They say some questions are best left unanswered...

A moment ago I was looking at the calendar calculating Christmas shipping schedules for a gift I purchased and I realized that today is the 21st. That means that if my father were still alive today, he would be turning 50. How does one process that information? What would he be like? Would he still like the same things like Nascar and Coors Light? Would he still curse like a sailor? Listen to Rock 92? Drive everywhere like a bat out of Hell? Be a meat and potatoes dinner kind of guy? Would the ending be different?

"I wish you could have been there for the sun & the rain & the long, hard hills. For the sound of a thousand conversations scattered along the road. For the people laughing & crying & remembering at the end. But, mainly, I wish you could have been there." - Brian Andreas

Because I don't have any kids...

here's a cute picture of Layla I took the other day.

Good times.

And I'm almost done with the Christmas shopping, thank goodness. It's always easy to do the shopping for my mom and sister but the gifts for the guys kill me. I never know! Just lucky guesses most of the time...

Can't wait for the Utopia Christmas party this weekend. Sure to be a blast!

Have a fantastic weekend. :) I know I will.

Today ... in pictures

Just a few samples...

Still trying to get good enough to quit the day job to take pictures and scrapbook all day. What do you think?

More Pictures of the Season

Because a picture is worth 1,000 words -- I thought I would let them do the narrating for a change. Just a little glimpse of what we've been up to lately. Happy Holidays!