Ribs on the Smoker

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning Rachel and I were able to walk.  I didn't have a meeting so that was nice.  One thing about working for a company on the East Coast - I have to start earlier sometimes.

We came home and I began to work.  Rachel laid down for a bit before going to school.

Around lunch time, I started up the smoker.  I decided to make ribs today.  I figured I could be done cooking the ribs by the time we had to leave for Evan's practice. 

When the boys got home, Rachel walked over to Luna's house.  They are fostering a dog that just had puppies.  The puppies are only a few days old and the boys wanted to see them.

Just before we had to leave for Evan's practice, I was able to get the ribs off the smoker, wrapped them in foil and a towel and put them in a cooler to stay insulated. 

Evan had a good practice and was really happy with his pitching and hitting.

When we came home, we had the ribs.  The boys ate a ton.  It was great that they liked it.

The boys are about to go to bed.

Until next time...

Cosmic Coffee

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, shortly after I got up, I had a phone meeting with someone at HomeAway in Singapore.  It was a short meeting.  I got off and showered and went into HomeAway to work.

Rachel and the boys stayed home most of the day. 

After lunch, Rachel took the boys to Cosmic Coffee.  They have an outdoor area where you can sit.  Evan thought it was too bright outside so he insisted they sit inside.

I came home a little before they got home.

I had a meeting in the afternoon.  Following the meeting, I drove to Tiff's Treats to get free cookies.  Rachel had gotten a coupon code while at SXSW.

We had corned beef for dinner.  Then Rachel and I took Chewie and Luna for a walk.

The boys are upstairs playing now.

Until next time...

Home Early

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, we walked with both Chewie and Luna when taking Noah to school.  Since Luna is older, she slowed us down a bit.

We came home and Rachel went for a short speed run.

I went into HomeAway around mid-morning.  Rachel went in to teach later in the morning.

Just before noon, I got a call on my cell phone from a number I didn't recognize.  It was Evan calling from the nurse.  He was having stomach issues and wanted to come home.  I had two meetings I needed to be at and Rachel had to teach so Grandma went over to pick up Evan and bring him home.

Rachel picked up Noah from school at the end of the day on her way back from teaching.  Then Noah went over to Grandma's house.  I came home a little while after that.

For dinner, Evan and I had waffles while Rachel had some leftover chicken.

Luna's family came and got her tonight.  We had her for two weeks.

The boys will be getting ready for school soon.

Until next time...

First Day Back To School and Pet Pics

Today was the kids' first day back to school after winter break.

We drove Noah to school since it was misty.  We brought Chewie in the car with us.

My school starts back tomorrow, but I had a staff meeting lunch today.

I stopped at HEB on my way home to pick up a few things.  I was very crowded and took longer than I thought.  When I got home Morry and Chewie had already left to pick up Noah.

I quickly put the groceries away and walked with Luna to meet them.

Evan went to Grandma's for dinner tonight.

We had rotisserie chicken and baked potatoes for dinner tonight.

Then, we walked to pick up Evan.

Gizmo is doing well adjusting to the house.  He's still scared of Chewie since Chewie keeps playfully barking at him. 

Here are a few pictures of the animals.

Gizmo and the End of Winter Break

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel, Grandma and Aunt Susan went to New Braunfels for the weekend for a girls trip.  They left just before lunch on Friday. That left the boys and me alone for the weekend.  But in addition to the boys, we have Calvin, Flash and Chewie.  We're still pet-sitting Luna. And, on Thursday, we got a new kitten who we named Gizmo.  He is so cute and so happy and loves to be around people.  He's still scared of Chewie but he seems ok with the two cats and Luna as long as the cats are not hissing at him.  The thing about him is he was born without eyelids and he needs drops in his eyes twice per day. 

Also on Friday, Evan invited his friend Angelo to stay with us.  So we had a full house, even without Rachel, on Friday night. The boys all stayed up until 3am playing video games.

On Saturday, I took Evan to flag football practice.  Angelo's dad picked him up from there.  In the afternoon, Evan and I went to the TRPD facility and I helped him practice some.  A boy that we know that is joining the 11u team met us there and Evan worked with him some.

For dinner, we went to The League and Tavern with Papa.  It was our first time there.  We liked it.

This morning, I took the boys to get their hair cut.  In the afternoon, we went to the Ramati's for a 6 Points event. 

For dinner, we met up with Grandma and Papa and went to Maudies.

Until next time...

First Post in 2019

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This is the first post of the New Year and the 12th year we've written a blog post.

On New Year's Eve, we took it easy during the day.  Rachel and I took Chewie and Luna for a long walk.  At night, the Edwards family came over.  Josh plays baseball with Evan and has across two teams since 2013. We went to Kura Revolving Sushi Bar.  I had been before and Rachel had taken Noah once.  The sushi plates come around on a revolving belt and you can order food that's delivered to you on a different belt.  It worked out well.  From there we went back to our house where we had dessert that Rachel made and watched the ball drop.

On New Year's Day, we went to Aunt Sandy and Uncle Marvin's house.  We brought the dessert and had a late lunch there.  It was a good time.

Today, I had to go into HomeAway. It was my first day back.  It was a long day as there was an afternoon meeting.

Rachel, Evan and Noah went with Grandma, Papa and Uncle Mike to Kerbey Lane.  Uncle Mike was in for a wedding.  Then they went back to Grandma and Papa's and sat around and had hot drinks and sat around and talked.  Noah had hot apple cider while Evan had hot chocolate with whipped cream.

For dinner, I made blackened chicken.

The boys are upstairs playing.

Until next time...

Thanksgiving 2018

We had a fun week celebrating Thanksgiving with the family.

Sherah's family stayed with us from Wednesday through Saturday.

Thursday for Thanksgiving we went to Aunt Sandy and Uncle Marvin's house.

Friday night we had dinner at Grandma and Papa's house.

Saturday lunch was also at Grandma and Papa's.

Today, we mostly took it easy.  We had been petsitting for Luna and her family picked her up last night.  This morning we petsat for Nikko, our neighbor's Golden Retriever, while they moved to their new house.

Morry and I took the dogs on a long walk.

This afternoon the boys decorated shirts and a hat.

Then, they watched the Steelers game.

For dinner, we went to a Chinese restaurant with Grandma and Papa.

Now we are getting ready to go back to work and school tomorrow.

Here are some pictures from the last few days.

Summer Break is Over

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Friday, I went into HomeAway for our weekly Friday morning meeting.  After that, I met Rachel, Evan and Noah, as well as Grandma and Papa and Rachel's cousin, Leah for lunch.  Leah was in town to see her dad and stepmother.  We ate lunch at Modern Market. 

Yesterday, we took it easy most of the day.  For dinner, we picked up  Rudy's and met Grandma and Papa at the Zilker Hillside Theater to watch a musical.  It's a nice free event.  They just ask for donations.

This morning, Luna's family came to pick her up.  Chewie was sad that Luna left the house.

Then Evan and I went to his first full practice of the season.  We stopped at Donut Taco Palace on the way up.  Evan was the catcher for about half of practice.  He looked good blocking balls.  He was able to pick off a runner who was a little far from third base.  The coaches really want him to be aggressive with his throws this season.

The boys relaxed and then cleaned their rooms and the game room this afternoon.

For dinner, we had waffles and scrambled eggs.

As one last fun thing this summer, we went to Bahama Buck's and got some shaved ice.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Spooky House of Death

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

As has been the case for the last few weeks, I went into HomeAway this morning.  It's not too bad.

When I was leaving, Evan and Noah were getting ready to go to the elementary school.  They were going to film the next installment of their movie franchise - Spooky House of Death.  I don't know what this one will be about.  They were at the school for most of the morning.  Rachel walked over with Chewie to check on them at one point.

Luna came to stay with us for a few days again.  She got dropped off late this morning.

In the afternoon, Rachel, Evan and Noah didn't do anything.

I came home from HomeAway and Rachel left shortly afterwards to tutor.

Late in the afternoon, I took Evan to TRPD.  The fall season kicked off today with a players meeting.  I sat outside talking to several of the other fathers I haven't seen all summer.

Rachel took Noah to Whole Foods for a Pink Ribbon Cowgirl dinner.

Evan and I went with Josh and his dad Chad to Jersey Giant Pizza for dinner.  It was nice being with them.

Rachel and Noah should be coming home soon.

Until next time...

Touchdown!

This morning Morry got up early to do work.

I made the boys waffles for brunch.

Morry, Evan, and Noah went to Evan's practice and football game. 

I went for a short run.

Then, with Chewie I picked up Papa and we went to Evan's football game.  Evan got a touchdown for his team!

This afternoon we were at home.

Evan and Papa went for a bike ride.

Luna's family came over to thank us for taking care of Luna while they were out of town.

Then, for dinner, we invited Papa over and had grilled chicken.

Tonight, we worked more on Noah's science fair project.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Night with the Boys

This morning we walked with both dogs to drop Noah off at school.

Morry had meetings today.

I walked with both dogs to pick up Noah and Noah helped by walking Luna on the way home.

Morry was home for just a little bit this afternoon and then he had TRPD meetings tonight.

Since he would be getting home late, the boys and I were on our own for dinner.  They convinced me to take them to Kerbey Lane.

Now, Evan is having hot chocolate.  Soon the boys will get ready for bed.

Long Walk With Two Dogs

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Chewie didn't really want to let us sleep in too long this morning.  He just wanted to go downstairs and get the day started. 

When Rachel came downstairs, we decided we needed to take Chewie and Luna for a long walk.  Noah didn't want to come but Evan joined in.  We walked to the trail behind the school.  Luna seemed so excited to be on the trail going through the woods that she was pulling the whole time.  We took it to the bridge and then jumped off the trail and onto Lacrosse and went home that way.  We walked over 3 miles.  Chewie was getting tired to the end.  It was warmer than it has been - about 61 degrees and the sun was bright.

The boys and I watched Despicable Me 3 while Rachel cleaned out closets to get some stuff to sell. 

Rachel and I brought over the stuff she wanted to sell to Rita who is selling it for us.  Then we drove to HEB to do some shopping.  We hadn't gone grocery shopping in quite a while.  We picked up some stuff we could make for dinner there.

We came home, put the food away and got our food ready.

The boys are upstairs playing now.

Until next time...