The Advent Conspiracy

We sold items that people made for building wells in Africa.

My Christmas gift

This is BBQ spatula. It folds up like a knife.

Thanks Dad and Mom!

Snow!

This was the scene at lunch today!

First picture with my new Fujifilm Camera

The j38.

Welcome to Cleburne

I spent this week in Cleburne training an adjuster.

It's Snowing

Chili's Welcome to Burleson

Welcome to...

Christmas in Confort 2009

A Friday around Waco.

We stopped for some custard at Katie's.

Almost all of the leaves are off of our trees..

Kids having some adventures at the Homestead Herritage Fall Feastival.

Christmas Time is Here...

Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all
that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year...

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.
Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself
A merry little Christmas now.

Richland Mall is ready for Christmas

Jackie Robinson comes home.

Rachel made this doll for her African-American project and was now bringing it back home: Jackie Robinson; 1-31-1919 - 10-24-1972, Second Baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers; 1947-1956, first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.

Gingerbread Tree Kit

This year the girls will make a Gingerbread Tree. We buy to two because it lessons' the fighting....

The Texas Farm Bureau Christmas Tree goes up.

Today in wet weather the maintenance crew put up the Christmas Tree.

The Bishop comes to St. Albans for Confirmation, reaffermation and welcome to the Episcopal Church

The leaves are falling at St. Alban's.

This leaf was just inside the church narthex door.

St. Francis square.

These days by Jackson Browne

Well I've been out walking
I don't do that much talking these days
These days-
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
For you
And all the times I had the chance to
And I had a lover
It's so hard to risk another these days
These days-
Now if I seem to be afraid
To live the life I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losing so long
I'll keep on moving, moving on
Things are bound to be improving these days
One of these days-
These days I sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten,
my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them

Bagged Leaves

When JoAnn and I got home this afternoon, after the UT - Baylor football game we thought at first someone dumped bags of garbage at our curb, but noooo it was the Stephanie and Rachel's hard work!

Nick Drake - Pink Moon Lyrics

Saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon gonna get ye all
And it’s a pink moon
I saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon gonna get ye all
And it’s a pink moon
Yes, a pink moon.

Snow Patrol Chasing Cars lyrics

We'll do it all
Everything
On our own

We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lay with me and just forget the world?

I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel

Those three words
Are said too much
they're not enough

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads

I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life

All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see

I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all

If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

It's Christmas already

The Christmas tree is already up at the mall.....

Welcome to Temple

I just needed to add Temple to the "welcome to" collection.

Rachel's Christmas Letter to Santa 11-2009.

She's practicing her handwriting, so it's hard to read but here's what I can make out:

new amp
new microphone
new puzzle
light sabre for the wii
set of hot wheels tracks
boy cut shorts
shirt
tank top
a jacket (all from Aeropostle)
headset microphone
tape recorder (to record the songs I sing)
new Converse shoes
night vision goggles
a book to learn (?)
blendy blaster (these are pens)
and gaming clubs that are all right handed (?)

She wrote:
i want to thank you for all the presents you've given me cause you give me all the presents for being good. I like your bright white beard and your red suit and I am going to tell you what I'm making a ginger bread christmas (something) I hope you like it and can you tell your elves that I apreciate what they done and all they make (something) the presents (something) they make for all the children around the world.

Hunter watches the mouse.

Hunter likes to be with people. He is laying behind JoAnn's computer and keeps an eye on the mouse.

Giant Pumpkin in Italy

Suit of armour.

These guys were strapped to the back of a trailer that was on N.B 35 in Temple.

Regional Meeting @ Summers Mill in Belton

Halloween Candle Sticks

I bought this candle stick holder for JoAnn this year, we burned blood candles (white candles that excrete red wax from the inside). JoAnn thought that the wax would come off in a hot water bath, it did not but the paint did...

Halloween 2009

This years decorations.

Nice shower

This was the best shower that I have had staying at a Holiday Inn.

Autumn's Birthday Cookie Cake

Storm coming in

HEB parking lot as the storm approaches.

South Bound East 35 to 35 connection ramp in Hillsboro

South Bound 75 going under 635 (LBJ) in Dallas

Squirrel Tree

This is our neighbors tree. There is a nest at the base of the trunk where the branchs start. Although not very clear in this photo there are 3 squirrels talking to each other.