1/2 a year

Well, my little booger is 1/2 of a year old today. As I watch her grow each day I'm amazed of how far she has come in these 6 short months. On the other hand I can't remember ever being with out Bethany. She has helped make Cindy and my life complete and she really has helped me understand what's important and what's worth spending your valuable time on. It all boils down to family and loved ones!
Can't wait to watch you grow the next 6 months booger, just slow it down a little. •Da-Da-Da

"You want Jack Bauer on your side!" -Doug Hall

So far, so good 2011! To bring you up to speed this is a "work" year for the Hall family. 2010 Ended up with the Hall family in great shape and blessed beyond all get out so we decided to use all this positive momentum and blessings and see if we can't capitalize on them in 2011. Not really pressing our luck but we are aware that God has put us in his rich blessings for a reason and it's almost sinful to rest on our laurels ( if I've even got "laurels")
Cindy had her first day of being a professional sub teacher for the aurora school district. She had a great first day and it seems like she will really flourish. Want to know more about her first day go to cindysoccer.blogspot.com
Bethany is becoming a toddler before my eyes. Much more vocal and I just melt into a puddle on the floor everytime she grins at me. It's my absolute favorite thing in the world. Her da-da adores her!
O, and about the quote by my dad in the title.... Cindy and I are 8 episodes in to the 8th season of 24. It's awesome...get em Jack!!

2011

Well happy new year but first I want to say what a pleasure it was to spend Christmas with the Eckstein hoard. We had a wonderful week of eating, gifts, chit chat and kissing babies. I really find it a real pleasure to share my life with this great Godly group of crazy people (just kidding about the crazy part).
Every year I try to start a journal to put down events that happen through out the weeks but It seems to never get past the first couple of days before life gets in the way of my good intentions. That being said I'm so glad to have this blog that I can update and that keeps me on track of my writing and journal aspirations. I look forward to another wonderful year of living and I will bring you along for the ride.

Its that time!!

Merry Christmas, May God bless you and your family with his richest blessings.

My tradition

It's that time, Christmas time is here
Everybody knows there's not a better time of year
Hear that sleigh, Santa's on his way
Hip, Hip Hooray, for Christamas Vacation!
Merry Christmas Clark W Griswold!

Eat, drink and be merry!!

What a wonderful night! Thanks to our very qualified babysitters (grandad and granna) my lovely wife and myself got to experience a wonderful evening with Dave Matthews and Tim reynolds. Dave Matthews has been my favorite artist for about 10+ years now and his music means so much to me. His music has really been with me through happy times, sad times, lonley times and has really touched my life as well as my brother and sisters life. It really is amazing how much music means to us a human beings. What a powerful force! I've also been blessed to play with a dave, David Greer who is also a amazing artist. Music is so important to me and I'm proud to be a musician myself. Thanks again for the incredible night Dave!

Turkey and tears

I'm standing here at walmart at 11:45 pm in brenham Texas on thanksgiving thinking of the days past events and tying to put them all in order in my head. About the same time my brother Caleb was embracing my little ten week old for the first time my maw-maw was embracing her lord and savior for the first time. Crazy really, the way it is. Enjoy your reward maw-maw, I'll see you someday! I promise!