washing machines don't know it's christmas

the only (and most handsome) appliance repair man in waco who works on christmas day..
claire, taking her usual role as supervisor.
merry christmas!

a very merry

the tree, with a very special tree skirt made by jeremy's mom, featuring a beautiful applique from his grandmother, and a few gifts. a tree complete.

merry christmas xo

step two, i hope we get done in time

well this was supposed to be the magical transformation, but he still kind of looks jank. needs a hat and shoes. he looks like the one from charlie brown christmas but that wasn't intentional, which is a little bit sad. so he's not ready, but he'll get there.

a little late, but not too

my christmas tree, he is not dressed yet, just waiting for him to relax. yesterday jse strung him with lights, but it did not look right. so he's just going to be like this for another day. but he's good enough just being him.
the dogs don't care about christmas. they think it is any other time of year, just a little bit colder. winnie is freaked out by moving lighted yard decorations. i asked claire if she knew who baby jesus was and she just smacked her lips.
this is a picture i was going to send to one of my favorite design/decorating blogs which regularly features pets, and then i saw how dirty the floor was and now it will go only on my blog.

christmas party favor

went to the annual blagg christmas party, youngdae sported the woman's scarf i got him 12 years ago. he still pulls it out every year.

the ornery host in the middle
jake
yd, jse and me in ambiant lighting

can you help me find my protractor?

does anyone think that evan looks like an engineer for sun microsystems? pretty mommy

just in case..

..yd becomes something great in the restaurant world one day, i need this photo as evidence of his humble roots..

happy thanksgiving

the only picture i have from two thanksgiving gatherings, taken by jse's 3 year old niece, hallie.

meet pistol

this is pistol, i love him. he is a black mouthed cur like winnie (they also report to the same boss) but weighs about twice as much. he is vicious towards hogs and cows but is very shy and sweet around people.
i don't know what he was doing here. he looks like he is trying to put himself into a corner but can't find one.
this sums up how claire feels about pistol (any dog other than herself). very suspicious. always watching.

good bye truck

jeremy is getting a new truck today. i will miss him, we have ridden around a whole lot in this guy. lots of random towns, country roads and through many a pasture. thanks truck, you've been good.

garage renovation pt 1

i am renovating my garage. so i thought i'd take us step by step through the whole process. i meant to do this with several other home projects, but i never have.

before

a dead tree, which sat behind the garage, had to be taken out but the people i called to get bids just shook their heads. the tree was tangled up in the power lines of four house holds. not good.

so jse rented one of these!

cuteup up and away

sometimes i am convinced that jse works better in the dark. at one point, he was 40 feet in the air with a pole saw, in the pitch dark, using only his head lamp. scary. the guys from the electric company were coming by intermittently to sight see..

now that's over and they have continued to excavate. now it looks like this.


to be continued..