misi-ziibi

From the Ojibwe word, misi-ziibi "Great River", is where Mississippi state got its name.
In addition to its namesake, major rivers in Mississippi include the Big Black River, the Pearl River, the Yazoo River, the Pascagoula River, and the Tombigbee River. Major lakes include Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake and Grenada Lake. The largest lake in Mississippi is Grenada Lake.

The state of Mississippi is entirely composed of lowlands, the highest point being Woodall Mountain, in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains, 806 feet (246 m) above sea level. The lowest point is sea level at the Gulf coast.

Mississippi is heavily forested, with over half of the state's area covered by wild trees, including mostly pine, as well as cottonwood, elm, hickory, oak, pecan, sweetgum and tupelo.

Hospitality State (previously used on license plates)
Magnolia State
The South's Warmest Welcome
The Birthplace of America's Music (currently being used on license plates)

February 2nd

We are having a mild winter here in the south. I'm not complaining, as long as its not the hot humid summer, I can deal with it. It gets up to near 70 but it cools down at night.

Grace is 13 today. A little teenager, but she has been acting like one for about 2 years now, anyway.

It felt like yesterday was Christmas and here it is, February, already....

December 22nd, 2011

It has been hot and humid but today a front came though, we had some heavy rain and the temperature has dropped enough that hoodies have to be worn.

I think everything is done for Christmas. The shopping for gifts and shopping for food is done. Ham for dinner, can't ask for better than that!

Nov. 24th

Liam made this Turkey cup in school. It's really cute.
The family is in Missouri for Thanksgiving. It looks like they won't be getting any snow this trip. They should be home Saturday night.
By then Mississippi will be chilly so I hope they won't be looking for warmth.

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
Buddha

Nov. 19th 2011

The family is in upstate MS and will head towards Missouri Tomorrow. The weather has been see-sawing, cold and breezy. Warm and humid.
The cool nights and warm days are the best.

Oct. 8th

This was my mothers. It served very well. I can't tell you how many times I stuck it under hot water when I was a kid so I could pretend to be sick and miss school. I remember once coming out of the bathroom and handing it to my mother. It probably said 104. She shook it down and told me to take it again. I said, ok, but I have to go to the bathroom. She said, ok and sat with me in the bathroom. I had to go to school.

Sept. 10th

A few weeks ago we were hit by tropical storm Lee.
Thank goodness we only had 4 days of rain and some wind. The boys room got some water damage but all in all it was not bad. Parts of MS and LA flooded but the worst damage was done in the Northeast.

The best thing is, since the storm we have had beautiful cooler weather! It is starting to warm up again but we had a week of low humidity.

This is the Peak of the hurricane season so hopefully we have dodged the bullet again. Hurricane Maria and Nate are roaming around but are no threat to us.