Trey

This is Evan. This morning I did not go directly to school. I had to see a new doctor about my reflux. I am getting better but they wanted to check me out anyway. I joked with the doctor...he was funny. He wants me to get a test run for Celiac, but he does not think I have it. My dad kept talking with him about Mustard Seed...he talks too much sometimes! I got back to school in time to do a worksheet then go to lunch. When I got home I did my homework then I got to play PS2. I have to go now...bye.

This is Gabi, today at school I learned about fact families. Fact families are triangles with numbers in them that help me add. I played with my friends at school. After school I went to dance class where we practiced ballet and tap. I had fun and I practiced some old steps that I already knew. I am eating cucumber slices for dessert. I am a fruit and vegetable girl. I have to go right now because my mom needs to dry my hair.

Bye bye, love Gabi

Hi! My name is Gabi. Evan is my big brother. We went to the beach last year with Nana and Papa. I really like this cartoon.

Hi! My name is Evan. My mom and dad are Missy and Trey. I love dolphins. Here is an old picture of me.

You can find our old family website at:

http://home.jam.rr.com/clintonjoneses/

Visit often and you can actually keep up with the Joneses!