Guess where we are going… – Now my grandson has arrived and Lanie’s been told, it’s safe to let everyone know that we’ll be going to the UK in June.

Making the bed – When Ginger said “Make the bed.” I’m pretty sure this is what she had in mind. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Lanie fell asleep on our bed while cuddling Tubby – It seems a certain young lady is rather tired.

It’s Lanie’s Birthday – Today we celebrated Lanie’s birthday, and told her we are taking her with us to England. 6 pictures

Happy Birthday Ezekiel – “Zeke” -welcome to the newest arrival to the family, a new cousin, Ezekiel born in the early hours of this morning. 7 pictures

Blue Kitty – Filed – Blue Kitty was just reminding me I can’t leave any cupboard, or the filing cabinet open nor any bag or container out.

Because you watched…. – This Netflix screen made us laugh.

Mr. Getzger cat looking serious in a black and white picture

A serious looking Getzger Cat

Musing on music to listen to, I remembered a haunting piece from the movie 2001. Lots of reading later I found it. (Music track on You Tube)

Getzger cat in another unusual pose

Mr. Getzger Cat does it again – I’m not sure if it looks like Getzger is a contortionist or if it looks like he’s in the act of smothering another cat…

Overnight is snowed 6″-9″ and Church has been cancelled so we’re having a quiet snow day. Lanie made breakfast, and I popped out very briefly to take an obligatory snow picture.

Snow on the street in Springfield Missouri - January 2, 2014

It’s looking pretty out the front today. First school day of 2014 and we had an inch or so of snow overnight. Looks nice but it’s jolly cold.

Lanie singing before the Christmas Service – I think she did a fantastic job, check it out for yourself Video: 1½ minutes

That moment when … Ginger announces that a picture of me is trending in the news – … Thanks Associated Press & CBS Local. 2 pictures

I may need more coffee… It just took me several seconds to realize the reason I couldn’t get my T-shirt on was because I had put my arm through the neck hole.

In the UK chimneys are swept from the bottom up. I might have expected things to be different in the Ozarks…

(Today I swept Tom & Rebbie’s chimney. Tom had an operation on his back a short while ago and doesn’t need to be climbing on roofs.)

Ginger's Blue Bottle Tree in the snow

Snow – It’s been snowing so Ginger sent me out to take pictures of the Bottle Trees. 7 pictures

Barefoot in the snow

Quick winter hiking clothing test – With temperatures down to 18°F (-8°C) and six-seven inches of snow on the ground, I thought it would be a good opportunity to check how my hiking clothing fared. 2 pictures

Thanksgiving Dinner at Christ Church – Every year Christ Church offers a free Thanksgiving Dinner, This year we served up over three hundred meals and handed out one-hundred and twenty-five take home boxes. One-minute read. 16 pictures.

Producing the place mat for the Christ Church 2013 Thanksgiving Dinner, came with an added bonus of a lesson I obviously needed to re-learn.

Tubby finds a use for Getzger’s ‘Udder’ – I’ve said it before. The cats are an endless source of amusement.

Four baptisms and a sermon – Four baptisms today, and I was fortunate to be able to catch this great picture of Fr. Ken lighting a candle among all the watching choir kids. 10 pictures

Bishop’s Ball 2013 – Following the diocesan convention I went to the Youth Meeting and took some pictures at the Bishop’s Ball. 16

The Diocese of West Missouri Annual Convention 2013 – I spent a couple of days taking portrait pictures at The Diocese of West Missouri’s annual convention. Two-minute read, +9

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