What's New...no news is good news?!?!

10/21/04: They say "no news is good news". Well, that pretty well sums it up. Nothing bad has happened so there is no bad news. I have been busier than ever at work due to personnel changes. I have been putting in a lot of extra hours there so my extra time for the website has been cut to zilch.

I couldn't believe that the last time I updated was July...I often remember to come do updates but forget before I get here. I have had a few link suggestions which I plan to do sometime. However, don't give up hope on me. I just don't seem to have time to do anything immediately. But I thought I better say something so certain friends and family that read our websites know that I am still alive.

Well, that's about it for now. Take care and see you soon!!

What's New...Busy times!!

7/25/04: John and I have both been busy with work so not much news.

I finally got a chance to make changes to some of the broken links and add a few new ones. I feel really bad though! I had an email from someone who loves Austin and gave me suggestions of some great sites. However, I accidentally lost the email this morning when I was working on updates. I guess I hit delete by acciden and then my email program froze. When I got it working again, her email was gone...boohoo! If you are reading this, please write again! I think you called yourself "another Austin lover!".

Well, that's about it for now. Take care and see you soon!!

What's New...Happy Canada Day (July 1st) and Happy Independence Day (July 4th)!!

6/28/04: Happy Canada Day...Canada celebrates it's 137th birthday on July 1st of this year! John and I will be trying to get to a Canada celbration being put off by the "Canadians in Austin" group. And happy Independence Day here in the USA! The United States is celebrating it's 228th birthday on July 4th of this year.

Sorry I have been away for a while. Work has been so busy lately. I haven't felt much like looking at a computer when I get home! I promise that this will get better. I am checking behind the scenes for broken links and adding a few new ones from suggestions. If you see something wrong or think something should be added, let me know.

So hockey season is over for another year. I didn't get to see much in the playoffs except some of the 2nd round Toronto games. Dallas was still in the first round so they were the games being shown in Texas! Calgary put in a great showing on the Canadian front. Too bad they couldn't hold off to win the cup! Congratulations are in order for the Tampa Bay Lightning! Great job guys!

Check out my photos page! I haven't got a whole lot of pictures of the new baby but here is a new one!

Take care and see you all soon (sooner than last time, I promise)!

What's New...photo update!

4/1/04: Thanks to a friend of my brother, we have received a couple of photos of the new baby. Click to see our niece, Lauren Jessie!

What's New...New Family member!!

3/26/04: We would like to welcome our new niece, Lauren, to the family. She was born this morning to my brother Jeff and his wife Sharon. Lauren weighs in at a whopping 8lbs 10.5 oz. Her brother, Joshua, will have to learn how great it is to have a sister (as I am sure my 4 brothers will agree)!

We cannot wait to meet Lauren. Donations to the "send John and Sandra to Newfoundland" fund should be made at your earliest convenience! :)

As soon as I get some photos, I will put them on the pictures page! See you all soon!

What's New...Spring has Sprung!!

3/13/04: You know it's spring in Austin when everything hits at once. Right around Spring Break, people come to visit from all over the world. Why, you may ask? The reasons are plentiful:

• Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo - March 13-27, 2004
• SXSW - That's the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (March 17 - 21, 2004) and the South by Southwest Film Conference and SXSW Interactive Festival (March 12 - 16, 2004) and the SXSW Film Festival (March 12 - 20, 2004).
• Spring Break - Sure this means many of the University of Texas at Austin students leave town, but many stay to party during the many other festivities that are always part of Austin.
• UIL Boy's State basketball Tournament - there were a lot of people visiting the Erwin Center for this basketball tournament this weekend.
• Tim is coming to visit - Our good friend Tim comes to visit often. However, we really know it's spring when he arrives as it's often a favourite time for his visit. Tim loves SXSW and has even gone to the rodeo with us. So this is a sure sign that spring has sprung.

Also, as I mentioned in my last update, we moved at the end of February. We are in the same apartment complex but in a bigger apartment. Please remember to ask if you need our new mailing address!

See you all again soon, take care!

What's New...Moving!!

2/22/04: John and I will be moving to a new apartment at the end of the month. If you haven't received an email with the new address from me, it means that I don't have your current email address. Let me know. The address is practically the same, just a couple of buildings away. The new apartment is over 100 square feet bigger...more room for John's office. We have been busy getting things packed up and trying to throw out things we don't use anymore.

It's also been very busy at work for both of us. Being an accountant always means January is crazy at work. John's new Risus Companion has been doing well in it's first couple of months of sales. He is always working on a few different projects at a time so check out Cumberland Games and Diversions to see what he's up to.

See you all again soon, take care!

What's New...Happy New Year (a few days late)!!

1/10/04: Well Happy New Year to you all. We hope you had a wonderful holiday season.

John's Mom came to visit us for Christmas. We don't get to see her often enough so it was really great to have her visit, even for a few short days. John cooked up our Christmas dinner of ham, sweet potatoes and green beans with toasted almonds (yummy)! She was quite impressed. Then of course, there was plenty of ham sandwiches to nibble over the next couple of days. We went to see In America on Christmas Day and we enjoyed it a lot. The daughters (who are sisiters in real life as well) played amazing parts, especially the oldest daughter, played by Sarah Bolger. Look for Sarah and Emma in the future.

Anyone who has visited John's page lately will already know that he recently released the Risus Companion. It's doing quite well already so check it out if you haven't already.

I have put up some new photos which were sent to Aunt Sandra and Uncle John by our nephews and niece recently.

I have been checking out some links and behind the scnenes stuff on my site lately. I sometimes don't add the requested links if they don't always fall into what I try to achieve here. I do contact anyone who sends a rejected link so they know why it wasn't added. Unfortunately, I had some very cool link requests recently but lost the email. If you have requested to be added, don't see your link and haven't heard from me, please email again. I apologize but it's been hectic both at home and work lately.

See you all again soon, take care!