I hope this picture of Christina and Dylan show.

Thanks.

Christina and her boyfriend, Dylan. He is a freshman at her high school. Notice the blue skys in the background...I love blue skys, it shows Christinas blue eyes. (if you look hard enough through her bangs.) Christina says Dylan has big blue eyes too.

Papa Hank being attacked by the green monster...Alden in the background laughing like crazy.

Alden and Papa playing with a green monster

Last Saturday Kim and Daniel went out on the town of Clare for around 52 minutes and 36 seconds. They didn't stay out too long because they missed this little girl baby who is at this point up in the air in her mommy's hands. Notice the snow out the window. It was VERY cold outside. Notice the dad looking at his daughter with amazment.

Cassie in her little papose type of blanket, laying on the floor, looking very tiny. She looks tiny because she is very tiny. Notice Christinas new stero system she got for Christmas near Cassie.

This is Alden at 3 in the morning, he is full of energy, and so we just "hung out".

Ok, that worked, and it will allow me to upload a video, but I can't because of this internet service, it still won't let me get to uploading photos, so, now I will tell you a little bit of my night last night.

I got home from work, and Hank said he wanted to have shrimp and chicken stir fry. (He had cleared all the snow that had fallen the past 20 hours off our driveway, and porch, and sidwalks, plus several other driveways and parking lots. Christina had the day off of school.) Well, back to the evening, so, I made dinner, and we ate, like usual, and I cleaned up, like usual. Then the strangest thing happened. I was walking around the living room, and looked outside in the darkness. It looked so pretty with our yard light shining on the new, crisp snow. I had my slippers on, and an blazer on, and actually walked outside, feeling the 15 degrees on my face, and it was so beautiful, and the stars were shining, and the world felt so very fresh. I also felt very, very small in this huge place called earth, and thought about what I'm here for. That is the million dollar question, isn't it?

Many thoughts have gone on since this past evening, and everything was peaceful at home. I walked on my treadmill then, FAST, and then went downstairs to watch American Idol with Hank and Christina, and continued to think about what I should now do with my life...

One thing is for sure, I CAN'T SING WORTH A DARN. :)

Now, I will try to go back to bed and with any hope at all, I will find some peace while I lay my old head down. MCT

Its 4 in the morning. I can't sleep, have been tossing and turning since 1:45 am. Give me a break!
So, anyhow, I finally was able to load a picture, after trying for 2 evenings to do so, and now I can't load anymore. It says "can't locate blogger.com". So, now I'm writing here, because I see, "blogger.com", and this square. If I'm able to send this, then blogger is working, and they just don't want me to upload any of my pictures of Alden and Cassie. (only pictures I have that are worth putting on my blog). So, here it goes.

It was quite cold outside on Sunday when I was up with Alden at 3 in the morning. I thought I would show you the actual stats via our clock.

Christina at school, looking cool.

Christina, the birthday girl, with her favorite dog Pretzel

Clare Michigan-with one very current movie. Anyone want to come and visit?

Notice the gloomy sky?

Notice the bare trees?

It was a warm, foggy day, and the good thing is, so much of the snow has melted. Now the snow and cold is back, but, the HUGE piles of snow from December have been melted. :)

A few years ago in Hermosa Beach on Valley Drive there were some very special people who were loved to pieces by parents and grandparents. From left to right the precious children were...
Daniel, Jason, Stephen, Andrew, Justin and Cassandra.

Notice the couch below the little one's legs. That couch is now at 11197 North Meridian Road.

Kara and Henry

Lucas playing his new keyboard. I wonder if they have time to play now that school is back and they have their buddies to play with in Union, KY. I sure think these kids are cute!

Spencer trying out his new gitar.

Eli and his Mommy playing the keyboard on Christmas day.

Alden wanting to touch Cassie's eyes...it reminds me of Eli wanting to touch Maisy's eyes too, just a few weeks ago.

Yesterday I visited Kim, Alden and Cassie for a short while. This is a picture I took, and all I can say is that Alden loves his little sister, and is very careful with her.

Kara being the beauty parlor lady...or better known as helping us out with our hair. Christina had cut her own hair a week before Kara came to Michigan, and Kara was kind enough to make the cut up to date and very stylish. Thanks Kara, you did an amazing job on Christina, Haley's and my hair.

Uncle Jason holding Maisy while both were visiting in Michigan. At least Uncle Jason looks pretty happy. :)