Friday, December 24, 2010

Fah Who For-Aze



It is Christmas Day in New Zealand (they may be a small country, but Santa comes there first), and hopefully Mr. Curious is happily engaged in exploring the spoils of the season. Fortunately, we were able to witness his opening of our gift several days ago before Skype struggled and went down. Unfortunately, the Baby-All-Star's First Christmas Hoopla had to be postponed til next week since he and his family have been fighting a nasty bug that invaded North Texas.

That leaves the DH and moi , roasting chestnuts by the fire, with our pathetic tree ( and you thought everything was bigger in Texas) to celebrate on our own. Of course, one is never really alone at Christmas because memories of so many Christmases Past dance in one's head. So, my little elves, just like the Whos discovered: Christmas comes ... no matter what. May yours be filled with glee, not greed.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Texas Toes


If you live in Texas, you gotta own a pair of boots. Tiptoeing is not an option and swaggering is a must. Dallas beauty queens cannot wait for cooler weather in order to pull on their boots and go out to do some ridin' and ropin'. Men too - sometimes with chaps - at the beach. Well, that's a story for another day .......



Of course, cowboy boots are not de rigueur for every occasion. We can be quite civilized, y'all. Nevertheless, we will walk all over you.