Pictures of Snow

The view is outside Ellen's home. Isn't our mountain pretty?
Finally, we took the pictures off of the camera; so, for any skeptics about our El Paso snow, here they are! (I know, I know, it wasn't much, but hey, it was snow.) Have a great day!

Ellen's Wonderful Birthday Weekend

Ellen did it! She turned 58 without even so much as a teardrop falling! Most people celebrate one day, but we celebrated all weekend! It was great. It began on Friday when we cooked lobster tails at Sharon's house. Yum, Yum! On her birthday, she got to talk to Nichole in Copenhagen on SKYPE. That is such a fun way to keep up with friends and relatives who live far away. She opened presents from them. They were really cool things from Crate and Barrel. One was a wine cooler. It is remarkable in that it keeps the bottle very cool even when not in the refrigerator. We have used that a lot already. The other was a carafe which I am sure will also be used frequently. Presents from others included a ticket to see "Phantom of the Opera" in Las Vegas in March, a new-fangled paper towel holder, a flash drive, and a new CD of beautiful string orchestra music. We went to dinner at Red Lobster on Saturday evening, and then to the symphony orchestra concert. It was truly a wonderful evening.
All of that should have been enough for anybody's birthday, huh? But, not for Ellen! On Sunday morning at church, the entire congregation sang, "Happy Birthday", to her.
Later that day, her son, Joe, and Sharon's husband, Paul, came for a delicious dinner. So, you see, we really did celebrate all weekend long.
Today will add to the celebration because the staff at school will provide lunch for her, and the kids will add their birthday wishes. What fun times we had.

Oh, no, More Snow!

Today, it is snowing AGAIN. I wonder if global warming is having anything to do with this weather here.
Also, today is the last day of Ellen's 57th year of life. She loves to brag that it always snows on her birthday. (She is right.) It is like she is the favored daughter. If she wants it to snow, it does indeed.
By now I am sure you can tell that this post was written by Sharon. Ellen is at work.
I will work on developing this blog this weekend. There is much to be learned, and I am willing to try.
More later . . . . .

Finally, We Are Bloggers

Wow, I really can't believe that we have entered the world of blogging. That word hasn't even been in our vocabulary very long. We have enjoyed reading others' blogs very much, so we decided that we could do it, too. Here goes!

We are really tired of cold weather in El Paso, Texas. Maybe the season won't last very long. (Actually, it has been nice to light a fire in the fireplace!) If Sharon learns how to add photos, she will post a couple of our beautiful mountain view.