This Reminds Me

We moved to San Antonio from Houston on January 2, 2000 and closed on our house January 12 – an anniversary dear to Keith as he quickly tired of sharing a small motel room with me and daughters ages 8, 6 and 4.    The girls still delight in reminding me the motel had no kids’ [...]

I’m pleased by the friends who have recently asked, “Where’s your Christmas card?”  I love Christmas cards, but this year – first time ever – we’re not sending one.  Instead. we’re doing New Year’s cards.  So if you normally get a Christmas card from us, just know you’re getting a New Year’s card instead.  And [...]

We love sharing a feast with friends – especially those we haven’t met yet.
One of the biggest blessings we’ve had in San Antonio is the opportunity to host airmen trainees from Lackland AFB for Thanksgiving.   We never know their genders, or ages, or hometowns until we’re getting acquainted while driving away from the base.  And [...]

Keith took today off to escort Hannah and Julia to Disney’s promotion for their upcoming holiday flick – a 3-D computer-animated remake of “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens.
Disney’s Christmas train – newly-arrived at Sunset Station – opened to the public at 9 a.m.  Keith, Hannah and Julia were among the first in line at [...]

Just in case you were wondering what Ted Nugent sounds like when he’s playing the National Anthem at the home of Texas liberty – the Alamo.

Keith was one of the 16,000 at the San Antonio Tea Party last night.  I would have loved to have gone, but someone had to manage the home front.
Keith’s video reminded me [...]

I have classy friends.  And often when I visit their homes during the holidays, they explain the themes of their Christmas trees.  “Angels we’ve collected on our travels.”  “Everything in purple.”  “Antique snowmen.”  “The children’s tree has unbreakable ornaments, while the tree in the front room shimmers in Waterford crystal snowflakes.”
Sigh.
Our tree is done in [...]

The world’s largest rubberband ball bounced into San Antonio this week.

All I could think of was the Griswolds, enjoying their cross-country drive to Wally World in the old family truckster.  Or as Clark said, “Hey, hey easy kids.  Everybody in the car.  Boat leaves in two minutes….or perhaps you don’t want to see the second [...]

When we met Guanna-to-be-Julia in February, 2006, she told us she liked dolphins – amazing, since she’d never seen a real one, and also since Lois has always been fascinated by them.   When we returned to her in May, 2006, we brought a dolphin necklace for her and each of her friends.  Shelley and John [...]

Many thanks for your calls and emails about this breaking news story….

The Q’s were a’firing at the office yesterday
,,,,but I am happy to report we are not moving.  Rachel is now a senior.  I called her at church camp to make sure she and Lois understood before they happened across the story (I’m sure that’s [...]

We live in a neighborhood of overachievers.  We’re talking manicured grass.  Windows washed annually (as opposed to….ummm….never since we’ve lived here.)  Spook houses at Halloween.  And now – Christmas lights.

These folks live one block down.  When Keith and I take our evening walk, we stop to pretend to look at the lights so it covers [...]