Houston Fun
It’s nice to live close enough to very nice big Texas honky tonk way back in the Piney Woods where you can go to relax and have fun occasionally on a Friday night. Pam would get those “Friday Night Blues ” and be ready to go out by the time I got home from work on Friday night. Unlike the song, I was ready to go out too, so we always had a great time. Here’s what we did. Continue reading
Houston Christmas
Family projects are often wonderful experiences that all family members will remember the rest of their lives. While in Houston, we completed a project together that we will cherish the memory of forever. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Station SLOB
Having fun at home with your entire family is one of the best ways to build sound family relationships and memories that are dear to your heart. Here’s one activity we all had a ball doing at home
Little Blue Blue
My favorite aunt, Bueldine, was a master at telling stories. When she told a story she put her heart and soul into the effort. I heard many many Little Blue Blue stories that would always keep all the kids just mesmerized. The one she told on the tape in Houston (refer to “Station SLOB” blog) was my favorite and I shall attempt to reproduce it below. I will add phrases in parentheses to help explain where necessary. Tell this to your grand kids, they’ll love it. Continue reading
Deep Sea Fishing
Everyone needs to try Gulf of Mexico deep sea fishing at least once. If your trip turns out like ours did, you’ll likely think once is enough. Continue reading
Odessa
When your intuition is telling you not to do something, if you give in, you may deeply regret it later. This story reports the mistake I made that gave me an ulcer. Continue reading
Ingrown Toenails
We all have our little idiosyncrasies that set us apart from others. This story describes one of my idiosyncrasies that puts me clear out there in outer space. Continue reading
The Mickey Mouse Gang
Some of the most important things we gain as we travel through life are the friends we make along the way. The memories of the activities we enjoyed with these friends will remain with us always. This story is about some our our best friends we made memories with. Continue reading
Rio Grande Rafting
Our family has always been very close. For a number of years, we all vacationed in the South Fork, Colorado area. In the summer time there were as many as 25 of us together enjoying ourselves. One particular activity we all did together was rafting the Rio Grande River. This story describes the activity we all enjoyed. Continue reading
Rio Grande Dry Fly Fishing
As any experienced fisherman will tell you, fly rod fishing is the finest method of any to hook, play, and land a fish. The following story tells how my dad and I used our fly rods for catching Brown Trout on the Rio Grande River near South Fork, Colorado. Continue reading