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Arie's tracks in the backyard. He was getting the snow off the edge of the roof. It is pretty deep. Using the snow blower on the street in hopes that the plow won't totally fill up the end of the driveway. wishfull thinking!! Our view front the front window. Feeding the birds.

old tv new TV At long last we have new furniture in the family room...it took at least three years. We think we like it. We have thirty days to decide. The love seat is coming on Tuesday and then we need a rug. We also got a new TV which I think we will mount on the wall.

My daughter sent this to me...funny Lipstick in School -- Priceless!! According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and c...

Some landmarks The vegetations was gorgeous! palm trees bird of paradise petunias (and cyclamens and others all in full bloom) Our hotel (it was right in front of Macy's...) I was able to spend a few days last week in San Antonio at a convention. The Alamo with a ranger. Texas rangers...I think! more views of the Alamo. The movie set was quite different and way outside of town.

Nathan and Hunter (his nephew) totally engrossed in an electronic game.They also spent lots of time on the computer playing old Nintendo games. Kendall (Hunter's little sister). Charlie and Grandma and Kendall Charlie and Arie Charlie and Nathan. This is a big dog! Aaron and Kendall...she's not too sure about this guy..but then neither are the rest of us! Molly is definitely starting to show...March 30 is the due date. Once again Charlie...definitely the center of attention! Paul and Ann, Megan (Molly's two sisters) and Aaron Kendall...seeking refuge!! and No ..I did not get up to go shopping! even though there are a lot of good deals out there! maybe next year!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It's been an extremely busy month and I am looking forward to a few days ... no not of rest but of catching up. I have two sets of exams and two sets of compositions to grade by Monday. Tomorrow we are celebrating Thanksgiving with Nathan and Molly at their house...What a treat! I'll take pictures and post them tomorrow.

Some of our fall colors. A couple of the university buildings where I hope we will have our new program . I can't believe it's been a month since I posted something. I went to Merida, Mexico for a business trip. I am planning a new semester program and was not getting replies to my emails so I had to go and talk to people in person. I got there Sunday afternoon , spent three days meeting with as many people as I could and came back on Thursday...exhausted. The weather in Merida was very warm! I don't know if I'll be able to survive for four months! Here the weather has been warmer than than usual. It's been great. Nathania and Storman were here for a short visit. They went on a wine tour in northern MI with some friends so we didn't see too much of them. They arrived the same night I got back from Mex so Arie only had to make one trip to the airport. Sarah had left earlier that day to visit Chelsea in Minnesota. (check out their blogs for the whole story)

It was an absolutely gorgeous day here in west Michigan. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing and the temperature got to at least 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Unbelievable! I went biking with a group of friends from church and then headed over to the 'cottage' of one of the couples. The fall colors are starting!