I figured it had been ages since I posted here, so I might as well write as not, even though I have nothing very interesting to report.
I did change my home telephone number, and if I knew for sure that these posts were private (and of course I realize that nothing on the interweb is really private...) I would post it here. Instead, I just need to send out a mass email, I guess, updating everyone on it.
I changed my phone to VOIP (voice over IP) with Time Warner Cable, and so far I'm loving it. It is cheaper than I was paying for my "regular" phone, and I have unlimited free long distance all over the US and Canada. I suppose that now I have no excuse not to call all of you and talk all the time! I always hesitate to call folks late (after 9:00 p.m.) when the cell phone is free, because I never know when anyone goes to bed. Me, I'm up half the night all the time...I think I have developed my Mother's insomnia. Calling y'all at midnight, however, would probably be bad form.
Jim and I are going camping the week before Easter, and staying through the weekend. With luck, the weather will be perfect, and we will have a great time. That's the plan, in any case. If I get any good wildflower pictures, I'll be sure to share them with you all.
Like I said, I have nothing really interesting to report, but I didn't want you all to think I was ignoring you or anything. I really miss seeing everyone. I should really plan some weekend trips, shouldn't I?
Love you guys!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Its SPRINGTIME!!!
It's time to start having fun outside again, it's time to have Crawfish boils, it's Easter time, the grass is growing and trees are green again. Well If you can't tell I am enjoying the spring like weather. I mowed the yard for the first time last weekend and the pollen is really starting to bug me but its nothing I am not used to.
I had my first structure fire yesterday. When we got there we were the first on scene. So we pulled hoses to the front door, the next crew in met us at the door and took the hose so we could do search and rescue stuff. (My truck usually does that part of the fire attack stuff) So we walked in a searched found nothing but black smoke down to our waist, the guy that lived there said it was clear but we have to check anyways. The fire was in a hallway and closet so we broke down the walls and took a mass of burning cloths and tried to spread them out. All in all it was a great learning expressed for me. Some times I can't believe they pay me to do all this stuff.
hope everyone has a good spring time
I had my first structure fire yesterday. When we got there we were the first on scene. So we pulled hoses to the front door, the next crew in met us at the door and took the hose so we could do search and rescue stuff. (My truck usually does that part of the fire attack stuff) So we walked in a searched found nothing but black smoke down to our waist, the guy that lived there said it was clear but we have to check anyways. The fire was in a hallway and closet so we broke down the walls and took a mass of burning cloths and tried to spread them out. All in all it was a great learning expressed for me. Some times I can't believe they pay me to do all this stuff.
hope everyone has a good spring time
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Hi
Hey everyone -
I'm just checking to see if anyone has any interesting news. Nothing new here. Mark and I took Megan & Mary to Sea World in SA for a couple of days. Whew - it was fun but glad to be home. We have a new rule about vacations - if you poop in your pants, you don't get to go! (Therefore Grant stayed home with Mark's mom and my mom.) We had a lot more fun than the last vacation we took when Meg was only 2 1/2 years old, had to have naps and yes, she still was pooping in her pants at the time!
Well - hope everyone is well. Miss ya!
Love to all!
J
I'm just checking to see if anyone has any interesting news. Nothing new here. Mark and I took Megan & Mary to Sea World in SA for a couple of days. Whew - it was fun but glad to be home. We have a new rule about vacations - if you poop in your pants, you don't get to go! (Therefore Grant stayed home with Mark's mom and my mom.) We had a lot more fun than the last vacation we took when Meg was only 2 1/2 years old, had to have naps and yes, she still was pooping in her pants at the time!
Well - hope everyone is well. Miss ya!
Love to all!
J
Sunday, March 12, 2006
3.25''
of rain in my rain gauge this morning. And about a foot of snow on the Superstition Mountains 3 miles away. There was a lot of snow all around us and some even in the northern 'burbs. It fell gently, for the most part, and soaked in. It's not nearly enough but it's better than nothing.
We sent it on but I'm afraid it went more north than east!
We sent it on but I'm afraid it went more north than east!
Saturday, March 11, 2006
It's only been 142 days w/o rain.
The forecast is saying we have a 90% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. I've got fingers, toes, even eyes crossed and praying, too. Today was NASTY and my eyes look like I've been on a three day bender--red as can be. It was extremely windy and there was so much dirt in the air I could scarcely see the Superstitions only three miles away.
So, all prayers, rain dances, wishes, etc. are gratefully received. We need rain BAD!
So, all prayers, rain dances, wishes, etc. are gratefully received. We need rain BAD!
Monday, March 06, 2006
61!!!
Happy Birthday, Francie. If you keep this up you may catch up with me! I've had my last birthday and Harv stopped at 39.
Hope you have a good one.
Love from Pat and Harv
Hope you have a good one.
Love from Pat and Harv
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Saturday, February 25, 2006
this ones for you Harv :) from Courtney
Last November Courtney bowled in the Greater Houston Youth Championship Tournament. In addition to her team's second place finish, she earned 1st place for high individual scratch game in her division. She just got the plaques today and wanted to share this one with y'all. Remember she was 12 at the time. (It says 224 in case ya can't read it)
Way to go Courtney :)
Sunday, February 19, 2006
I did it!
OK, you guys, the dumb one in the family finally got here! I'm not sure I can do it again tho, cause I've been given the run around. Jason signed me up when he was here, but then I just kept getting the page to create a blog.
As you all well know, it's cold here now. No, I haven't forgotten the winter in ND, but Dotty's right, OK can be very cold too. That first year at OU, I tried to tell myself it wasn't cold walking across campus, but it was!
There's not much to report on from here. Max's mom seems to be doing okay thus far, but she's been pretty busy getting the house back in order from the company and writing thank yous, so she hasn't had a lot of time to think about too much. We will try to go see her tomoroow evening.
I don't know if you're supposed to sign your name or if this thing always puts your name on your entry, so I'll sing this time/
Francie
As you all well know, it's cold here now. No, I haven't forgotten the winter in ND, but Dotty's right, OK can be very cold too. That first year at OU, I tried to tell myself it wasn't cold walking across campus, but it was!
There's not much to report on from here. Max's mom seems to be doing okay thus far, but she's been pretty busy getting the house back in order from the company and writing thank yous, so she hasn't had a lot of time to think about too much. We will try to go see her tomoroow evening.
I don't know if you're supposed to sign your name or if this thing always puts your name on your entry, so I'll sing this time/
Francie
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentine's Day!
Just wanted to send you all a Valentine's message. Hope you all have a great day!
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Hi from Julie & Francie
Hey - Mom and I are trying to figure out this Blog thing. So here goes.
Besides - how does anyone have time to do this? : )
I guess Grant and Megan keep me hopping most of the time. We were just on to see what Jason had posted about our Grandad. Jason and Jennifer are here at our house tonight and we're going to work on a "word collage" of all the words and phrases that make us think of our grandad. Stuff like molasses and strawberries.
Anyway - better get to work. I promise to try to be better about blogging - and I'll try to show mom how to do it, too!
Much love to all,
Julie
Besides - how does anyone have time to do this? : )
I guess Grant and Megan keep me hopping most of the time. We were just on to see what Jason had posted about our Grandad. Jason and Jennifer are here at our house tonight and we're going to work on a "word collage" of all the words and phrases that make us think of our grandad. Stuff like molasses and strawberries.
Anyway - better get to work. I promise to try to be better about blogging - and I'll try to show mom how to do it, too!
Much love to all,
Julie
Monday, February 06, 2006
Sad news to report
Julie and I lost our grandad early yesterday morning. For those of you who didn't know he was put into a nursing home sometime in November and was had been declining ever since. Although we hate to lose him it is for the best.
I know we never say it enough so...I love each and everyone of you.
Jason
I know we never say it enough so...I love each and everyone of you.
Jason
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Interesting news stop
At least, I thought it was interesting...not that I ever got a telegram, but I've seen them!
Era Ends: Western Union Stops Sending Telegrams
Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
LiveScience.com1 hour, 55 minutes ago
After 145 years, Western Union has quietly stopped sending telegrams.On the company's web site, if you click on "Telegrams" in the left-side navigation bar, you're taken to a page that ends a technological era with about as little fanfare as possible:"Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative."The decline of telegram use goes back at least to the 1980s, when long-distance telephone service became cheap enough to offer a viable alternative in many if not most cases.
Faxes didn't help. Email could be counted as the final nail in the coffin.Western Union has not failed. It long ago refocused its main business to make money transfers for consumers and businesses. Revenues are now $3 billion annually. It's now called Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and is a subsidiary of First Data Corp.The world's first telegram was sent on May 24, 1844 by inventor Samuel Morse.
The message, "What hath God wrought," was transmitted from Washington to Baltimore. In a crude way, the telegraph was a precursor to the Internet in that it allowed rapid communication, for the first time, across great distances. Western Union goes back to 1851 as the Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.
In 1856 it became the Western Union Telegraph Company after acquisition of competing telegraph systems. By 1861, during the Civil War, it had created a coast-to-coast network of lines.Other company highlights:1866: Introduced the first stock ticker. 1871: Introduced money transfers. 1884: Became one of the original 11 stocks tracked by the Dow Jones Average.
1914: Introduced the first consumer charge card. 1964: Began using a transcontinental microwave beam to replace land lines. 1974: Launched Westar I, the first U.S. dedicated communications satellite. On Jan. 26, the last day you could send a telegram, First Data announced it would spin Western Union off as an independent, publicly traded company.
Era Ends: Western Union Stops Sending Telegrams
Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
LiveScience.com1 hour, 55 minutes ago
After 145 years, Western Union has quietly stopped sending telegrams.On the company's web site, if you click on "Telegrams" in the left-side navigation bar, you're taken to a page that ends a technological era with about as little fanfare as possible:"Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative."The decline of telegram use goes back at least to the 1980s, when long-distance telephone service became cheap enough to offer a viable alternative in many if not most cases.
Faxes didn't help. Email could be counted as the final nail in the coffin.Western Union has not failed. It long ago refocused its main business to make money transfers for consumers and businesses. Revenues are now $3 billion annually. It's now called Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and is a subsidiary of First Data Corp.The world's first telegram was sent on May 24, 1844 by inventor Samuel Morse.
The message, "What hath God wrought," was transmitted from Washington to Baltimore. In a crude way, the telegraph was a precursor to the Internet in that it allowed rapid communication, for the first time, across great distances. Western Union goes back to 1851 as the Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company.
In 1856 it became the Western Union Telegraph Company after acquisition of competing telegraph systems. By 1861, during the Civil War, it had created a coast-to-coast network of lines.Other company highlights:1866: Introduced the first stock ticker. 1871: Introduced money transfers. 1884: Became one of the original 11 stocks tracked by the Dow Jones Average.
1914: Introduced the first consumer charge card. 1964: Began using a transcontinental microwave beam to replace land lines. 1974: Launched Westar I, the first U.S. dedicated communications satellite. On Jan. 26, the last day you could send a telegram, First Data announced it would spin Western Union off as an independent, publicly traded company.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Hi Betty !!!
Hi Betty !
Glad you finally made it :) If you want everyone to read your post make sure you click on 'Create New Post'. Or you can comment on someone else's like you did with your first one. That's all there is to it.
Glad you are here :)
Glad you finally made it :) If you want everyone to read your post make sure you click on 'Create New Post'. Or you can comment on someone else's like you did with your first one. That's all there is to it.
Glad you are here :)
Friday, January 20, 2006
new jobs and school
hello everyone. Well now that the new year has settled down a little I figured I should get back on here and wright. Jennifer has a new Job at the Vet schoold, she will have to tell you what she is doing. It is not exactly what she wanted but she is learning something new. I started my Paramedic classes last week. They are tue and thurs untill October. We have been lucky here in the Brazos valley we have not had the fires that everyone else is haveing. No clue as to why we have not gotten any big grass fires because we are just as dry as every one else just lucky I guess. Barbra tells me I have a fan up in North Texas, I think that is so cute. Just so long as they all know that the Fire and Poliece People (gota be PC) are allways there to help. I have seen some of the biggest baddest firemen turn to a big pile of mush around there kids!! Tell Laura I am sory about the pot holes but I am sure someone will get there to fix them.
I am not sure when the family reunion is but I will try and make it this year, We will just have to see what the work and school schedule will be like.
Jason
I am not sure when the family reunion is but I will try and make it this year, We will just have to see what the work and school schedule will be like.
Jason
Friday, January 13, 2006
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