20120108 Katie Goes to India

Air India. They actually close the ticket counter an hour prior to flight departure. Wild.

2012-01-08 Katie has left the building

In case anyone who reads this is interested, here's what I think is a link to live tracking of her flight:


She has arrived safely in India. I think she's looking for elephants to ride now.

20111225 Zooming the Xmas Tree

Zooming the lens while taking the picture

(yes, "art")

20111224 Xmas

XMas at our house with both famblies

20111217 Putting up the tree!

A tree hugger.


We. Don't. Like. Our. Picture. Taken. While. Trimming. The. Tree. Grrr.


They did it all.


I was cutting up grapefruit. Really.

20111215 BDay. Again.

What?! My birthday?! Again?!


A really nice outdoor work coat from the TN Stiefels


I am now truly the envy of the geek world. I have my own StormTrooper snowflake!


The last Potter movie


Something else?


A 28 position ladder!


You would not believe the flak I caught for doing this. It wasn't even extended very far!

Coconut cake. Yummy!

20111215 My BDay gift

So at the local barber shop, my leetle zeebas went in and asked for a window message for this morning...

20111208 SKINNY SANTA!

In one of the neighborhoods through which I drive to and from work:



Yes, kiddies, it's "Skinny Santa" from the Rankin Bass "Rudolph" shows.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

20111206 Monica Winter Band Concert

After the Fiedler piece they got a standing-O

20111203 Curly?

Monica's friend gets a new curling iron...

20111201 Final Beard

IN the aftermath of a week without power, I stopped shaving and went November with the result.



Much too much gray.

20111124 Thanksgiving at The Fergusons

DINNER!



Then more games


And even outdoor games....someone liketh not to lose (notice Kushball on ground behind her)

20111125 Obligatory "Art" photos taken on the walk

20111124 TDay walk with Fergusons

Dan, his mom and sister




Wif Monica

20111124 Thanksgiving with the Fergusons

Um...they're getting along?!

20111122 Picking up Katie for TDay

Drove to Illinois to get Katie to come back for Thanksgiving in Syracuse.