Archives for 2008

My American Airlines Fun

Last week, I had to take a business trip to Dayton, OH. As usual, we were flying on American Airlines. Our flight left Tucson about 15 minutes prior to American grounding their entire fleet of MD-80s. We were informed of this action upon our arrival in Chicago O’Hare airport. There was a lot of groans […]

Destructo Dog Demolishes Door Frame

While we were enjoying the excitement and fun of Bandera, Texas, our dogsitter called us to let us know that our beloved Sue Ellen, the wonder mutt, had gone a little nuts while we were gone and managed to shred the door frame in our bathroom that served as her kennel. The dog sitter had […]

Bandera Part V – Horseback Riding, More Shopping and Goodbyes

Thursday was the highlight of the trip to the Flying L Ranch in Bandera, Texas. Even though Sean and Savannah have many school mates that have horses and often participate in rodeo and horse events, Sean and Savannah have not had an opportunity to horseback ride. Grandmother and Grandpop treated all 5 of the kids […]

Bandera, TX – Part IV Water Park and Board Games

Finally, on Wednesday of our trip, we had a warm enough day to utilize the water park. They opened up the water park for a few weeks in November and then opened it again this spring. The park features a children’s splash area with bubbly fountains, slides and a huge bucket that fills and dumps […]

Bandera, Texas – Part III

Tuesday was our day to be San Antonio tourists. On the agenda were the River Walk, Mexican lunch, river boat tour, and the Alamo. We started out at the River Center Mall and then walked along the River Walk to one of the oldest and the largest restaurants on the San Antonio River, Casa Rio. […]

Bandera, Texas – Part II

First, I thought I’d give a brief description of the Flying L. The ranch has been around for a while but it looks like they are adding units and amenities in the effort to grow their business. We stayed at their time share units booked through my parents membership in ICE. These are new condo […]

Our Trip to Bandera Texas, Part I

We headed off to Texas last Friday for a one week family reunion/vacation at the Flying L Guest Ranch in Bandera, Texas. The trip started off very smoothly with me picking up Steve from work at 4:15 and our heading East on I-10 towards Texas. We made a longer than planned stop in Lordsburg, NM […]

Rosetta Stone

Now that the next cruise is booked, its time to start getting ready for it. The trip originates in Barcelona, Spain and ends in San Juan, Puerto Rico – both are Spanish speaking areas. This past Christmas, as a gift, I got Rosetta Stone German. I occasionally go to Germany on business and have worked […]

Next Cruise Booked

Well, on Friday we put our names down on the Celebrity cruise on the Summit from Barcelona to San Juan. The 14 day cruise includes stops in the Canary Islands, Maderia and St.Maartaan. It should be a fantastic cruise. I have heard wonderful things about the seasoned cruisers that choose the transatlantic cruises, so I […]

Sean Changes Baseball Teams

Sean has decided to change baseball teams this upcoming season. He is right on the age limit between what the baseball league terms minor and majors. He could play minors again this season, but it would be with a bunch of younger kids. So, he wants to play majors. Unfortunately, our small little, rural community […]