Where in the world has Ringo been?

Well it looks like we have some catching up to do!

Thanksgiving was great. We had Indy home for a few days and Chrissie's Grandpa Gird came out for a week as well. We had another year of Surf n Turf for our TG meal instead of the traditional turkey.

Gib and I wrapped up the the wreath sale for the boy scouts on the Wednesday before TG. The boys sold 720 of the 850 we ordered. It was a good year, the rest are sold with the Christmas Trees. The Annual Troop 137 christmas tree sale began on the Friday after TG. Gib and I were on the morning radio that Friday morning promoting the tree sales. We were scheduled to work the tree lots from 9-3 on both Friday and Saturday, but Chrissie had to step in for me from 9-12 on Friday because I got called into work. I spent a significant amount time dealing with work on my scheduled time off that week!

The Monday after TG we turned our attention to the special board meeting that was being held to rezone the high school that Gib attends. The proposed change would send Gib and Mariah to a different high school. I was convinced that the deal was already done even though the official vote wasn't until this board meeting. Based on passed experience with the Williamson County School Board, these type of things are done often, and without too much concern for the disruption to the kids.

However, the sheer numbers of parents and children showing coordinated opposition to the proposal this time, I think, took the board members by surprise. The proposal was officially tabled until next year, to allow for a more thorough analysis of the growth issues county wide rather that just a school at a time. This works well for us, because Gib will be a sophmore when the rezoning is done and he will be grandfathered, as the rules currently allow, into his current high school regardless of the zone changes. Also, because Mariah will attend her first year of HS with Gib as a senior, she will be allowed to complete HS at our current HS as well.

Chrissie has been up to her eyeballs in preschool work. She teaches on Wednesdays and TA's the other two days. The teaching part has added a significant amount of prep time for her that she has to do on her own. That and keeping the house running smoothly has been hectic. Needless to say, this has impacted the attention to the blog that she usually keeps up with. She would say that it is my blog so I should be more involved any way - it does say Ringo's World! She is currently investigating the possibility of opening a small business sometime in the near to far future. We are taking a six week seminar on Tuesday nights on how to start a business. It is really an informal discussion with all the participants and moderated by a gentlemen that has his own business.

My birthday has come and gone and was just the way I like it, low key and with the family. We went to see the movie "The Blind Side". Now its down to picking up those last few items to finish off the Christmas lists.

Indy has her last final tomorrow, and Chrissie will be heading down to get her and bring her home. She has a three week break between semesters. It will be fun to have her back home. That reminds me, we were all sitting in the theater waiting for the movie to start on my birthday and I just had to text Indy to let her know that I missed having her there with us all. She has done very well this semester and I am proud of her ability to manage the stress and difficulties that are part of ones freshman year. Next semester will not be any easier. She will have an additional class and research work to do for the project she agreed to be part of. She will do just fine tho. She knows what it takes and is ready to tackle it head on.

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving...