First Louisiana Post

Barry is on the screened-in porch smoking a cigar and reading a magazine.  Ronnie is watching football in his room.  LiLou is sleeping at my feet.  It's a beautiful day (Saturday).  High 50's and sunny.  I'm getting caught up with my blogspot account.  Earlier I was working on putting together mine and Alice's trip to Minnesota next month in the heart of winter.  It was -1 degrees this morning there.  I think I should buy some warm undergarments for the trip.  We will be at the Mayo Clinic for minor surgery on Alice.
I enjoy living in Louisiana.  I realize now that it would have been nice to live in a lot of different places before I die.  Too late now, I guess.
Tiffany has been living with Wes and Yanilsa for the past 5 months and is doing well.  Josh is living with Judy in Hallettsville and doing well, too.
Jacob landed a great job as controller to many different business entities.
Nathan moved into Ronnie's house with Brandi and the kids and is currently waiting on some union ironwork to open up.
Our first Thanksgiving apart from the TC house was a success in The Colony, TX at Wes' house.  I am offically the elder now.  I accept this new role for me with mixed feelings.  I miss being the child sometimes.  I do not miss being the one incharge, at all!  It was nice to show up, eat, do a few dishes, and leave.  Barry and I stayed at Jacob's nice house in Frisco, TX.  He and Kristi were wonderful hostesses.  I love them.
I made dressing and a green jello salad thingie in their kitchen.  Jacob provided me with my own little keg of beer for stress relief :)
We travel to Cleveland, TX a lot to our place in the woods.  LiLou LOVES it up there, and I do too.  I'm looking forward to spending some time there this Spring. 
I am currently infactuated with David Fonseca and I'm learning Portugese because of it.
Later...