I’ve always been a fan of Mark Twain. One of his sayings Geno and I like to consider when we are contemplating the New Year out in front of us is:“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away
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12/31/2012
It’s a very special Monday – the last one in December 2012. I hope you are all ready to close out 2012 with a bang and welcome in 2013 with great gusto! I feel it's going to be a very good year. Grab a cup of coffee and let me share a little tech humor to end the year: A woman called the Canon h
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12/30/2012
It’s that time of year when most families make time to get together. One of our favorite Christmas presents we received was from two of our grandsons........a picture of them and their dog, Molly. While spending time on Christmas Day at our son's home our grandson, Tyler, was giving some loving
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12/28/2012
There is an article in the New York Times written by Roz Warren that I read that got me chuckling about the tango we get caught up in with our smart phones. How many times do we get a text or call from someone we are meeting in 5 minutes letting us know where they are? Do we really need to know?
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12/28/2012
“Foodie” Fridays in Austin All the gifts have been opened and probably most returns have been made. Some of you maybe just home from traveling. Now we're waiting for Monday night when we’ll be ringing in a new year – 2013! If you have decided to celebrate with dinner out but haven’t booked anyth
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12/27/2012
This is our grandson, Hudson Thomas Dunham...he was 3 months old on December thirteenth and this is his first Christmas! Of course, “he is a perfect Christmas present” for our whole family! Everyone loves him and welcomes him with many hugs and kisses...as it should be. His cousins gave him
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12/27/2012
Christmas 2012 is now over and New Years is looming out in front of us. January has so many events it will be hard to make choices on where to go and what to see.A very favorite of mine is the Lion King which begins their performances on January 16th at the Bass Concert Hall. Don’t miss the Austi
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12/26/2012
In Austin many of us utilize natural gas for our heating to our homes and businesses. Texas Gas Services happens to be our service provider in NW Austin in Canyon Creek. They maintain a large system of underground pipelines that deliver clean, safe and reliable natural gas to our homes. I am grat
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12/26/2012
It's 2012 Christmas morning and we appreciate how blessed we are with 6 beautiful grandchildren. We are grateful for all that life offers us. We wish that your home may be filled with heaven's warmth, the love of family, good health, much success and the joy of friends!
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12/24/2012
It’s Christmas Eve Day and hopefully all of you have your shopping done and are able to enjoy the Christmas music, your family and friends. I'm done....I will not be venturing into another store! I'm baking my apple pie this morning enjoying the twinkling lights of our Christmas tree and listeni
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12/23/2012