Start Celebrating Early...And Don't Stop!!!

This week our son Ryan celebrates his 29th birthday! Hey Ryan 29 is the new 21!

This is a big year for you:

1) New Baby Coming in April!Logan says it will be a girl, Gavin is not so sure....all he said last night is that it is not a "dragon baby"

2) Your last year as a "twenty something" - don't worry you are not on the back side yet...

3) Graduating from college thsi upcoming spring!

We are proud of you as a man, as a husband, as a father, and as a youth pastor.... You are Awesome!!

We know how much you have grown in the Lord and it shows to everyone that comes in contact with you...you know..."salt and light"...

So begin your month long celebration today and "party like your 19 errr..... 29"!!!

Love you ...

Out

Speaking of birthdays; this photo show my brithday gifts from Logan and Gavin which I have hung in my home office.

Logan's is the top one in orange, titled..."I am the Dragon!"

Gavin's with purple and green is titled "Big huge Dragon"....

Awesome Artists!

Week End Update

It's Monday Morning and we are trying to stay in the moment...
Chris and I have had a great time together. We have done everything that was on the blog a few weeks ago:

• Rolled up on a "puffy taco"
• Went to CBC - Great Service
• Grilled Steak - yumm!
• Watched football
• Played PS2 - I am still undefeated!

We were blessed Saturday to have my nephew Jon join us. We picked him up at Lackland and he also "rolled up on a puffy taco", went to church and played PS2 ( I beat him too!).

Chris flies out @7 tonight and we have much to do...but first...off to Magnolia's for some pancakes!

Out

In Honor of Chris' Visit!....

Thursday Night Football!!!...

CU vs Wes Virginny!

Yee Haw!

Beer Can Chiken!

See you Friday Chris....

Out...

Whew! Still Busy!

OK here goes.....

We have had a busy week mainly due to two events...Dianne getting ready to go to Ohio to visit the girls and Hurricane Ike.
So here is my Sunday...

• Get up check the airlines for flight delays


• 1 hour conference call to review store openings in Houston and product needs



• Take Dianne to the airport 2 hours early - only to have her flights delayed for 2 hours due to weather.



• Go to the "Hurricane Command Center" for 8 hours helping coordinate product, people, suppliers



• Watch 4 minutes of the Bronco game...YEAH!



• Leave my lap top at the command center...EEK!!!

On Friday...I was surprised by Dianne and Mr. Mann who re-finished our "new" antique library table. It was my great grandmothers, dated from the 1880's.

I remember it in my grandmothers house for as long as I can remember.

It has been on my Mom's back porch for

15-20 years and was in really bad shape.

Mr. Mann rebuilt and re-finished

it exactly as I wanted it...

OK.... I know that I predicted the Broncos would go 7-9...maybe it was a reverse psychology "Jedi Mind Trick" by me...

Chris sent me a text picture from the game while I was in the command center... NOT JEALOUS!~NOT JEALOUS!~...

I'm out...

TIme Does Fly....

I am back and better than ever!!! Today Dianne and I are celebrating our 6th Anniversary by spending time together and with the Lord... We just finished our bible study (John) which will go through April.

We are both truly amazed at how fast time goes by...It really does seem like we got married last year....

We are blessed with our beautiful (Des)/handsome (Tom, Chris, Ryan) children and their spouses Mike, Kristi, Katie. It has been a delight to see each of them grow into adulthood and a growing realtionship with Lord Jesus. They are the bomb!!!

But EVEN BETTER our the 9 grandchildren who delight us with their lively love and energy.

Thanks to all of you for the beautiful birthday wishes you showered over me yesterday...Last week I told Abbe that I was older than her 1st grade teacher...who she thinks is "about 80"...
Oh well it is all relative to your perspective

OK that's it ...I'm out NFL is on the tube.....