Happy Holidays
from Austin, Texas
Another year has come and gone, and much has happened in our busy lives. While a single letter cannot tell it all, we can bring you up to date on the highlights of our year.
Twenty months of grand parenting has brought us much joy. Aidan is no longer a baby; rather he is very much a growing boy. He jabbers constantly and once in a while breaks into a rousing E-I-E-I-O. Aidan will have a little brother next May. Sean and Marissa and both of us are as excited as we were for Aidan.
We traveled coast to coast during the year, visiting southern California, then to the East Coast to Savannah, Georgia. Torrential downpours from tropical storm Fay punctuated the trip to Georgia, twice. Peggy visited family in Chicago and went to a class reunion in Arkansas. I traveled on business to northern California. For Thanksgiving, we visited with family in Arkansas. Our parents celebrated their first wedding anniversary together.
Peggy spent her weekdays volunteering at church and community events, exercising, reading and fixing wonderful meals at home. The dogs Hank, Zander and Klaus kept her busy, too.
I stayed busy at work, helping test and deploy entertainment services by AT&T. I am also preparing for field technician duties on the off chance that union workers will go on strike. Learning the tasks necessary to support central office activities has been an interesting break from the routine.
Well, those are the highlights. There is much more detail to tell. You will just have to call or visit to hear the rest of the story.
May you be blessed in the coming year.
With Love,
Mule Skinner & the Missus
