Nothing much about nothing

It is Tuesday, January 27th and I really have nothing to say,,,, "one for the records huh?" Not too much has been going on around here lately. The job is going well. The weather has been cooperating with the work plans. They are on schedule (which is great).
The weather has been nice. I think the snow is over for the year! =( We didn't do too much skiing. The mornings are still very chilly (low 20's) and the afternoons get up to about 55-65. Tonight it is supposed to get into the teens. Brrrr
The gas is going back up again. 1.79/gallon, which is still great!!!
Kids are doing great.... Derek received straight A's on his mid-terms at college. He is enjoying the college life. Nikki is realizing that motherhood is harder than it looks. Tyler is going to be 2 soon and we all know what that means~~~Shannon is enjoying her membership to the YMCA that DC bought for her at Christmas. They both hit the gym every morning and she loves it. Wonder where she gets that from???? Still trying to figure that one out!

Will check back in soon.
Hello to Angie and Greg who like to read my posts! Looking forward to sharing the new season of Nascar with you!

Happy New Year

Well its now 2009. I hope that this year will bring as much joy and happiness to my life as 2008. I love living in NM. I love my job. I love being able to spend time with Tyler every 6-8 weeks. I love living in the RV (which people may think is wierd), but it is so cozy and its nice.

Dan and I are very fortunate that we both have secure jobs. The way the ecomony is today, we are both so lucky!

We visited Pensacola, Fl. this Christmas. We stayed at Shannon's house for 4 days, and had a great time. We visited Derek's condo along the beach. He shares it with a friend and it is very nicec. He only lives 10 minutes from Shannon,he spent most of those 4 days with us. Nikki, Joey, and Tyler also spent 3 days in Fl. enjoying Christmas.

Dougie, Kelly and Jess & Denny arrived on Friday and stayed with us until Sunday. That was so nice. Shannon had tons of great food and she always kept us fed. Her and DC were wonderful Hosts and Hostess's.

We went to a haunted Lighthouse. We went to a place called Flora-Bama. It is a unique little resturant on the Florida-Alabama border, we all enjoyed a beer on the beach while Tyler enjoyed the sand. We also had fun playing a card game that Shannon and DC got for Christmas called "Apples for Apples.

It was so nice to spend the holiday with our family.

Brrrrrrrrrrr

This morning we had some snow here at the job. It was soooo pretty and it was coming down faster than it could melt. The big, fluffy flakes too. The job pretty much shut down for the guys. Guess they can't handle the chilly-willy weather!

Charlie Brown eat your heart out!

Well Christmas time is here in Santa Fe. People are starting to put up Christmas lights around town. Here in New Mexico they decorate with luminaries. They outline their whole house from rooftop to driveway. It is really pretty. These luminaries are electric instead of candle based. Therefore they burn all night. All the shops downtown have these luminairies. Pretty cool

We set up a tree last weekend. We have downsized quite a bit as you can see, but this is all we have room for and all we need. Charlie Brown would be proud! Just a bit of magic to lighten up our home. This weekend Dan is going to string some lights on the outside of the RV. We want to make sure that Santa can see us!

Gas is down to $1.64 here in Santa Fe, and down to $1.39 in Albuquerque. This is amazing.

Amazing Picture

This picture is kinda cool. We were driving down the road on the way to the mountain and I wanted a picture of the clouds over the mountain and I quick snapped a picture and this is this picture that I ended up with. Look at what is on the phone poll .... It was the only pole on the whole road and it ended up in my shot. How wierd it that?????

Our Trip To Taos Ski Valley

Dan and I just returned from the mountain. We intentionaly went to ski, but after we seen the hills we both had second thoughts. They were pretty BIG. We need to get into shape before we tackle this beast of a mountain. The drive up to the mountain was so pretty. It had snowed the night before and there was alot of fresh snow on the roads (if ya wanna call them roads, more like trechouse trails) We had alot of fun just looking around and drinking hot choclate. Isn't that what OLD people do? No just kidding! =) We are gonna do some practising on some smaller slopes before we hit the BIG ones. Santa Fe Ski is just a few miles up the road, so we will start there!

We stopped at this old bridge in Taos that was built over the Rio Grande River hundreds of years ago. The ersosion and evaporation of the river makes it almost impossbile to see from this height. It was pretty scarry. It is very sad to see how much of the river is left after all these years. The Grande River is not as grande as she was before. It is still a beautiful sight. Just to think that Billy the Kid and his possy once romped these grounds daily, running from the Indians! New Mexico has alot of history behind it. We are only just beginning to visit all the historic sights that NM has to offer.

Halloween Family Reunion

I Just spent a wonderful weekend with my daughters and my son and my grandson in Atlanta, GA. We had a lot of laughs (as usual). Even though 2 days is not enough, it was better than nothing. We were all surprised to see how grown up Tyler is getting. His little legs can't keep up with him. He is constantly on the run! Literally! He has a smile that brightens even the darkest of rooms. An ear to ear grin. He is a very happy baby, all the time laughing,and jabbering, guess he gets that from his mama! Nikki was a very nice host, and we all had a great time.

Mom and Tom , Buzzy and Cindy, Amanda and Ben joined the visit on Saturday. They brought some nice toys for Tyler. We all had such a nice visit.

After a visit with my kids, I just sit back and thank the Good Lord above that they all turned out to be as wonderful as they are. We are such a close family that we miss each other when we are not together. It is a great feeling that I have raised 3 wonderful kids that I love very much. Even though they are all off in different directions, all the choices they have made are very smart ones that have brought them great success. Hats off to the Barney Children! You are loved very much~