Merry Christmas to All.

Here is our Christmas card for this year.  Click here to see it.

And now for our annual update.

Lindsey graduated from BYU, along with her husband Brandon.  And in August they moved to Houston to be by us, or was it so that Brandon could get a Masters degree in Geology at Rice University?

Carrie and her family left Houston and became Nashville Cats.  And right now, they are learning that Nashville is cccoooooolllllldddd.  Her husband, Shawn, is in the orthopaedic residency program at Vanderbuilt in Nashville. 

Ashley moved from Dallas to the Silicone Valley area and then back to Dallas, so she could work in Minnesota.  She only changed jobs once in all of the moving.  You can take Ashley out of Texas, but not for very long it seems.

Brittany is in our nation's capital and loving it.  She is a GREAT teacher, as shown by both the number of her physics students that took the AP test (highest in her school's history) and the percentage that passed (also the highest in school history).

Ryan and Brianna welcomed their daughter Atley to their family.  Ryan also completed a half Iron Man trialthalon.  Don't know if you will ever get Ryan out of Texas again.  But that's fine with us!

Bethany probably had a less exiting year in 2010 than in 2009.  She remodeled her kitchen, so now we have most family get-togethers at her home.  And she is now cramming for the OB-Gyn oral boards that she will take soon.

Susan (aka Mom the Bomb) had a position at a pediatric clinic in Katy, then she didn't.  But she found another opportunity at a practice in Spring, and is loving what she does.  And she really loves being close to kids and grandkids.

Michael (aka Dad the Bad) lost his job, again.  Some things never change!!!  But that means I'm back in Katy with the Fam!  And no worries!  Life is good and full of opportunities for me.  I just need to decide which one will be the best.

May Charity, the pure love of Christ, fill your hearts this season and through the coming year.

Red and Blue

I saw a lot of chatter on Facebook about yesterday's Uah - BYU football game.  I admit, I graduated from BYU, but I also attended the U for a year.  I also admit that, when I do see The Game, I want BYU to win.  But I left Utah in 1979, and since then, the importance or passion or whatever you want to call it of the rivalry has faded for me.  I think I have only seen 2 installments of The Game since then.  And one of them, I just happend to 'stumble upon' while we lived in San Antonio.  But just to show that The Game is more than a local passion, and that I don't bleed Cougar Blue, here is a true story from Katy, Texas.

About 20 years ago, on Sunday after The Game, at the beginning of Sunday School class, someone mentioned that BYU had defeated Utah, again.  To which someone else in the class (and I think it was Dave Swope, a real Red-blooded Ute) responded with something like "That's OK.  We're still waiting for a BYU grad to be President of the Church".  And 20  years later, we are still waiting.....

¿Do I Look That Old?

MTB teaches the 4-year-olds in Primary.  At the end of the meeting block, I always go to the classroom and wait with the kids and MTB, while the kids are waiting for their parents.  Today when I walked in the room, MTB had her back turned toward the door, so she didn't see me.  But the kids did, so they told her I was there:  'Sister Reed, Sister Reed, your Dad is here!!!'

What I Like about Houston

First and foremost, I love bieng with MTB and other family members.  Click here to see some of the fun!

One Last Post: What I Miss About Mexico

I received more pictures from my despedida (going-away party). 

Jesus, 'El Inge' (The Engineer) and Estela.

Daniel and Lourdes.  Danny works at NXO and Lourdes is Oscar Rojo's sister.

And here is the entire group.

 

 

I really miss all of you.  ¿Do you miss me yet?





My next postings will be what I like about being back in Houston with MTB.

More of What I Miss about Mexico

Pepe and Katia.  Let us know when the little one arrives!

Clarita (Muy Movida) and Carlos. 

Enrique (Kike) and Pepe Lepe.  Don't ask why they are so close!

Oscarito and Vanessa.  Oscar received several offers to change jobs while we worked together, but he stayed with me.

Claudia and Fernando.  Claudia was my assitant for almost 11 years.  She said I'm the only man she has been with for that many years!

That's All Folks!!!

So, after 11 years and 9 months working in Mexico, it all came down to this:

• 1 very large and 2 carry-on size suitcases to take my clothing back to the USA
• 3 pretty emotional good-by sessions with my co-workers.  I couldn't say much.
• One of these was a small party at Oscar Rojo's home.  MTB was there as well.  It was hard for both of us to say goodby!
• One box of personal documents that I took from my office.

But more than anything, it is who we are and our influence on others that really matters.  And I think I can safely say that I am a better person becuase of my experiences here, and I hope that my friends believe thay are better people as a result of letting me into their lives.