Monthly Archives: December 2013
Waiting for Santa . . .
This is what Landon has waiting for him tomorrow morning. He’s really going to enjoy the Kawasaki 4 Wheeler.
Jan and I headed out for Webster a little after 4pm to meet the rest of the family at our Christmas Eve traditional restaurant, King Food. We eaten here as a family every Christmas Eve for over 20 years.
This year since our son Chris has to go into work after we eat, we exchanged some presents while we were at the restaurant. And as usual the food was fantastic and we had a great time. Unfortunately we were having so much fun that I forgot to get any pictures of the gaiety so you’ll just have use your imagination.
Wrapping up at the restaurant about 7, Chris and Linda headed home, as did Sherry, Lowell’s sister. Brandi, Lowell, Landon, and Piper, as while as Jan and I headed up to Katy to spend the night with them so we could watch Landon open his presents and see what’s under the tree for him. Sherry will come up tomorrow to be with us too.
Since Chris has work tomorrow, and we’re more widely separated now with Brandi and her family living up here in Katy, we decided not to do our usual Christmas Day Buffet at Brady’s Landing, but instead we’ll all be on our own.
Jan and I will probably try to grab something at Luby’s, a local cafeteria chain that’s open tomorrow. Jan’s gotta have her turkey and dressing one way or the other. And remember what she always says: If it’s not cornbread dressing, it’s not really dressing. It’s just soggy bread.
So, to finish up, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
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Santa and Miss Claus . . .
First up, here’s Landon’s visit with Santa this year. Lowell said that he marched right up, sat down in Santa’s lap, and told him that he wanted a Hug Me Elmo and Stuffies (the stuffed animals with hidden pockets). This is one kid who knows where his presents come from and is not afraid of Santa.
Maybe it helps that his PaPa kinda looks like Santa.
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Our day started this morning with lunch at Jan’s new favorite place, Twin Peaks. She had her usual Chicken Ranch Sandwich, while I upgraded from a cup of the Venison Chili to a full bowl. I had the cup last time and it was really good.
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I decided to stay in the Appetizer part of the menu and also got an order of Average Joes. These are mini jalapeno-cheese brats slathered in spicy mustard and garnished with onions and fresh jalapenos. Very, very tasty.
I’ll definitely have both again. But next time I’ll just have the cup of chili again. The bowl, along with the Average Joes, meant I was too full for the Bread Pudding dessert. And that’s just sad.
And of course, it wouldn’t be right to not have a picture of Miss Claus, our waitress Lauren.
We asked for Lauren again this time because she took such good care of us last time. We had to wait about 10 minutes for her to have an open table, but it was worth it. She even remember what Jan ordered last time and how she wanted it fixed.
And she’s cute to boot.
This sign in Twin Peaks confuses a lot of people apparently. When they ask where the restrooms are, they’re pointed in this direction. But then they just stand there and look at the sign.
But then they finally sound it out, smile, and go in.
But then they’re confused again.
Because one door says: Sit2P
and the other one says: Stand2P
There’s just no helping some people.
Leaving Twin Peaks we went right down the road to one of my favorite places, Fry’s Electronics. My purported reason was to look for a new laptop for a client, but somehow I only left the store with a new helicopter.
I just had to have this one because it will fly inverted as well as right side up.
Santa came early this year.
Thought for the Day:
The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case examining whether sectarian prayer should be allowed at government meetings. Ironically, they opened the Supreme Court session with a prayer, just as they have every session since 1789.
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