High School Cmas Concert was good

We enjoyed the high school's band concert tonight. Both Jacob and Megan played in it, so it was fun to see them doing their thing. Everybody sounded good and had a good time. It helped us all get in a more festive mood :-) Hope you're feeling festive, too!

Return to Bethlehem weekend

Sue and the kids had a great time being a part of the RTB "live nativity village" at our church again this year. We had lots of people go through our version of Bethlehem and see the real reason that we celebrate Christmas :-) Sue was a greeter this year and was available to interpret for any hearing-impaired people that came. Jacob helped out with logistics and keeping people moving, Stephen and Kevin were kids in the village, and Megan played a pregnant Mary on the road with Jospeph. Good job, family!

The moon, Jupiter, and Venus

I hope you had a chance to go outside just after sunset and see the moon, Jupiter, and Venus tonight. It was awesome! Jupiter was brighter than any of the airplanes flying in the pattern near the house, and Venus was the next-brightest thing in the sky. I ran and tore Jacob and Megan from their digital worlds to see this, and called Sue at Scouts and my parents out in Oregon to tell them about it.

I remember when the Peiades (sp?) meteor shower was exceptionally strong one year I woke the kids up at 4:30am to go outside and watch it, and even took them out to see Mars when it was large and red in the sky. And I even stood out on the deck all night to videotape a lunar eclipse. All of this and no telescope!

Now all we need is a comet or something :-)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's hoping you take some time to be thankful for all the blessings God has given you in your life and all of us in our lives here on Earth. I am extremely thankful for the life He has given me, for the family he has made me a part of (both physical AND spiritual), and for all the really cool things He has let me do over the years (including working for the FAA in all the roles I've had with them). Give us a call if you get the chance...

'Going Steady' Anniversary

Today Sue and I celebrate 26 years of 'going steady' - woohoo! I asked her and gave her my class ring so she could wear it, and our relationship has continued to grow and grow over the years. Pretty cool, huh?

Happy Birthday, Megan!

My beautiful daughter turns 15 today! Woohoo! We're going to have a celebration with the family, then have a party for her sometime next week. She's chomping at the bit to get her Learner's permit so she can start driving us around, which should be pretty exciting. Let the fun begin!

Good visit from Michael

My brother is in town for some training up in Kennesaw, so while he
was here he made time to come down and spend the evening with us. He
got to go with me to pick up the kids after band practice, then ate
dinner with us and just hung out for a while. We even got on Skype
and did the video-phone thing with his wife and kids out in Oregon!
It was really great to get some time with him, something we don't get
to do very often. Woohoo!