Fourdogmom in Denton

A Snowy Day in Denver

Fourdogmom the Tiger Mom

I have always loved cats, especially big cats like the one in the 2nd picture so when I had the opportunity to actually be this close to one I jumped at it. My long time significant other, John, wasn't so happy about me doing this. He was afraid I would get mauled. I did it anyway and had a great time.

Cotton Farmer

A little known fact about me:
When I was 7 years old I was a successful cotton farmer. In the summer of 1960 while visiting my Aunt Vada and Uncle Robert in Raymondville, Texas, my uncle, who worked in a cotton gin, brought some cotton home to show me. I asked him if I could have the seeds to plant and even though all the adults told me I would never be able to grow cotton in my back yard in Houston, I persisted and grew the beautiful cotton plant seen in this picture.
My uncle also got me interested in coin collecting. Every night he would bring home a few rolls of pennies and we would look through them for wheat pennies. Back then they weren't so scarce so it wasn't unusual to find 3 or 4 in a roll of 50. I still to this day have a nice collection of pennies and always keep wheat pennies when I find one.

I left work early on Thursday to meet my sister, my 2 nieces, and their SO's at Chuy's. They were driving back home after vacationing on the Frio River. Since some people don't like personal information about them on the internets for all to see, I won't use their real names. My sister is the oldest person and is seated on the right. I sometimes call here TOTY because a few years back she was Teacher of the Year! I am standing next to her in one of the pictures. We were both a lot smaller before we ate Mexican food that day. Next to her is my favorite niece who I'll just call Ernie, and next to her is her SO, B. I'm sure Ernie has given him a nick name because she gives everyone a nick name (sort of like our current POTUS) but I don't know what it is. He has a personality a lot like Ernie which make him as nice and wonderful as Ernie. He is leaving for Nepal soon and Ernie is leaving for Madagascar.
Next to them is my favorite niece who we sometimes refer to as Buck. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met and after many years of looking, finally found a man who is as wonderful as she is, even if he is often mistaken for a homeless person. They have been happily married for 3 years now.
We had a nice lunch and then they surprised me with a sopapilla birthday cake.
Despite rumors to the contrary, none of us had a lap dance. Chuy's is a family restaurant.

Obama

Here is a picture I found on Flickr showing LibraryLioness8 and fourdogmom in the Obama crowd on Monday night. We are in the far left corner.

Fourdogmom meets Barack Obama

Here I am at the Barack Obama event at the George R. Brown on Monday Night. I'm on the front row, first one on the left, holding a camera. Thanks to LibraryLioness8 who found this picture on the Obama website.