Thoughts and Ramblings

General things I find of interest.

Spring Break

Well, I just got back from spring break, and so now it is picture time. When I connected the camera to the computer, I realized I had pictures on there from January which I had not taken off. These pictures were just of the kitties, but still, I thought they were cute enough to include here:

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Missie_Sunning.jpg
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No, Hallie is not hissing or growling there, she is yawning, believe it or not.


Christmas

Well, Christmas has now come and gone. We all went to my grandparents’ house to celebrate along with my Aunt Cindy and her husband. We had our usual barbeque for lunch there.

Afterward, the kitties started their fun. Hallie showed us one again how much she loves to chew ribbon:

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Hallie_Chewing_Ribbon.jpg
Missie joined in with her contribution by showing us all how loud her voice is:
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Missie_Fussing.jpg
Much to our dismay, she continued show us her voice on the trip back home.


Starting Christmas Break

Well, Christmas break started on Saturday for me. Actually, you could argue that it started earlier, because on Friday I went with Aggie Christian Grads to view “The Nativity”. Was a pretty good movie. Later, we we got together and shared what amounted to too many deserts. Below is a group shot of most of the people there (I am on the left):

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ACG_Christmas_Party.jpg
Although I have still done some research while here, it is nice to have a bit of a break. Two days ago, I saw some deer in the field next to the house. I tried to sneak up on them with the camera, but I managed to scare them before I could really get some good shots. I did managed to get a bit of a blurry shot of one leaping over the fence. Maybe next time I can be more quiet:
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Deer_Leaping_Fence.jpg


Visiting the Parents

Last weekend, I went to visit my parents. On the drive down, I listed to the first two chapters of The Rookie (beware: not for children or those easily offended). I am listening to the next chapter as I write this. Started off well enough for one of Scott Sigler’s novels. Can’t wait to hear the rest.

Anyway, one of the reasons why I decided to visit my parents this weekend was the fact that my grandparents would be there also. On Saturday, we went to Lost Maples State Park. While we were there, I manged to get a picture of my dad with his parents. Not the best of pictures, but difficult to get better when one party doesn’t like to cooperate. Here they are standing next to a rock formation that sort of looks like a giant mouth:

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