Thanksgiving Picts and Fun

Hey! These are some pictures of the niece and nephews. The second picture is of some of us watching the game. I really like the shirts, don't you? The first picture is of David, and he's really gotten big. He's crawling all over the place!!! All right, so to keep my promise I'll tell you a little more about all the fun we had with the niece and nephews and with Thanksgiving.
Jesse, Stephen and I all stayed at the Taylor's house long after Mom and Dad had left on Thanksgiving Day. It was mostly because we were in the middle of a good game of 42 when Mom said she was ready to go home. Anyway, after they left we ate supper there and watched James and Aaron take on Barbara and Joey(James's sister and brother-in-law). That was quite an interesting game, but what was even more funny was when James and Aaron took on their parents. That was cool, especially when Aaron got the perfect hand and bet three marks. Boy, that was cool! All right, you're probably looking at the computer with a blank look wondering what in the world is Stacey talking about! The game 42 is played with dominos up to the double six. It's basically like a game of cards except with dominos. You have what you call counter, which is any domino equalling in number five or ten. Those dominos get you extra points. Then you have trumps which is basically what the highest bidder declares is trumps. It may be fives, two, ones, whatever. You start the game by going around the table and starting the bidding at 30(that's the total amount of points you bid to be able to win), and the bidding can go as high as four or five marks possibly. I've only been in a game where three marks was bet. The bidding starts at the left of the person who shuffled and they can either pass or bid. If the person next to them wants to bid over a person who has bet 30 than they can bid 31 0r 32. Then the game begins by the highest bidder declaring what is trumps, and then the strategy of winning a set begins. You're are probably still giving me a weird look, but you should get my brother-in-law to explain it. 42 is the official game of Texas A&M, by the way. ;^) Gig'em Aggies!!!!!!!!!!
We did have fun watching the Aggies vs. Longhorns game even though we got beat. It actually was a closer game than I thought it would be. It is too bad that they don't show half-time. I would have loved to see the Aggie Marching Band do their stuff! We went over to Barbara and Joey's apartment to watch the game, and had quite a blast. Well, I guess I'd better go! Talk to you soon and God bless!!!

Thanksgiving Fun

Hey!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I remember that the first thing I did when I woke up on Thanksgiving morning while I was still lying in bed was thank the Lord for His abundant blessings upon my life and the lives of those I love. Well, we went over to the Taylors and had quite a time. The food was really great, and even helping with the dishes was really fun. After all that was done we all sat down and sang for a couple of hours out of the PBH. After that James, Aaron(James's brother), Stephen, and I sat down to a good game of 42. Course, me and Stephen got beat, but it was still fun. I'll have to tell you more about the rest of it all and the Aggie vs. Longhorns game tomorrow because my time is almost up. I'll even be nice and throw in some pictures! Talk to ya soon!!!

It's almost Thanksgiving!!!

Wow! Tomorrow it Thanksgiving! I'm really looking forward to it! Ah...Turkey and dressing.... :) Course, we all know that it's not how we celebrate it that's important, but why we celebrate it. We celebrate it to give thanks to God for his many blessings throughout the year. It is rather sad that Thanksgiving isn't as popular in the secular world. Our pastor was talking about how the secular world can't really commercialize and make as much money off of Thanksgiving as they do Christmas. I think there is great meaning in that! During Christmas it seems that all people think about is what they want and that they need to buy, buy, buy. Thanksgiving is giving thanks for all those things we have and enjoy. We do not celebrate Christmas in our home. We believe that you should celebrate the birth of the Son of God everyday of the year. Besides, I'm not Catholic and Christmas is a Catholic holiday, and I believe the Catholics to be pagan so there you go. Anyway, enough of that...
We're planning to go over to the Taylor's house to celebrate Thanksgiving. James and Julie will be there along with Stephen and of course the rest of the Taylor family. Justin and my other brother will not be there, unfortunately. Oh, well, that's just the way it goes.
I am hoping to get some more pictures on here at some point, but just haven't gotten to it. Maybe next time. Talk to you soon and God bless!!!

Howdy!

Well, today sure has been interesting....

I was sitting at the table this morning eating my Kix and drinking my coffee when we got a telephone call. Julie and James were expected to be getting here about supper time tonight and I had school to do plus a whole pile of chores to do before they got here. Julie was calling to tell us that they were making such good time that they'd be here by lunch. I was excited that they'd be here early until I realized how much stuff I'd have to try to get done before they got here. I was a little grumpy about it for a while, then I realized how selfish I was acting. Here I was thinking about all the trouble I was going to have to go through and think all about myself. That is not the Christian attitude. I then asked God to forgive me for it and just tried to do the best I could about getting school and chores done. I didn't get it all done in time, but then my nephews Samuel and Benjamin decided to help me sweep off the porch. It was so cute!
Well, I guess I need to get off here pretty soon. I feel really tired at the moment. Well, talk to you soon!!

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One man's junk is another man's treasure

Hey! Sorry it's been a while since I last posted. I've been either too busy or too tired to really post on here. :/
Today we worked at a yard sale. Brother Tom and Sister Kathy(our pastor and his wife) were having a yard sale so we thought we'd combine the effort to sale stuff with our own. It was I think the most fun I've ever had at a yard sale! We had out in front of Joe's museum which is right on the highway. Three of the Ritchies, Eric, Ellen, and Emily, came to see us while we were there. Emily and Ellen had come up to Lubbock to visit Eric, and it was so great to visit with them and tell some good jokes. We also went over to a cafe that just recently opened and checked it out. I think I'm going to have to go over there again soon, it was really neat. We didn't make a whole lot off the sale, but got rid of some stuff. I myself only made $1.50, but I think Dad and Mom made about $75. I sure am tired though! We had a dust storm blow through during the sale, and it didn't really help the allergies I've been fighting.
Well, nothing other than that's really been going on. Julie and James and their bunch are coming to visit this next week! I'm so excited to get to see them that I can hardly wait. I haven't seen them since July.
I think I'm going to go. I'm really tired as is the rest of the family. A good night's rest sounds really great at the moment. :D Talk to you soon, my dear blog reader!!!

Busy would be the proper word

Hey! We have been pretty busy lately. Dad kind of gave us all a scare when he started having chest pains and pain in his forearm. Thankfully, all the tests they ran came back negative and clear, but they just suggested that he make some more changes in his diet. If any of you know Dad, you'd know that he's pretty picky about his diet and it's pretty hard to change things, but he has made some modifications which seem to be helping some. They also said that he needs to get more exercise, and mom's doctor said that she needed to get a stationary bike for therapy on her knee, so I don't know what we're going to do.
I was so excited to hear that there's going to be another Sacred Harp singing on the 20th! It's going to be at that same Episcopal church that we went to for the last one. I wonder if they really paid attention to what they were actually singing, like the song, "Go tell it to the World" says on the chorus "Poor mourners found a home at last through free grace and a dying lamb". The acoustics were great though.
School has been going pretty well. Calculus isn't too bad yet, and I finally had a day where I wasn't so worn out. Ever since I took that crazy ACT my brain has been rather out of whack. I mean, I was talking in jibber-jabber for a couple of days. That seems to happen when I get really tired or stressed, I try to talk and I get weird looks from mom and Jesse. Then I realize I just said something incomprehendable, and try to correct myself. I usually just put a disclaimer on anything coming out of my mouth. It was really bad after I got back from July Boot Camp(a teenage Bible study camp for those of you who don't know) and I was so tired that I could hardly say anything worth listening to. Jesse thought that it was so funny, and I just gave one of those mean sister looks. Oh, well, I guess it was my own fault. I was already really tired from Camp Moriah, and then I had to went to Boot Camp and wore myself out again.
Well, I started reading The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne today. So far, it seems rather sad, but I've only read the first two chapters. It's required reading in my schoolwork, by the way. I'm still also working on reading Sherlock Holmes. I have been so busy with school that I don't always have the time to read it, but I have made some progress. The last time I went up to the library the lady was asking me if this was required reading or recreational, because I think that was the fourth time I had renewed it. I guess I'll finish it sometime, but it is quite a huge volume.
Well, fall really has set in. All the leaves around here seem to all be turning. I sure do miss summer though. Well, I guess I'll talk to ya later! God bless!