Have you ever set your alarm for 5:30am on New Year’s Day? It helps to get in bed before 10pm on New Year’s Eve, which is exactly what we did. We needed the early wake-up call because we had…
2012.12.31 Vacation Sabbath
New Year’s Eve is a day of down time for us. Everybody just got up at their convenience and before you knew it, a group of us had congregated at the breakfast table. Uncle Joe told us that today…
2012.12.30 Ikea and Family Time
When 11 members of our family get together for breakfast, we know better than to talk to each other. This morning, as everyone gathered around the table to eat, it was observed that everybody had their electronics out. It does…
2012.12.29 Birthday Shopping Honkey Donkey
The first words out of Miles’ mouth this morning were “I read yesterday’s blog. You left out the most important part.” It turns out that last night while eating at the Saltgrass Steakhouse, Miles polished off his own 16oz…
2012.12.28 Eisenhower and Grapevine Mills
One year ago, our family was traveling to sunny and exotic Phoenix, Arizona, to follow our Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. This season, the wins did not add up like we would have preferred, and the team…