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New Photos. I'm sorry it has been this long!

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:37:42 GMT

Is this for real?

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:04:39 GMT

Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win $2500!!

CONGRATS!!!

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:57 GMT

Stop by "mutha - in -law" and wish her congrats on walking the aisle or platform I suppose.

p.s. - that song referenced above is so far fro mthe truth with her it is funny.

Valentine Fweeties

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:17:25 GMT

Since me and my 3 ladies were having a romantic steak dinner at home I offered the two little ones the opportunity to get dressed up and wear make-up. Of course they accepted and this is what they looked like:

ALIVE AND WELL

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:16:32 GMT

Wow, it has been that much time. Wow, a lot has happened since we last splogged.

A mega doe and 5 year drought ended.

One job loss and large lesson in humility.

A walhanger.

A Thanksgiving.

One job gain (http://www.haynesintl.com/ ).

A 4th and 30th birthday

A Christmas.

Two little girls growing up too fast. (And a nose ring seen below)

A four-wheel drive that will never be the same.

Everyone is pretty healthy. Ashley has lost a lot of weight sine those pics with her deer. Caden is crawling.

See ya soon.

GIDDY UP!

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:39:04 GMT

" I want to tell the horsie 'Giddy Up!', Daddy", said NoNo. "Alright baby we'll see," I say as we near the Barnett's farm/ranch in Hico.

They have some of the most well kept pastures around. On top of that, they are in the rolling hills of North LA and the view off of their back porch reveals fall colors all the way back to Ruston. Yep, you can see the Ruston and Grambling water towers from their back porch 14 crow flyin' miles away!

We had to stay in the pin because Rusty had thrown a shoe but they still loved it. Pre-ride EC had been more vocal about it but during and after NoNo had more to say. NoNo even walked straight up to Danny Keys last night and said, "I rode a horsie today." Maybe he looked like someone she knew. Maybe she didn't care.

NEW FAVORITE CHIP

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:24:10 GMT

First thing - Glad to think of a frivolous post.

Second thing - New favorite chip?

I love chips but don't eat them much. If I had no concerns about waist line or cholesterol count, I would eat a lot of chips. Since I don't eat them much, I want the ones I eat to be good ones.

My favorite manufactured chip is the 1/3 less fat Ruffle. They aren't greasy. Crunchy. Good ruffle flavor. Second would be the Baked Lays sour cream variety. A regular Frito or Cool Ranch Dortito would always do for a Sunday afteroon snack. Now, fishing with a 24. oz Bud, Cheetos are in order, but they aren't really chips. Heck, I don't know what they are. (Ignore the cheese dust Brad)

The regular Nacho Cheese Doritos always taste a little fishy to me. However, it could have been circumstantial. I mean I probably just dropped a bass into the ice chest and then grabbed my sandwich and associated chip - not sure.

Pork skins and cracklins are in a whole different category for me.

Now, to my favorite non-manufactured chip. The Salsa Rio Dorito. Spicy. Flavorful. Some onion. (The cheese dust was at least red, Brad) However, that flavor is discontinued. It seems the products I like the most get discontinued (i.e - Green Bubbilicious gum, Gatorade gum, above mentioned chip, Zeltzer Seltzer (sp.), McClarney's beer, etc).

Ashley brought home a new flavor of Doritos yesterday - Blazin' Buffalo and Ranch. Adrienne told her I needed to try them. I have, and I really like them. They are mighty close to the ol' Salsa Rio chip. They are spicy and flavorful, and I like them a lot. I'll enjoy them until Doritos discontinues another of my favorites.

Thanks, Anienne.

1st Squirrel Hunt

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:06:51 GMT

I decided not to miss an opening morning opportunity this past Sat. EC has been after me to go squirrel hunting since last year. I usually never go because of bowseason. However, for my little ones I'll bend some.

She had a blast and did well creeping through the woods being mindful of sticks and leaves. She even spotted one before me about 45-50 yds that I didn't and since he was in a pretty open tree in wide open slough I said, "We are going to have to go get that one Emma Claire." I knew we couldn't sneak up on that one. I said, "Let's go." I sprinted over there and raised my gun but he didn't flush. I turned around to see where EC was and she was standing where we started over there having never taken a step when I ran off. She wasn't freaked out but waiting for my signal to come. Then she ran over there. I sent her around the tree but he didn't flush.

I know beyond a shadow of doubt that Dad never, ever, ever, ever had to tell me at that age during a squirrel hunt to "Stop dancing and listen".

It was special to wake her up at 5:30 am knowing I had coffee on my breath and remember those old memories of mine from a young age. It made me remember Dad telling stories of the same thing. She, like us, sprang out of bed ready to go saying things like, "I know this is gonnna be so much fun."

RANDOM STUFF I INTENDED TO BLOG BUT DIDN'T

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:33:48 GMT

My Babies ready for Church. "Go wait in the living room for us to get ready." A little later this is what I found.

One of my "bigger" fishing accomplishments.

A few weeks back NoNo and EC were playing in the yard while I tinkered under the carport. Squeals and giggles filled the air as usual. I peered out to check and found them playing this game illustrated in photo and video below.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:12:35 GMT

ASH TURNED 27 ON THE 26TH.

Yeah I did it. In all her glory after face planting is her birthday pic of choice - HA HA. Partly cause I just realized I don't have a recent pic of her to post showing her beauty. I'll fix that.

I took her to play golf for her birthday. Yeah that's right. I know it sounds like the least romantic thing I could do but she has wanted to go with me for a few years. So I took off half a day, found suitable care for the kids and we enjoyed this beautiful weather. We had a blast. I failed to figure out a way for us to use our $400 AA voucher to fly us both somewhere we haven't been for her birthday. Not too mention the $$ we would have spent somewhere like that. It will have to wait.

Thanks be to God for bringing her into the world 27 years ago. Thanks to Him for her upbringing and all the events that shaped her into what she is. Thanks to her for bearing mychildren and the compassion and passion with which she molds and teaches them. Thanks to her for the care of their souls and the commitment bywhich she conducts herself. Thanks to her for supporting me and following me. Lord knows we traverse this creation with much love for mini-adventures.

Thank you Baby. I love you.