Rev. Erudite Redneck, B.S., B.S., M.A., M.Div.

Back attcha. Merry Christmas to ya and all y'all of da ER household
 

Merrily merry to you and all the various R's. I'm enjoying (?) a white Christmas this year, at least until the sun comes out good today and makes it disappear again.
 

Merry Christmas!
 

I didn't realize that you still had ties in WF. My family is there, too. We went back in November to visit after being away for three years.
It definitely is not a garden spot, but I miss it so much and realize the great beauty in a mesquite tree and red clay. Most of all I miss the big sky and the gorgeous sunsets. We have them here for sure, but it isn't the same. And the food! The food there is SO MUCH BETTER! The blandness and the fry-ness of everything. DOn't get me going on what they deem BBQ! I had to teach some last night at an El Chico's we found that ketchup is not salsa!
Elisa
 

Whoa! I didn't know YOU had ties to WF! :-) I left kickin' and hollerin' ...
 

Tied, bound and gagged.
My relatives were some of the first white (and Native) settlers to Wichita County. My grandmother did her master's thesis on the history of Wichita County. Her father ran the Electra water works for years. My grandfather lived in a half dug-out on what once was a part of the Hamilton Ranch, and remembered what it looked like when there were few mesquites and the grass was 6 feet tall. My great-grandfather was a left-handed carpenter that built oil batteries at the turn of the last century in most of the old oil fields in the area. It was my great-great grandfather's sawmill that took out the falls in Wichita Falls when the river flooded.My grandfather graduated from MSU when it was Hardin Jr. College. My dad, uncle, and my siblings went to WFHS and most of my family graduated from MSU, as well as I. I taught Texas History and multiple other courses at a jr. high there until I married Timothy, called similarly as Ruth and Sarah. Currently, my father and uncle have medical practices in Wichita Falls.
The stories I can tell...
Elisa
 

Wow! You and me might could be kin in-laws! :-) Dr. ER has Punkin Center connections on her daddy's side!
 

I think we have relatives there, too. Wouldn't that be funny. Yikes! You could be related by marriage to Timothy! A CONSERVATIVE!
It seems that we're related to most everybody. It used to be that we were concerned about who was on our family tree. Now, after some of the stories we've heard... we're more concerned who's hanging from it! :)
Elisa
 

:-) Some of my best friends -- and kin -- are conservatives. :-)
 

My wife says she HAS to know yer family name. Me, too! :-) I've emailed Timothy at his work address from my work address, so we can get together for an e-mail chin wag! Don't know any other way to do it and keep my e-mail address off-blog ...
 

Dr. ER is a product of Ryder, BTW. Don't hold that against her. ... She is a princess of Faith Village ... :-)
 

BTW, Elisa had me on pins and needles there for a while, when she said, after you two exchanged notes: "Timothy, you could be related to ER, by marriage!" :)
Blessings
 

LOL. :-) THat woulodn't be sooo bad, would it? :-)
 

No, it would actually be quite humorous.
Blessings
 

:-)

Like Esau and Jacob!

Like Jon and Ponch!

Like Heat Miser and Snow Miser! :-)