Knights of Columbus & Altar Society

Sonya is being installed as an officer of our parish Altar Society today. She is the Recording Secretary. One of the ladies told me they love having her their, that she 'brought new blood to all us old folks' or something like that. I think they were afraid they would scare her off in the beginning, but she likes it and enjoys serving with them. She is in the sub-group called St. Anne's Circle. They are in charge of sewing and acquiring altar linens and vestments.

Last night I was inducted into the Knights of Columbus as a 1st degree Knight. It was an educational and spiritual ceremony. I am looking forward to doing service with the Knights. The ceremony was held at a neighboring council, but there were a few people from my council there, including the Deputy Grand Knight. One of the other candidates there is from my parish, and I knew him from a retreat I went on recently, so there were some familiar faces there.

New Home

Well, if anyone still checks this after a 5 month lapse, you'll be interested to know we've moved to San Antonio! We moved around Thanksgiving of 2006, but it took until February to find a permanent home. Now the fun of unpacking and organizing fills our days. The girls love it, not least because it has stairs, and often do not want to leave it. As you can see above, we have a nice back yard, with lots of shade from several very large live oaks.

There is a bit of work to do inside and out, but nothing major. I do have projects lined up for quite a while. That's good, actually, as I didn't know what the heck to do with myself when we were in our temporary quarters. The trees in front are in decline, and will have to be cut down. Soon I will build a playstructure/tree house around the oaks, and we plan to have a lot of out-door living space where we can cook, eat, and hang out. We are very close (10 minute walk) to church and school. We couldn't be more pleased.

We gave our chickens to Sonya's brother's neighbors when we move. I don't know if we'll have chickens here. They aren't prohibited, but I'd like to get to know the neighbors before I add a bunch of squaky hens. Love to have fresh eggs again, tho'.

My new job is working out really well. I'm getting to do a lot of creative stuff, and we have some interesting projects. I realize now that I was falling into a bit of a rut in Arizona. Now its full speed ahead! Many times I feel like I did in college, where my creativity was nourished, and not really limited.

...Meanwhile, back at the ranch.

I've been really lax in keeping this updated. I don't know if anyone reads it, since no one comments, but I'm sorry, in any case.

Here's a nice photo of the girls. This was taken by their babysitter for some contest.

We've been extraordinarily busy lately. We are remodeling the kitchen (all new cabinets) and we've finished putting saltillo tile in the house. Finally, six years later, we have the house where we want it. We've vowed that the next house we have we will improve first so that we can enjoy the fruits of our labors.

I'm looking for a job in San Antonio, Texas. Soon (hopefully) our home improvements will result in a quick, profitable sale, and we will emigrate to Texas. I have a couple of good leads on jobs. I hope to hear any day now.

Rio Grande Zoo

I went to a conference held in Albuquerque, NM. During some free time, I visited the Rio Grande Zoo. It's pretty nice - lots of different animals, nice displays. I spent about 4 hours there. My favorite is the chimp, who brought over a nice pile of poop to smear on the window. Then she ate it. Yum.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Gabi, Uri, and Sonya await the parade floats. Uri is hiding.

There were some really good floats. Unfortunately, I had Gabi on my shoulders most of the time, so I don't have any other photos.

We had a great time watching the parade. The weather was pleasant, but a little windy. I didn't think the parade was quite as good as in years past. None of the Irish dance schools performed in costume - they just wore t-shirts and shorts. We walked around the festival grounds for a few minutes, but it was very busy and we were hungry. We went home, ate, and took naps.

While trying to sleep, I kept hearing an odd scraping sound. Later, I went outside to look and discovered the high winds were starting to peel up the roof! Sonya and I quickly weighed it down until we could fix it.

Gabi celebrates the big win!

This is Mulan, our latest chicken. She is a Silkie. They do not have functioning barbicels on their feathers, so it is like they are covered in down. She is smaller than our other two, so she will no doubt be at the bottom of the pecking order.

Pony Rides!

After the holiday hoo-haa died down, we threw a 4th Birthday party for Uriel and we hired ponies! They rode & rode & rode. Gabi would have ridden until she fell asleep.

The Frye's Rockin' New Year's Eve Bash.

Uriel & Gabriel celebrating at the Frye's New Year's Eve Party. We didn't make it anywhere near midnight, but we had Fun!

Uri's Birthday. I've been using my camera phone, but it doesn't always focus that well.

Gabi at the Pima Air and Space Museum. She is into tilting her head and saying 'cheese' when you point a camera at her.

This is Uri at the Pima Air and Space Museum. We visited with Grandpa Carl.

Uri and Grandpa Carl at the Pima Air & Space Museum

Thanksgiving 2005

Thanksgiving 2005

It's amazing what you can find when you 'google' someone...

ED On Lighting

Michael S. Eddy

Jul 1, 2002 12:00 PM

Since this is the 35th Anniversary issue of Entertainment Design/Theatre Crafts, I've been thinking a lot lately about the past 35 years of my life, how I got into the business, and where I was in 1967."

Donuts with Dad

Uri & Gabi Are Stars!

This photo is from the web page for the Birth & Women's Health Center, where both Uri and Gabi were born. We don't know the occassion, but the toy they are playing with is in the waiting room.

Uri's First Day of Preschool.

She was very excited.