November 25th, 2007

Good to my word the outside of the house is ready for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving. We arranges the lights all the way around the fence, the door and the front of the house. Then we added a nice white deer next to the fountain.

In two weeks we have tickets to go to Sacramento and ride the Polar express train. Edward will spend the weekend at Aunt Sues in San Francisco while Dorothy and I have what looks like a wonderful room for Saturday night and then Sunday we ride the train.

Thanksgiving 2007

We had a wonderful visit with the Murphy's and Mom for Thanksgiving. Turkey, Mash Potatoes, various vegetables and then the usual assortment of desserts. I am trying a new feature of the blog that should allow me to show you more pictures without having to place them in multiple places on the blog. Please let me know if you can see them. You can double click on the picture to see a larger version from Picasa. In this batch are a series of pictures from Thanksgiving dinner and two pictures one of Revel on the beach in Aptos, the other of Barbara's dogs on the driveway of LaMelpa, quite a difference.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

November 15th 2007

The attached video is a very short clip of Teddy acting in his first play called "The Dining Room". It was tonight through Saturday. Dorothy is hoping to catch the Saturday performance if her flight back is on time. He was amazingly good in the role of father in the scene's he was in. I hope it works its a video from my phone and my first in the blog. Let me know if you can see it.

November 11, 2007

On Saturday we had get together with Oma, Elda, Tara, Kenneth, and Nathan. The kids didn't really play together but its a start. We all went to the Train Place Deli for lunch, for the kids but mostly for Edward. then we took the dogs to the beach for a walk. Let me just say that I did not push anybody. They did walk about 3-4 miles, with a few hills in the way. I did feed them a Pumpkin cheesecake when it was all done.

I had a wonderful time and my dog was very very tired today.

November 2, 2007

After 30 years with a beard I have decided to be clean shaved again. No real reason but in the interest of decreasing the shock value here is a current picture. Needless to say the family is taking some time before rendering an opinion. I presume the skin on my jaw will eventually get darker. I look like I am wearing sunscreen on my face.