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Is been a great weekend here in Texas so far. Went to a graduation celebration for a young man yesterday. He’s the uncle of my granddaughter Sienna. Eight of my grandchildren were in attendance, ...

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I usually try not to post too much negative content, however this is a difficult time for me. Wednesday is the two year anniversary of the death of my son and his wife, and as a result he and my ...

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So, I babysat six of the grandchildren yesterday and then stayed overnight at my son’s house to have breakfast with them. I love watching over them when I can; they’re great children, ranging in ...

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So, have any of you seen this video? Almost a million views around the internet. I know each and every person shown. The guy with the sledge hammer (Sam) just had dinner with us the day before th...

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Yesterday was the birthday of grandson number 4, Micah. He and his sister Raina are the children of my son Brad, who died along with his wife in May 2015. During the party the mother of his soon-...

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Well, it’s been eventful here in the last few weeks. I have garnered two new grandchildren in the last month. Sienna’s stepmother had baby Evalyn January 24th, and my youngest son Brian is now ...

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Well, it’s a frosty day here, in the upper eighties. We had a couple of chilly days, but apparently winter isn’t coming here until closer to February. Paxton, the young lady shot Christmas Eve, i...

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We had a very nice Christmas this year. I spent Christmas Eve with Kelly and Isabelle, and then spent the night at Brandon and Jill’s. Brandon and I got the grandsons to bed reasonably on time,...

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Just thought in an effort to be more present here I would make a post before getting dressed for work. We’re on lockdown at work. For those not familiar with prison life and lingo, that means th...

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Good morning from the Lone Star State! It’s a slightly wintery 54 degrees here this morning, and I just got home from the local flea markets with my eldest son Brandon. We are scheduled to atte...

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With the holidays here, I wanted to share this. It was written by my dear friend Arlene. For 35 years, she has been a source of wisdom and eloquence, “I was gushing with gratitude that Thanksgiv...

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Good morning, everyone, it is around 7:30 a.m. here and I’m just starting my day with a scheduling conflict. As a teenager, I was a bit of a square peg. I had few friends, by choice, because I w...

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I had a MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) presentation at a local high school in Houston today. It was my first time too speak to students. It went well, I told our story and how it’s impacte...

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It’s been a long night. Went to my eldest son’s job at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian reservation to help with some filing. Brandon was promoted to operations director at the police department, bu...

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It’s been a bit since I’ve been in. Things have been extremely busy around here with trying to get the old home place put back together. Things are well, just working and renovating as cash flow...

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I’m moving back to my property this weekend. It’s time, we’re on a holding pattern with the custody case, and Brian and his girlfriend need help getting on their feet. My home there has fallen ...

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July 28th and 29th, I have been invited to speak to a Drug Awareness Conference in Houston. I will be speaking to the mayor, city council, as well as the District Attorney and about 300 guests. ...

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I went to Central Texas to my old hometown, a very Mayberry-esque town, to see my brother and sister for the first time in several years (excluding funerals) to spend the day. Around 3pm, Brian ...

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One of my pet peeves is insincere flattery. It’s not a big deal usually, but sometimes it really irritates me. I have a friend of longstanding who wants to go from friendship to more. She is a...

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Okay, the sad part of this story is that it’s the second time in my life I’ve had this conversation with an 18 year old girl. This one is my youngest son’s girlfriend. Liz: Do you guys want to w...

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Monday my foster daughter Kelly called about 12:30 am to tell me her daughter Isabelle had to go to the emergency room and she needed a ride. Isabelle, who is 12, has been my adopted granddaugh...

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Tuesday will be one year since the accident that took my son and daughter in law from us. So far I’m doing okay, but I know that despite my best efforts, sometimes the day rolls around and it be...

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Brian made me a video with Bradley and Austin’s photos as a present for today, since, as he said, I’ve been Mom and Dad for a long time. Not going to lie, I cried a bit. But it’s a beautifull ...

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I don’t normally post things like this or get “preachy” and talk about my faith to those that don’t ask, but it’s been said to me so many times, I felt like I wanted to clarify a point that kind ...

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Took some time this past weekend to get some more yardwork done. Most of it involves the new chainsaw as there is a large amount of brush grown up since I left there last year. One thing I have ...

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