Last holiday at home with the family. Couldn't be any better.

Assuming the runway gets plowed #1 daughter gets in Friday from Gordon, for an in-person, "really me I'm really here" Christmas. There are some munchkins who have laid out a thorough OPORD to take care of their aunt sleeping in at all...
I'll be makin' breakfast - Livin' large.
:D

Son returning from deployment, landing at 21:30hrs tonight!

Merry Christmas to all!

Best to you, and to his fortune with the flight.
Got a kick out of daughter's arrival Friday night. She's a helluva Soldier but a frickin' disaster magnet for com'l air. (I keep telling her that if the last hop is a puddle jumper start travel by 0600...).

Amused in the little local airport to find the following on the Arr/Dep tote board where, apparently, truth in advertising must've taken hold. Instead of the usual "Delayed" (yawn) hers & the flight before said in very big letters:

300 Minutes LATE

More honesty from a local carrier than the TSA magpies who stole Pete's cheese.

Aforementioned daugher safe at home, on the floor putting batteries in nephew's new Tonka CH-53. Been huggin' the munchkins close alot and that's happy enough for me today.

Enjoy the holidays with your son, that's the best.
Merry Christmas!
:D

While I was in another room in the house today, heard the granddaughters, ages 9, 5, and 4 in the living room singing hymns in perfect pitch and melody....made me smile.

Happy thought was post 911.

Hope everyone had a merry Christmas, a great holiday season, and wishing everyone a happy New Year!

The look on my 2 yr old son's face when he saw his new train table and trains. His words - It's beautiful, dad.

It made the 3 1/2 hours I spent putting it together while wrestling the stomach flu seem like nothing. :boohoo

Happy to report I completed my first CHL class yesterday, way down in Terlingua, Tx. Passed the written and shooting tests. Wasn't too bad. :D

Made some new friends, had a great time. Bunch of rebels, outlaws, off-gridders, lunatics and other assorted vagabonds in this part of the state, but hey, they're friendly and entertaining. What more could you ask for? ;)

Earlier today while traveling through the Dallas Love Field Airport, this portrait caught my attention....

Outstanding Work Gentlemen.;) The Wounded Warrior Project is going global!

Holly

I live here!

My democrat-all-for-women's-right-movement fierce female co-workers are asking me for help on pistol selection and training. One is even asking me to build her an AK:D

Fayetteville can do that to you...

See, I knew the President could eventually bring us all together! :D

TR

Show off. :D

Beautiful view!

Thanks. Our son took it last week. (Did I mention he got his only F, ever, in "F"otography in HS? [He's a member here and may see this. ;) We rub it in every chance we get. :D])

Pat