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Yikes...I made some blunders....so I need to correct some info...

We received some updated photos from Penni. She's been working on recording a new CD and did a photo shoot for the cover. Here are some of the results. Of course, the one's they plan to use for the CD are "under wraps" - but these are pretty darn good.

Don't know if we've mentioned it before, but she received a promotion to CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR and has been making that transition. Jenna has started a "new" job at Kalidescoops, an ice cream shop in Lubbock, and of course, Emily is loving school and will be in a TALENT SHOW coming up shortly. She and Penni will be singing a duet from the new Disney feature HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL?

Anyway, things seem to be going well and she is very excited about the new CD.

Fall is in the Air

Here it is the middle of September and feels like Fall! Cooler temps at night and fortunately, cooler daytime temps as well. Already some of the trees are beginning to drop leaves - a consequence of little rain and hot temperatures I'm sure.

Alice has had one heck of a week at work last week. They let one Supervisor go and the temporary replacement was on vacation, so she was on site all week. Early mornings and late nights. But she managed to get-r-done!!! As always. Now this week she's headed to Columbus for a conference and then she'll drive up to PA for the weekend with family and fly home from there. So yep, you guessed it, Eli and I will be batchin' it again.

I have a Writer's Conference this weekend, class on Thursday night and two different assignments due, so I have plenty to keep me busy.

No new news on our house in Lubbock although the new Realtor is working very hard to make sure everything is in order and the house is in tip top shape. She has even done some weeding and planted some flowers. How is that for going the extra mile!!!!

Alice and her sisters and mom had their girl's weekend a couple weekends ago, and they had a terrific time. I'll let her tell more about it when she has some "spare" time. I'm hoping we get some pics, but haven't seen any lately.

Anyway...that's a quick update on this site. Hope this finds everyone well and happy.

ain't life grand!!!

Well It's Finished - kinda, sorta, maybe!

I put some final touches on it yesterday and hit the "publish" button and a few minutes later, the Web site for Norm MacDonald The Writer, was born. Now before you think I'm big headed with this "The Writer" stuff, I'm not. It's just over the years I've lived with "Are you Norm Mac Donald the comedian?" Now I can say, "NO, I'm Norm MacDonald, the writer!" Anyway, maybe you'll have a chance to check it out sometime. It's definitely a work in progress, but it's getting there.

If you do decide to stop by, you can find me here! I haven't gotten my email address up there yet, but it's coming soon. In the meantime, you can send email to this address nmacdonald@carolina.rr.com

Thanks to everyone who is supporting us in this endeavor with your prayers and encouragement. It's great to see God at work in our lives and leading us during these days of new discovery.

Go figure!!

I know the world is "flat" and all that sort of thing, but c'mon! The US Post Office with call center reps in India!!! Give me a break! Even our own postal system is shipping jobs overseas! That's a bit over the top in my opinion. Then they have the gall to raise postal rates! Something is definitely wrong with this whole process. And to think, we don't have a really viable alternative - except what millions of people are doing now days...blogging, e-mailing, and the like. Perhaps there will be a time when we can say to the Post Office, C' Ya! That will definitely add new meaning to the phrase "going postal!"