M.L.E.'s Cartoons

Recently, we have pulled out a small white board for help with Emily's studies. She has taken to it and now puts drawings on it. Here are two that she did in the last few days.


Awesome Cartoon Guy







Sorta a Heckle and Jeckle like bird.

Artic Conditions!

After not blogging anything for so long, then I am sure no one visits here anymore. Not even my own mother. I am shamed.

The last few days and nights have been cold. For two nights in a row we went under Zero degrees F! The back porch read -6.7F two night ago. That is out of the wind. Others got into the -10s. The state of NM is having gas and power problems. Texas has had rolling brown outs along with problems that arise during those. Their gas pumping stations did not deliver enough gas to NM and we have run low or out in places. Due to no-gas many folks have went to electric space heaters which has put a big strain on the electric grid here in NM.

Yesterday the Governor declared NM in a state of emergency and many places closed and sent folks home. The lab did the same. Many schools are closed today but not LA schools which decided to hold classes. LA county has stable gas supplies but Espanola has ran out in places. Not sure why we faired better.

So I am off today from work officially. Emily and Elizabeth are at school. Gwen and Ruth are both still sleeping in this morning. Ruth is visiting from Tennessee this week.

Emily has been sick again a good bit this week. Hard to keep up with middle school this way. She tries her best and is doing a pretty good job of it.

Centrifuge Camp At Glorieta

Emily and Katie at church camp a week ago. They are in front on right next to end but not end.

Berkeley Trip

Took a trip to UC-Berkeley a few weeks ago for a quantum chemistry conference. Got to visit with Peter several times and actually learned about some really cool quantum mechanics stuff.
It was so good to see him and visit.






Berkeley Tower in the middle of campus on the hill. Hard to miss this thing.

Hiking to the Arch with M.E.

From the Arch, a zoomed in picture of my work building at the lab.








A stamp I made for Emily several years ago.






M.E. in the Arch on our hike last weekend.

Elizabeth Time

Elizabeth at her Iced Tea stand. Made $7 despite being at the end of a cul de sac. Nice neighbors and visitors. :)







Elizabeth playing in the kid corner at the Coffee Booth.

Elizabeth At Play

Elizabeth at Soccer Practice.










At the top of the 32 foot climbing wall.









On the way up the climbing wall.

Elizabeth at the climbing wall

Elizabeth boulder one day at the climbing wall. The next time she went she climbed up the 32 foot wall by herself! She really likes it.

Older Elizabethism

Several years ago, when Elizabeth was about 2 or 3 years old we were eating dinner. She starts saying, "Get out! I need you. I need you." I look over and she is trying to get peas out of a sugar snap pod. :)

Christmas 2009

Christmas Morning 2009. Chopping at the bit.







.
The Barbie Four Musketeers and ALB. Purple one from
Texas Grandma.

ME and her copy of the Silmarillion ... not pictured the three copies of the extended versions of the LOTR.




ALB and her new Scooter from Emily









ALB and her Three Musketeers dress from Colarado Grandma and Grandpa. She is happy just the picture caught her with a
sour face. :)

England Meeting In June 2009

JOWOG meeting at AWE in June 2009.

Angel on the tree

Elizabeth helps put the Angel on the tree.









Santa visit. We love Mr. Santa Fox and his story about Murray the other reindeer

Santa's Helper

White Rock Overlook visit

Recently visited the overlook with ALB.

The Rio Grande below.







ALB with Black Mesa in background








Black Mesa w/Sangre de Cristo in distance.








Waterfall .... frozen








Track has been redone with some crushed rock.

A few things we have been doing.

Turkey Cupcakes from Thanksgiving. ALB helped her Mom make these for school.







Elizabeth has been working puzzle a lot lately. She was proud of her Veggie tales one.








Here is a sample of the computing power in the house.

December Snow!

Not sure how much we got but it was enough to has a snow day!

No school or work.

At around 5am the power started going off and on. In some parts it was off for several hours. But we just got on and off power cuts.
The wind was blowing pretty hard too.



I had a doctor's appointment at 7:45am so I had to get the truck cleaned off so I could get there on time. But then the doctor could not get in for about an hour. I left the office at 10am. But I had a good book so time just flew.

Pals

Bailey Bud and the girls.
This is one of his favorite ways to visit.

Nacho (Notcho)

Can't a guy sleep in peace.
Picture courtesy of Emily.

Halloween stuff

Emily's pumpkin at Pumpkin Glow downtown.
The one in the middle, Mike W. from Monsters, Inc.








Lexie (fairy princess) and Elizabeth (R2D2).
Gwen made the R2D2 shirt.










Elizabeth with her light bulb face jack-o-lantern.








Elizabeth in her M&M costume for the Halloween Carnival at Emily's school.

Scarecrows

Emily and Elizabeth were downtown taking pictures of scarecrows.
These three were most scary.