We'll miss you, Cindyness!

It hardly felt like any time at all, but then it was time to say goodbye to Cindy as she got ready to go back to Zambia.

Frances and Anastasia came to bring her to spend some time with them in Fort Worth before she left, and Charles was there with his kids too, so that was a treat.

All this against the backdrop of McDonald's on Judge Ely, which had had a major renovation done.  We were quite silly, gawking at the newness of it all, and the sudden high techedness of the ordering system.

It was very Abilene and Texas themed, with a huge map of the city on one wall.

And Uncle Lin and his pals took a little time to get back into their McD groove, but I think they're starting to warm up to it.

We will miss you tremendously, Cindy.  We love you and hope to see you soon.

Cosmic Twin-dom

3  months after we bid our farewells to our dear Dick Garrett, we bid adieu to his twin brother Don.

They were a special pair, those two.

We will remember them fondly.

Happy Birthday, Jim!

I think around here, birthdays are just an excuse for the boys/kids to get together and make a lot of noise :)

Of course, we grownups had fun visiting too :)

Windy Mills

We live in one of the Windiest Areas in Texas.

Windmills are a stone's throw from our home.

So, it is never a surprise that we often see Windmill Parts being transported on trains.

But every time, we are still in awe.

Propane Run

Although it hadn't been a super cold winter, there were a few times when there was a really cold snap that lasted for days.  And when we ran out of propane, we needed to go by and refill our tanks.




Of course, the little boy wanted to go out and watch the goings on, and what ensues? Goofiness.

I, on the other hand, was super glad to be inside the car with the heater on :P

Turkey Bounty

Take a look at the prices on Turkey Breasts at Walmart the other day.

Needless to say, we bought A Few.

Massive Tumbleweededness

We were traveling down our highway when something caught the hub's eye.

We HAD to stop and take some pictures :P

Low Carbedness.

I have a strong history of Diabetes in my family.  AND I am perpetually overweight and trying to lose some of it.

So, we have been trying to maintain a low carb lifestyle - which is torturous, seeing how much I love NOODLES and RICE, being Asian and all.

We have been trying out healthy substitutes like Almond Flour Bagels, Flax Seed Burger Buns and Quinoa.
Oh, and Spaghetti Squash and Zucchini Noodles. 

The hubs love these almond crackers and I make some for him every few weeks. :)

I haven't gotten them down perfect yet, but hey, we're getting there.

Not The Droids

After many years of procrastinating, I have finally started watching Dr. Who.  I think I got a little put off at first because I started by watching the very first episode of the very first series, and didn't really enjoy it.

Then, a few weeks ago, I decided I needed to begin watching it again, but this time, to start with the reboot 2005 version, starting with the 9th Doctor.

I haven't looked back since, and have enjoyed every single corny episode. I am currently on the 2nd season of the revival, with David Tennant taking over the reins from Christopher Eccleston, and saw an episode last night that just completely made me go, "OH!".

You see, I have had this t-shirt that I had purchased on Woot.com for some time now, and I always thought that C3PO was in disguise as the robot from Metropolis. Little did I realise that it was really a Cyberman from Dr. Who.  R2D2 is also disguised as a Whovian character, the iconic Dalek.

Now if I can only figure out who BB8 is supposed to be.

edit 5/1/2018 BB8 is actually disguised as the little Adipose creatures!

More Snowflake Goodness

Happy 2018, all.

New Year Sprinkles

We haven't gotten much snow at all this winter. Just some powdering here and there a couple of times.

This was one of them.

I brought the dogs out in the morning and had little snowflakes fall on my jacket.

It always makes me happy to see individual snowflakes :)