The Worleys

This little girl looks like she got interrupted on her way to play! Don't you wish you could be a little girl again and play all day? At work we have been charged to come up with things our Mother used to say that taught us how to act toward others, and illustrate it with a picture. Finding a picture was not a problem -- but trying to think of something my Mom used to say that fit the picture -- not so easy! This picture looks like "Stand still and smile so I can get your picture!" And it was probably taken by my father. I think the picture was taken in either Miami or Corpus Christi -- just a guess from the background. But it could have been taken in Houston, too. Things your Mom told you -- "Clean your plate!" (I really did not like to eat when I was little.) Of course, I heard about the "starving children in China" as well. There was a chicken place in Waco that gave kids a silver dollar if they cleaned their plates. One of my favorite me...

Here she is, our favorite 15-month old granddaughter! She absolutely loves Elmo. Sarah said the only Elmo pj's she could find were in the boys department, but I think Elmo pj's should be for all kids! She is carrying her new Elmo book I found at Walgreen's. Ava now runs everywhere, and I do mean run! She is very fast on her feet! The good news, though, is that she only gets her feet dirty most of the time, cause she hardly ever crawls around on the floor anymore. We are privileged to get to babysit every so often. I just could not resist taking pictures of our little Elmo Girl. However, she does love sitting on the dogs' bed! And so do the dogs! So I know this is not a proper place for a little girl to sit! However, Ava does not share my sentiment. I finally got her to stay off by saying "Shoo-ey! Don't sit on the dirty dog bed!" She associates that with changing diapers. She started saying "Shoo-ey" and got off! I am feeling prett...

This week has seen us on the couch two nights watching College Football. Monday night was great fun watching Texas beat Ohio State. I even cooked! Last night was the National Championship Game. We decided to have chili and cheese. Then Jenni and Rod came over. The feast enlarged quite a bit. First thing we had --Pebre. Like pico de gallo, only a Chilean dish. Best stuff you could ever eat when prepared by Jenni and Rod. Okay, this picture does not do it justice! Lots of tomatoes, onions, and cilantro! With regular white vinegar added. We opened the chips! Next, Rod starts making Chilean sopapillas. They put carrots in the dough! No recipe. Rod just starts mixing flour and whatever else goes in them. Then you shape them into little round pieces of dough and fry them. I just realized how cluttered my kitchen counter is! Daily vitamins, cards, and a picture of the four brothers from the first annual Worley Minnesota Reunion. And carrots in a bag! Not exactly a picture o...

We were all dressed in our orange and white, settling down to watch the Fiesta Bowl. Can we win? Of course we can! It was a very long game! We jumped up and down, we screamed, we scared the dogs a few times. We ate a few cookies, gulped some milk down, too. When it looked like all hope was gone, we persevered . We had faith in our team. Mike and I have been watching Longhorn football waaayyy too long to give up that easily. And we won the Fiesta Bowl! Maybe not great in your lives, but very great in ours! And now Mike has started counting the days until UT Football season starts again! "Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses." I Timothy 6:12

December was quite a busy month. We had two birthdays and Christmas. Lots of fun and good eating. And lots of shopping! I re-discovered Amazon.com for shopping. Good service, gifts were all good quality. And I got to spend some quality time with my computer in my lap! The month started off with Jay's birthday. Sarah cooked some amazing beans and cornbread, and we had buttermilk pie for dessert. Had lots of fun watching Ava walk and dance around. Here is Jay on his birthday. As you can see, Christmas decorations were already up at his house, too! It seemed like every week end after that was taken up with some sort of fun activity! Once I figured that out, the shopping at Amazon began! It was so easy, I may need to do that from now on! Just earlier, so I have more time to wrap! One of our most fun traditions is taking out JABS Kids class from church caroling every year. We go to homes of our senior members or those in nursing homes. This year we gave everyone a bookm...