Day 3 of Skiing

Kelly and I took Monday and Tuesday off as our not-so-young-as-we-thought bodies were experiencing pains and aches we haven't had in a long time.  The girls somehow continue to go to their ski school and are not having any aches at all.  We decided to rejoin the girls on Wednesday instead.

We're going skiing!!

Friday evening we packed our bags, rented a minivan, borrowed a yakima and headed East towards New Mexico.  Our plan was to drive till midnight hoping to hit Amarillo but ended in Childress instead. That's what happens if you leave Plano at 8PM.  Saturday morning, we stopped at The Big Texan to have breakfast. 
this is the home of the 72-inch steak where if you can eat it all within an hour, you get it for free.  Nope, I never even entertained the idea of having one so early in the day. We brought one of Katharine's classmate and close friend Catherine with us.

Mom's advice

I told Kelly last night that I had complained to my mom that the goose recently stated she is not a little girl anymore and should not be treated as such especially in public.  Though this request is expected, she also stated that public display of affection needs to be toned down as well.  What?? I'm so used to the hand-holding, kiss-you-in-the-forehead thing, put-my-arm-around-you kind.. and now it needs to be in check??  Dangit!  My little girl isn't a little girl anymore.  I didn't think it would be this soon but it was going to happen one way or another.  I suppose I can live with that.  Mom stated that Uli had gone thru the same thing when Ina was this age.  Though it had been a couple of years for him, its only my first couple of months.  Her advice was to basically deal with it.  There is no stopping the goose' growing.  Man, this is one heck of a transition for me..

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Texas

On Christmas Eve we were preparing for a snow storm which will give us about 5-6 inches of snow.  Of course with warmer temperatures, only an inch or two would probably stick so come Christmas Day, we woke up to a lovely sight. I'm told this has not happened since the 1920's. Cool!





A couple of videos from last year's snow storm aftermath.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas has been good this year!  Everybody in the house got what they asked Santa for.  We went and had dinner with my in-laws yesterday and today.  The goose made out like a bandit with all the presents under the tree.  We were able to get a family portrait for our holiday cards.. first ever!  The pictures came out well and we used this one for our Christmas cards.

Oh, one of the best events happened this morning when we woke up - a white Christmas!  It rarely snows in the DFW area but with last night's snow storm, we woke up to a wonderful sight.  It didn't last because the temperature during the day hit a high of 40 but still, it was a memorable event.  With my camera phone on hand, I was able to take pictures and video.  Katharine and I threw snowballs at each other until my hands went numb.  We had a great time.

My family in Manila is doing well.  Mom, Dad, and my siblings plus the eight kids are all healthy and happy.  I spoke to them and my sister in Ess Eff and she and my nephew are good as well.  I ordered a calendar through Snapfish with pictures I took when I went home this year and will be sending everybody copies.

Kelly wants to move.

It would make sense for us since her work and the Goose' school are both in Dallas.  I'm the only one who benefits by being in Plano but it would be nice to be able to go on a longer ride once we live down there.

Could this be our next home?
http://www.buydallasproperties.com/2074403_43813-4575-Thunder-Road-Dallas-TX-RES_Detail.aspx

We've made an offer and are waiting to hear from the bank since it is a foreclosure.  Kelly wants this house so bad but I'm telling her to cool it and wait until we hear from the seller.  If they reject our offer, we can either increase ours or move on to another property.  Wait and see..

Old news

I told Kelly a couple of days ago if she'd heard of Journey's new front man who sounds exactly like Steve Perry.  He happens to be Filipino and was discovered thru YouTube. I know its old news but worth sharing if you're not aware.