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Just like that, it is 2010.

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Christmas Day

Christmas day has turned to Christmas night. The pups are sound asleep, near their new toys. My mom and dad came over and we had an excellent dinner prepared by Armywife. It rained most of the day, but inside it was warm and cozy. By the end of the day, the rain had stopped and the fog took over.

We video chatted with the Airman and he looked in good spirits. He was heading to a friends home for dinner. The Mechanic shared a picture of their new Wii.I hope all is well with everyone and you had an enjoyable Christmas.

Remember that Jesus is the reason for the season - Keep A Smile On Your Face.

Christmas Eve Chats

Technology has come a long way since we've been married. I can remember our first time being in Germany (early 80's) and having to count our money to make sure we had enough to make a call back to the states. It wasn't cheap back then. 

Our second go round, phone cards had come, the Internet was available and a call was under $0.40 a minute, much more affordable. I think it actually went under $0.20 a minute by the time we left Germany in 2000.

This is our first Christmas without a child present since 1983, that is a long time. Tonight we did a video chat with The Airman in Utah. He even took us on a tour of his new apartment. It was nice to see and speak to him. He got to see us and even Bailey and Baxter got into the act. Chester is way to big to pick up and put in front of the camera, not to mention he was sleeping so good on his bed. Later we called on my iPhone to The Mechanic, currently in Ohio. We turned the speaker phone on and had a very nice phone call with him.

Tomorrow we'll reconnect with Utah so The Airman can chat and see his grandparents. I'm sure we'll also give The Mechanic and Pepper a call.

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Keep A Smile On Your Face.

No Snow for Fayetteville

Instead of shoveling snow on Sunday, I spent the day blowing leaves and cleaning up the yard. My dog "helpers" were with me for most of the time. Well, Bailey was with me all of the time. In fact I almost had a Bailey-oscopy when I stopped all of a sudden. Once we were done, I threw the Frisbee for the girl. The Mechanic and Pepper came over and we enjoyed dinner and a trip out to look at Christmas Lights in Hope Mills. We stopped at Steve's house and enjoyed the lightshow and music broadcast over the radio. A very nice job, not to mention some of my favorite Christmas music from Trans Siberian Orchestra.

You can see our Christmas tree and a photo or two by visiting Sunday Stills on the left side of this blog or you can visit another site of photos I have at Morephotosplease.

In February Armywife and I are heading out to see Lord of the Dance and with luck we'll get to go see Wicked at the Durham Performing Arts Center in the Spring.

Armywife had the Bunco Babes over for their Annual Christmas Party. The house was decorated for Christmas with all of the Dicken's Village stuff put up.

It will just be Armywife, Regular Guy and the dogs (including Baxter) on Christmas morning. Mom and dad are coming over for dinner. The Mechanic and Pepper will be in Ohio and the Airman will be living it up in his new apartment out in Utah.

It looks like many of you will have a White Christmas, lucky dogs. Oh well, I can take a nap and dream about having a White Christmas and going out in the snow with the dogs and sledding and warm hot chocolate afterwards.

Taking a que from my Sunday Stills adventures I've left a card for all of you visitors to this site.
Merry Christmas to all - Keep A Smile On Your Face and your driveway clear.

Christmas is Near

Only one more week until Christmas! We will be empty nesters this year, neither of the boys will be here for Christmas. The Airman is trying to stay warm and keep his car dug out of the snow at Hill AFB near Ogden, Utah. The Mechanic is flying to Ohio to join his bride,Pepper at her grandparents home. They (the boys and Pepper) will in all likelihood have a white Christmas, or at least a very cold one.

It will be us and the dogs & cat. We will enjoy the day and celebrate the birth of Christ with my parents, Poochiegirl and FlxFlyer. It will be nice, but not quite the same.

The Airman is moving off base, lucky him. The dorms (barracks for those of us who served a ways back) are overflowing with Airmen. He moves before Christmas. He will reside only 5 minutes from base and share the apartment with at least one, maybe two other Airmen. He may not be coming home in January as planned, so Armywife and I may have to head that way, via airplane, not by car. Although we could pick up where the Airman and I left off, 312,467 bottles of beer on the wall, you take one down and pass it around... you get the idea.

Hope all is well with everyone, there is still a chance you can redeem yourself and get a gift instead of a lump of coal from Santa.

Keep A Smile On Your Face. 

Six More Days

The Airman and I are heading to Hill AFB, Utah in six days. It should be a cramped fun adventure for father and son as we traverse the country in a Chevy Aveo. At least it is a 4 door. We have our packing list, shipping list, keep - but don't send list and throw away list. I can actually see some progress in my garage.The weather out there was 45 this morning. My kind of August weather. I'll have to toss a fleece jacket in with the shorts and t-shirts for the trip.

My cameras (digital and video are ready). I have extra memory and an extra battery.

Having dinner today with the whole family, FlxFlyer is doing well and Poochiegirl is also happy. The Mechanic and Pepper are coming over too (remember the red pitcher, lol).New website for Sunday Stills and Macro photos. I promise this is it. I will be taking this site down soon.

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Sunday Stills - The Elements

Wow, this was a challenge. Figuring out what to use was hard.

Take a look at how everyone else interpreted the challenge at Sunday Stills. There are many discussions on the elements and what they consist of. I went with Earth, Wind/Air, Fire, Water as the basics with some sites listing metal and wood. I tried something different with posting mulitple shots too. Don't know if I really like it.I did go to the archives for these photos. Fire - our fireplace; Wood - Carving from Black Forest area in Germany; Earth/Metal - Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina; Wind/Air - Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina; Water - Bailey the Waterbug.

Another busy week for us. FlxFlyer is home and talking back to the TV - normal. The Airman is home on leave waiting to go to his first real assignment - the dining room is a mess - normal.

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Sunday Stills - Fences

Sunday Stills challenge - fences. We have an escape attempt from one of the inmates and we have the old and new fence. The old is mine, the new belongs to the neighbor.

The Airman comes home this week. Some leave and then on to his first assignment in Utah. FlxFlyer is going in for surgery again this week and Poochiegirl is going to spend the night with us. Good eats for her, sorry dad, you'll have to wait until you get home.

It has been crazy to say the least around here. I did manage to almost finish a quilt hanger for Armywife. I'll post a shot once it is done.

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Return of the Airman

The Airman will return in a few short days. Armywife is ready to fix his favorite foods. I'm ready to turn over his car. Did I mention we're doing a father son road trip to his next duty station in Utah. 2100 miles give or take a 100. Actually I'm looking forward to it. I'll fly back once he reports in.FlxFlyer is doing much better since his surgery last week. I believe he got a green light from the doctor today to resume normal life.

Keep A Smile On Your Face.