Author name: PapaMarshall

A quick drive across town (OK, maybe not so quick) took us to the Civic Center. The drive thru the center of old town was filled with interesting and amazing sights But this da is already full so I’ll encourage you to come here and see for yourselves. For once Uber failed us. Because there […]

Before we start, if you saw Day 7a last night you’ll want to go back and check out the completed ofrenda. This being the actual Day of the Dead we added the fruit, opened the treats, and lit the candles. Then we spent some time showing the ancestors to the kids. Cholula is a neighborhood

There are so many photos today that I need to break the day up into chapters. We start with the apartment. It’s a very nice 2 bedroom apartment owned by the university for the use of visiting professors. I don’t have specific shots of the interior because with 5 of us living here things are

All the signs were positive. So after lunch we headed to the airport. Opening the garage door we discovered that the Ginko tree had dropped a bunch of leaves. Sad to say we didn’t have time to do more than disturb them a little. Everything in OKC went as advertised and we arrived in Houston

This will be a short post. After breakfast we: Took the kids to school and day care Returned for reading and naps Shopped for essentials (cereal, blueberries, water, chocolate) Ate lunch Read and napped Picked Jesse up from school Watched the first part of a “Train Your Dragon” movie Picked up Spencer from day care

First, here’s a shot of the Jacks Now on with the adventure. The morning was spent getting everyone ready, packed, and such. Shortly after an early lunch we bundled everyone into the car and headed for the airport. Chris dropped us off and we checked a bag, made our way thru security and settled in

It’s been a quiet day in Norman… Once we helped to deposit the grandsons at school (Jesse) and Carol’s Place (Spencer) Cheryl and I took the car and headed for the dealership in the City. The task was to have a headlight bulb replaced. Neither Chis nor I were happy that this task required a

The day started, slowly, with Nana, Papa, and the boys visiting a local coffee shop. Kim had left a gift card for this shop that will, very unfortunately, be closed by the time she gets back. So our task was to burn some credits from the card. We feasted on baked treats; sipped tea, hot

With a nod to Willie, we were up 15 minutes before the alarm and I actually had time for a quick trim before the taxi arrived to whisk us away to BOI. (There are advantages to not having a lot of hair…and to living with my barber.) We cleared security with just enough time to