My Niece Lisa...

I laid my Grandson Jake down for a nap today, and he obliged by napping for 3 hours. I was able to categorize all my coupons, clean Britt's kitchen, and fold her clothes. As I was busy running about I had a nice time of reflecting upon my family and especially my niece Lisa Axson.

Lisa and I always had this certain bond. I was only a teen when she was born. She was a beautiful baby and man did she have a set of lungs! I can remember the day we were playing in the "spinning" chair at my house and when I spun her around to face me, she shouted Day, Day, Day! Well, we were all certain she was saying Dale, so I take credit for her first words! Lol.

Along the years, Lisa and I have had many adventures. One that comes to mind is the time we were riding the gokart together and she decided to make a sharp left hand turn when I happened to be leaning right. Yep, got the scar on my knee today, from that adventure! I rolled right out and onto the ground.

I also remember the summers she would come to Clemson and spend some time with Bob and me. Bob would take her skiing, golfing, and motorcycle riding. Let's not forget the "sing along with Bob time" when he would whip out the guitar and play the few notes he knew. Had us in stitches!

Since those early years, Lisa grew up to be a wife to Freddie, and Mom to Tori (Vicki) and JT. She is also a very successful saleswoman for the company she owns with her family. She travels all over the state doing her thing! All of her customers love her.

My favorite memories of Lisa and her family present day, are when we are heading to Clemson for games, we either travel together or we can look behind us and there they are! Their love for Clemson is evident in their faithfulness to the team, bad times and good.

Bob and I would like to take some credit for their Clemson passion, dating back to the days Uncle Bob put on that #6 jersey and played his heart out. He gave it his all on the field and in practice, but would never hesitate to come home to us and have that singalong time!

Lisa, Freddie, Vicki, and JT: we love y'all and you are the best part of game day at Clemson! We look forward to many more years traveling together, and hey maybe we can make our second ACC championship game this December!

Go Tigers!