Martine Luther King Day

Okay... I have a little beef I want to put out there. If you look back on my blog to November you will see what happened at our school on Veteran's Day. What I want to know is, why is that day not as important as Martin Luther King Day? I understand that this is an important day. I respect the man who opened the white man's eyes and gave the black people the courage to demand for themselves, the rights they deserve. But why allow this day to be observed and not also a day that celebrates the people who are serving our country, the men and women who help/have helped shape our great country, and all those wonderful people who aid us in our daily freedoms. Why? I'm just in awe at our school system.

Eddie and Alice's Visit 2006

This picture was taken about a year and a half ago, here at our house. It was a short one day visit. What made this a tough visit was that it was the hottest day of the year (I think) and we had way too many people in our house, as my brother and his family were here and Tracy's Mom Sister and her kids too. This made it not only hot, it was BLAZING HOT. This wasn't the best impression you could give someone who might be considering a move here. I wish I had more time to spend with Alice and everyone, but my brother was a time hog ; ) and kept them as long as he could. Sad Me ;(

This is Alyssa, Storm, Ethan, little Ethan, and Willow. They were having fun out in our back yard digging this huge hole. Even the night could not thwart their diligence. Here are some more shots of the night.

Ellie is missing WE FOUND HER!

WE FOUND HER! WE FOUND HER!
Sad news, our dog has gotten out of our gate and with all of our efforts is not yet found. We have exhausted ourselves looking for her. I have called all the places I could think of, with no good news yet. I bet someone is planning on keeping her because she is an awesome dog, the perfect dog.

The Strange Habits of Ellie

The strange habits of our dog Ellie... the first is is that she'll find anything on the floor to lay her head on. When she's serious about her sleep she will stick only her nose under part of whatever she's found to sleep on. Here she is resting on my daughter's coat.


This one is her sitting up like a person. Notice how even her legs are crossed? We often get quite a few chuckles over her habits. She entertains without even knowing it. She is a fun ol' dog.

New Year's Eve

This is our New Year's Eve Fiesta Dinner with our friends Barb and Brent Clarke.Tracy makes the worlds best enchiladas and I admit to making the best guacamole on the planet. We played Master Clue after dinner, which was great fun, Tracy won, the little stinker. Tracy and Barb were drifting off before the New Year hit. So our friends went home a little early. This left only my kids and I to use up all the party poppers out on the front porch and watch the fireworks up on "The Peak". Then our tipsy neighbors set off illegal fireworks, as we watched through our front room window.