The Donaho's

XTO/Exxon had retirement party for Dad on June 30th ~ which was Dad's final day as a working man. Flights were really pricey, so just the kids and I went. Greta's first time to fly, and my first solo fly with 3 kids. Luck was on our side, because the kids were great. A 1 hour flight and electronics for them to play made it easier than a 5 hour drive. They missed one day at Camp Thurman, but they agreed it was a good reason to miss.  Garrett Popcorn Company is a Chicago tradition. We'd always stop at Ohare airport, but now they have one at DFW.  Off we go!  Midland Airport has all the cool "oilfield stuff" according to the boys.  Dad had his choice of a party, and he chose a BBQ at the lease.   There were a lot of people there: vendors, people from the office in Midland, and co-workers from the Andrews and surrounding offices.  Amazing lunch with BBQ, steak, shrimp, and more fixins than I could eat.  The...

We celebrated Easter, celebrated it some more, and then a little more after that! We were studying the crucifixion in Matthew at this exact time (our bible studies don't always line up with the holidays/time of year, but it happened to this year), so it was cool. the boys got it - they totally got it - and understood that the bunny thing is something we do to celebrate Christ's resurrection. It was fun. We had lots of discussions about Jesus, Easter, Peter, "the bad duys", the rooster that crowed...you name it.  First up was the school celebrations....  They only had a half day of school, so I stayed at the school and helped both their classrooms.   The weather was much cooler than the forecast said. The kids didn't mind - they were ready to hunt!  Garrett class did a fruit salad snack, with each color of fruit representing something about Easter.  Joshua and Garrett  Garrett turns to hu...