julianne and joe in madagascar

and paris too...

joe give us pictures of madagascar.or all turn you purple

Natalie's Graduation & Will's Birthday

Congrats to the graduate and the birthday boy! I was a little slow to post this but still wanted to do it anyway...

julian and joe

julian and joe are coming back from madagascar and paris! yippy!

Start an Obituary Section...

Maybe we should start an obituary section for our family blog. Today we lost another dear friend. At approximately 8:11 pm, our small blue Honda was sold for a price of $900. This dear car has been through an awful lot with our family. In its prime, the "Honda" accompanied Dad to years of work at Snell and Wilmer. Then suddenly it was replaced by the suave white acura and its duties changed. The car became Clinton, Natalie, and Julianne's main transport. It wasn't an easy task. Suffering two or three accidents, the "Honda" held on without air conditioning, radio antenna, or power steering. The car endured trips to Utah from Texas and Arizona. What a great little car. We'll forever miss the dear "Honda".

It is Saturday

This is Ryan and Mom writing. Today we have two cars in the classified. We hope they sell! The real reason I want to write is I am missing my Chaco's. Can anyone help me find them? The real reason Ryan is writing is he would like more blogging from his sibblings. He likes looking at the blog but often feels that he is the only one that checks or writes. Oh Alicia is sitting here too. She hopes that the cars sell so that we can buy Grandma's car and drive around looking like old people. Some people are here now. They went for a ride in the van and now are going for a ride in the Honda. We are planning lots of end of the year parties this week. Laura a waffle party on Fri. Morning, Alicia barbeque on Thurs. night, and Eric one on Friday night. Eric is leaving elementary school, Alicia Middle School and Laura says it is tradition to have an end of the year waffle party. Well Dad is back in we are going to go have dinner. Hope to hear from you on the blog.
Love, Mom, Ryan and Alicia

Epitaph of the Apricot Tree

It is with deep sorrow that we recognize the loss of our neighbor's dear apricot tree. The tree passed on earlier today along with others of its kind in the yard yonder. The tree died at the mercy of a chainsaw, reasons and motives are unknown.

The apricot tree was a source of not only bottles of sweet nectar, but of savory dried treats. I don't think there will ever be a better party planner than our blessed apricot tree. She hosted many late night events drawing the young and old, each working to draw out the sweet juices. So many memories. If the tree were still alive today, she would undoubtedly provide hours of pleasure and work for anyone who wished to partake of her offerings. This tree will forever be remembered for the fruits of her labor and the unselfish gifts from across the fence.