On the 23rd, I headed home to celebrate Christmas with my mom’s side of the. As usual, my mom cooked enough to feed a small army. We all had a great time, especially while playing a white-elephant gift game/exchange. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to spend time with my dad’s side of the family because of holiday scheduling conflicts. On Christmas Eve I accompanied my parents to the candlelight service at their church. Christmas morning was spent again with my parents, my sister, her husband, and their two sons. Later that afternoon, we were joined by my granny, and her best friend, Jule.
April 24, 2011 Shortly before Easter, Ruben headed to South Texas to be with his family and I headed to Central Texas to be with mine. Saturday, I spent most of the day with my parents and my nephews. That evening, Clay showed me his first truck. It’s a “fixer-upper” but the perfect hobby for [...]
December 23, 2010 On the 23rd, I headed home to celebrate Christmas with my mom’s side of the family at my Uncle and Aunt’s home. We ate well, had plenty of laughs and then played several rounds of bingo for (potentially) big cash prizes – lotto tickets. On Christmas Eve I accompanied my parents to [...]
November 25, 2010 Thursday morning, Ginger and I jumped in the car and made our way to central Texas to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my family. I was so glad to see a nice sized crowd at my Granny’s little house in Gholson. We had plenty of laughs and more than enough food. The [...]
November 13, 2010 Saturday morning, my parents, sister, and nephews arrived to spend some time with their favorite son, brother, and uncle. *wink* As soon as they arrived my nephew, Clint, headed straight to my model train layout. He’s a fellow train enthusiast. Eventually, we took a break from the trains and headed to the [...]
November 11, 2010 When I was a very small child, I would watch my Great-Uncle Monroe plow the fields around our house with his old John Deere tractor. As the years past, I would only see him about once a year at Christmas parties. My uncle was “rough-around-the-edges” and 100% black-dirt-farmer. He lived a simple [...]
July 4, 2010 On the 4th, Ruben and I celebrated Independence Day with friends and family at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The celebration began with a flyover of F-16s followed by several musical performances. Mike and Tom coordinated our pot-luck buffet. There was plenty of good eating…..maybe a little too much. The [...]
March 16, 2010 Spring Break 2010 turned into more of a “staycation.” Ruben and I spent most of it at home. During this downtime, my family came up for a little visit. Clint was excited to see Tucker and my new train layout. Clay brought his tuba along so he could show how much progress [...]
