Archive for November, 2003

Up go the lights…

Traditionally, we have put up Christmas lights during the Thanksgiving break. It’s something that we did in my family and my wife’s when we were growing up. Since we moved to Florida, we’ve been less enthusiastic about putting up Christmas lights than we were in Texas. My personal opinion is that it has something to [...]

November 30, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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The holiday weekend is over

The holiday weekend is over — bummer! Back to work tomorrow. Good news is — 11 class days, then 3 days of finals! Very exciting! Plus, we are headed to Disney for Christmas — Epcot and Magic Kingdom! I can’t wait! I love Disney World. Our Turkey Day was lots of fun — see Donald’s [...]

November 30, 2003 · Stephanie · No Comments
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Thanksgiving II

The calm before the storm…

November 28, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and we shared dinner with the Tates (and other new friends). Here is Ginger’s 25 pound turkey. Oh man, it was good. All in all, it turned out to be a great day. Stephanie started cooking early in the morning and I started taking dishes over to Tate’s house shortly after noon. [...]

November 28, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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Speeding

I neglected to pack my lunch yesterday, so it was ultimately my fault. That’s what I keep telling myself. Nothing like a little guilt . . . Because I forgot my lunch, I decided that I would drive home and eat — I live only about 7 minutes from work, so it would be better [...]

November 26, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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Operation Christmas Child follow-up

I was talking with someone at work the other day who commented not on the success of the project (see below), but rather the “interesting” separation between church and state given that the project was held on school grounds… public school grounds. That struck me as odd — the high school there has a number [...]

November 25, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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Operation Christmas Child

Last week, Stephanie and a whole slew of kids from Interact and French Club stayed at school until 9:00pm at a stuffing party for the Operation Christmas Child project. They managed to stuff over 200 shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and candy. In fact they had so many gifts that they ran out [...]

November 24, 2003 · Donald · No Comments
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