Our First Blog

Here we are in cyberspace at last. Our daughters challenged us to keep up with them, and we cannot NOT rise to the occasion.

We both grew up in Odessa, but now live in Hurst, Texas. Our three wonderful daughters (Kristi, Marci and Courtney) have grown, finished college, married, and launched into their own busy lives. They are providing us with terrific grandchildren (four, so far - we are their Gram and Hey-Dad). Herb retired as a biology teacher and athletic trainer after 35 years and continues to work part time as a trainer. I am a paralegal and, after nearly three decades of working in law firms, I chose the much tamer environment of a corporate law department to finish out my career.

We engage in numerous activities, all surrounding our family, our church, our jobs, and our friends. The world is opening up to us now. During 2006 we visited Courtney and Shaun in Japan (the island of Okinawa), then we toured England and Scotland with our church choir. During 2007 we cruised Alaska's and Canada's inside passage, then topped it off with two nights in Seattle.

Our lives may not be exciting - but excitement is way overrated. We are thankful for our health. We spend time with our family at every opportunity and we reach out to "old" friends, too.