Heinesh Ranch: December 2008

Andreas, Kerstin, Helen-Ida Anstaett

Hans sent me some pictures of his Son Andreas and his family taken over Christmas 2008.

Kerstin and Helen-Ida

Andreas and Helen-Ida

Rick and Rose Shibley

For those that follow this blog and don't know the Shibleys, let me introduce them to you. Rick and Rose are some very old and dear friends of mine that I first met while stationed at Zweibrucken, Germany in the early 70s and then later we also worked together at E-Systems and lived in Fredrickburg, VA. We quit E-Systems about the same time and I came to Texas and Rick and Rose went home to MT. They currently live in Clancy. MT.

Rick and Rose recently sent me a Christmas letter and some photographs that I wanted to share with our mutual friends.

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Santa and Christmas

Rick (oops Santa) and Rose

Santa 07

Christmas 06

Rick, Rose, dog and the kids

House 09-05 This is Rick and it looks like he is gather firewood for the winter time.

NC Kids 11-05 I am guessing but I think this is Len in the background and his two children next to Rick. The boy is the splitting image of Len when he was that age.

Rose working in her garden

This was labeled Rock 2. It is Rose and their dog sitting on a rock in the snow. Burr

Shibley's Pictures

House 06-29-05

Shibley's Photos

This was labeled 4 wheeling kids 06.

Around house 08-06

Camping 09-06

Grama and Jake2

Mike the Protector

I was taking a nap in my recliner this afternoon and Mike was also taking a nap. As he does so often, he was sleeping under the foot rest of my recliner. He has learned very quickly that when he hears me start to sit up to move out of the way. He must have been sleeping very sound this afternoon and was a little late getting out of the way. He made it without getting hit by the chair but he was so startled that he saw a reflection in the glass doors of my cabinet that holds all my stereo stuff for the TV. He started barking and growling at the corner and it took me a minute to figure out what he was barking at. After I figured it out and went over there and showed him that everything was okay. He went over and took a look for himself. He sat there for quite a few minutes studying himself in the reflection.

Maybe I need to put a mirror at floor level so he can look at himself more often.

The New Cowboy Stadium

Margaret, Jack and I were in the Dallas area the weekend of Dec. 12th, 2008 for the Beene Family Christmas party and we drove around Arlington early on Saturday morning and went by the new Cowboy Stadium. I am not sure what the official name of the stadium or even if it has been named. It is pretty impressive.

2008 Beene Family Christmas

We had the "Beene Family" Christmas at Mark and Holli's house this year. Everyone that was there had a great time and we missed the ones that weren't there.

Thanksgiving 2008

Kalvina Crank, Christen Ringle, Shelby and Colton on the road down to Pebble Beach. Kalvina and Christen are Airmen or WAF going through basic training at Lackland AFB and Margaret and Jack asked them to come eat Thankgiving with us.

Kalvina is a full blood Navajo from Arizona. Her family lives on the Navajo Reservation. They stayed here over the week-end of December 12th, 2008 to be here for Kalvina's graduation. Her whole family is Navajo.

Christen is from Michigan.