....and a partrige in a pine tree.

Actually, it's four grouse in our pine tree.

They've been hanging around the yard for about two weeks now

(Yes Lib, I'm tempted!)

Christmas at Grandma & Grampa's

A Wonderful Time for Thanksgiving

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving, and the best part was that I didn't have to wash any beaters. Our thoughtful grandkids kept them clean.

Thanksgiving Slideshow

Slide Show For Grampa's Snow Day

Take a look at today!

Yesterday it snowed 24" at our house. Today it is cold, sunny, and amazing!
I put on x-country skis for the first time in my life. What a workout! There is a reason I didn't see any other skiers, the snow hadn't settled enough to ski on! It was beautiful though, and I need the exercise. Enjoy the pics.
Love,
Grampa Brown

Amazing Grace

You all know how much I love the song "Amazing Grace". Aunt Gloria sent me this link to IL Diva singing it in the Coloseum in Rome. It's 4 minutes long, and more than worth the time. Be sure to listen all the way to the end. Thanks Aunt Glo!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3F3OVCGVMBVIO

While Mom & Dad's Away...

Gini and Jasen went on a short cruise to Mexico, and that means that Grandma and Grampa got to spoil some wonderful grandkids for a few days! (Is it my imagination, or do the grandkids all mind grampa better than.., well, you know what I mean.)

Lib & Andi's High Mountain Wedding

A Wonderful Day For The Brown Clan

In a very chilly, and beautiful, high mountain meadow in Montana, sweetheart's vows were exchanged. Andi and Eryn officially became part of our family, and joined their hearts to ours.

Amelia Grace Brown Has Arrived!

Beautiful!
The medical staff say everything went fine.

Mom looks great! Just out of recovery.

Proud Parents

Hello Little Sister.

She doesn't say much does she?

Awesome!

Is that a smile?

Wonderful!

What a wonderful day! Amelia is here, and both she and her mommy are beautiful and doing fine. She weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz. and is 20 1/2 inches. Her family is bragging about her like they did all the work, but we know Candi deserves the credit. Good job Mom.

How Boys Learn

Of course, some boys never do learn. The rest of us learn by doing. (which means making mistakes, and then not making the same ones again.) So when he went to bed and heard the fireworks going off outside, Liam stretched from the top bunk to try and see the rocket's red glare outside his bedroom window. He over-balanced, fell out of his bed and hit his head on the metal firetruck parked on his floor. Four stitches later, he has learned that fireworks cause dents in firetrucks. (Girls learn by watching boys do things, and deciding that they are being "silly")

America's Past Time

The concentration is intense!

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Must get to the dog-pile!
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The crowd goes wild!
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Mom beams with pride!
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Everyone pays close attention, to something else!

The smell of new-mown grass. The sharp crack of the bat! The crowd goes wild!

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A well hit ball finds it's way into the outfield..., and every kid on the team goes after it! When they all get there, the dog pile is painful and intense, but it is the most enthusiastic part of the game, for the diminutive players know that the survivor of the pile who comes out of it with the ball is a hero!

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Mean while, the opposing coach has convinced the smiling batter that it is necessary to run to 1st base where she now stands proudly, with a joyful burst of fidgeting.

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The T-Ball game has begun!

Dragon's Source & Catching Up with the Browns

The new cover art for Dragon's Source

The blog for the book is http://dragonssource.blogspot.com/

Wow! Sorry we haven't updated in a few weeks. The list seems endless, and I'm not complaining!

I'm still working on getting Dragon's Source published, and while I've been sending the letters out fast and furious, I've been using the time to edit and rewrite whenever possible. during the editing process, the book has grown from 94,000 words, to 97,207! It's getting to the point that I'm afraid to read it again.

The cover art is finished (see photo) and I like it alot! The problem is that publishers rarely allow the author any say on the cover art, so I may have been wasting my time. I hope not, because I've seen some really poor covers on the shelves.

Chris is doing great! She's currently working in Billings and home on the weekends.

The bad news is that my little brother's wife, Neva, passed away last Sunday morning after a long fight with breast cancer. The memorial service is in Henderson, Nev. on the 6th of June, and we will be traveling down with Mom and Mac. It will be the first time we've been there since we left over 25 years ago. I can't imagine how Scott is coping. I know that if I were in his shoes, I'd be a basket case. I can't think of anything that I could say to him that would make him feel better. We had to hide from the fear of Chris' cancer this last year, and we're so grateful that she is cancer-free right now. The really scary thing is that the doctors told Scott and Neva that she was cancer-free as well, and then found out that they had read the tests wrong.

I hope everyone will keep Scott and the kids in your prayers. I'm sure he needs them.