End of the Year

It's the last day of 2012. What a year it's been! We've been to Tennessee three times, taking Jackson with us all three times; I had my gall bladder removed; Mike flew to CA to keep check on his health; Mike had radiation treatments at MD Anderson in Houston for seven weeks; we went to the Grand Canyon, the Meteor Crater, and moved back to Texas; I started babysitting Jackson; Michael got a permanent job (vs. contracting); Justin was top salesman at his job for six months in a row; Justin passed Calculus and Chemistry with his tutors help (Yea, Juliette!); Mike and I celebrated our 33rd anniversary this year; went on our annual Mother's/Daughter's weekend at Falls Mills; and in general, just had a busy year!

 

We've had our share of ups and downs. Laughter and tears. Joys and sorrows.

 

2012 wasn't a bad year, but it was a year I will look forward to putting "in the books" and looking forward to the new year of 2013.

 

We've Holidays and happy days,
and memory days galore
And when we've toasted every one,
I offer just one more.

 

So let us lift our glasses high,
and drink a silent toast
To the day, deep buried in each heart
that each one loves the most.

 

Here's wishing you more happiness
Than all my words can tell,
Not just alone for New Years Eve
But for all the year as well.

Worldwide PhotoWalk 2012- Georgetown, TX

This year, the Scott Kelby Worldwide PhotoWalk was on October 13, 2012. Being my 4th photowalk out of the five years they've done this, I did a walk in Georgetown, TX. There were 5 photowalks between Waco and downtown Austin. Georgetown was the closest and I knew there wouldn't be so much walking as my knee was killing me at that point.

 

We did the  old downtown area of Georgetown. There was a Farmer's Market going on, along with a craft sale. Gotta love fall in Georgetown, they love to shut down the square and have community activities there!

 

Here are some of the photos that I took on the photowalk and the photo that I entered the photo contest. I didn't think I had a winning photo, but it was great fun to do! I look forward to next year's photowalk!

 

Our Worldwide PhotoWalk team.

The New Phonebooks Are Here!

Hidden Sun

Old Mailbox

Vendor at the Craft Fair

Georgetown Courthouse

Visitor Center

Metal Stairs 

Flag Reflection

 

Compaq Reunion

Tomorrow, November 4th, is the Compaq 30 year reunion. The company started 30 years ago! So hard to believe.  Mike and I are driving down to Houston in the morning to attend the reunion. It's going to be at the Minute Maid Park. Free parking, free food & drinks, free Tshirt. All for $60 each!  It really doesn't matter, we would be going even if it was more per person.

 

I'm going to take my camera- big surprise there!  I'm wondering who from my former groups will be there? I think I saw John McClintock's name on the list at one point, but now I can't find it. I don't recognize any other names from people that have been in my groups when I worked there. Guess it's all in the fun of attending the reunion that will show who shows up!

 

I've got photos that I've tried to upload to the Compaq Reunion site, but the site wouldn't work right in order for me to upload them. I have photos of Karl Walker at an outing at Minute Maid Park for a baseball game. He has since died of  heart problems. God Bless him! He was a wonderful person to work for. I was his admin for several months during a re-org that Compaq was so fond of!

 

 

It's Been A While, Part II

Yes, It's Almost Been "Forever" Since My Last Post!

Yes, it's been a while. Yes, I've been busy. Yes, I'm going to try and start fresh with this blogging thing again!

 

So much has happened since last April. Too much to get into now, so I'll just write about what I was thinking about earlier. A friend of mine said that someone had called her mother "decrepit". Her mother has alzheimer's.  How sad is that?

 

I still have my Mom. My Mom is still in full control of her mental facilities at 80. Good for her! I hope she continues on well into her 100s!  She still drives herself to get her hair done every week; she still drives out to my sister's every Wednesday for coffee; and she still has her sense of humor! Go Mom!

 

My sisters and I spend a weekend a year with our Mom at Falls Mills bed & breakfast. We have some of the best times, doing nothing but talking, doing a project of some type and visiting some of the local areas sightseeing.  This year we did the Elk River Canoe Rental. Mom doesn't go with us on our outings, preferring to take a nap, read a book, or work a crossword puzzle. This year we watched a movie. Mom told us (numerous times) that that was one "damn fine movie"!  It got to be so frequent that we would all have to bite our tongues to keep from laughing out loud!

 

I hope I never hear anyone call my Mom "decrepit".  I think I would hurt them. Seriously.

 

 

Godspeed Hippie Chick

A girl I went to school with passed away a couple of weeks ago. It's one of those friends that you get shocked that they were ill to begin with, much less has just passed without any fanfare. She was a wild child back in school and was still a wild child when she left us. Of all my classmates that have passed up to now, this one is hitting me the hardest. She was so full of life. So full of fun. So full of happiness.

Good bye, Diane.

 My Old Friend
(Tim McGraw)

My old friend, I recall
the times we had hanging on my wall
I wouldn't trade them for gold
cause they laugh and they cry me
somehow sanctify me
They've woven in the stories I have told
and tell again.

My old friend, I apologize
for the years that have passed
since the last time you and I
dusted off those memories
But the running and the races
the people and the places
there's always somewhere else I had to be
time gets slim, my old friend.

Don't know why, don't know why
Don't know why, don't know why

My old friend, this songs for you
cause a few simple verses
was the least that I could do
to tell the world that you were here
cause the love and laughter
will live on long after
all of the sadness and the tears
We'll meet again, my old friend.

Goodbye, Goodbye
Goodbye, Goodbye

My old friend, my old friend
Goodbye, goodbye

It's Been A While!

Good thing my New Year's resolution wasn't to faithfully blog on here! I would have failed that one miserably!

Since the last time I wrote, we have moved from California back to Texas. This time, we're in Round Rock, just south of Georgetown where we lived prior to moving to California! We are about 3 miles from Michael and Melissa so we see them often.  Especially since I'm babysitting Jackson.  Melissa drops him off and Michael was picking him up, but he got moved to third shift, so Melissa picks him up after she gets off work.

Justin is here and going to ACC to take some math classes.  Calculus was kicking his butt, so he's starting over with Trig and working up from there. Slow going, but it puts it all in perspective for him.

Mike is tickled to death to be back in Texas. He's back at Dell and is loving it. This time he is working down at Parmer Lane rather than the main campus because that's where his group moved. He's got his old job back and working with several of the same guys he worked with prior to leaving and going to Western Digital. The first two weeks he was there, he didn't have to buy lunch since everyone he saw wanted to take him out for lunch to catch up with what he's been doing since he left Dell three years ago.

I'm trying to figure out Round Rock and get used to being back in Texas again. As soon as I got here, I got sick. I haven't been sick since we left Texas 3 years ago. I got a great case of bronchitis and a sinus infection on top of it. I took antibiotics for three weeks to get rid of the "crud" and then had to take antibiotics in an ear drop because my right ear was stopped up for almost three weeks. I figured the antibiotics I was on would cure that, too.  My mistake!

We are all (currently) healthy and doing well now.

More later!

Yes, it was a good Christmas!