My Birthday

I turned 35 yesterday! I took the day off and went skiing at Eldora until 11:30 and realized I was too tired to continue. My body isn't the same anymore. I had fun though. I then went shopping and bought a few things for myself and went home to get a few things done around the house. It was a great day! Betsy and the kids got me a digital picture frame I had been wanting and can't wait to get it hooked up. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes on Face book and email yesterday. It was nice to know I really do have friends and people who care. This Saturday is Lucy's 5th birthday and we will go to Chuck-E-Cheese with four of her friends and then Sunday we will celebrate Betsy's birthday. It is a busy week for us with 3 out of 4 birthday's in one week...DW

Sunday School Class

I am a classroom facilitator for our 3rd grade girls Sunday school class. We have 42 girls on the roster and 4 different small group leaders. Instead of teaching one large class we break the girls into small groups with a leader for each. Below is a picture of the small group leaders and part of the class. We meet in the same classroom that Betsy teaches 4th grade during the week. See if you can find Morgan in the picture with her friends...DW

Lucy turns 5 (almost)

We were in Estes Park over the weekend to celebrate Lucy and a few others birthdays at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Her official birthday is February 28 (one day before Betsy's and a week after mine).

Lady Wolverines

That is the name of Morgan's new basketball team this year. They have played two games. Morgan scored 6 points her first game and they have won both games beating their opponents by at least 12 points each game. Morgan has a great coach and team this year with the Upward program at church. http://www.upward.org/ ...DW

Morgan is the smallest on the team but great ball handling skills as point guard.

A little Texas two step for the crowd...

Skiing at Eldora

I took my oldest daughter, Morgan and her best friend, Abby skiing yesterday at Eldora. It was a beautiful day and no crowds. I took them out of school with the permission of Mrs. Weber of course :) DW

Political Correctness

My oldest niece, Ashley attends Oklahoma Christian University and recently published a great article on this country's obsession with political correctness. Check it out at: http://blogs.oc.edu/ee/index.php?/talon/cat/letter_to_the_editor15/

New pictures

Here are a few pictures I love of Betsy and Morgan from last year at Lost Antlers Ranch in Estes Park, Colorado...DW

'We Didn't Start the Fire’

Do you remember Billy Joel's song 'We Didn't Start the Fire’? Here it is, set to pictures --- a flashback of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes! The images move quickly; you might have to watch this more than once. A friend shared this with me this morning and it is pretty cool...DW
Click here: http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

Snow in North Carolina

As many know, I grew up in North Carolina until graduating from college and moving to Colorado. It snowed overnight in North Carolina. Many people are not aware that North Carolina gets snow, or for that fact, even have ski resorts. It is true, Charlotte will get 1 or 2 days of snow a year. The mountains will get many more. However, when it does snow in Charlotte, they are not as prepared for the snow as schools shut down at the hint of snow and basic needs are diminished in grocery stores. I have enjoyed reading accounts of the snow from old friends on Facebook today. Friends in NC; enjoy the snow and stay off the streets, ha. By the way, it will be 70 degrees in Denver today, pretty ironic...DW

Report card

Morgan has done something her dad was never able to do. She received straight A's on her report card yesterday. Morgan has maintained this for the whole year thus far. We are very proud parents and Morgan now has something she can hold over her daddy, ha! DW

What I do

I get a lot of questions on what I do, who I work for and what do they do. I am a manager of technical support for a Fortune 500 technology company. In the presentation attached it will help explain who Avnet is and what I do. If you have trouble viewing this I can email it to you..DW
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Blogger's Block

You have heard of writer's block well, I have had blogger's block in 09. As I was typing this I know what has been on my mind. I am looking forward to our small group meeting this Friday. We have been off for the holiday's, except for a few social events. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow. Below is a picture of our small group...DW

Facebook

So after a little pressure I finally joined Face book. Wow, was I surprised to connect with old friends so fast. To see old High School classmates and pictures of their families was really cool. I recommend it to anyone wanting to reconnect or network...DW

Happy New Year!!!

Wow, what a great time off. I am well rested and ready to see what God has in store for this year. I hope everyone has taken time to reflect on the good and bad of 2008. I recently read my sister-in law's (Stacy) blog and wanted to share a similar story. My youngest daughter Lucy is in preschool and I think she was a bit excited to go back to school. We were awoken at 3 in the morning by Lucy all dressed, pajamas folded and bed made ready to go to school. Betsy felt bad that she had to tell her it wasn't time yet and to go back to bed. Oh to be 4 and excited about school. It made me think that even though I knew I had a lot to catch up with at work I too, was excited to go back to work and thankful for my job...DW

Grandpa Grogg's visit

Grandpa Grogg spent Christmas with us. We had a great time and pray he has a safe trip back to Cincinnati tomorrow...DW

Here is a picture of the girls loving on Grandpa.

We got a Wii for Christmas and Grandpa got hooked. Here are a few pictures of Jim bowling. He holds the high score but Derek is determined to catch him, ha.

Strike!