Remember poodle skirts?  Well, mom made mine and it wasn't a poodle... it was a squirrel.  See the matching sweater?  I guess that was better than cousin Kathy who seems to be sporting pigs.  :)

Before all the fun of having a wreck, we had just traveled to Austin with some friends of ours to attend a cd release party for a band called Ukemi.  My hearing is just now coming back...  It was a lot of fun.  Since the party didn't start until 10pm and we had arrived downtown early, we set out to find a sports bar so we could watch the Univ. of Texas vs. Nebraska game.  That was easier said than done.  Everything was packed.  We finally got into one place where all we could do was stand along a wall and watch the game on a huge screen.  (Others wouldn't even let us in the door.)  I finally got the ear of one of the hostesses and pleaded our case and we were allowed to grab a reserved table.  Yea!  With one second left UT won the game and the place erupted into screams of joy... it was the perfect spot to experience that.

The next morning Rick and our friend Kati prepared a gourmet breakfast for everyone at Amy's house with Sweet and Spicy Bacon and Eggs Benedict.  That was very good!  I had a great time and didn't have to do any driving... Thanks John!

 

The two most important things about these pictures is that we're okay and it was not our fault.  Our car... we figure it is probably totaled.  The BMW certainly is. 

A very bad day.......

Yes, it did indeed snow.  A mix of mostly snow, some sleet and rain started this morning and quickly built up to this...

It stopped falling around 4pm, but now the temps are dropping should be in the upper 20's tonight.  I think we may put our Christmas tree up tonight... that is if I get up in the cold attic and bring down all the decorations.  Brrr...

I can hardly believe it, but our weather man just used the S word on tv.  Snow.  It's going to snow here in Houston come Friday afternoon/evening.  Wow.  It's a record for the earliest snowfall here.  Usually Houston sees snow maybe once every four years so this is extra unusual because if my memory serves me right we had a little dusting last year.  Hmm.. two years in a row.  What is the world coming to?

AIT... Advanced Internet Technologies.  They claim to be a world leader in web hosting services.  Ha!  If you are considering using AIT I say.. run.  Run as fast as you can away from AIT.  We had used them for years for our business web site and for the most part, everything went okay... that is until recently.  I can only guess as to what happened to them... maybe they lost a lot of money in the stock market... fired half of their staff... who knows.  All I know is that during the 6 years I was with them I had submitted only two tickets for service calls during the first 5 years and 11 months, then.... that changed.  Within a month I had submitted over a dozen tickets screaming for help.  My web site went down... my email stopped working... they made changes to my account and then swore they didn't... they basically lied to me to cover their own ass and ignored my many pleas for help in getting my site back up and my mail working.  I lost customers due to them... I lost lots and lots of email due to them... and still they just ignored me for the most part.  I asked many questions that never were answered... I'm still fighting a small battle with them for a refund for the time lost. 

This company clearly has some problems and I can't say it loud enough... do not use AIT.  They have fallen apart at the seams.  Worst customer service I have ever received from a hosting company.  I've gone with GoDaddy instead... TONS of more space for less money.  Gee, it was really a no-brainer.