@christoperj:

Ice Ice Baby

Press @ Wylie News -- "Cobb, Marcinko Make Marriage Plans" (Updated)

(Original version from previous week had several typos. The Wylie News published a corrected announcement)

From the Wylie News on January 26th, 2011:

"Donald and Shannon Cobb of Shreveport, La., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alicia Cobb of Dallas, to Christopher Marcinko of Denton.

The groom-elect is the son of Susan DuBois of Brunswick, Ga., and George Marcinko of Agoura Hills, Calif.

The bride-to-be is a graphic designer with JCPenney corporate headquarters in Plano. She is a 1996 magna cum laude graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The prospective groom is an information security and privacy architect with United Surgical Partners International in Addison. He is a 1992 graduate of Wylie High School.

The wedding is planned for May 14 in Mansfield, La."

Press @ Wylie News -- "Cobb, Marcinko Make Marriage Plans"

(This version was originally printed with a typo and with some missing paragraph breaks. A corrected was published the following week)

From the Wylie News on January 19th, 2011:

"Donald and Shannon Cobb of Shreveport, La., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alicia Cobb of Dallas, to Christopher Marcinko of Denton.

The groom-elect is the son of Susan DuBois of Brunswick, Ga., and George Marcinko of Agoura Hills, Calif.

The bride-to-be is a graphic deisgner with JCPenney corporate headquarters in Plano. She is a 1996 magna cum laude graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The prospective groom is an information security and privacy architect with United Surgical Partners International in Addison. He is a 1992 graduate of Wylie High School.

The wedding is planned for May 14 in Mansfield, La."

@christoperj:

Saddened the childhood grocery store -- that used to give free cookies to the kiddos -- is closing for good on february 20th. . .

Random Stuff @ the Albertsons in Denton

Spellcheck at the Albertsons' produce department. . .

@christoperj:

Amazed that my front yard is still covered in snow and ice. . .

SNOW2011 -- Hour 5

The wet snow kept falling and falling and falling and falling. . .

Mocksee pulling out her jolly ball & rope from the snow. . .

. . .time for tug of war in the snow. . .

. . . Mocksee wins. . .

. . .bored now. . .

. . .the mystery bush under the weight of the wet snow. . .

. . .Ace thinks he needs to check it out. . .

. . . whatever Ace smells, Dakotah thinks he needs to. . .

. . . About 3 inches fell, most of it sticking to everyhing but the concrete. The lack of wind making for rare peaceful snow covered trees in the back 40. . .

. . .the obligatory foot in the snow shot. . .

. . .the snow covered cars in the driveway. . .

. . .the falling snow with the house as a backdrop. . .

. . .the roads were still warm enough to turn it all to slush. . .

. . . but it stayed undisturbed on the front bushes. . .

. . .Mr. Peabody still looks cold.