Mike on November 28th, 2005

The sisters were happy to come see their new cousin
On Saturday, we packed up the family and went to see the newest member of the family, Cora Jane. The 5 of us piled into mom and dad’s MDX (with mom and dad) and headed down to Houston.
I got to hold Cora for [...]

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Mike on November 25th, 2005

40-29…Hook ‘Em Horns!
You know, I wish I could gloat more over my hard core Aggie brother-in-law, but I can’t that much. This was the least enjoyable Longhorn win for me all season. However, it was against the Aggies and it was 40-29. I’ll take it.
Susan says you should never count out the [...]

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Mike on November 25th, 2005

Ad after ad of madness
Against my better judgment, I awoke at about 4:30am this morning to brave the crowds on Black Friday. It’s called “Black Friday” because it’s one of the busiest (and craziest) shopping day of the year. It’s also the day that retailers can go “in the black” (i.e. score [...]

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Mike on November 24th, 2005

Makes you full just looking at it…
Today is the day where we eat a lot of food and lose all sense of self control…my dad’s birthday. Oh, and it’s Thanksgiving. Yes, I could have made the joke that it’s turkey day and Thanksgiving, but that wouldn’t be very respectful to my dad, [...]

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Mike on November 20th, 2005

She already loves the camera
Richard has been pretty good about sending the Cora Jane photos out. I’ve collected a few more and I’ve decided to set up a photo page for her.

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Mike on November 17th, 2005

What’s going through her mind? Probably “I had to get here for Thanksgiving!”
Say hello to my new niece, Cora Jane.
Her Dad says more pictures on the way, but I wanted to get this one up for everyone who wanted to see her.
I think the clan will head down to the hospital this [...]

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Mike on November 16th, 2005

After a bit of a scare, my sister Jen gave birth to a bouncing baby GIRL!!
We don’t have a name yet, but I do have a few vital statistics about Baby Turner:
5lbs 5oz
19 inches long
Mother and daughter are healthy and doing well.
Nervous uncle is relieved everyone’s OK.
Congratulations to the new [...]

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