Time Flying By

Here is a recap of December and January.

January - New Beginnings: Terry started a new job with Multistack, which will require him to travel all over the world, and Pat will be managing Horizon Airport. Now that I'm managing the airport, I'm learning all kinds of new things like the wing span of a Malibu is 42ft.

This was an interesting sport plane that flew in this month.

While GeoDigital's helicopter was being worked on by the mechanic, one of the navigators was a bit bored, so he pulled out his fishing rod and a bucket and spent the afternoon trying to get his line inside the bucket and teaching me how to fish - in the middle of the desert with no water.

Pat also did her first run ever, starting with a 1 mile run/walk. Isaiah came and literally walk beside her. Thanks Isaiah!
Actually I did two separate events in January

December - We met and invited our new neighbors for a Christmas Eve gathering at our house, since they had just moved into the neighborhood a few days before. Isaiah, Josiah, Terry and I had a quite Christmas, just us four then Melissa with the kids came for a visit the day after for a week. Christmas is always nicer when the kids are in town!

Waiting for Josiah to open his door and see his face when he gets his new Big Bear.

We had an Open House out at the airport.

Soaring above the west Texas desert:

Pat's parachute and seat belt are fastened and she's getting last minute instructions.

and there she goes....

Terry's next

So this is what the airport looks like from the sky

Wreaths Across America

There were over 4,000 wreaths place by the tombs at Ft Bliss Cemetery, Terry and I helped with Wreaths Across America.

Terry placed a wreath on on his father's tombstone

A finished section

Left the cemetery with a beautiful sunset behind us, and we'll be back next year


At Horizon Airport -a new patio cover was installed in January 2010 and 11 months later in December we're installing a new one.
In October a micro-burst in a major hail storm ripped it off throwing it over 40 foot trees and about 175 ft. away.
Praise God no one was injured and no planes destroyed.


Phil Schneider, Ron Thompson, both employees, Ron Clarke, our glider pilot, George Briones, our EAA president came out and helped.

Isaiah and Don McBride also came with their hammer and nails.


So to our volunteers.---Thanks!

A heart full of Thanks

Melissa had taken the kids out of school for them to be in town for Josiah's homecoming. That made for a short weekend so I drove back to Dallas with Melissa. Stayed for a few days got home and turned around to drive my sister to Odessa. Her very dear friend, Virginia was in the hospital and is now at home with Hospice. Rachel came for a weekend visit. Then a couple days later Terry, Isaiah, Josiah and I traveled to Dallas to spend Thanksgiving with Melissa and family. My heart was filled with so much thankfulness we were all together again.
We played shuffle board, darts, cards, Scattegories, watched football and movies and of course ate, strolled into town.So here's November in pictures:

Josiah, Isaiah, & Rachel after a good Texas steak dinner at Cattleman's

Playing Apples to Apples & watching football

Follow the Leader Grand-pappy and Blake

My first Granchild is getting older- he's putting on his contacts. Yikes

He wanted a picture next to this car- he is getting older.

Getting a little toasting.

The Young Ladies-Avery & Melissa

The Monday after Thanksgiving my father was back in the hospital for a few more days, he's home now and doing better. November was a full month for us.

Welcome Home!!!

Melissa, with the kids drove down to El Paso to welcome Josiah home from Iraq. It was quite exciting seeing the many people waiting for husbands, sons, dads, moms brothers or sisters. As the plane roll into Biggs Airfield the cheers got louder, when the hatch was open and soldiers walked out the cheers were even louder. Balloons, poster boards, flags everywhere cheering the soldiers.

Isaiah and Melissa waiting for Josiah

Melissa, Avery and Josiah.

One happy Momma.

Josiah with dad, brother and sister.

Blake tried hard to stay awake, but by 11:00 he couldn't make it, Josiah took a picture with him anyway. I think Josiah was just as tired as Blake too.

Welcome Home Son and Thank you for your service in Iraq!!

Business Meetings

Also in October we had a business meeting

which brought Terry's family together.

Terry, Joan, Grandma Barrett, Dennis and Richard

Wisconsin

In October we flew into La Crosse, Wisconsin for the purpose of Terry interviewing for a job with Multistack which is in Sparta, Wisconsin.

The scenery in Wisconsin was beautiful, and a bit different from the desert in El Paso.

As Terry and Kurt were in Sparta for Terry's interview. Cathy and I went touring the big town of LaCrosse. We came a cross this gazebo, and take note of the lettering on top it says friendship in English and then in Russian, Kurt and Kathy were the friends we met in Russia.

Terry and Kurt standing in front of

the Multistack factory.

The silly things friends do just for a picture.

Thanks for a great time Kurt and Cathy!

September Sped By

Every day at the airport can be a

taste of history - a 1937 Waco

The Tomato Harvest wasn't plentiful this year,

but it tasted good.

My brother David, Yvette

and the newest family member Zara.

Go Miners!

Terry has been working diligently at the airport. He

pulled 4000 feet of electrical wire

underneath the runway.

This is why Terry did what he did!

The 3 day knee surgery for my dad became a 12 day ordeal.This is my sister, Annie with my Dad.

She loves the camera.

Miss Avery posing for a Harvest picture.

Blake, our three year old grandson, plays soccer.

For those people who are always asking what do we do out at the airport. We've added the Horizon Airport Blog as one of the links. Take some time and take a look at all the hard work Terry and employee, Phil Schneider have done this last year.

Celebrating again! This time it was my friend Donna's birthday.

Julie, Donna and I drove to Belen, New Mexico and spent the night at a Bed and Breakfast.

The next day we took the train, Rail Runner, into Santa Fe.

Our lunch in Santa Fe was quite delicious so was the sightseeing and the shopping.

The ride back to Belen on Saturday afternoon was a cultural experience with debut of Shakespeare on the rail:vignettes of Hamlet, The Tempest and Pericles.

This was a great weekend filled with fun memories.

As a board member of the Credit Union, Terry needed to attend
The National Director's Conference in Las Vegas, so I tagged along.

We stayed at the Palazzo/Venetian and one of evenings we attended the Blue Man Group.

As a thank you for watching the kids Melissa and Andrew
gave us tickets to Cique du Soleil Mystere.
This was one of my favorite acts - Hand to Hand

Terry came back rich not with money...
but with information and insight
to present to the Board and Management.