Archive for December 2011

First Sledding

Here is Jackie on her inaugural run with her new sled. We really have Jackie to thank for spurring us onward for this trip. She asked Santa for a sled for Christmas so she could slide in the snow. Problem is, we live in Austin and only see a dusting or two of snow and […]

Sweetwater, TX

After a brief stop in Lampasas to feed Andrew, we headed towards Sweetwater, TX. Our gps took us on a rather unusual route, but we pulled into Sweetwater about 1:30am. The girls were awake after some restless sleep in the car so we had a quick snack of bananas and nutri-grain bars. Then they snuggled […]

My Wife Is Amazing….and Patient

“Hey, Honey. What would you think about hopping in the car and driving north until we hit snow? I think the girls would have a blast.” …silence… “No, really! It will be fun!!” After a few more moments of silence, my amazing wife agrees that it will indeed be an adventure. The last time we […]

Technology Is Amazing

I ordered a last-minute gift from Amazon. A text message told me it shipped the same day. This morning I received another text message saying it was delayed by at least a day. I searched the tracking code online at UPS. In under 10 minutes, they realized the issue (someone forgot to put it on […]