Christmas of Family

Another wonderful Christmas at Urbana. Mom was here, which of course is critical to a successful Christmas. Many nice gifts, but more importantly, time to visit and enjoy. Mom took us out for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at Peking Garden with the Eastin's. From there we traveled to Wesley Church for evening services and then home to a fire on the hearth, and the traditional Sesame Street Christmas and Peter, Paul and Mary PBS Christmas specials. Colin was off to the Freeman household in Tulsa Saturday morning ,arriving late Saturday. Joel hasn't returned my Christmas phone call so he is on double secret probation. Bethany brought her friend Liz here so we could see Liz's beautiful little baby Belle; she is so small I can hold her in my hand. She is very cute!! Bethany is out and around visiting her many friends in Urbana; Abby is busy texting her new crush on her cell phone ( she will deny this accusation, and, to be fair, she is very involved in our family activities; eg, movies, cooking and baking,reading, and generally enjoying each other). Barb is being a good mom, as usual.

Well, another holiday with all my children, so, I have no complaints, only gratitude for the moment.

daddio

Eric on the RUN

you have to hear Eric's lightning fast pickin and playin to appreciate the boy: he is HOT

"reggie's" at 2150 S State. last night; 8:00- 10:00 PM. Beth, Jay( U of C PhD. student in molecular Biology; MIT graduate; real smart; real nice; real respectful of Bethany; boys that don't respect my girls get knee-capped); Joel, Eric; the band.

This boy Eric is too good to miss.

I luv him; he 's going to big places; I'm bettin on this boy. Stay tuned for the next performance; I'll be there.

daddio

pip and christmas eve

folks,

any comments on our book? I find Pip to be very brave; I find Miss Havisham to be very strange. I know this is the seminal moment in pip's climb up the ladder, but, isn't Miss Havisham a bit too fantastic?
Thoughts?

daddio

fun and games

My fellow Americans, I'm taking time away from LBJ's requests for more troops in Afghanistan. I realize another 30,000 troops will most certainly bring us to that light at the end of the table. I know the President has spoken to the French about their occupation, and be assured we are told, the French lost Vietnam, I'm sorry, the Brits and Russians lost Afghanistan because they wouldn't stay the course.

It has come to my attention that two of my beloved may be concerned abou my state of mind based on some of my postings. Be assured, almost everything I put on this blog is stated with tongue in cheek; I'm not serious about 90% of that which I put on blogs.

Now, time to get back to President Nixon' speech; he has a plan to end the wars and I wait with great curiousity regarding the same.

daddio