“Not Stirring” I didn’t have as much quiet in my day today as I would have liked. I had to go to school this afternoon to meet with a prospective student and then give a placement exam. This evening we had a fantastic dinner with friends. It is so nice to share a meal in the quiet of someone’s home rather than amidst the noise of a restaurant. So many eating establishments now have multiple TVs and music playing as…
“Home and the Holidays” This photo is more about how I finally got some decorating done than it is about hospitality. I guess hoping that all who enter our home are blessed with love and laughter tends toward hospitality….sort of…loosely…??? Weber received a “secret” package in the mail this afternoon. I wasn’t allowed to look, but he did give this guy, who was hitchhiker in the box. Now that the tree is up, I wanted to play a little with…
“Ancestry.com”
“His Puzzler Was Sore”
“Just for Fun” Sometimes you just have to pause for a little fun and learning. This evening ended up being a little weird. because of the ice storm that has taken Dallas captive. Normally on Thursday evenings we take Brooke to do the grocery shopping for the week’s bread baking and I tutor at school. Tonight instead, Weber and I quickly ran and did the shopping hoping to beat the frozen precipitation. The freezing rain literally started just…
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” I’m sure it is cold outside where this guy was, but here it was nearly seventy degrees today. Needless to say there certainly wasn’t anything frozen outside. That may change this weekend, however. We’ll see…the weather forecasters have not been very accurate predicting winter weather so far this season. With no freezing temperatures, the first alternative that came to mind was a frozen margarita. The problem here is that margaritas are not my favorite drink and…
‘Here I Am!”
“Not Forgotten” This is the POW / MIA bracelet that I have had since 1969. Though I was much too young to understand all of the politics of the Viet Nam war, it was very real to me because my dad spent a year in Viet Nam. Thankfully, he returned home safely to us. As a child, I wore two of these bracelets. In 1973 while living in Hawaii, I had the honor of meeting each and every plane carrying…
“Harvesting the Brain” Took this one a few days (weeks?) ago for my baby the math nerd. It will have to do for today. It was a rainy gray day here and there was nothing being harvested. I am grateful that the Lego mini figures always come to my rescue when my creativity is pretty much non-existent.
“A Friendly Surprise” Our friend Paul, who collects Hot Wheels and knows of my fondness for Lego mini figures, discovered that Hot Wheels and Lego have joined forces. This car has the iconic Lego “pegs” so that the mini figures can stand. How cool is that! It takes a true friend to know and appreciate how excited I would be to be given this Hot Wheels car as a surprise today. Since Paul started as our contractor and became a…