Can You Feature That? Word Paintings from October 2014

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(Ed. note:  Rats!  I meant to post this Friday.  Please turn on the Way Back Machine and return to Halloween!)

Caleb Fieg, great-grandson of the FFN's editor emeritus Lothar "Bud" Fieg, "begged for and ate carrots for breakfast" the other day.  Good bunny!

Cindy Haney Fieg, in preparation for the Halloween festivities, took it one step too far.  She fell on an uneven sidewalk breaking a front tooth and suffering a lip the size of Denver.  Masks aren't that expensive, ma'am....

Andrew Shedlock, grandson of Florence Fieg Bookhout, is preparing to compete in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 2.  Andrew's bib number is 40471 and proud mummy Annie Bookhout informs us that she has downloaded a free TCS NY Marathon app to her cell phone to follow his progress.  Annie likens watching the marathon from a distance to viewing the Super Bowl "where it is warm and dry."  Run, Andrew, run!

Andrew's wife Denise Egan Shedlock mentions that she has a couple of friends raising funds for ALS during the running of the marathon.  Visit events.carolinashealthcarefoundation.org to make a donation.  Annie adds that "Andy's grandfather Bookhout became a prisoner in his body due to ALS. His verbal strength was ripped away from him. To watch someone with ALS try to communicate because their brain is still sharp is horrible torture for the patient and those that love him/her. Thanks for alerting all of us."

Emilie Kestner, granddaughter of FFN founder Philip Fieg, is president of the Psychology Club at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Tex.  She also stays busy planning events for her service-oriented sorority Phi Theta Gamma, mentoring a freshman psych major and taking notes in class for students with disabilities.  Emilie wished everyone "Happy Day of the Cat" on Oct. 28.  She will graduate in May.

Eddie Fieg, grandson of Uncle Bud's brother Frank, will escape the bonds of his twenties in less than a month.  It's not that bad on the other side....

Uncle Frank's great-grandson, Cade Orion Dangca, graduated from basic training at Ft. Jackson, the U.S. Army base in South Carolina.  His mom and dad, Anna and Alan Dangca, and sisters Eva, Rosa and Marta, were on hand to watch as Cade and his classmates marched across the field.  They shared some lovely photos on Facebook.

Cade spent several months with cousin (and your humble editor) Judy Kestner in South Texas earlier this year.  He worked with Judy's husband Joe in the oilfield and proved to be a valuable asset to Joe's business.  We miss you, Cade, and are so proud of you!

Brenna Rose Ferguson, one of Uncle Bud's granddaughters, visited Charleston, S.C. this month.  Most interesting thing learned?  It's "Chaaaaaston."

What a great aunt!  Nancy Fieg, who is also a granddaughter of Uncle Frank, absolutely L-O-V-E-S her nieces and nephews.  The birthday greetings and other photos she posts on Facebook just radiate affection.

Speaking of nephews, Emilie Fieg Harvey, still another Frank Fieg granddaughter, gave birth on October 22 at 10:25 a.m. to the newest Fieg cousin, Thomas Edward Harvey.  Mother (looking smashing the next day BTW) and baby are healthy and Tommy's sisters Hannah and Paige, brother  Mikey and dad Matt are ga-ga over him.  Congrats, Harvey family! 

As if she didn't have enough on her mind, Emilie entered a Preggers in the Pumpkin Patch contest.  (Really, all that was required was a photo of the baby belly next to a wagon of punkins, and asking friends to vote for her.  Not too strenuous, I guess!)

Cindy Harris, wife of Uncle Bud's son Doug Fieg, co-escorted her lovely daughter Megan down the aisle into the arms of  her new husband.  The ceremony took place at the Montecito Sequoia Lodge in King's Canyon National Park in California.  The bridesmaids wore emerald green, a tip o' the hat to the gorgeous outdoor surroundings.