New Roads on the 4th

It was another great family gathering on False River in New Roads, LA. Cousins, siblings and parents all came to the camp. It was good to get away and just be with the ones you love in a place you love.

Dad and Joan blogged about it:
Dad's blog
Joan's blog

Here are some more visuals to go with it.

Refreshments!

Relaxation .... Joan and Amanda reading on the pier

More relaxation, Jamie using the hammock to its fullest!
Swimming in the River
Fireworks at Baton Rouge. We sit on the levy of the mighty Mississip' and watch the show launch from a barge in the river.

Pyrotechnics! After the Baton Rouge show we return to the camp to light off our own show! These babies were procured from Ms. Shirley in Morganza for a wad of cash and a dozen boiled crabs! Nothing like the thrill of lighting the fuse and running for it.


What a great weekend!

Rail Adventure

Last week Joan and I took a day off and decided to have an adventure on the Dallas rail system (DART). We drove to LBJ and Central Expressway and caught the redline downtown. It was very nice and easy to use. The trip was $1.50 each way.

We road down to the Cityplace station. From there we caught the free McKinney Street Car trolley. The street car runs down to the arts district. We visited to the Nasher and Dallas Museum of Art. It was a great experience. After the museums we jumped back on the trolley, then train and drove home.

It was a great day!

LBJ Train Station

Cityplace Station is deep underground

McKinney Street Trolley

Outdoor sculpture at the Nasher

CONCERT > GRADUATION > BASEBALL > STORM

Four exciting nights in a row!

Concert - Les Claypool and Matisyahu at the Palladium - Sunday


Graduation - Georgie's High School Graduation - Monday


Baseball - Rangers vs. Tronto - Tuesday


Storm - High winds, rain and lightning beat up the fence and took out power- Wednesday



Wonder what is happening tonight!

Graduation for Georgie!

Our youngest daughter, Georgie, graduated from Marcus high school today!! I'm so proud of her. Way to go! The class of 2009 is off into the world!

The Good Ol Days

I just celebrated 15 years at the mother company. After ceremonies I was talking with a fellow co-worker and before I knew we were both in "back in the gold old days" conversation.
"We used to have to work hard, kids today don't have that anymore"
"We used to accomplish stuff as a team together, not its scattered all of the world"
"We used to put a quality product and make our customers happy"

blah, blah, blah, you know how that one goes. I'm sure when I started working right out of school the old timers looked at me and then thought the good ole days too.

Times definitely have changed. And in 15 years at one company it has change tremendously. And certainly in 15 years I've changed a lot. I was 30 then and life was a whole lot different. But I am glad to still have the work and wonder what the next 15 years will be like.

Bird Dog?