R is for Rowan

Rowan Mila Stanley was born on October 4th.

She is our new goddaughter and we are so excited she is here! We had a recent trip to Greensboro for the holidays and we able to see her and her parents, Barrett and Joanna.

My first hat ever knitted....was for Rowan.

The Christmas Spanish Tortilla

Silent night, holy night....all is calm.......until the Spanish Tortilla (similar to an American omelette) sticks to the pan! Oh Lila....it was still delicious. Maria, take a look! HAHA!

Lila and Mango's Tree (notice beautiful paper ornaments!)

Rudy assisting Ms. Lila to unstick the stuck tortilla

That' a girl....

Estava delicios!

Night Out With The Days

The Days came to town and we had a great meal at the Last Resort. We miss them so much now that they are in Tifton, GA. Come on guys, you know you want to move back.

The Days! Mara Dare, Cal and Little Grayson Anne.

Leslie, The Days and us.

O Christmas Tree

Finally, we have our tree up! It has been cold here in GA the last few nights which is nice. We played our Charlie Brown Christmas CD and hung our favorite ornaments. It was very cool.

Some updates:

• Rudy is headed off to a funeral tomorrow for a student of his who passed away on Saturday. It came as quite the shock since Rudy had just taught him in class the previous Wednesday. Please keep he and the department in your thoughts as it has been a rough time for such a close-knit group.

• On a lighter note, it appears we will have a new neighbor moving in towards the end of this month. He came by last night and seems like a great guy! YIPPEE! After close to 8 months of the house being vacant, we are very happy to have someone move in.

• Finally, Rudy has done a preliminary interview with State University of New York @ Cortland. It appears to have gone well and we are waiting to hear as far as an in-person interview. They generally do not grant many, so cross your fingers!

The grinch is our 'angel' at the top of the tree