Archive: Gatherings

Happy Birthday Aunt Lois

Posted on: Aug 18, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
Drum roll, please.  (I do like drum rolls.) It was a celebration honoring Aunt Lois who is 101 years young.  Yes, that is one hundred plus one. (We learned expanded notation in second grade.)  AND she is doing well – Thank you very much.  Oh, she has her problems – eyesight extremely bad, hearing not […]

The Stars of Mercy Street

Posted on: Aug 12, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
A few of the middle school children who are associated with Mercy Street in West Dallas went above and beyond this summer.  Theu participated in a book study and earned a day and an evening of fun in Big D. For starters, these 9 students were treated to a limo ride through downtown Dallas.  It […]

Breakfast at Snug

Posted on: Aug 6, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
It is strange how things work.  I had not visited downtown McKinney, Texas for a long long time.  Then within three days, I went to downtown McKinney three times.  Yes, there were three seperate trips made. Be warned.  There are more posts about McKinney, Texas just waiting to be shared. Here is how it happened. […]

Szechuan – Abilene, Texas

Posted on: Aug 2, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
For ever and a day, Betty and Robert had raved about the Chinese food at Szechuan in Abilene, Texas. (They used to live in Abilene, so they know all the good eating places in town.) “It is the best Chinese food I have ever tasted.  If we ever go to Abilene, we have to eat […]

A Reunion Gathering at Leslie and Suzanne’s + Tortilla Roll Ups

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013        In: Gatherings, Recipes        With: No comments
Suzanne and Leslie invited the group to their home after our Friday night dinner.  It is unbelievable all they did for our 50th Class Reunion.  Not only were they in charge of planing the entire reunion, but they also had a gathering in their home, and provided Tortilla Roll-Ups for a gathering on Saturday afternoon. […]

Andrews High School – The Class of ’63

Posted on: Jul 29, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
“I can not believe it has been fifty years.”  ” I can not believe it has been fifty years.”  “I can not believe it has been fifty years.”…. Over and over and over – This was the sentiment expressed during the Reunion of the Andrews High School Class of 1963. We do not feel “that […]

Home Tour Remodeled Bathrooms and More

Posted on: Jul 8, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
John and Pat invited us over to see their recently remodeled bathrooms.  Yea!  I was so excited.  Pat and John are fantastic people, and it is always so much fun to be with them.  John is an all-around good guy who always has a smile on his face.  Pat is active in volunteering at hospitals, […]

July 4th Party – Good Friends – Great Food

Posted on: Jul 4, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
It was fun.  Is that rude to say about a party that was held in your home?  I hope not.  Yes, the party was at our home, but the fantastic friends that gathered here made it fun.  Also, they all brought the most wonderful food. Ever-Lovin’ manned the grill.  Good job! Hot Rod was impressed […]

Let Freedom Ring

Posted on: Jul 4, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
Happy Independence Day.  Bang, Bang, Boom!  I love this holiday. I met Ever-Lovin’ on July 4th in Palo Dura Canyon.  I am not sure it was even a blind date – we were both tagging along with mutual friends.  That being said – this has always been a favorite holiday for us, and we enjoy […]

“Faces” of Mercy Street

Posted on: Jul 2, 2013        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
School’s out and there are good times at Mercy Street.  The boys and girls continue to come to Sunday Night Bible Study, and the Living Stones and Albers’ Bible Study classes had major fun furnishing the food. The menu for the night was bar-b-cue sandwiches, chips, watermelon, veggies with Ranch Dressing, and cupcakes.  It was […]