Tuesday, February 9, 2010

sNOw MORE

Dear Mother Nature - we have had enough snow to last a lifetime and now you are sending us 10 - 20 more inches of snow! This Texas girl has had enough! If we could dig out our cars, we'd be driving to Pennsylvania to make stew out of that groundhog that predicted 6 more weeks of winter. Here's some images from the weekend blizzard that left us with 21 inches of snow:








Here are some pictures from the December snow that dumped 17 inches...we thought that one was bad...







Friday, February 5, 2010

Sweetest 'Stache

Every year, Spanky participates in Mustaches for Kids to raise money for National Children's Medical Center. It's pretty much one month of the year that he grows a mustache and begs folks for donations. The month culminates in the 'Stache bash where all the growers dress in a character and compete for the title of Sweetest 'Stache. This year, Spanky was Kip Dynaminte, Napoleon Dynamite's brother. His coworker, Leesa, served as Lafawnduh (second picture). Spanky raised over $4,200 and the entire group raised more than $45,ooo for the hospital - not bad for a bunch of mustaches. Even with $4,200 raised, he was not the top fundraiser, but he did take home the ultimate prize of Sweetest 'Stache (and now we have another huge trophy in our living room)...