This year, my mother joined us for the Polar Express train ride from Palestine, Texas to Rusk, Texas (and back again). I took three videos of the holiday fun: one, two and three. Two is my favorite.



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Polar Express Train 2011
This year, my mother joined us for the Polar Express train ride from Palestine, Texas to Rusk, Texas (and back again). I took three videos of the holiday fun: one, two and three. Two is my favorite.



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Polar Express Train 2011
I love the brushed aluminum blue Toshiba laptops; but they’re hard to find at the price points I want. I saw this one at a Wal-Mart, but they were out of stock – of course – and three other Wal-Marts didn’t have it, either. Because I checked. Wasn’t online, either.


At Target, I found this Cookie Monster toy. It talks, and munches cookies. If only I were five again! It was also about $40, which I think is a little excessive, but so was Cookie Monster.
Update: Dec. 27. Ok, it wasn’t $40. It was $25. But still. It’s available from Target.com.

Today, I designed an e-mail to be sent to top-producing Realtors in Galveston, announcing that RE/MAX of Texas is coming to their town for its 35th Annual Statewide Convention – and that they were invited, too.

The HTML e-mail contains writing by Mike Sumerlin, with a banner and a register button designed by Brian Miller and Mark Bohenick.
My aunt Barbara ordered a truckload of snow to keep the kids busy (and soggy) on Thanksgiving. A great time was had by all. I shot one video of the fun.




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Thanksgiving 2011

Kim and I are expecting our first child! We’re really excited and we can’t keep the news to ourselves any longer! This is big — we’re even using exclamation points, people!
Update Dec. 23, 2011
See photos from Kim’s second ultrasound appointment from October 26.



