I shouldn't have let Connie drive my new car

Liz painting

Liz isn't done yet, but here's her start. She really got into it. I
can't wait to see where she goes with it

Oil painting

I decided I would force the issue of starting up my oil painting
again. It's been so many years. I have ignored the artistic part of my
character. Creative people have to give themselves an outlet for thair
art if they are to be happy. So, I started today and showed Liz how to
oil paint as well. I usually do landscapes. This tim I just painted
from my head, thinking of nebulas and storms. Liz said it looks like a
satellite photo of a huricane and I suppose it does!

Connie with Zack and Liz

The Beautiful California Coast

Home Sweet Home

Finally home. Our whole family and Mom spent a week with my sister
Robin in Watsonville, CA. We relaxed a lot and mostly just stayed home
and did family stuff. Sister Mary gave us this awesome Cribbage board
she made from stone. I'll post a photo of it later.

Yesterday Connie and I took our kids to Carmel and went on the 17 Mile
Drive. It was a gorgeous day as you can see in the photo.

It's always good to get home, though. Connie and were both very
fortunate to get to see our sisters Carol, Cathy and Robin this last
month. We are blessed.

Christmas cookies

Connie had Elizabeth & nephew Tyler making cookies after the pumpkin
pie.

Since We Aren't Moving...

Since we gave up on moving we have begun to work on our house. The first step was to enlarge the concrete areas of our back yard. Since we have a pool the surrounding vegetation made little sense. Therefore, we pulled it all out and today we had the concrete laid. It looks great, though it cost a lot. The next step will be to put in a huge storage shed so we can empty the garage and build me an office.

A Spiritual Giant

We have high hopes for Elizabeth. She is excited about attending Biola
when she graduates. This is a favorite mural of mine on one of their
buildings

My mom the pirate

Mom had cataract surgery on Monday. She is doing great.