Once home to Cowboys, cattlemen and outlaws, today the Stockyards National Historic District is one of the most popular attractions in Texas. Day and night, visitors come to get a taste of the True American West. Beginning your journey on Exchange Ave, where weathered brick streets are lined with historic buildings, restaurants, shops, saloons and … [Read more…]
Last night our 11 year old twins attended their first dance at Austin Elementary to raise money for the PTO. After asking over and over if my twin and I could attend and hearing “no,” we decided to crash the party anyway and find out if they were having a good time or not. As … [Read more…]
Home sick and checking my email, I came across an interesting request regarding a Christmas Wedding in November at WorthamWorld from a terminally ill father who had one last wish to see his daughter wed before “going home to see my wife again” his time was short and worried that he wouldn’t live long enough … [Read more…]
Barely more than a week old, Madyson was born earlier than the shower date that I had previously planned for my niece Leigh Ann Blais. Since Leigh Ann’s “Sailor” is home on family leave until November 12, Cindy and I have tossed around a few ideas that have been “nixed” by my niece because they … [Read more…]
Packing up my Texas Twins Events Team to head West this afternoon, the usual rift over which vehicles, who was riding with who or driving ensued. This isn’t unusual for me because when your “team” is compromised of your family, everyone has their own ideas and opinions. The difference is that I’m the ring leader … [Read more…]
Yesterday a gentleman contacted me regarding a family reunion to schedule an appraisal appointment. I will now ask more specific questions regarding the trades offered upon realizing that the “pawn” involved a cow! While it’s true that my saucy sidekick sister, Cindy Daniel and I are creative in the “Art of Barter” even we have … [Read more…]
I was recently asked what we do? The answer is complex and closer to “what don’t we do?” You see from weddings to birthday parties, anniversaries and funerals and even estate sales, my Texas Twins Team do it all large or small! We’ve had a few interesting trades submitted recently and need to inform ya … [Read more…]
My twin sister, Cindy Daniel just called me laughing her head off about the time that I lived in San Clemente, California and planned a trip to Disneyland with her and her daughters. While it sounds fairly funny twenty years later, the elements of that day at the time were a disaster! My “partner in … [Read more…]
Occasionally, my entire family “jump in with their ideas” on an event. Although this “bossy” twin makes the rules around here, I do occasionally “bow down” to the coin toss which has been used as long as I can remember when the “vote” is at a standstill. Everyone is excited about our latest blessing with … [Read more…]
Many times I’ve encountered an inlaw or outlaw at an event who think “they are in charge.” This doesn’t pose problems for me because normally the buck stops with me when I’m orchestrating an event and officiating it as well. My rule of thumb is “who is paying?” It is with that person that I … [Read more…]