Friday, December 01, 2006

BLIZZARD!!!

The day before yesterday, it was in the 70s. Today, there's 17 inches of snow, high in the low 20s and a wind chill of 1 degree!

It stared with about 1/4 inch of ice, then turned to snow. After midnight it was what they call thunder snow. It was falling at 3 inches an hour and there was thunder and lightning. Very strange!

Unfortunately, i got a bit of damage from the storm; both of my outside gazebo tents collapsed, and the pool cover split apart into the pool.

I-70 was closed as was most of the town, including MU. It's been several years since the University shut down due to snow!










MIZZOU vs KANSAS

Dad, Zack, and I went to the final football game of the season. The Tigers stomped the Jayhawks 42 to 17! The MU/Kansas rivalry is the oldest college rivalry west of the Mississippi and the 2nd oldest in the country. This was the best season for Mizzou in several years.

The Mizzou basketball team has 8 wins and no losses so far this season. They beat Arkansas last night for the first time in 14 years. GO MIZZOU!










Thanksgiving!!!

This year it was at Barb & Arthur's house. Jason did the turkey, deep fried in peanut oil. YUMMY! Kai was the Grand Marshall for the event. In attendance were Barb, Arthur, David, Cat, Jason, Susan, Kai, Zack, and yours truly...










Kai meets the Baptist






Patio Friend

I woke up the other morning to find this just outside my bedroom door...



WINE!

These shots are from a day trip to the Hermann, MO wineries with Dad, Barb, and Arthur.

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A man and his dog...


Fall Colors

I took these on a hike in Gladstone Nature Area after a short rain storm...
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