foxysdad

Okay, just one more Christmas story.  One a little more recent.  As I was trying to get a little Christmas spirit, I rummaged around the closet that has a little bit of everything in it including...

When I was a freshman in college in 1964, I had the opportunity to be Santa Claus for a group of children at an orphanage.   I had a great time and it really warmed my heart.  It was a little...

The only time I saw hard liquor in the house when I was growing up was at Christmastime.  There were no bars that sold mixed drinks in my hometown in the early 1950s.  Only Honkytonks that served...

Right after Thanksgiving in the early 1950s, my hometown became magical. It became filled with the magic of Christmas. It was everywhere! Downtown,,uptown,,all over town. There was a special place on...

As we go up the avenue, carols are coming from another home.  "Snow" covers the lawn while a group of wooden carolers stand next to an old fashion street lamp near the center.  On the left, a man...

On the other end of Austin Avenue, where the stores end and the homes begin, is more magic.  The owners of the large homes have turned their front lawns into Christmas wonderlands.  All up the...

As Christmas tree forests are appearing all over town, downtown Waco is being transformed into a Christmas winter wonderland. The streetlight poles are, now, tall red and white striped candy canes,...

Halloween is passed. The aroma of yesterday's Thanksgiving dinner lingers throughout the house. It's time for the magic. The magic of Christmas! Forests of trees have grown in vacant lots around...

Even at my age I'm still learning.  Not a lot at one time, but small bits and pieces.  I have learned I can't wake up at the same time every day without an alarm clock and I refuse to use one...

As most of you know, I lost Foxy a little over a month ago and have a new friend in my life, Kit.  But, what will I do about her?  Her photos are in my photo section and her pic is my avatar. ...

Having a puppy can be hazardous!  I'm nursing a three inch abrasion on my left wrist with Kit around.  Actually, it wasn't his fault.  We live in a very small house so things get crowded.  And...

Got some good news about Sara.  She came through the surgery okay and there wasn't any heart damage!  Bypass must be easier these days.  I was out for 3 days.  Sara was in and out of...

This Thanksgiving brings mixed emotions.  There is joy, there is sorrow, and there is concern.  There is joy because I have a new friend,,,a 9 1/2 pound keg of dynamite named Kit.  But, there is...

Boots,,,,the forgotten dog.  Before there was Kit,,,before there was Foxy,,,there was Boots.  He was my mom's dog.  He is the reason I live in a house and not in an apartment.  He was a total...

Kit has a nickname,,,,KOD, Keg Of Dynamite.  It won't be used very often, but that's what he is, with all his energy, he's like a keg of dynamite that explodes without warning whether its inside or...