Now An Archive

This will be the last posting on this website, but I am keeping it up as an archive of eight years of my life. There were many wonderful experiences along the way including my children Nimbus and Logan coming into my life. This site is a reflection of the happiest times (vacations, weekend getaways, Easter, fall foliage drives, flash intros, concerts, family, friends and much more) and I will always treasure them. It has been a great way to stay connected to those who are far away and document our lives. As with everything, I'll take the good and remember it fondly, learn from the bad, and hope to not repeat any of the mistakes.


This has been a year of loss for me and I miss my mama every single day. I will never get over it but I have her in my heart forever. She taught me more than I can ever say. I hope I have learned some of those lessons well.

I'm trying to look ahead and have a new addition - a baby African Grey - waiting to hatch any day now. I have decided to name it Marlo Ryan Newcomb. No, not after Marlo Thomas, but as a combination of my mama's name - Mary Louise.


I have not seen Nimbus or Logan since April. I hope to see them again someday. Their absence has left a big hole in my heart. I'm sure they feel the same way.

Despite what has been the worst year of my life in many ways, I know I am blessed and live a charmed life compared to most. I will always be grateful for that no matter what strife comes my way.

Thanks for caring.

Mary Louise Newcomb 1938-2010

Mary Louise Newcomb, 72, of Greenbrier, died at her residence Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, after a battle with cancer.

A celebration of her life was held Tuesday, Sept. 7 with Bro. J. W. Jernigan and Bro. William Crook officiating. A visitation was held at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 9-11 a.m. with a graveside service at 11 a.m. at the Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill with Bro. Donald Knutty officiating. Serving as pallbearers were Donnie Newcomb, Joe Pearson, Joe Pearson Jr., Derek Pearson, Chris Jones, Chris Branham, Lyle Kamenir, and Richard Hall.

She was born in Lewisburg on Feb. 3, 1938, to Anna Mary Bell Scott and Allen Scott Sr. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, William George Newcomb and Earl Dorris, and her brother, Allen Scott Jr.

She loved gardening, carpentry, cooking and entertaining. She was a lifelong member of Zion Assembly Church of God.

She is survived by her sons, Donnie (Crystal) Newcomb of Springfield and Roger Newcomb, New York, N.Y.; daughters, Janice (Joe) Pearson of Portland and Teresa Jones, Greenbrier; brothers, Bill (Lorene) Scott, Lewisburg, Bobby Scott, Orlando, Fla., and David Scott, Fayetteville; sister, Pearl Richardson of Gainesboro, and half-sisters, Nancy and Michelle Scott; grandchildren, Christopher Jones, Tabitha Branham, Brandy Jones, April Newland, Joe Pearson Jr., Derek Pearson, Heather Newcomb, Brittany, Matthew, and Alex Staup; 12 great-grandchildren.

Austin & Bell Funeral Home Greenbrier Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

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Not much I can say right now. Those who knew me know what a loss this is. :(

Fall Foliage Drive 2009

Halloween corn maze! So much fun.

Action-Packed Weekend Fun

This past weekend was non-stop fun. We drove up to Bear Mountain on Saturday morning, visited the new Sonic in Totowa, went shopping in Wayne, stopped by the batting cages (where I actually got several hits), watched the Falcons game, had a wonderful Thai dinner and went bowling. We woke up on Sunday and went to Horizon Diner for breakfast, which is actually pretty good (not sure why it took so long to discover it). Up next we are headed to Newcomb, NY for a relaxing getaway weekend.

American Idol Weekend

What a great weekend! Lyle and I saw "Slipping" on Friday night, a very interesting New York play. On Saturday we played some tennis and attended the American Idol concert in Newark. Adam Lambert stole the show, of course. We even discoverd that Sonic has moved into our area. Miracles do happen!

The Festival of Balloons

On Sunday we spent the day in Readington, New Jersey (where?), at the 27th Annual Festival of Balloons. It was a lot of fun. It was sort of a combination of county fair, street festival and a balloon convention. Michael McDonald performed in concert, we got to shoot some paintball and, of course, we ate a lot of junk food. We even got Henna tattoos reminiscent of our Seaport adventure in 2003. It was one of the more perfect days in a long time. And we stopped by Cracker Barrel for dinner on the way home!

Hallway & Bathroom Done, More to Come

This picture is after the first coat of paint went on the hallway. In the past two days I have painted my bathroom, started the trim in the master bedroom and the entire hallway. The rest of the bedroom trim needs to be done along with the dining room and living room.

Painting

We spent much of Monday painting and fixing the leak downstairs. The downstairs bathroom was a complete disaster at some point, but Lyle sawzalled his way out of it. The master bedroom is now a very neutral light tan/yellow non-descript color. It needed it. We're actually going to paint the living room and hallway the same color. I'll also be giving the master bath a new coat of white tomorrow.