P A C E M: December 2005

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Caught Napping

Caught Napping, originally uploaded by THOS.

Angel and Tiki 'stand guard' while A gets ready for a wild New Year's Eve dance.

12-31-05 West terrace

12-31-05 West terrace, originally uploaded by THOS.

A beautiful New Year's Eve Day. Tonight we meet Kelly and Ethan and the Wymans at Onion Creek for a dinner and dance.

Michael leaves for home

Michael leaves for home, originally uploaded by THOS.

Leaving December 27 for his flight to Chicago and on to Stockholm with over 140 pounds packed including provender from Costco and HEB and new threads and Ariat boots from A&T. For Michael's 'inside' view go to

Michael's pictures.

Heimat

Heimat, originally uploaded by THOS.

Leaving for home

Sisters

Sisters, originally uploaded by THOS.

Sarah and Lowry have been family for a long time.

Sarah the Snowbunny

Sarah the Snowbunny, originally uploaded by THOS.

A perfect gift for the Chicago babe.

Reading THE BOOK

Reading the BOOK, originally uploaded by THOS.

Justin reads his ode d'sewer to Duke, continuing a 40-year tradition.

M&A

M&A, originally uploaded by THOS.

What a loving pair.

RA&B2

RA&B2, originally uploaded by THOS.

In the Bude the sisters pose in front of their high school picture.

On the Guadalupe

On the Guadalupe, originally uploaded by THOS.

On the Guadalupe River near Matt & Deanna's new place.

Lowry Family

Lowry Family, originally uploaded by THOS.

Michael set up a driftwood tripod for a family portrait.

Ethan is King of the mulch

King of the mulch, originally uploaded by THOS.

We trooped over to Matt and Deanna's house site which has been cleared of juniper - Texas Cedar - and discovered this mountain of very fragrant shavings.

Lowry men

Lowry men, originally uploaded by THOS.

We gathered at Heimat for TexMex (hosted by Anna), gifting and lots of family love. Here are the 'real' Lowry men: Taylor, Matt, Jon, Michael, T, and Ethan.

Angel stretches

Angel stretched out, originally uploaded by THOS.

A's furry baby is working really hard.

Ethan loves Henry

Ethan loves Henry, originally uploaded by THOS.

Merry Christmas to his favorite 'little' dog.

A likes her iMac

A likes her iMac, originally uploaded by THOS.

She was expecting just an iPod, and Santa brought her a new computer.

Santa T gives out presents

Santa T gives out presents, originally uploaded by THOS.

Looking the part - Ho Ho Ho!

Christmas morning

Christmas morning, originally uploaded by THOS.

The calm before the frenzy.

Lorn played a concert

Lorn played a concert, originally uploaded by THOS.

Sunset on the bell tower at Highland Park Methodist during Lorn's concert.

Seeing Lorn off to HPUMC

Seeing Lorn off to HPUMC, originally uploaded by THOS.

From Melron's front yard Michael sees his Mama Papa off to play the carillon for a Christmas Eve service.

Mike tells a story

Mike tells a story, originally uploaded by THOS.

In the evening we feasted at the Melron's and enjoyed M's jokes and stories.

Etha and her girls

Etha and girls, originally uploaded by THOS.

After lunch Etha enjoys her daughters.

Lorn's girls

Lorn's girls, originally uploaded by THOS.

Anticipating the delicious fare in the Medici Room

Sunrise reflection

Sunrise reflection, originally uploaded by THOS.

Early Christmas Eve morning in Dallas from our Double Tree Hotel room in Campbell Center.

Edgemere 12-24-05

Edgemere 12-24-05, originally uploaded by THOS.

The family gathered in Dallas for Christmas: A fancy dinner at Edgemere hosted by Etha and Lorn and a fun time at the Melron's.

Bucky

Bucky, originally uploaded by THOS.

Bold Bucky is one of four bucks in our herd: he is a young buck with 6 points, one other small buck has 7 or 8, a bigger buck with an unusually high rack has 6 points and there is one spike buck. These guys have been chasing the does and yearlings around the meadow all month.